History made: 11 sixes! Tim David smashed the fastest T20I century for Australia. Cricket news
Tim David on Tuesday broke the fastest T20I hundred by an Australian, to reach the landmark in just 37 balls during a high-octane chase of 215 against the West Indies at St. Kitts. His banging knock conducted Australia for a major win and a 3–0 lead in the five-match series.Coming after the fall of the third wicket at the end of the powerplay, David had an immediate impact with a border with his first delivery. He then launched nine towering sixes in three overs space, tore in the West Indies Spin Trio of Goodkesh Moti, Akil Hosin and Roston Chess.David ran his fifty in just 16 balls – the previous Australian T20I record of 17 balls was jointly conducted by Circus Stoinis and Travis Head. He eventually arrived in his centenary in 37 delivery, taking the efforts of 43 balls against Scotland last year of Josh England, the fastest by Australian in men’s T20I.He held a match winner 128-ri stand together for the fourth wicket with Mitchell Owen, scoring 36 runs off 16 balls. Australia easily chased the target, wrapping the victory in just 16.1 overs.This was David’s first competitive outing since May 23, who had recovered from a hamstring injury, which sidelined him during the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s title-winning playoffs in the IPL.His innings consisted of 11 sixes – for the record of Aaron Finch of 14 in a T20I innings by only one Australian batsman.
“Of course not (when asked if he was batting high in batting order), there was just a great time in the middle, which wanted to make the most opportunity of every opportunity with the bat. Was really good to spend time at home, I had taken a swallow, I did not think too much, I would not score 100 for Australia,” David will not score 100, “David called Australia after winning 6th.
| Player | Take the balls | Stability | venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Miller (SA) | 35 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Potchefstroom |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 35 | India vs Sri Lanka | Indore |
| Tim David (AUS) | 37 | West Indies vs Australia | Saint kits |
| Abhishek Sharma (IND) | 37 | India vs England | Wankhede |
| Johnson Charles (Wi) | 39 | West Indies vs South Africa | Subedar |
| Sanju Samson (IND) | 40 | India vs Bangladesh | Hyderabad |
“The pitch was good and the boundaries were small, I supported myself to play my shots. You always use your experience playing here and it’s good for me. I have done a lot of work on my power-touching, but I want to make the maximum benefit of my range as a stroke-producer,” David, who was as a match player, said.
