Scoring hundreds has perhaps been the most tantalizing dream of a cricketer, and Sahil Chauhan who holds the record for the fastest century in T20, 2024, for Estonia, reaching his 100 in just 27 balls against Cyprus, lived up to this dream.
Many an artist-like players have dazzled in the past performing their century shots in Twenty20, among them are Urvil Patel (28 balls), Abhishek Sharma (28 balls), and Chris Gayle (30 balls). They are great at finishing target scores and putting on the whole magic of scoring a century off limited overs, a great skill.
Let’s learn about the top 10 players who have carved a name for themselves in the annals of cricket history through this article.
Fastest hundreds
| Player | Balls | Match | Venue | Year |
| Sahil Chauhan | 27 | Estonia v Cyprus | Episkopi | 2024 |
| Urvil Patel | 28 | Gujarat v Tripura | Indore | 2024 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 28 | Punjab v Meghalaya | Saurashtra | 2024 |
| CH Gayle | 30 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors | Bangalore | 2013 |
| RR Pant | 32 | Delhi v Himachal Pradesh | Delhi | 2018 |
| WJ Lubbe | 33 | North West v Limpopo | Paarl | 2018 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 33 | Namibia v Nepal | Namibia | 2024 |
| Sikandar Raza | 33 | Zimbabwe v Gambia | Nairobi (Ruaraka) | 2024 |
| A Symonds | 34 | Kent v Middlesex | Maidstone | 2004 |
| Sean Abbott | 34 | Surrey v Kent | The Oval | 2023 |
Fastest Century in T20: Top 10 Players
- Sahil Chauhan (27 balls):
Batting for Estonia, Sahil Chauhan turned a 27-ball century in June 2024 during a bilateral series against Cyprus, constituting the fastest century in T20 history. He surpassed the previous fastest century held by the Great Chris Gayle, whose century took 30 balls. Chauhan’s great innings consisted of 18 sixes and 6 fours, a display of magnificent batting that led his team to win.
- Urvil Patel (28 balls):
Urvil Patel is the second-highest scorer in a 28-ball century in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match for Gujarat against Tripura on 27 November 2024, at Emerald Heights International School Ground, Indore. He is an extremely aggressive batsman, mostly in the T20 format. He scored 113 runs, featuring just 7 boundaries and 12 maximums.
- Abhishek Sharma (28 balls):
The record was hiked up by Abhishek Sharma, an Indian batter, on 5 December 2024 at Niranjan Shah Stadium C, Rajkot. Fast century of 28 balls was to his credit while playing for Punjab against Meghalaya, which surely was an adorable outing.
- Chris Gayle (30 balls):
Chris Gayle is still one of the few names mentioned to have played an outstanding innings of T20 cricket for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors; a scintillating 30-ball century on 23rd April 2013, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bangalore. With 13 fours and 17 sixes (seventeen!), one cannot stop marvelling at number 175 runs unbeaten scored by Mr. Gayle.
- Rishabh Pant (32 balls):
Rishabh Pant delivered an outstanding performance by scoring an impressive 32-ball century in his T20 debut in 2018 for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh. He helped Delhi reach the target and engraved his name in one of the fastest centuries.
- WJ Lubbe (33 balls):
South African cricketer Wihan Lubbe scored his fastest century in T20 in just 33 balls for North West against Limpopo on 15 September 2018. His marvelous and outrageous approach helped the North West chase down the big run target effortlessly. He scored 102 runs for his team.
- Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (33 balls):
Namibian cricketer Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton is known for his aggressive batting and has engraved his name in the list of the fastest century in 33 balls for Namibia against Nepal on 27th February 2024 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. The batter achieved a century on the 33rd ball by hitting a boundary, finishing with a total of 101 runs off just 36 balls, which included 11 fours and eight sixes.
- Sikandar Raza (33 balls):
Pakistan Zimbabwian Cricketer Sikandar Raza delivered a magnificent performance in T20 by securing a place in the fastest century in 33 balls for Zimbabwe against Gambia on 23 October 2024 at Ruaraka Sports Club Ground in Nairobi. Sikandar, who has outstanding batting ability, scored 133 runs not out.
- Andrew Symonds (34 balls):
Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds scored a century in 34 balls for Kent against Middlesex on 2 July 2004 at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent. He played all three formats of cricket as an all-rounder. He scored 112 runs and his only century in just 37 minutes.
- Sean Abbott (34 balls):
On May 26, 2023, Australian cricketer Sean Abbott earned a spot among the top 10 centurions. He made a century in 34 balls at the Kia Oval ground in London. Sean is the fourth-fastest in T20 history in front of the spectators. He produced an unbeaten 110 from 41 balls with four fours and 11 sixes.
