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Opener Kiran Navgir broke the record for the fastest century in women’s T20 history with a 34-ball hundred in a home match in India.
Navgire finished unbeaten with 106 off 35 balls as her Maharashtra side registered a nine-wicket win over Punjab in the Senior Women’s T20 India Cup.
The 31-year-old former India batsman shaved two balls off the previous record held by New Zealander Sophie Devine with a 36-ball ton for Wellington Belize in January 2021.
Navgire’s innings at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground included seven sixes and 14 fours as Maharashtra chased down their target of 111 in just eight overs.
She had a strike rate of 302.86, becoming the only woman to score a century with a strike rate of over 300.
West Indies batsman Deandra Dottin holds the record for the fastest century in women’s T20 internationals with a 38-ball hundred against South Africa in 2010.
Navgire played her last T20s match for India in October 2022.
She scored 17 runs in four innings for India at an average of 5.66, with the highest score of 10 not out.
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