Josh Inglis hit his maiden T20I century because the wicketkeeper-batsman went berserk, smashing the white ball all around the park in opposition to India in the course of the first T20I in Visakhapatnam.
The Australian reached the three-figure mark in 47 balls after notching a 29-ball half-century and making a mockery of the Indian bowling assault.
En path to his century, Inglis hit 11 boundaries and eight sixes at a strike fee of 224.49. He made 110 off 50 deliveries earlier than lastly falling to Prasidh Krishna.
Inglis joined Aaron Finch in changing into the joint-second-fastest Australian batsman to hit a T20I century in 47 balls. Finch set the document in opposition to England in Southampton in 2013.
Inglis, who for the primary time acquired previous the fifty-run mark in his profession, went on to transform into a giant one and, within the course of, turned the fifth Australian to attain a T20I hundred.
Strolling on the fall of Matthew Brief with the scorecard studying at 31/1, Inglis took on the Indian bowlers to hammer a superb century.
Inglis joined arms with Steve Smith and solid a century-run stand to energy Australia to a powerful whole.