chris gayle has the highest individual score in t20 cricket.
who has the highest individual score in t20 cricket?
chris gayle
bullet::::- highest individual score in t20 with 175* (off 66 balls) against pune warriors india, which he made as opener.





























bullet::::- this innings also set the record for fastest century ever in t20 cricket, taking 30 balls.





























bullet::::- highest score by a player in t20 in a losing cause (151*).





























bullet::::- highest individual score by a cricketer in a t20 league final (146*)





























bullet::::- joint record, along with yuvraj singh, for fastest t20 half-century, in 12 balls.





























bullet::::- most number of sixes in a t20 innings (18) during the 2017–18 bangladesh premier league.





























section::::further reading.
chris gayle
on 3 july 2018, finch scored a blistering knock of 172 during the third t20i of zimbabwe tri-series against zimbabwe and became the second australian to score 2 t20i centuries after glenn maxwell. his score stands as the highest individual score of t20is of all time and also the second highest individual score in across all forms of t20s, beating his own previous record of 156 and also the highest individual t20i score by an opener. his knock of 172 is also the highest individual score set by a captain in a t20i innings which was previously held by shane watson and finch also went onto become the only batsman to score 2 t20i 150+ scores in t20i cricket. finch also created a new record for facing the most number of balls by a player in a t20i innings (77) and also accumulated the highest percentage of runs by a single batsman in a team total in any t20 match with 75.1%. he hit 10 sixes in the innings during a world record opening stand of 223 in t20i cricket with d'arcy short which ended in the final over. the partnership of 223 between finch and short is also the 2nd highest partnership for any wicket in a t20i and also marked the first ever instance of a 200+ run-stand in a t20i match for any wicket. the partnership was also the third highest ever partnership for any wicket in any form of t20. australia finally won the match by 100 runs, which is their biggest winning margin in t20is. during the match he also shattered the record of herschelle gibbs for scoring most number of fours by a player in a completed t20i innings with 16.
aaron finch