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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The New Zealand women’s cricketer Sophie Devine holds the record for the fastest century in how many balls in T20?
A
31
B
32
C
36
D
30
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -White Ferns skipper, Sophie Devine, took just 36 balls in what is the fastest century in women’s T20 history. Devine, playing for the Wellington Blaze in the Super Smash, smashed nine fours and as many sixes as she finished with 108* off 38 balls.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dottin’s innings is the fastest WT20I century (off 38 deliveries), and is the WT20I century with the highest strike rate (248.88).

Detailed explanation-3: -South Africa’s David Miller holds the joint record for the fastest international Twenty20 century of all time-he took just 35 balls to reach the milestone in a match against the Bangladesh in Potchefstroom in 2017. He shares the record with Rohit Sharma from India and Sudesh Wickramasekara from the Czech Republic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Harmanpreet Kaur is the first Indian woman cricketer to hit a century in T20 International cricket by scoring 103 runs in 51 balls.

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