Australia played the first ever T20I game on February 17, 2005, against New Zealand. They won that game at Eden Park in Auckland. Since then, Australia has become a powerhouse in the shorter format, just like the other two formats. However, it took almost 8 years for an Australian batter to score a century in this format.
Since then, the Australian batters have scored a total of 13 T20I centuries. Glenn Maxwell is one of the few players with 5 centuries, while Aaron Finch has scored two. Finch is the only batter in history to have two 150-plus scores in this format. He also holds the record for the highest individual score in T20I. So let’s take a look at Australia’s list of T20I centuries.
List of T20 Centuries by Australia
| Batter | Score | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | 156 (63) | England | Southampton | 29 Aug 2013 |
| Shane Watson | 124* (71) | India | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 145* (65) | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 6 Sep 2016 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 103* (58) | England | Hobart | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Aaron Finch | 172 (76) | Zimbabwe | Harare | 3 Jul 2018 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 113* (55) | India | Bengaluru | 27 Feb 2019 |
| David Warner | 100* (56) | Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 27 Oct 2019 |
| Josh Inglis | 110 (50) | India | Visakhapatnam | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 104* (48) | India | Guwahati | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 120* (55) | West Indies | Adelaide | 11 Feb 2024 |
| Josh Inglis | 103 (49) | Scotland | Edinburgh | 6 Sept 2024 |
| Tim David | 102* (37) | West Indies | Basseterre | 25 July 2025 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 103 * (52) | New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 4 October 2025 |
1. Aaron Finch – 156 runs vs England in 2013
It was Aaron Finch, who scored the first ever T20I century for Australia. It happened in August 2013 in Southampton against England. He scored a big score of 156 runs off just 63 balls, with 11 fours and 14 sixes, to help Australia score 248/6. It was the first time that a batter scored 150 or more in T20Is. England managed 209/6 and lost the game by 39 runs.
2. Shane Watson – 124 not out vs India in 2016
Shane Watson became only the second Australian batter to score a T20I century, which came against India in January 2016 at the SCG. He scored a 60-ball hundred and made an unbeaten 124 with 10 fours and six sixes. Australia made 197/5. But India chased down the score and made 200/3 to win by 7 wickets.
3. Glenn Maxwell – 145 not out vs Sri Lanka in 2016
Star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored his maiden T20I century in September 2016 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. He scored 145 not out off 65 balls, with 14 fours and 9 sixes. Australia posted their highest T20 score of 263/3, and Sri Lanka managed 178/9. The Aussies won the game by 85 runs.
4. Glenn Maxwell – 103 not out vs England in 2018
Glenn Maxwell scored his second T20I hundred two years later. He scored it against England in Hobart in February 2018. Batting first, England made 155/9 in their first inning. In response, Maxwell scored a 58-ball century and made 103 not out with 15 fours and four sixes. Australia made 161/5 in 18.3 overs and won by five wickets.
5. Aaron Finch – 172 runs vs Zimbabwe in 2018
The highest individual score in the shorter format is registered under the name of Aaron Finch. It came against Zimbabwe in July 2018 in Harare. Batting first, Australia made a huge score of 229/2, largely because of a 50-ball century from Finch. He smashed 172 runs off just 76 balls, with 16 fours and 10 sixes. Zimbabwe reached 129/9 in their chase and lost by 100 runs.
6. Glenn Maxwell – 113 not out vs India in 2019
The third T20I century for Glenn Maxwell came in February 2019 against India in Bengaluru. It came in a chase. India batted first and scored 190/4. In reply, Australia reached the score of 194/3 in 19.4 overs to win by seven wickets. Maxwell scored a 50-ball century and made an unbeaten 113 with seven fours and nine sixes.
7. David Warner – 100 not out vs Sri Lanka in 2019
David Warner scored his maiden T20I century in October 2019 against Sri Lanka at Adelaide Oval. Batting first, Australia scored a massive score of 233/2 in their first inning. Warner scored a 56-ball century and made 100 not out with 10 fours and four sixes. Sri Lanka only scored 99/9 and lost the game by 134 runs.