Fakhar Zaman slams fastest World Cup century for Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman hits a six during the World Cup match in Bengaluru, India, on Saturday. Reuters
The 33-year-old left-hander hit a boundary followed by a six off spinner Mitchell Santner to complete his 11th hundred in his 81st One-Day International.
Zaman clubbed nine sixes and six boundaries in his 63-ball hundred as Pakistan chased victory as well as boosting their net run-rate to keep alive their hopes of making the semi-finals.
Zaman was undefeated on 106 while skipper Babar Azam was 47 not out as Pakistan reached 160-1 in the 22nd over when rain halted play.
Before this match, Pakistan had three wins and four losses in seven games.
Fakhar Zaman surpassed the previous record held by Imran Nazir, who had achieved a century in 95 balls against Zimbabwe in the 2007 Kingston World Cup, marking it as the fastest by a Pakistani batter in World Cup history.
Additionally, Fakhar surpassed Nazir's record for the most sixes in a World Cup innings by a Pakistani player, as Nazir had hit eight sixes during his 160-run innings off 121 balls against Zimbabwe.Fakhar Zaman's 63-ball century ranks joint-ninth on the list of fastest World Cup centuries, with India's skipper Rohit Sharma also having scored a century in 63 balls against Afghanistan during this edition of the World Cup.
The fastest century in World Cup history belongs to Glenn Maxwell, who scored a century in just 40 balls against the Netherlands
Indo-Asian News Service
