Australia's
Aaron Finch scored 156 off just 63 balls to set a new world record of highest
individual innings in Twenty20 internationals against England at Southampton.
The previous record was 123 by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum against
Bangladesh at Pallekele last year.
Finch's
century is only the 10th in all T20 internationals, the first by an Australian
and the first by any batsman in England.
Finch’s
innings is also the third highest in all T20 cricket, with the top-2 innings
coming in IPL matches.
Finch
was also on course to break the record for the fastest T20 international
century before eventually reaching his hundred from 47 balls, two more than
South African Richard Levi, who holds the record.
Finch
hit 14 sixes and 11 fours during his innings, that is 128 of his runs came in boundaries
alone! The 14 sixes and 128 runs in boundaries are also new T20I records. In
fact no one else has even scored 100 runs in boundaries alone in T20
Internationals.
Remarkably,
Finch got off the mark, reached his 50, hundred and 150, with sixes.
Highest
individual innings in T20 Internationals
|
Batsman
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
For
|
Vs
|
Venue
|
Year
|
|
Aaron Finch
|
156
|
63
|
Australia
|
England
|
Southampton
|
2013
|
|
Brendon McCullum
|
123
|
58
|
New Zealand
|
Bangladesh
|
Pallekele
|
2012
|
|
Richard Levi
|
117*
|
51
|
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
Hamilton
|
2012
|
|
Chris Gayle
|
117
|
57
|
West Indies
|
South Africa
|
Johannesburg
|
2007
|
|
Brendon McCullum
|
116*
|
56
|
New Zealand
|
Australia
|
Christchurch
|
2010
|
|
Tillakaratne Dilshan
|
104*
|
57
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
Pallekele
|
2011
|
|
Martin Guptill
|
101*
|
69
|
New Zealand
|
South Africa
|
East London
|
2012
|
|
Suresh Raina
|
101
|
60
|
India
|
South Africa
|
Gros Islet
|
2010
|
|
Mahela Jayawardene
|
100
|
64
|
Sri Lanka
|
Zimbabwe
|
Providence
|
2010
|
|
Richie Berrington
|
100
|
58
|
Scotland
|
Bangladesh
|
The Hague
|
2012
|
Highest
individual innings in T20 cricket
|
Batsman
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
For
|
Vs
|
Venue
|
Year
|
|
Chris Gayle
|
175*
|
66
|
RCB
|
Warriors
|
Bangalore
|
2013
|
|
Brendon McCullum
|
158*
|
73
|
KKR
|
RCB
|
Bangalore
|
2008
|
|
Aaron Finch
|
156
|
63
|
Australia
|
England
|
Southampton
|
2013
|
|
Graham Napier
|
152*
|
58
|
Essex
|
Sussex
|
Chelmsford
|
2008
|
|
L van der Westhuizen
|
145
|
50
|
Namibia
|
Kenya
|
Windhoek
|
2011
|
|
Cameron White
|
141*
|
70
|
Somerset
|
Worcs
|
Worcester
|
2006
|
|
David Warner
|
135*
|
69
|
NSW
|
CSK
|
Chennai
|
2011
|
|
Chris Gayle
|
128*
|
62
|
RCB
|
Daredevils
|
Delhi
|
2012
|
|
Murali Vijay
|
127
|
56
|
CSK
|
RR
|
Chennai
|
2010
|
|
Quinton de Kock
|
126*
|
69
|
Lions
|
CapeCobras
|
