Namibia batter Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton broke the recorded for the quickest males’s T20I hundred in opposition to Nepal within the Nepal Tri-Nation T20I sequence on Tuesday.
The left-hander walked in throughout the eleventh over along with his group in a spot of trouble at 62 for 3. Loftie-Eeaton then waltzed by way of the Nepal bowling assault, plundering 11 fours and eight sixes en route his unbeaten 101 off 36 deliveries.
Loftie-Eaton reached the century in simply 33 deliveries, eclipsing the earlier document held by Nepal’s Kushal Malla throughout a match in opposition to Mongolia within the Asian Video games final 12 months. India captain Rohit Sharma has the joint-quickest T20I hundred in 35 balls together with David Miller.
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Nicol Loftie-Eaton reaching his century & breaking the world document for Quickest T20I century🏏 101(36) #RichelieuEagles #ixu #itstorga #triodata #Airlink #Radiowave #Freshfm #NOVA #EaglesPride pic.twitter.com/SxFnZe5du1
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Loftie-Eaton’s swashbuckling hundred powered Namibia to 206 for 4 in 20 overs. He was concerned in a 135-run stand for the fourth wicket earlier than falling within the remaining over of the innings. This was the southpaw’s first 50-plus rating in T20Is and simply his second fifty-plus in all T20Is.
Namibia secured a 20-run win over the hosts regardless of quickfire knocks from skipper Rohit Paudel and Dependra Airee. The 22-year-old Loftie-Eaton additionally picked up two wickets for 29 runs throughout three overs and was adjudged the Participant of the Match.
Loftie-Eaton made his T20I debut in 2021 in opposition to Uganda, that includes in 33 matches since whereas amassing over 200 runs and eight wickets.