Meet Sahil Chauhan from Estonia who just scored the fastest T20I century in 27 balls

Have you ever heard about a cricketer called Sahil Chauhan or did you know that Estonia had a cricket team? If your answer is 'NO,' you are not alone. But Chauhan has etched his name in cricket history by scoring the fastest-ever century in a T20 international.?The 32-year-old, who was playing in only his fourth T20I, reached triple figures in just 27 deliveries against Cyprus on Monday.

Sahil Chauhan betters?Chris Gayle’s record

The previous fastest century in T20Is was scored by Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton against Nepal in 33 balls.

Chauhan's 27-ball 100 is also faster than Chris Gayle’s record for the quickest hundred in men’s T20s, which he scored in 30 balls in an Indian Premier League match against the Pune Warriors in 2013.

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Most sixes in an innings

Chauhan's knock on Monday included a barrage of fours and sixes. Chauhan’s 18 sixes are also a new men’s T20I record for a single innings in the format, going past Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai and New Zealand’s Finn Allen, who previously had the record with 16 maximums each.

His unbeaten 144 off just 41 balls also helped Estonia beat Cyprus.

Batting first, Cyprus set a target of 192 runs in 20 overs for Estonia, which, thanks to Chauhan’s record-setting batting, was chased down.

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From golden duck to fastest century?

What makes Chauhan’s record even more impressive is the fact that he was dismissed for a golden duck in the previous match.

“When it’s your day, it’s your day,” Estonia coach Richard Cox posted on Twitter.

“Love this man — huge talent, but the most humble, caring, listening, hard-working cricketer you could ever wish to work with.

“No one more deserving of this than Sahil Chauhan.”

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