The second league match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier was played between Nepal and the United Arab Emirates. In this match, one United Arab Emirates scored the fourth-fastest century in ODI cricket. United Arab Emirates middle-order batsman Asif Khan, while batting aggressively, scored a century in 42 balls and scored the fourth-fastest century in ODI cricket.
Asif Khan Scored The Fourth Fastest Century In ODI Cricket
When Asif comes to bat, the 38th over of the innings is being bowled. He attacked the bowlers of Nepal and scored 101 runs at a strike rate of 240.47, hitting 11 sixes and four fours. The unique thing about Asif Khan’s century innings was that he completed his half-century in 30 balls, but after that scored 51 runs in 11 balls and scored a century.
Asif’s Century Did Not Work
Asif Khan Associate has become the batsman to score the fastest century in the country. Based on Asif Khan’s innings, UAE scored a massive score of 310 runs for six wickets in 50 overs, but even after this, they had to face defeat from Nepal.
Nepal got the target of 261 runs in 44 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Nepal achieved by scoring 269 runs in 44 overs, and the United Arab Emirates lost the match by nine runs.
Let us tell you that the record for scoring the fastest century in ODI cricket is in the name of AB de Villiers. AB de Villiers played an inning of 147 runs in just 31 balls against the West Indies in 2015.
During this, AB de Villiers hit nine fours and 16 sixes. After AB de Villiers, only two such batters have scored a century within 42 balls. Corey Anderson has scored a century in 36 balls, while Shahid Afridi is the aggressive batsman of Pakistan. Afridi has scored a century in 37 balls.
