Cricket fans love to watch significant boundaries and long Sixes. Every batter is trying to make the most scores on fewer balls. But a few players do this and create a new record for scoring the most runs in a few balls.
Let’s view who players made the Fastest Century in T20 World Cup and register their names in this list.
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Fastest Century in T20 World Cup History
Player | Runs | Balls | SR | Against |
Chris Gayle | 100* | 48 | 208.33 | v England |
Chris Gayle | 117 | 57 | 205.26 | v South Africa |
Brendon McCullum | 123 | 58 | 212.06 | v Bangladesh |
Rilee Rossouw | 109 | 56 | 194.64 | v Bangladesh |
Ahmed Shehzad | 111* | 62 | 179.03 | v Bangladesh |
Suresh Raina | 101 | 60 | 168.33 | v South Africa |
Mahela Jayawardene | 100 | 64 | 156.25 | v Zimbabwe |
Alex Hales | 116* | 64 | 181.25 | v Sri Lanka |
Tamim Iqbal | 103* | 63 | 163.49 | v Oman |
Jos Buttler | 101* | 67 | 150.74 | v Sri Lanka |
Charis Gayle
Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest century in World Cup history. He earned this award in the 2016 World Cup. He scored 100 runs only on 48 balls against Bangladesh. He had 11 six-five and five fours to complete his century with a fantastic strike rate 208.33. Before this, he had already made the fastest century in the 2007 World Cup.
Charis Gayle
Chris Gayle is the first player from West Indies who made a century in T20 World Cup history. The 2007 match at Wanderers Stadium was played between South Africa and West Indies. He scored 117 runs only on 57 balls, but his century was not helpful for his team & he lost the match.