South Australian batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk achieved a historic feat by surpassing the record for the fastest century in List-A cricket, previously held by South African cricket legend AB de Villiers. Jake made the record in his side’s Marsh One Day Cup match against Tasmania, smashing a 29-ball hundred to overtake De Villiers’ 31-ball century against the West Indies in 2015.
It is worth noting that List-A cricket includes both domestic and international matches with a format ranging from forty to sixty overs.
De Villiers still holds the record for the fastest century in a one-day international match, but in 30-50 over white-ball cricket, which consists of matches at both international and domestic levels, Jake now holds the record.
After Tasmania posted 435/9 in their 50 overs with skipper Jordan Silk (116 in 85 balls, with 12 fours and two sixes), Caleb Jewell (90 in 52 balls, with 14 fours and two sixes) and Macalister Wright (51 in 31 balls, with eight fours and a six) making notable contributions, Jake opened the innings for his side.
Watch: Ton in 29 balls, Australian youngster overtakes ABD for big performance
A century in 60 seconds!
Jake Fraser-McGurk needed all 29 balls to reach his hundred today #MarshCup pic.twitter.com/tzpFtpr0ww
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Jake went berserk from the first ball itself and propelled his side to the 50-run mark in 3.2 overs and the 100-run mark in just seven overs.
The batsman reached fifty in just 18 balls, with five fours and five sixes, the fastest by an Australian batsman in all 50-over cricket. Jake reached his century in just 29 balls, with six fours and twelve sixes.
Jake was dismissed for 125 in just 38 balls, with 10 fours and 13 sixes. His runs had a strike rate of 328.94. When he was dismissed, South Australia were 172/1 in just 11.4 overs. Half-centuries did come from Nathan McSweeney (62 in 63 balls with two fours and two sixes), Daniel Drew (52 in 51 balls, with three fours and a six) and Henry Hunt (51 in 47 balls with eight fours), but South -Australia were bowled out for 398 runs in 46.4 overs and lost by 37 runs.
In fact, the fastest T20I century is by Nepal’s Kushal Malla, in 34 balls against Mongolia in the recently concluded Asian Games, which is slower than Jake’s. That’s why Jake also holds the record for the fastest century in all white-ball cricket, be it 30-50 over matches or T20 cricket.
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