Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Namibian Batter Who Smashed Fastest T20I Century
Feb 28, 2024, 12:44 IST
Trisha Pathak
On 27 February 2024, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton of Namibia created history by smashing the fastest century in a T20I match.
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 100 runs in 33 balls in a match against Nepal in Kirtipur.
The batter smashed eight sixes and 11 fours while striking at the rate of 280.55.
IPL 2023, M: 4, Wkts: 4
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Before that, Rohit Sharma held the record for the fastest hundred in a T20I, scored in 2017 against Sri Lanka in Indore as he hit a hundred in 35 balls.
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton was born on 15 March 2001 in Namibia's capital Windhoek. The 22-year-old southpaw's hundred comprised 92 runs in boundaries.