Opening batsmen scoring centuries in Twenty20 Internationals
SR Watson’s 124 not out in the third Twenty20 International against India at Sydney on 31.01.16 to provide the 14h occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table list all the 14 centuries
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 156 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Southampton | 29 Aug 2013 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
| 3 | Mohd Shahzad | 118* | 1 | Afg | Zim | Sharjah | 10 Jan 2016 |
| 4 | RE Levi | 117* | 2 | RSA | NZl | Hamilton | 19 Feb 2012 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 117 | 1 | Win | RSA | Johannesburg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 6 | BB McCullum | 116* | 1 | NZl | Aus | Christchurch | 28 Feb 2010 |
| 7 | AD Hales | 116* | 2 | Eng | Srl | Chittagong | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 8 | MN van Wyk | 114* | 1 | SAF | Win | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 |
| 9 | Ahmed Shehzad | 111* | 1 | Pak | Ban | Dhaka | 30 Mar 2014 |
| 10 | RG Sharma | 106 | 1 | Ind | RSA | Dharamsala | 02 Oct 2015 |
| 11 | TM Dilshan | 104* | 1 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 06 Aug 2011 |
| 12 | MJ Guptill | 101* | 2 | NZl | RSA | East London | 23 Dec 2012 |
| 13 | M Jayawardene | 100 | 1 | Srl | Zim | Providence | 03 May 2010 |
| 14 | RD Berrington | 100 | 1 | Sco | Ban | The Hague | 24 Jul 2012 |
SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second best score by an opening batsman in T20Is. The best is 156 by AJ Finch of Australia against England at Southampton on 29.08.13
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 156 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Southampton | 29 Aug 2013 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |
SR Watson’s 124 not out in this game provide the second occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a century in T20Is. The following table lists both centuries
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 156 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Southampton | 29 Aug 2013 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 124* | 1 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 |