It is always difficult to score a ton in T20 format but there are certain players in the world who can score a ton in any format at their will due to their extraordinary hitting abilities. Actually in T20I format, there were 17 centuries score by different batsmen and that is an achievement. If one batsman scores a century for his team and we always think that his team should win that game and even if other team’s player also scores a ton then it is possible but there have not been any instance when in a T20I match two batsmen from different teams have scored a ton. However, there are four instances in T20I when team’s batsman had scored a ton and that team actually lost the match and recently we saw that in Sydney when Shane Watson’s magnificent ton went in vain as India won the match by 7 wickets and won the series by 3-0.

Here we have presented those instances when T20I centuries from different batsmen came in a losing cause.

1. Chris Gayle’s 117 against South Africa

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Chris-Gayle-T20I-Century-Vs-South-Africa.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-35244"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-35244" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-T20I-Century-Vs-South-Africa.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle First T20I Century" width="435" height="594" sizes="(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35244" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (© Getty Images)</figcaption>

It was the first match of the ICC World Cup of 2007 and overall it was 20th T20I match in which South Africa had won the toss and put West Indies into bat first. While batting first, West Indies openers named Chris Gayle and D Smith had managed to put up a partnership of 145 runs and after Smith’s wicket other batsmen had failed to contribute barring Gayle and who smashed a ton and set the tournament on his own and West Indies had posted a total of 205 against South Africa.

It was not common to chase a target of above 200 in 2007 in T20I match but with combined effort of H Gibbs and Justin Kemp, South Africa had chased the target in just 17.4 overs and Chris Gayle’s 117 which came from 75 balls with 10 sixes went in vain and that proved cricket is a team game because it is not possible to win every match with an individual’s heroics.

2. Faf du Plessis&#8217; 119 against West Indies

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/06/Faf-Du-Plessis-.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-20090"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-20090" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Faf-Du-Plessis-.jpg" alt="Faf-Du-Plessis" width="594" height="396" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-20090" class="wp-caption-text">Faf du Plessis. (© Getty Images)</figcaption>

This time around it was also the clash between South Africa and West Indies but in this match which was played at Johannesburg on 11 January, 2015, West Indies won the toss and put South Africa into bat first. While batting first South Africa had posted a mammoth total of 231 runs from 20 overs due to their captain named Faf du Plesis’s brilliant 119 which came from 56 balls by hitting 11 fours and 5 sixes.

While chasing this target, Chris Gayle had become mad and smashed 90 runs from just 41 balls and helped West Indies to stay in the chase and with cameos from Samuels, Sammy, Russell and Ramdin, West Indies had managed to win the match when 4 balls were remaining and proved that if you have to win a T20I match, you need to have good bowlers in your line up otherwise totals above 200 are also not safe.

3. Rohit Sharma’s 106 against South Africa

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Rohit-Sharma-106-v-SA.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-34712"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-34712" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-106-v-SA.jpg" alt="Highest Individual Scores By Indians in T20Is" width="676" height="475" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-34712" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

It was the first T20I match of the South Africa’s 72-day tour of India which was played at Dharamsala on 2 October, 2015 and after winning the toss, South Africa had selected to fields first and put India into batting. While batting first, ‘Hitman’ named Rohit Sharma notched his first ever T20I ton with some glorious shots all over the ground and with Virat Kohli’s quick fire forty three runs, India had managed to post a total of 199 runs from 20 overs.

It was not surprised for anyone if India loses the match from there because they had not that kind of bowlers who can challenge the South African batsmen barring Ashwin and with the combined effort of AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, they had beaten India in 19.4 overs with seven wickets remaining and that proved once again that if any team wants to win T20I matches consistently, they need to have good bowlers who can take wickets at regular intervals otherwise opposition team can chase any total and can beat you on any given day.

4. Shane Watson’s 124* against India

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/01/Shane-Watson-of-Australia-T20-hundred.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-52968"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-52968" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shane-Watson-of-Australia-T20-hundred.jpg" alt="Shane Watson of Australia" width="640" height="433" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52968" class="wp-caption-text">Shane Watson of Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan &#8211; CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images)</figcaption>

It was the last T20I match of the series which was played ay Sydney and after opting to bat first under the leadership non-regular captain named Shane Watson, Australia lost star batsman Usman Khawaja early and then Shaun Marsh but that did not stop Shane Watson from other end and he smashed Indian bowlers and notched up his first ton in T20I and became first Australia batsman to score a ton in all three formats and Australia have managed to put up a total of 197.

