Josh Inglis breaks Aaron Finch's all-time record with exceptional 43-ball T20I ton vs Scotland

The 29-year-old Australia National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis has created history with his exceptional hundred in the second T20I of the three-match series against the Scotland National Cricket Team at the Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh on Friday, September 6.

Josh Inglis batted well in the first T20I against the Scottish team as he slammed 27 runs off 13 balls, with 3 fours and 1 six, to help Australia complete the run-chase of 155 with 62 balls remaining.

However, he decided to take his performance one notch higher in the second T20I. The wicketkeeper-batsman looked brilliant in the middle from the word go and smashed a 20-ball half-century with 3 fours and 4 sixes.

This was the second-fastest fifty recorded in Edinburgh in T20Is. Josh Inglis went past the records of Michael Bracewell (22 balls), Ollie Hairs (22 balls), and George Munsey (22 balls), and he is only behind Travis Head (17 balls) in the elite list.

Inglis, meanwhile, wasn't just satisfied with his fifty and he kept smashing the Scotland bowlers all over the park. He batted in the top gear and made the bowling unit of the opposition team look clueless with his attacking brand of cricket.

Josh Inglis Smashes Fastest Ton By Australian Batsman In Men's T20I

After playing sensationally well throughout the innings, the wicketkeeper-batsman completed his century off just 43 balls. With this ton, he broke the all-time record of his own, as well as Aaron Finch, for the fastest century by an Australian batsman.

Notably, the former Aussie skipper had scored a 47-ball century against England in Southampton in 2013. Also, Inglis had blasted a 47-ball ton against India in Visakhapatnam in 2023.

Fastest T20I hundreds for Australia (by balls taken)

43 - Josh Inglis vs SCO, Edinburgh, 2024*

47 - Aaron Finch vs ENG, Southampton, 2013

47 - Josh Inglis vs IND, Visakhapatnam, 2023

47 - Glenn Maxwell vs IND, Guwahati, 2023

49 - Glenn Maxwell vs SL, Pallekele, 2016

Not just this, the Aussie wicketkeeper-batsman became just the second batsman to hit a century against Scotland in T20Is after the New Zealand star Finn Allen, who had scored 101 runs against the team in 2022.

Highest score against Scotland in T20Is

103 - Josh Inglis, Edinburgh, 2024

101 - Finn Allen, Edinburgh, 2022

96* - Pieter Seelaar, Dublin, 2019

93 - Martin Guptill, Dubai, 2021

Among the designated wicketkeeper-batsmen, Inglis now holds the record for the joint-fastest ton in the history of T20Is as he equaled the record of South Africa star Quinton de Kock, who had hit a 43-ball ton in 2023 against West Indies.

Fastest tons by a designated WK in T20Is (full-members only)

43 balls - Josh Inglis vs Scotland in 2024

43 balls - Quinton de Kock vs West Indies in 2023

48 balls - Phil Salt vs West Indies in 2023

Also, Inglis has joined Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch in the elite list of Australian batters who have two or more centuries to their name in the shortest format of the game.

Australia batters with T20I hundreds

5 - Glenn Maxwell

2 - Aaron Finch

2 - Josh Inglis*

1 - David Warner

1 - Shane Watson

Talking about Australia's performance, they posted 196/4 on the board, riding on Inglis' century and good contributions from the rest of the batting unit.