Potchefstroom
|
2013
|
Most
sixes in an individual innings in T20 Internationals
|
6s
|
Batsman
|
Runs
|
For
|
Vs
|
Venue
|
Year
|
|
14
|
Aaron Finch
|
156
|
Australia
|
England
|
Southampton
|
2013
|
|
13
|
Richard Levi
|
117*
|
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
Hamilton
|
2012
|
|
10
|
Chris Gayle
|
117
|
West Indies
|
South Africa
|
Johannesburg
|
2007
|
|
9
|
Loots Bosman
|
94
|
South Africa
|
England
|
Centurion
|
2009
|
|
9
|
Marlon Samuels
|
85*
|
West Indies
|
Bangladesh
|
Dhaka
|
2012
|
|
8
|
Brendon McCullum
|
116*
|
N Zealand
|
Australia
|
Christchurch
|
2010
|
Most
sixes in an individual innings in T20 cricket
|
6s
|
Batsman
|
Runs
|
For
|
Vs
|
Venue
|
Year
|
|
17
|
Chris Gayle
|
175*
|
RCB
|
Warriors
|
Bangalore
|
2013
|
|
16
|
Graham Napier
|
152*
|
Essex
|
Sussex
|
Chelmsford
|
2008
|
|
14
|
Craig Williams
|
116
|
Namibia
|
Scotland
|
Windhoek
|
2011
|
|
14
|
Aaron Finch
|
156
|
Australia
|
England
|
Southampton
|
2013
|
|
13
|
Brendon McCullum
|
158*
|
KKR
|
RCB
|
Bangalore
|
2008
|
|
13
|
Richard Levi
|
117*
|
South Africa
|
N Zealand
|
Hamilton
|
2012
|
|
13
|
Chris Gayle
|
128*
|
RCB
|
DD
|
Delhi
|
2012
|
|
12
|
L van der Westhuizen
|
145
|
Namibia
|
Kenya
|
Windhoek
|
2011
|
|
12
|
Chris Gayle
|
122*
|
Jamaica
|
Guyana
|
Gros Islet
|
2013
|
|
12
|
Chris Gayle
|
114
|
Dhaka
|
Royals
|
Dhaka
|
2013
|
Most
runs in boundaries in an individual innings in T20 Internationals
|
Bound. Runs
|
4s
|
6s
|
Batsman
|
Runs
|
For
|
Vs
|
Venue
|
Year
|
|
128
|
11
|
14
|
Aaron Finch
|
156
|
Australia
|
England
|
Southampton
|
2013
|
|
98
|
5
|
13
|
Richard Levi
|
117*
|
South Africa
|
New Zealand
|
Hamilton
|
2012
|
|
96
|
12
|
8
|
B McCullum
|
116*
|
New Zealand
|
Australia
|
Christchurch
|
2010
|
|
88
|
7
|
10
|
Chris Gayle
|
117
|
West Indies
|
South Africa
|
Johannesburg
|
2007
|
|
86
|
11
|
7
|
B McCullum
|
123
|
New Zealand
|
Bangladesh
|
Pallekele
|
2012
|
|
78
|
12
|
5
|
T Dilshan
|
104*
|
Sri Lanka
|
Australia
|
Pallekele
|
2011
|
|
74
|
5
|
9
|
Loots Bosman
|
94
|
South Africa
|
England
|
Centurion
|
2009
|
Most
runs in boundaries in an individual innings in T20 cricket
|
Bound. Runs
|
4s
|
6s
|
Batsman
|
Runs
|
For
|
Vs
|
Venue
|
Year
|
|
154
|
13
|
17
|
Chris Gayle
|
175*
|
RCB
|
Warriors
|
Bangalore
|
2013
|
|
136
|
10
|
16
|
Graham Napier
|
152*
|
Essex
|
Sussex
|
Chelmsford
|
2008
|
|
128
|
14
|
12
|
L van der Westhuizen
|
145
|
Namibia
|
Kenya
|
Windhoek
|
2011
|
|
128
|
11
|
14
|
Aaron Finch
|
156
|
Australia
|
England
|
Southampton
|
2013
|
|
118
|
10
|
13
|
Brendon McCullum
|
158*
|
KKR
|
RCB
|
Bangalore
|
2008
|
|
106
|
7
|
13
|
Chris Gayle
|
128*
|
RCB
|
DD
|
Delhi
|
2012
|
|
102
|
9
|
11
|
Sanath Jayasuriya
|
114*
|
MI
|
CSK
|
Mumbai
|
2008
|
|
100
|
10
|
10
|
Unmukt Chand
|
125
|
Delhi
|
Gujarat
|
Indore
|
2013
|