While chasing 198, India off to a very good start and lost Shikhar Dhawan in 3.2 overs but he had done the damage and with another mature knocks from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli helped India to stay in the game but both fall in quick succession to leg-spinner named Boyce but two comeback men named Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh did not lose their cool and helped India to cross the line and India clinched series by 3-0. This game also proved bowlers’ importance in T20I matches.

5. KL Rahul&#8217;s &#8211; 110* against West Indies:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-82213" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/KL-Rahul-in-the-1st-T20-v-WI.jpg" alt="KL Rahul T20 hundred" width="600" height="399" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-82213" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

It was the first ever match that India played in the United States of America. The game was played between India and West Indies in 2016. India&#8217;s MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first. It was the game of entertainment from both the teams as a total of 489 runs were scored. Two centuries have been registered in the game, one from the Caribbean opener Evin Lewis and the other from KL Rahul. Both of them have registered their maiden T20I centuries. Rahul&#8217;s ton went in vain as India lost the game by 1 run.

KL Rahul came to the crease when team India lost its most dependable batsman Virat Kohli&#8217;s wicket at 48/2. Rahul went on to score an unbeaten 110 runs off 51 balls. He also equalled the 2nd fastest century in T20Is as he reached the landmark in just 46 balls. He scored 12 sixes and 5 fours at a strike-rate of 215.68.

All stats updated 28th August 2016.

It is always difficult to score a ton in T20 format but there are certain players in the world who can score a ton in any format at their will due to their extraordinary hitting abilities. Actually in T20I format, there were 17 centuries score by different batsmen and that is an achievement. If one batsman scores a century for his team and we always think that his team should win that game and even if other team’s player also scores a ton then it is possible but there have not been any instance when in a T20I match two batsmen from different teams have scored a ton. However, there are four instances in T20I when team’s batsman had scored a ton and that team actually lost the match and recently we saw that in Sydney when Shane Watson’s magnificent ton went in vain as India won the match by 7 wickets and won the series by 3-0.
Here we have presented those instances when T20I centuries from different batsmen came in a losing cause.
<h4>1. Chris Gayle’s 117 against South Africa</h4>
<figure id="attachment_35244" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-35244" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Chris-Gayle-T20I-Century-Vs-South-Africa.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-35244"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-35244" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-T20I-Century-Vs-South-Africa.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle First T20I Century" width="435" height="594" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35244" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first match of the ICC World Cup of 2007 and overall it was 20th T20I match in which South Africa had won the toss and put West Indies into bat first. While batting first, West Indies openers named Chris Gayle and D Smith had managed to put up a partnership of 145 runs and after Smith’s wicket other batsmen had failed to contribute barring Gayle and who smashed a ton and set the tournament on his own and West Indies had posted a total of 205 against South Africa.
It was not common to chase a target of above 200 in 2007 in T20I match but with combined effort of H Gibbs and Justin Kemp, South Africa had chased the target in just 17.4 overs and Chris Gayle’s 117 which came from 75 balls with 10 sixes went in vain and that proved cricket is a team game because it is not possible to win every match with an individual’s heroics. 

