Do you know the name of the only Indian batsman who has scored a century in the T20 World Cup?

T20 World Cup 2026: This year, T20 World Cup 2026 is to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. This time 20 teams are going to participate in the tournament, for which most of the squads including India and Pakistan have been announced. This tournament is also being discussed in the circles of cricket. Do you know that in the history of T20 World Cup, there is only one Indian batsman who has scored a century. So let us tell you about that player in this article.

Who has scored a century for India in the T20 World Cup?

The player who has scored a century for India in the history of T-20 World Cup is none other than Team India’s former stormy batsman Suresh Raina. This is the story of T-20 World Cup 2010… when Raina batted stormily and scored a century in the league match played against South Africa.

Raina played a brilliant inning of 101 runs in 60 balls. 9 fours and 5 sixes were seen from his bat, his strike rate was 168.33. With this, Raina became the first and only Indian batsman to score a century in the history of T20 World Cup.

India won the match by 14 runs

The Indian team had won the T-20 World Cup match in which Suresh Raina had scored a century. Talking about the match, Team India, batting first, scored 186 runs on the board in 20 overs at the loss of 5 wickets. In reply, the African team, which came to chase the target, could only reach the score of 172 after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs and India won that match by 14 runs.

T20 World Cup 2026 will start from 7th February

T-20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February, whose final match will be played on 8th March. The tournament will be hosted by India and Sri Lanka, in which a total of 55 matches will be played. Team India will play its first match with USA on 7th February.

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