Josh Inglis smashes 47-ball ton against India; Registers fastest 100 by an Australian in T20Is

Josh Inglis registered his maiden T20I ton in the first game between India and Australia in Vishakhapatnam.

The first T20I game between India and Australia is underway at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Vishakhapatnam. Just four days after the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad, these two teams are playing in the shorter format. Team India, led by Suryakumar Yadav is taking on Matthew Wade and his men. India won the toss and elected to bowl first.

But that decision didn’t end well, as Australia went on to post a massive score against the inexperienced bowling attack. Australia scored 208/3 in the 20 overs and took all Indian bowlers to the cleaners. Josh Inglis, who was part of the World Cup 2023 final on Sunday, went on to score his maiden T20I ton in just his 13th innings.

IND vs AUS: Josh Inglis registers Australia’s fastest T20I Hundred

Josh Inglis came out to bat at No. 3 after the departure of Matthew Short, who made 13 off 11. Inglis, along with Steve Smith, added 130 runs for the second wicket in just 67 balls. Smith reached his half-century during the partnership. He made 52 off 41, including 8 boundaries, and played an anchor role. On the other hand, Josh Inglis took on the bowling and played freely.

He went on to reach his maiden T20I ton off just 47 balls and register Australia’s joint-fastest hundred in the shorter format. Inglis got out after scoring 110 runs off 50 balls, with 11 fours and 8 sixes. He reached his fifty off 29 balls and took another 18 deliveries to complete his next 50 runs. The 28-year-old equaled Aaron Finch.

Top 5 fastest centuries by Australian batsmen in T20Is:

1. Josh Inglis – 47 balls vs India, 2023

2. Aaron Finch – 47 balls vs England, 2013

3. Glenn Maxwell – 49 balls vs Sri Lanka, 2016

4. Glenn Maxwell – 50 balls vs India, 2019

5. David Warner – 56 balls vs Sri Lanka, 2019

Finch smashed a 47-ball ton against England in 2013. This is also the second-fastest hundred against India in the shorter format. South Africa’s David Miller registered a 46-ball hundred in Guwahati. This is the first T20I match for him against the Men in Blue, and it was his first 50-plus score, and he converted it into a big one.

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