<h4>2. Faf du Plessis’ 119 against West Indies</h4>
<figure id="attachment_20090" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-20090" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/06/Faf-Du-Plessis-.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-20090"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-20090" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Faf-Du-Plessis-.jpg" alt="Faf-Du-Plessis" width="594" height="396" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-20090" class="wp-caption-text">Faf du Plessis. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
This time around it was also the clash between South Africa and West Indies but in this match which was played at Johannesburg on 11 January, 2015, West Indies won the toss and put South Africa into bat first. While batting first South Africa had posted a mammoth total of 231 runs from 20 overs due to their captain named Faf du Plesis’s brilliant 119 which came from 56 balls by hitting 11 fours and 5 sixes.
While chasing this target, Chris Gayle had become mad and smashed 90 runs from just 41 balls and helped West Indies to stay in the chase and with cameos from Samuels, Sammy, Russell and Ramdin, West Indies had managed to win the match when 4 balls were remaining and proved that if you have to win a T20I match, you need to have good bowlers in your line up otherwise totals above 200 are also not safe.
<h4>3. Rohit Sharma’s 106 against South Africa</h4>
<figure id="attachment_34712" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-34712" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Rohit-Sharma-106-v-SA.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-34712"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-34712" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-106-v-SA.jpg" alt="Highest Individual Scores By Indians in T20Is" width="676" height="475" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-34712" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first T20I match of the South Africa’s 72-day tour of India which was played at Dharamsala on 2 October, 2015 and after winning the toss, South Africa had selected to fields first and put India into batting. While batting first, ‘Hitman’ named Rohit Sharma notched his first ever T20I ton with some glorious shots all over the ground and with Virat Kohli’s quick fire forty three runs, India had managed to post a total of 199 runs from 20 overs.
It was not surprised for anyone if India loses the match from there because they had not that kind of bowlers who can challenge the South African batsmen barring Ashwin and with the combined effort of AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, they had beaten India in 19.4 overs with seven wickets remaining and that proved once again that if any team wants to win T20I matches consistently, they need to have good bowlers who can take wickets at regular intervals otherwise opposition team can chase any total and can beat you on any given day.
<h4>4. Shane Watson’s 124* against India</h4>
<figure id="attachment_52968" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52968" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/01/Shane-Watson-of-Australia-T20-hundred.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-52968"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-52968" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shane-Watson-of-Australia-T20-hundred.jpg" alt="Shane Watson of Australia" width="640" height="433" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52968" class="wp-caption-text">Shane Watson of Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan – CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
It was the last T20I match of the series which was played ay Sydney and after opting to bat first under the leadership non-regular captain named Shane Watson, Australia lost star batsman Usman Khawaja early and then Shaun Marsh but that did not stop Shane Watson from other end and he smashed Indian bowlers and notched up his first ton in T20I and became first Australia batsman to score a ton in all three formats and Australia have managed to put up a total of 197.
While chasing 198, India off to a very good start and lost Shikhar Dhawan in 3.2 overs but he had done the damage and with another mature knocks from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli helped India to stay in the game but both fall in quick succession to leg-spinner named Boyce but two comeback men named Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh did not lose their cool and helped India to cross the line and India clinched series by 3-0. This game also proved bowlers’ importance in T20I matches.

<h4>5. KL Rahul’s – 110* against West Indies:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_82213" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-82213" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-82213" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/KL-Rahul-in-the-1st-T20-v-WI.jpg" alt="KL Rahul T20 hundred" width="600" height="399" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-82213" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first ever match that India played in the United States of America. The game was played between India and West Indies in 2016. India’s MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first. It was the game of entertainment from both the teams as a total of 489 runs were scored. Two centuries have been registered in the game, one from the Caribbean opener Evin Lewis and the other from KL Rahul. Both of them have registered their maiden T20I centuries. Rahul’s ton went in vain as India lost the game by 1 run.
KL Rahul came to the crease when team India lost its most dependable batsman Virat Kohli’s wicket at 48/2. Rahul went on to score an unbeaten 110 runs off 51 balls. He also equalled the 2nd fastest century in T20Is as he reached the landmark in just 46 balls. He scored 12 sixes and 5 fours at a strike-rate of 215.68.
All stats updated 28th August 2016.

It is always difficult to score a ton in T20 format but there are certain players in the world who can score a ton in any format at their will due to their extraordinary hitting abilities. Actually in T20I format, there were 17 centuries score by different batsmen and that is an achievement. If one batsman scores a century for his team and we always think that his team should win that game and even if other team’s player also scores a ton then it is possible but there have not been any instance when in a T20I match two batsmen from different teams have scored a ton. However, there are four instances in T20I when team’s batsman had scored a ton and that team actually lost the match and recently we saw that in Sydney when Shane Watson’s magnificent ton went in vain as India won the match by 7 wickets and won the series by 3-0.
Here we have presented those instances when T20I centuries from different batsmen came in a losing cause.
<h4>1. Chris Gayle’s 117 against South Africa</h4>
<figure id="attachment_35244" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-35244" style="width: 435px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Chris-Gayle-T20I-Century-Vs-South-Africa.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-35244"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-35244" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Chris-Gayle-T20I-Century-Vs-South-Africa.jpg" alt="Chris Gayle First T20I Century" width="435" height="594" sizes="(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-35244" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gayle. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first match of the ICC World Cup of 2007 and overall it was 20th T20I match in which South Africa had won the toss and put West Indies into bat first. While batting first, West Indies openers named Chris Gayle and D Smith had managed to put up a partnership of 145 runs and after Smith’s wicket other batsmen had failed to contribute barring Gayle and who smashed a ton and set the tournament on his own and West Indies had posted a total of 205 against South Africa.
It was not common to chase a target of above 200 in 2007 in T20I match but with combined effort of H Gibbs and Justin Kemp, South Africa had chased the target in just 17.4 overs and Chris Gayle’s 117 which came from 75 balls with 10 sixes went in vain and that proved cricket is a team game because it is not possible to win every match with an individual’s heroics. 

