{"id":371141,"date":"2024-02-27T20:50:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=371141"},"modified":"2024-02-27T23:03:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T23:03:16","slug":"absolute-carnage-as-unknown-star-hits-record-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=371141","title":{"rendered":"'Absolute carnage' as unknown star hits record century"},"content":{"rendered":"

Namibian cricketer Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton has set a new world record for the fastest T20I<\/a> century, requiring just 33 balls to bring up a ton on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Loftie-Eaton's eventual 101 off 36 deliveries lifted Namibia to a 20-run victory over Nepal in the opening match of the tri-nation series at the TU International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Nepal.<\/p>\n

Namibia won the toss and elected to bat before Loftie-Eaton came in at No.5 with his team sitting at 3-62 in the 11th over.<\/p>\n

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He reached his 50 in just 18 balls having struck two sixes and a four in the first six deliveries.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old proceeded to \ufeffblast 11 fours and eight sixes before he was caught.<\/p>\n

His tally of 92 runs scored in boundaries was also the most by a batter in a T20I.<\/p>\n

During the stand, \ufeffLoftie-Eaton surpassed the previous record set by a member of his opposition, Kushal Malla, who scored a 34-ball century against Mongolia at the Men's Asian Games last September.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICC\/status\/1762500389998387352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

Malla scored 32 for Nepal as the nation failed to chase down Namibia's total of 4-206 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Loftie-Eaton took the player of the match honors having also taken two wickets to finish with bowling figures of 2-29 from his three overs.<\/p>\n

West Indies star Chris Gayle's 30-ball century for Royal Challengers Bangalore in a 2013 Indian Premier League match against Pune Warriors remains the overall record for the format, but wasn't an international.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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