Watch: Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton Reaches T20I Hundred In 33 Balls – The Fastest Ever

Watch: Against Nepal at Kirtipur, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton of Namibia smashed the fastest T20I hundred, reaching the milestone in only 33 balls.

Namibia were reduced to 62-3 in 10.4 overs as JJ Sumit won the toss and was selected to play against Nepal in the Tri-Nation T20I series match played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground.

At this point, Jan Nicol Lofty-Eaton joined opener Malan Kruger and began a counter-attack. He needed just 18 pitches to reach 50 and 15 more to reach triple digits, finishing with a 36-ball 101 with four pitches left. – In other words, he was only in the crease for his 52 pitches.

With 33 balls, this is fastest 100 in T20I history. He hit four of his 11 innings and eight of his six.

Lofty-Eaton broke Kushal Mala’s record of 34 balls set by Dipendra Singh Ily who hit a nine-ball fifty in the same match. Mara and Airey bowled for Nepal and Namibia as Lofty Eaton set a world record.

The record for fastest 100 by an ICC full team was shared by Rohit Sharma and David Miller, both of whom took 35 balls. This record was surpassed by Sudesh Wickremasekara of the Czech Republic.

Lofty Eaton’s hundred follows Chris Gayle (30 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors India) and Rishabh Pant (32 balls against Delhi) Third fastest in all of Twenty20 cricket. Himachal) Pradesh). North West’s Wihan Lubbe also scored a 33-ball 100 against Limpopo.

Kroeger powered through the innings with an unbeaten 59 on 48 pitches, and Namibia ended the game with a score of 206-4. Nepal lost 186 (4-29) against Ruben Trumpelman.

Lofty-Eaton also took 2-29 in the win, including the wicket of Nepal captain and top scorer Rohit Paudel. He became the second Namibian (after Gerhard Erasmus) and 13th. All-round cricketer in Men’s T20I he scored 100 runs and got 2 of his wickets.