World record knock sees fastest-ever Men’s T20I century hit off just 27 balls

The record for the fastest-ever Men’s T20I century was broken on Monday when Sahil Chauhan of Estonia produced an outrageous knock against Cyprus.

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The 32-year-old Chauhan hit 144* off just 41 deliveries to see his Estonia side chase down Cyrpus’ 191/7 in blistering fashion.

The Estonia number four hit 24 boundaries in his innings, including 18 maximums, scoring at a strike-rate of 351.21 as he decimated the Cyprus bowling attack.

And he brought up his century off just 27 balls, bettering the previous record, set by Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton in February of this year, by a full six deliveries.

Chauhan’s 18 sixes is also a new Men’s T20I record for a single innings in the format. Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai and New Zealand’s Finn Allen had previously tied the record with 16 apiece.

Estonia now lead the six-match series in Cyrpus 2-0, having chased down a target of 196 in the opening match of Monday’s double-header with three balls and five wickets remaining.

However, on that against Chauhan could not have had a more contrasting impact with the bat, dismissed for a golden duck.

The series continues with another double-header on Tuesday 18 June in Episkopi.

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