The 26-year-old Punjab batter has shattered the Indian record of Yusuf Pathan, who had hit a hundred off 40 balls while playing for Baroda in a clash against Maharashtra in 2010.
This is the third-fastest List A century by anyone in the world. Anmolpreet is third to only Australia's Jake Fraser-McGurk and South Africa's AB de Villiers. The Aussie rising star holds the world record for the fastest List A ton when he slammed a century off just 29 balls for South Australia in the Marsh Cup in October 2023.
The former Proteas batter de Villiers had hit a hundred off 31 balls, which is still the fastest in ODI cricket. His insane effort came in an ODI against West Indies in January 2015.
Fastest List A centuries:
1 - Jake Fraser-McGurk: 29 balls for South Australia vs Tasmania
2 - AB de Villiers: 31 balls for South Africa vs West Indies
3 - Anmolpreet Singh: 35 balls for Punjab vs Arunachal Pradesh
4 - Corey Anderson: 36 balls for New Zealand vs West Indies
5 - Graham Rose: 36 balls for Somerset vs Devon
Notably, Anmolpreet Singh has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He has featured in nine matches in the Indian cash-rich league but has not made a notable impact. In 9 matches he has scored 139 runs at an average of 15.44 with 36 being his highest.
Coming to the match, Punjab defeated Arunachal Pradesh with ease. Anmolpreet came out to bat at No.3 after the departure of skipper Abhishek Sharma in the second over of the run-chase. He made 115 from 45 balls to help his team chase down 165 in 12.5 overs. Anmolpreet went unbeaten on 115 while Prabhsimran Singh also made 35 from 25 balls.
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