Josh Inglis slams 100 against India: What are the fastest T20I centuries by Australian batsmen?

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On Thursday, India took on Australia in the first T20I of their five-match series in Visakhapatnam.

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The two sides had met in the final of the World Cup just four days earlier, with the Aussies winning their sixth world title. Majority of the Indian squad was rested for this series, whereas seven Australians were picked in the touring squad.

India won the toss and chose to field first, and got opener Matt Short out early, before Josh Inglis came to the crease.

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Josh Inglis slams century against India: What are the fastest Australian T20I centuries?

Inglis played a superb, free-flowing knock of 110 off just 50 balls, reaching his century off 47 deliveries. It was the joint-tenth fastest T20I century, but the fastest one by an Australian.

Aaron Finch also scored a century off 47 balls, against England in 2013 on his way to a magnificent 156. Glenn Maxwell scored a century off 49 balls against Sri Lanka in 2016.

Fastest T20I centuries for Australia
Name Opposition Balls Taken Year
Aaron Finch England 47 2013
Josh Inglis India 47 2023
Glenn Maxwell Sri Lanka 49 2016
Glenn Maxwell India 50 2019
David Warner Sri Lanka 56 2019

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Rahul is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.