T20 format has always been considered a batsman’s game. In this format, batters score runs quickly and here the course of the match can change in just a few balls. When the batsman sends the ball across the boundary line, the fans are very happy. Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan batted so well against Cyprus that everyone was surprised to see it. He was successful in impressing everyone with his batting. A series of 6 T20I matches is being played between the Estonia team and the Cyprus team.
One name is most discussed in world cricket at this time and that is Sahil Chauhan. This cricketer has done such a feat that people are talking. There is also curiosity to know more about him. However, no one knew about him before this. Sahil has made a world record for the fastest century in T20 International cricket while playing for Estonia against Cyprus. Sahil Chauhan hit a total of 18 sixes during this period. With his unbeaten century, Sahil led the team to victory in just 13 overs.
Estonia batter Sahil Chauhan set the record for the fastest T20 century in 27 balls in the T20 International match against Cyprus. He presented a sample of explosive batting. He scored a total of 144 runs in 41 balls, including 6 fours and 18 sixes. The Cyprus bowlers could not stand before him. Sahil broke the record of John Nicol Lofty Eaton. Nicol Lofty Eaton had scored a century in 33 balls in T20I. His record lasted less than four months.
Sahil Chauhan is of Indian origin, in such a situation, the question in the mind of the fans will definitely be that what his relation with India is. Till now no major information has been revealed about him. It has also not been revealed whether his parents or family already live in Estonia.
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List of batters who scored the fastest century in T20I:
- Sahil Chauhan- 27 balls
- John Nicol Lofty Eaton- 33 balls
- Kushal Malla- 34 balls
- David Miller- 35 balls
- Rohit Sharma- 35 balls
- Sudesh Vikramshekhar- 35 balls
It was because of Sahil Chauhan that Estonia’s team was able to win the match. Apart from scoring the fastest century in T20I, he has also become the batter to hit the most sixes in an innings of a T20 International match. He has hit 18 sixes in his innings, which is the highest. He has reached the first position, leaving behind all the batsmen of the world. Before him, Hazratullah Zazai and Finn Allen had hit 16-16 sixes in an innings of a T20I match.
Most sixes in an innings of a T20I match:
- Sahil Chauhan- 18 sixes
- Hazratullah Zazai- 16 sixes
- Finn Allen- 16 sixes
- Zeeshan Kukikhel- 15 sixes
Two matches were played between Estonia and Cyprus on the first day, both of which were won by Estonia. Batting first in the second T20 match, Cyprus scored 191 runs for seven wickets. Estonia had a very bad start and both its openers were out within eight balls when the score was just nine runs. But then Chauhan came and destroyed the bowling attack of Cyprus and led his team to victory. Chauhan scored runs at a strike rate of 351.21. He showed his batting skills.