Top 10 Fastest Century In T20 Cricket
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Cricket has been a world-renowned sport for a long time but its popularity grew to unprecedented heights with the introduction of the Twenty20 or the T20 format. Due to T20’s 20 overs per side limit, scoring centuries in a match is a very difficult and risky job to accomplish. But that didn’t stop the magical strikers, who went into their zone and pulled off centuries by facing a mere number of balls. In this article, we will look into some of the fastest T20 centuries of all time with a list. The two main types of T20 matches are International and domestic, let us see who has scored the fastest century in T20, including both international and domestic.
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Fastest 100 in T20 with Statistics
1) Chris Gayle
Coming in at number one, Chris Gayle is undoubtedly one of the greatest batsmen in cricket. He is well-known for his heavy hits, and his hundred against Pune Warriors is the fastest century in T20 of all time. It was during an IPL match back in 2013, between Bangalore (RCB) and Pune (PW), when Chris Gayle came onto the pitch with his mighty bat and sent every ball flying out of bounds. He pulled off his century that day out of just 30 balls, making it the fastest 100 in T20 of all time. He ended his batting that day, with 175 runs out of 66 balls, including 17 sixes and 14 fours and a strike rate of 265.15. He also holds the co-joined record of scoring the fastest half century in T20.
2) Rishabh Pant
The second player to claim the second spot with his version of the fastest hundred in T20 of all time is none other than, Indian player Risabh Pant. It happened during the 2018 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where Delhi was up against Himachal Pradesh. Rishabh Pant came on the pitch to bat for Delhi, chasing a target of 145 runs in 20 overs. Pant and Gautam Gambhir chased the entire target on their own for Delhi, and Pant scored off his hundred out of 32 balls. It is the second-fastest century in T20 of all time and the fastest century by an Indian. He finished that day with 116 runs off 38 balls, including 8 fours and 12 sixes.
3) Wihan Lubbe
The third player who claims the spot with his T20 fastest 100, is Wihan Lubbe. It happened during the T20 Cup Africa back in 2018, during a match between North West and Limpopo. Lubbe came in and dismantled the opposition bowlers with his furious batting innings. He scored his hundred out of only 33 balls, making it the third-fastest century in T20 of all time. He finished with 102 runs out of 36 balls, with 5 fours and 11 sixes to his name.
4) Andrew Symonds
The fourth spot in the list of fastest centuries in T20 cricket is taken up by legendary Australian cricketer, Andrew Symonds. It happened back in 2004 during the T20 Cup match between Kent and Middlesex, when Symonds came on the pitch, representing Kent as their opening batsman. He made history with his fastest T20 100 in cricket, which came out of just 34 balls. He ended his innings with 112 runs off 43 balls that day, along with 3 sixes, 18 fours, and a 260.46 strike rate.
5) Louis van der Westhuizen
During the Kenya tour of Namibia back in 2011, during one of Namibia vs Kenya T20 matchups, Louis van der Westhuizen came in to open for Namibia. With his heavy hits and magnificent drives, he managed to reach his hundred run score by just facing 35 balls. He finished his innings that day with 145 runs out of 50 balls, accompanied by 14 fours, 12 grand sixes, and a strike rate of 290.00. His hundred that day is the fifth-fastest century in T20 of all time.
6) David Miller
During a T20I matchup between South Africa and Bangladesh, South African batsman David Miller went on a rampage of heavy hits and boundaries against Bangladeshi bowlers. He came to strike when South Africa was at 78 in 3 during the first ten overs and started swinging every oncoming ball as if it was a normal day to him. He made his hundred that day by facing just 35 balls and became a legend in official T20I history, with the fastest 100 in T20 international. His hundred that day claims the first spot as the fastest century in T20 international and sixth in all of the T20 format.
7) Rohit Sharma
Indian magical batsman, Rohit Sharma, often regarded as the new god of cricket, has taken the seventh spot in this list with his edition of the Rohit’s fastest century in T20. This happened during a Twenty20 International matchup against Sri Lanka, as Rohit Sharma came to open for the team with his batting. Within facing a mere 35 balls upfront, he had already secured his hundred that day, joining with David Miller. It is Rohit Sharma’s fastest T20 century of all time. He finished his batting that day with 118 runs off 43 balls, with 12 fours, 10 sixes, and a strike rate of 274.41. Rohit Sharma's fastest century in T20 is still talked about to this day, as the fastest T20 century in cricket. No one has topped his record of the fastest century in T20 by an Indian.
8) Martin Guptill
Back in 2018, during the Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire matchup at the T20 Blast series, Martin Guptil came in clutch for Worcestershire while chasing a target of 188 runs in 20 overs. During his batting, he pulled off his 100 runs that day in just 35 balls, becoming the third player to do so. He finished that day with 102 runs in 38 balls with 12 fours and 7 sixes. This was the eighth-fastest century in T20 history of all time.
9) Sudesh Wickramasekara
Sudesh Wickramasekara is a famous cricketer from the Czech Republic and is well-known for co-joining the fastest century in T20 international cricket history out of 35 balls record. It happened in 2019, during the 6th official match at the Continental Cup, where the Czech Republic was up against Turkey. With Sudesh Wickramasekara at strike, the Czech managed to pull off a target of 279 in 20 overs, which is astonishing on its own. Sudesh made his hundred off 35 balls, securing the ninth fastest century in T20. Sudesh’s record that day ranks at the third spot as the official fastest T20 international century.
10) Yusuf Pathan
During an IPL matchup between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, back in 2010. Pathan came to bat as a middle-order batsman for Rajasthan Royals. As one of the heaviest hitters in IPL history, Yusuf Pathan showcased a spectacular performance that day. By facing just 37 balls off the top, Yusuf Pathan secured his hundred that day, against Mumbai Indians, as thousands of stadium fans witnessed his magical innings. He did this with 9 fours and 8 sixes to his name, and a strike rate of 270.27, and it became the T 20 fastest 100 in the history of IPL until it was taken over by Chris Gayle in 2013. Yusuf Pathan’s century that day, claims the tenth-fastest century in T20 history of all time.
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