Sahil Chauhan has broken the record for the fastest T20 century of all time. The right-handed batter, who represents Estonia, did so against Cyprus in the 2nd T20I of a 6-match series. Chasing a big total of 192, Sahil came in to bat with his team behind. Entering with Estonia 9/2 in 1.2 overs, he went on to score 144 runs in 41 balls.
Fastest T20 centuries
PlayerBallsMatchVenueYearSahil Chauhan27Estonia v CyprusEpiskopi2024Chris Gayle30RCB vs PWIBangalore2013Rishabh Pant32Delhi v Himachal PradeshDelhi2018Wihan Lubbe33North West v LimpopoPaarl2018Nicol Loftie-Eaton33Namibia v NepalNamibia2024
Most sixes in a T20 inning
On his way to an unbeaten 144, he scored the fastest T20 century (in just 27 balls), breaking Chris Gayle’s 11-year-old record. He also smashed 18 sixes, which is also a record. Much like the fastest hundred, the most sixes record was also held by Gayle, who’d hit 18 sixes as well, but in 69 balls.
PlayerRunsBalls6sVenueDateSahil Chauhan1444118Episkopi17 Jun 2024Chris Gayle146*6918Mirpur12 Dec 2017Chris Gayle175*6617Bengaluru23 Apr 2013Punit Bisht146*5117Chennai13 Jan 2021Graham Napier152*5816Chelmsford24 Jun 2008
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