Former Australian opener and Sydney Thunder captain David Warner once again proved why he remains one of the biggest stars of T20 cricket as he scored his second century in the ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 (BBL 2025-26), breaking Virat Kohli’s record.
David Warner scored his second century in BBL and broke Virat Kohli’s big T20 record.
On Friday (January 16), in the ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 match between Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Warner completed his historic century by taking one run off the ball of Sean Abbott.
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Despite Sydney Thunder’s struggles in the ongoing BBL 2025-26, Warner has stood tall. With this inning, he has now crossed 400 runs in the tournament and has been one of the standout performers.
Warner celebrated in his typical style by taking off his helmet and raising his bat towards the crowd, although this time he did not perform his trademark leap.
David Warner did it again!
This is another great thing #bbl15 A century for the 39-year-old. pic.twitter.com/iPqEDKz6Or
– KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) 16 January 2026
This century was special as it took Warner ahead of Virat Kohli in the list of most T20 centuries. Warner now has 10 T20 centuries to his name, while Kohli remains on nine.
Most centuries in T20 cricket:
Chris Gayle: 22
Babar Azam: 11
David Warner: 10*
Virat Kohli: 9
Riley Rossouw: 9
Additionally, the left-handed batsman joined the elite list of players with three centuries, and shares the record for most centuries in the BBL with England’s Ben McDermott and his former Australia teammate Steve Smith.
to be continued…