Hasan Nawaz betters Babar Azam in just his third international innings
Young Pakistan batter Hasan Nawaz stole the limelight with his heroics in the third T20I against New Zealand. The young batter broke Babar Azam's record for the fastest century in T20I cricket for the Pakistan National Cricket Team.
Hasan Nawaz, who bagged two back-to-back ducks in the first two games of the series, made sure that he made a big impact in his third international game. The intent that Pakistan was lacking in the T20Is for the last few years was on display against New Zealand in the third T20I.
Chasing the target of 205 runs, Mohammad Haris and Hasan Nawaz took Pakistan off to a flying start with the bat. The duo added 75 runs for the opening wicket before the keeper-batter was back in the hut. But, after that, the show was stolen completely by the Nawaz.
Hasan Nawaz slammed New Zealand bowlers all over the park and made sure that he made a mockery of the chase. The right-hander played brilliant shots in his innings and raced away to his maiden century in international cricket in just his third innings.
Hasan Nawaz ended up playing an unbeaten innings of 105 runs off 45 balls
Hasan Nawaz ended up playing an unbeaten innings of 105 runs off 45 balls. His innings were laced with 10 fours and 7 sixes as he batted with a strike rate of over 233. His knock ensured that Pakistan chased the target with 9 wickets and 4 overs to spare.
Hasan Nawaz brought up his century in just 44 balls and broke Babar Azam's record for the fastest century for Pakistan in T20Is. Here's the list:
Fastest Century for Pakistan in T20Is
44 - Hasan Nawaz vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2025
49 - Babar Azam vs South Africa, Centurion, 2021
58 - Babar Azam vs New Zealand, Lahore, 2023
58 - Ahmed Shehzad vs Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2014
62 - Babar Azam vs England, Karachi, 2022
63 - Mohammed Rizwan vs South Africa, Lahore, 2021
Hasan Nawaz also became the 7th youngest player to score a century in T20Is.
Youngest player to score T20I century(full members)
20y 337d - Hazratullah Zazai
21y 279d - Yashasvi Jaiswal
22y 5d - Tilak Varma
22y 7d - Tilak Varma
22y 31d - Rahmanullah Gurbaz
22y 127d - Ahmed Shahzad
22y 212d - Hasan Nawaz
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