Asian Games 2023: Nepal Batters Claimed The Record Of Fastest Fifty And Century In T20Is

Nepal Batters Claimed The Record Of Fastest Fifty And Century In T20Is:

Nepal cricket team played their first match against Mongolia in the 2023 Asia Games and smashed world records in T20I cricket.

Nepal scored 314 runs in the first innings and as a result, the batters from Nepal changed the history while batting first in the game against Mongolia at the Asian Games 2023, winning the match by a huge margin of 237 runs.

FASTEST 50 IN T20I CRICKET:

The middle-order batsman of Nepal, Dipendra Singh smashed the world record of the fastest fifty in T20 international cricket. He broke the record of Indian batsman, Yuvraj Singh and is now the batsman with the fastest 50 in T20I cricket.

The players who have scored the fastest fifties in T20I cricket so far are as follows;

PLAYERS	BALLS TAKEN
DIPENDRA SINGH	9 BALLS
YUVRAJ SINGH	12 BALLS
MIRZA AHSAN	13 BALLS

Dipendra Singh smashed 52 not out of just 10 balls in the Asian Games 2023 against Mongolia, he also smashed eight huge sixes in his incredible knock at a strike rate of 520.

FASTEST 100 IN T20I CRICKET:

The top-order batsman of Nepal, Kushal Malla broke another world record in T20I cricket as he becomes the batsman who now holds the record for the fastest century in T20I cricket.

Malla broke the record of Indian opener, Rohit Sharma as he scored T20I century on just 34 balls, leaving behind Sharma who completed this feat on 35 balls.

The players who have scored the fastest centuries in T20I cricket so far are as follows;

PLAYERS	BALLS TAKEN
KUSHAL MALLA	34 BALLS
ROHIT SHARMA	35 BALLS
DAVID MILLER	35 BALLS

Kushal Malla scored 137 not out on just 50 deliveries in T20I cricket against Mongolia, as he smashed 12 sixes and eight fours in his mammoth innings at the Asian Games 2023.

Both of these world records of the fastest fifty and fastest century in T20I cricket now belongs to the Nepali players which were previously held by the Indian players.