Fastest century of T20I: On 23 October, the T20 World Cup qualifier match was played between Zimbabwe and Gambia. In this match, Zimbabwe made the biggest score in T20 history. Apart from this, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza scored a century in just 33 balls. With this century, Raza broke the records of many big players for fastest T20 century, the prominent name of which is Rohit Sharma. But let us tell you that this century of Alexander is not the fastest century in International T20.
Raza scored a historic century
After winning the toss and batting first, Zimbabwe scored 344 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs and won the match by 290 runs after all out Gambia for 54. This is the biggest score in T20 cricket. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza completed his century in 33 balls. In his innings, Sikandar scored unbeaten 133 runs in 43 balls with the help of 15 sixes and 7 fours. This was Zimbabwe's first T20I century and is also the fastest century among Test playing nations. But this is not the fastest century in International T20.
This player has the fastest century
The record of scoring the fastest century in T20 International is held in the name of Sahil Chauhan of Estonia. Sahil had scored a century against Cyprus on 17 June 2024 in just 27 balls. In that innings, Sahil had scored unbeaten 144 runs in just 41 balls, hitting 18 sixes and 6 fours.
5 fastest centuries in T20I
Talking about the 5 fastest centuries in international T20 cricket, Sahil Chauhan of Estonia scored against Cyprus in 27 balls, Jan Nicole Lofty Ayton of Namibia scored in 33 balls against Nepal, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza scored against Gambia in 33 balls. In 2017, Nepal's Kushal Malla scored a century in 34 balls against Mongolia, South Africa's David Miller scored a century in 35 balls against Bangladesh and India's Rohit Sharma scored a century in 35 balls against Sri Lanka. The record of fastest century in T20 by Test playing countries has now been registered in the name of Sikandar.
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