Players who scored first hundred in every WTC edition so far

After losing three early wickets, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and veteran Mushfiqur Rahim rebuilt with an unbeaten 247-run stand for the fourth wicket

Shanto etched his name in history by becoming the first centurion of the 2025–27 WTC cycle, leading from the front in challenging conditions

In the 2019–21 WTC opener, Steve Smith scored the first ton with a gritty 144 at Edgbaston, launching the inaugural cycle in style for Australia

The 2021–23 cycle began at Trent Bridge, where Joe Root hit 109 in the second innings, registering the first century of the second WTC edition

Root repeated the feat in 2023–25, scoring 118* in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston, again claiming the first century of the new WTC cycle