Tim David became Australia's fastest centurion in T20I cricket with a century in just 37 balls against the West Indies at Basseterre on July 25.
The century came at a winning cause when the visitors chased down 215 runs in the third T20I of the series and ended up clinching the series 3-0, with two matches still to be played.
David came in to bat at number 5, with 66/3 on the scorecard under 6 overs and played his natural game, taking on the bowlers to help Australia chase 215 in just 16.1 overs.
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He got to his century on the final ball of the chase with a four. In his unbeaten knock of 102 runs, he scored 11 maximums and 6 fours.
In the process of getting the century, he overtook the likes of Sanju Samson and Johnson Charles in the list of fastest T20I centuries for players from ICC full member nations.
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Who has scored the fastest T20I century among ICC full-member nations?
Sikandar Raza holds the record for scoring the fastest T20I century among the ICC's full-member nations, when he got a 133*(43) against Gambia in October 2024.
He broke Rohit's seven-year-old record (35 balls) in the game on that day.
Balls taken to score Century | Final Score | Opponent | Date | Venue |
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33 | 133* (43) | Gambia | Oct 23, 2024 | Nairobi |
List of batters to score fastest T20I century (ICC full members)
Name | Country | Balls taken to score Century | Final Score | Opponent | Date | Venue |
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Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | 33 | 133* (43) | Gambia | Oct 23, 2024 | Nairobi |
Rohit Sharma | India | 35 | 118 (43) | Sri Lanka | Dec 22, 2017 | Indore |
David Miller | South Africa | 35 | 101* (36) | Bangladesh | Oct 29, 2017 | Potchefstroom |
Tim David | Australia | 37 | 102*(37) | West Indies | July 25, 2025 | Basseterre |
Johnson Charles | West Indies | 39 | 118 (46) | South Africa | March 26, 2023 | Centurion |
Sanju Samson | India | 40 | 111 (47) | Bangladesh | Oct 12, 2024 | Hyderabad |