The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is slowly moving towards the second round—Super 8. Before the T20 World Cup began, many thought the associate nations would make the first round one-sided and predictable. However, every associate team has played fearless, competitive cricket and pushed the big teams to the limit. So far, associate teams and lower-ranked teams have been continuously troubling favourites and contenders of the tournament and making an exciting World Cup for the fans. Zimbabwe defeated Australia, Nepal, and Italy; almost crunched England; and Pakistan was hurt by the Netherlands. Even Australia lost against Sri Lanka, too. 

For these associate nations, a couple of unknown faces are showing their talents in this event. Recently, Canada’s Yuvraj Samra scored a century against test-playing and tournament contenders New Zealand. With this incredible 100, he became the youngest player to hit a century in the history of the T20 World Cup. He also set the highest individual scores for associate teams in T20 WC history. Well, today in this article, we’re going to explore the top 3 individual knocks for associate teams in T20 WCs.

1. 110 - Yuvraj Samra (CAN) vs NZ, Chennai, 2026*

Yuvraj Samra, Canada, played a memorable innings for his nation against a well-sided New Zealand. At Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, Canada faced the Kiwis during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In this match, after batting first, Yuvraj Samra set a tone for his nation with a 116-run opening stand with skipper Dilpreet Bajwa. Yuvraj scored a brilliant 110 runs in 65 balls, including 10 fours and 6 sixes. Thanks to his hundred, Canada scored 173/4 in 20 overs. However, New Zealand easily chased the target with the loss of 2 wickets in 15.1 overs.

2. 94* - Aaron Jones (USA) vs CAN, Grand Prairie, 2024

During the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Canada faced the United States of America in the tournament opener at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. Thanks to Navneet Dhaliwal’s 61 and Nicholas Kirton’s 51, Canada put up a mammoth total of 194/5 runs after being invited to bat first. In response, Aaron Jones, batting at 4, played a brilliant unbeaten 94 runs in just 40 balls. He smashed 4 fours and 10 sixes in his incredible innings.Andries Gous contributed 65 to him. Thanks to both, the USA easily chased the target in just 17.4 with 7 wickets in hand. 

3. 86 - Michael Jones (SCOT) vs IRE, Hobart, 2022

During the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Scotland’s Michael Jones played an 86-run knock against Ireland. This was the first round match between the two teams. Jones smashed 6 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. Thanks to Jones’ innings, Scotland scored 176 runs after batting first. However, Ireland easily chased the target in 19 overs and won the match by 6 wickets. Curtis Campher scored 72 runs, while George Dockrell scored 39 runs.