Estonian batsman Sahil Chauhan scored a century in just 27 balls against Cyprus on Monday, creating a new record for the fastest century in men’s T20Is. Chauhan broke the record held by Namibia’s Jan-Nicole Lofty Eaton, who took 33 balls to complete his T20I century against Nepal in February 2024. Not only this, Chauhan has also come to the first number in the T20 (overall) list. They have left Chris Gayle behind. During his innings, Chauhan scored an unbeaten 144 runs in 41 balls with the help of 6 fours and 18 sixes. During this time, his strike rate was 351.
Fastest Century in T20 Internationals (Overall)
27 balls: Sahil Chauhan, Estonia v Cyprus, 2024
33 balls: Jane Nicole Eden, Nepal v Namibia, 2024
34 Ball: Kushal Mala, Nepal v Mongolia, 2023
35 balls: David Miller, South Africa v Bangladesh, 2017
35 balls: Rohit Sharma, India v Sri Lanka, 2017
Fastest T20I Century (Overall)
27 balls: Sahil Chauhan, Estonia v Cyprus, 2024
30 balls: Chris Gayle, RCB vs Pune Warriors, 2013
32 balls: Rishabh Pant, Delhi v Himachal, 2018
33 balls: W Lubbe, North West v Limpopo, 2018
33 balls: Jane Nicole Eden, Nepal v Namibia, 2024
Batting first, the host team scored 191/7 with the help of Taranjit Singh’s 17-ball 44. Chamal Sadun scored 28 runs for Cyprus while Pranay Ghiwala and Arslan Amjad took two wickets each for Estonia. Chasing the target, Estonia got off to the worst possible start and lost three wickets for just 40 runs. After this, Chauhan completed his half-century in just 14 balls before completing the century in 27 balls. He defeated Estonia by 6 wickets with seven overs to spare. Let us tell you that Chauhan became a golden duck in the match played earlier.
With this victory, Estonia has taken a 2-0 lead in the six-match series against Cyprus. Interestingly, in the first match of Monday’s double-header, Chauhan experienced a stark contrast in fortunes, dismissed for a golden duck.
However, his team still managed to chase down a target of 196 with three balls to spare and five wickets in hand. The series is set to continue with another double-header on Tuesday in Episkopi.
