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Sean Abbott joins the list of fastest centuries in T20 cricket, Fastest Centuries inT20 Blast and T20 cricket
Hitting fours and sixes is common in T20 cricket. New records are made and broken every day in this format. Only strong batsmen do the work of setting new records in 20 over cricket. However, if we tell you that in the T20 format, a bowler wreaking havoc with the bat has scored a century in just 34 balls, then perhaps you will find it difficult to believe. Kangaroo bowler Sean Abbott has shown this feat in the T20 Blast tournament being played on the soil of England.
Sean Abbott joins the list of fastest centuries in T20 cricket, Sean Abbott rocked the bat while playing for Surrey in the T20 Blast tournament. When Abbott came to the crease, the team was looking in trouble after losing four wickets on the score of 64. After this, the kangaroo bowler got such a color with the bat that everyone became a fan of his stormy innings. During this stormy inning played on the soil of England, Abbott scored four fours and 11 sixes. Sean Abbott brings up his century in just 34 balls. Abbott remained unbeaten in an explosive inning of 110 runs in 41 balls, due to which Surrey's team managed to score 223 runs losing 5 wickets on the scoreboard.
| Batter | Balls faced | Team | Versus | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Abbott | 34 | Surrey | Kent | 2023 |
| Andrew Symonds | 34 | Kent | Middlesex | 2004 |
| Martin Guptill | 35 | Worcestershire | Northants | 2018 |
| Scott Styris | 37 | Sussex | Gloucestershire | 2012 |
| Dan Christian | 37 | Nottinghamshire | Northants | 2018 |
Sean Abbott holds the record for the joint-fastest century in T20 cricket on English soil. Prior to Abbott, Symonds scored a century in 34 balls while playing for Middlesex in England in 2004. The Kangaroo bowler has now equaled Symonds' record.
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| Balls taken | Player | Team | Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chris Gayle | RCB | Pune Warriors | 2013 |
| 32 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi | Himachal Pradesh | 2018 |
| 33 | Wihan Lubbe | North West | Limpopo | 2018 |
| 34 | Andrew Symonds | Kent | Middlesex | 2004 |
| 34 | Sean Abbott | Surrey | Kent | 2023 |
| 35 | David Miller | South Africa | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| 35 | Rohit Sharma | India | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| 35 | Louis van der Westhuizen | Namibia | Kenya | 2011 |
| 35 | Sudesh Wickramasekara | Czech Republic | Turkey | 2019 |
| 35 | Martin Guptill | Worcestershire | Northamptonshire | 2018 |
Also Read: Most Centuries In International T20 Cricket By A Team
Who has scored the fastest century in T20 cricket▼
The record of scoring the fastest T20 century in cricket is in the name of Chris Gayle. Scored a century against Pune Warriors playing RCB in just 30 balls
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