England’s Harry Brook (AP photo)
Harry Brook has added another milestone to his remarkable run in 2026, becoming the only captain from a Full Member team to score two T20I centuries in a calendar year. The England captain reached the landmark during his unbeaten 114 against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series in Southampton on Tuesday. Brook’s century came in just 42 balls, with his final score of 114 coming off 49 deliveries. Ricky Ponting holds the Test record after scoring seven centuries as captain in 2006, while Virat Kohli registered six ODI hundreds as captain in 2017 and 2018.
Brook’s latest hundred puts him at the top of the list for most centuries as a captain in a calendar year across the three international formats for Full Member teams.
His two hundreds have come in just 23 innings, while Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam have three each in 62 and 78 innings respectively. Jos Buttler, his predecessor as England’s white-ball captain, joined him for a 128-run partnership as the hosts posted 254. England completed a comprehensive 119-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. For Brook, however, the night belonged to another record, as his second T20I century of 2026 made him the only Full Member captain to achieve the feat in a calendar year.
The England skipper has also climbed into an exclusive list for most T20I centuries as captain. Brook’s latest assault came after England had already made a blistering start.