Stats: Highest score by a batsman on T20I debut

#1 Ricky Ponting – 98* vs New Zealand

Over 600 T20Is have been played since the very first match in the format way back in 2005. But a record that was created in the first T20I still stands to this day. And that belongs to the legendary Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who still has the record for the highest score by a batsman on T20I debut.

No player has scored a century on T20I debut but Ponting came closest of anyone, in the very first match of the format. Coming in at No.4, the Australian batsman compiled an exquisite 55-ball 98 as he helped his side register 214/5 in 20 overs and eventually win by 44 runs.

One of the greatest batsman that the game has ever seen still holds this record and it remains to be seen if it is broken anytime soon.