January 14, 2018 7:31 PM

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Syed Mushtaq Ali T20: Rishabh Pant blasts fastest century

Delhi wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant smashed the fastest T20 century by an Indian during a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match in New Delhi today. In the North Zone encounter against Himachal Pradesh, Pant hammered 100 off just 32 balls, which happened to be the second-fastest T20 hundred, only behind Chris Gayle, who reached the milestone off 30 deliveries against Pune Warriors in the 2013 Indian Premier League. Pant remained unbeaten on 116 off 38 balls. His breathtaking knock comprised 12 sixes and eight fours as Delhi raced to the 145-run target in 11.4 overs. Gautam Gambhir was left a mere spectator at the other end with 30 off 33 balls. Delhi beat Himachal Pradesh by 10 wickets. For Delhi, it was their third win in four matches with their last league match to be played against Services on Tuesday. The southpaw also surpassed Rohit Sharma, who hit a 35-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in T20 International at Indore last month. In 2016, Pant had smashed India's fastest first-class hundred off 48 balls. In another T20 match in the afternoon, Jammu and Kashmir stunned Punjab by 23 runs after posting a competitive 164 for three. Punjab could only manage 141 in response with Manan Vohra scoring 53.Delhi wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant smashed the fastest T20 century by an Indian during a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match in New Delhi today. In the North Zone encounter against Himachal Pradesh, Pant hammered 100 off just 32 balls, which happened to be the second-fastest T20 hundred, only behind Chris Gayle, who reached the milestone off 30 deliveries against Pune Warriors in the 2013 Indian Premier League. Pant remained unbeaten on 116 off 38 balls. His breathtaking knock comprised 12 sixes and eight fours as Delhi raced to the 145-run target in 11.4 overs. Gautam Gambhir was left a mere spectator at the other end with 30 off 33 balls. Delhi beat Himachal Pradesh by 10 wickets. For Delhi, it was their third win in four matches with their last league match to be played against Services on Tuesday. The southpaw also surpassed Rohit Sharma, who hit a 35-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in T20 International at Indore last month. In 2016, Pant had smashed India's fastest first-class hundred off 48 balls. In another T20 match in the afternoon, Jammu and Kashmir stunned Punjab by 23 runs after posting a competitive 164 for three. Punjab could only manage 141 in response with Manan Vohra scoring 53.

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