Afridi Fastest Century in ODI Cricket Ever| Shahid Afridi fastest 37 ball 100 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Match

Shahid Afridi Fastest Century ODI Cricket

On 4th October 1996, One Day International (ODI) match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Gymkhana Club Ground in Nairobi announced the arrival of a big hitter of ball ever! Any Clue? Yes, you got it! He's Shahid Afridi, the man whom every bowler fears!

In that ODI cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Shahid Afridi hit the fastest ODI century ever in cricket. He hit that century in just 37 balls! Surprisingly, that was the first innings of Afridi in ODI cricket! And it was his second match! Because, in the first match he did not get to bat!

On that day of the match, Shahid Afridi went to bat one down after Saleem Elahi was dismissed for 23 runs! Once on crease, he began to smash the ball all over the park! The visitors enjoyed him to watch! Of course, every one enjoys to watch a hitter like him!

Afridi's batting on that day can be summarised as below:

Total Runs: 102

Balls Faced: 40

Time Spent on Crease: 50 minutes

Number of Sixes Hit: 11

Number of Fours Hit: 6

Strike Rate: 255.00

Shahid Afridi's spectacular innings which is still the fastest century enabled Pakistan to put up 371 runs on board at 7.42 runs per over. During the innings, Shahid hit huge sixes! Some into the stands and even some out of the stadium! That was fantastic! he won the Man of the Match award as well!

If you go and check the stats of fastest hundreds in ODI cricket then you will find name of Shahid Afridi thrice in the Top 10! He holds the record for first fastest century again Sri Lanka. Then he holds the record of 4th fastest century which he hit against India in just 45 balls. And he has got the 7th fastest century also which he hit against Bangladesh consuming 53 balls!

Let us watch the video of that fastest century by Afridi!