<h4>2. Faf du Plessis&#8217; 119 against West Indies</h4>
<figure id="attachment_20090" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-20090" style="width: 594px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/06/Faf-Du-Plessis-.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-20090"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-20090" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Faf-Du-Plessis-.jpg" alt="Faf-Du-Plessis" width="594" height="396" sizes="(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-20090" class="wp-caption-text">Faf du Plessis. (© Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
This time around it was also the clash between South Africa and West Indies but in this match which was played at Johannesburg on 11 January, 2015, West Indies won the toss and put South Africa into bat first. While batting first South Africa had posted a mammoth total of 231 runs from 20 overs due to their captain named Faf du Plesis’s brilliant 119 which came from 56 balls by hitting 11 fours and 5 sixes.
While chasing this target, Chris Gayle had become mad and smashed 90 runs from just 41 balls and helped West Indies to stay in the chase and with cameos from Samuels, Sammy, Russell and Ramdin, West Indies had managed to win the match when 4 balls were remaining and proved that if you have to win a T20I match, you need to have good bowlers in your line up otherwise totals above 200 are also not safe.
<h4>3. Rohit Sharma’s 106 against South Africa</h4>
<figure id="attachment_34712" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-34712" style="width: 676px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/10/Rohit-Sharma-106-v-SA.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-34712"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-34712" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-106-v-SA.jpg" alt="Highest Individual Scores By Indians in T20Is" width="676" height="475" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-34712" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first T20I match of the South Africa’s 72-day tour of India which was played at Dharamsala on 2 October, 2015 and after winning the toss, South Africa had selected to fields first and put India into batting. While batting first, ‘Hitman’ named Rohit Sharma notched his first ever T20I ton with some glorious shots all over the ground and with Virat Kohli’s quick fire forty three runs, India had managed to post a total of 199 runs from 20 overs.
It was not surprised for anyone if India loses the match from there because they had not that kind of bowlers who can challenge the South African batsmen barring Ashwin and with the combined effort of AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, they had beaten India in 19.4 overs with seven wickets remaining and that proved once again that if any team wants to win T20I matches consistently, they need to have good bowlers who can take wickets at regular intervals otherwise opposition team can chase any total and can beat you on any given day.
<h4>4. Shane Watson’s 124* against India</h4>
<figure id="attachment_52968" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52968" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/01/Shane-Watson-of-Australia-T20-hundred.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-52968"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-52968" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Shane-Watson-of-Australia-T20-hundred.jpg" alt="Shane Watson of Australia" width="640" height="433" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52968" class="wp-caption-text">Shane Watson of Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan &#8211; CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
It was the last T20I match of the series which was played ay Sydney and after opting to bat first under the leadership non-regular captain named Shane Watson, Australia lost star batsman Usman Khawaja early and then Shaun Marsh but that did not stop Shane Watson from other end and he smashed Indian bowlers and notched up his first ton in T20I and became first Australia batsman to score a ton in all three formats and Australia have managed to put up a total of 197.
While chasing 198, India off to a very good start and lost Shikhar Dhawan in 3.2 overs but he had done the damage and with another mature knocks from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli helped India to stay in the game but both fall in quick succession to leg-spinner named Boyce but two comeback men named Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh did not lose their cool and helped India to cross the line and India clinched series by 3-0. This game also proved bowlers’ importance in T20I matches.

<h4>5. KL Rahul&#8217;s &#8211; 110* against West Indies:</h4>
<figure id="attachment_82213" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-82213" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-82213" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/KL-Rahul-in-the-1st-T20-v-WI.jpg" alt="KL Rahul T20 hundred" width="600" height="399" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-82213" class="wp-caption-text">(Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first ever match that India played in the United States of America. The game was played between India and West Indies in 2016. India&#8217;s MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first. It was the game of entertainment from both the teams as a total of 489 runs were scored. Two centuries have been registered in the game, one from the Caribbean opener Evin Lewis and the other from KL Rahul. Both of them have registered their maiden T20I centuries. Rahul&#8217;s ton went in vain as India lost the game by 1 run.
KL Rahul came to the crease when team India lost its most dependable batsman Virat Kohli&#8217;s wicket at 48/2. Rahul went on to score an unbeaten 110 runs off 51 balls. He also equalled the 2nd fastest century in T20Is as he reached the landmark in just 46 balls. He scored 12 sixes and 5 fours at a strike-rate of 215.68.
All stats updated 28th August 2016.

Instances when T20I centuries came in a losing cause

2. Faf du Plessis’ 119 against West Indies