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 smashed his second century of the ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 (BBL 2025-26) and broke Virat Kohli’s record in the process.
David Warner smashes second BBL century and breaks Virat Kohli’s big T20 record
Warner reached his historic hundred with a calm single off Sean Abbott in the ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 clash between the Sydney Sixers and the Sydney Thunder at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney on Friday (January 16).
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Despite Sydney Thunder struggling in the ongoing BBL 2025-26, Warner has stood tall. With this knock, he has now crossed 400 runs in the tournament and has been one of the standout performers.
Warner celebrated in his own composed style, removing his helmet and raising his bat to the crowd, though he skipped his trademark leap this time.
David Warner has done it again!
That is another superb #BBL15 century for the 39-year-old. pic.twitter.com/iPqEDKz6Or
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 16, 2026
This century was special as it pushed Warner ahead of Virat Kohli in the list of most T20 hundreds. Warner now has 10 T20 centuries, while Kohli remains on nine.
Most hundreds in T20 cricket:
Chris Gayle: 22
Babar Azam: 11
David Warner: 10*
Virat Kohli: 9
Rilee Rossouw: 9
Additionally, the left-handed batter joined the elite list of players with three hundreds, sharing the record of the most hundreds in the BBL with England’s Ben McDermott and his former Australia teammate Steve Smith.
To be continued…