Phil Salt created history on Saturday (Sunday IST) by becoming the first player in the world to score three centuries against one team in T20Is. He achieved the feat during the first T20I of the ongoing five-match series between England and the West Indies, which was played at Kensingston Oval in Barbados. Salt opened the inning for the Jos Buttler-led side and, with the help of nine fours and six sixes, scored 103 runs from just 54 deliveries. Thanks to his super show with the bat, England managed to chase down the target of 183 runs in just 16.5 overs and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Salt, who was released by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, scored his first T20I century (109* from 56 balls) against the Men in Maroon on December 16, 2023, in St George’s, and his second T20I century (119 from 57 balls) against them was on December 19, 2023, in Tarouba.
Most 100s in T20Is
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 5
- Glenn Maxwell (Australia) – 5
- Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 4
- Phil Salt (England) – 3
- Sabawoon Davizi (Czech Republic) – 3
- Muhammad Waseem (UAE) – 3
- Colin Munro (New Zealand) – 3
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 3
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, West Indies’ Evin Lewis, UAE’s Muhammad Waseem, and Serbia’s Leslie Dunbar have scored two centuries each against one team in T20Is. While Maxwell and Lewis have two centuries each to their name in the shortest format of the game against India, Waseem has twice crossed the three-figure mark against Ireland.
By scoring his third century in 10 T20Is played so far against the West Indies, Salt has also moved to No. 3 position in the list of batters with most runs in the shortest format of the game against the Men in Maroon. Salt has 581 runs to his name. India’s Rohit Sharma tops the list of batters with most runs in T20Is against the Caribbean side.
Most runs against West Indies in T20Is
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 693
- David Warner (Australia) – 662
- Phil Salt (England) – 581
- Virat Kohli (India) – 570
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 540
