This Nepali batsman broke Captain Rohit Sharma's record of a century on 35 balls and created an outcry!
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Let us tell you that the Nepal cricket team has set a record in the ongoing Asian Games in China. Batting first against Mongolia on Wednesday, this team scored 314 runs losing three wickets in 20 overs. This is the biggest score in T20 and in the same match, Nepal's batsman Kushal Malla has also broken the world record of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma. Let us tell you that Kushal Malla has scored the fastest century in T20. He completed his century against Mongolia in a total of 34 balls. Rohit Sharma had completed a century in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Indore in the year 2017.
During this inning, Kushal Malla scored an unbeaten 137 runs in 50 balls with the help of 12 sixes and eight fours. In this inning, he scored runs at a strike rate of 274. Let us tell you that earlier the record of scoring the fastest century in T20 International was jointly held by captain Rohit Sharma and David Miller of South Africa. David Miller had scored a century in 35 balls against Bangladesh on 29 October in the year 2017 and Rohit Sharma had done the same thing two months later on 22 December.
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* Scored a century for the first time:
Let us tell you that this is Kushal Malla's first century in T20. Before this, he had played 15 T20 International matches but had not scored a single century, he had only one half-century to his name. This 19-year-old left-handed batsman bowled brilliantly against Mongolia and scored a lot of runs. The team had lost the wicket of Asip Sheikh on the fifth ball of the fifth over and then Kushal Malla entered the crease and the Mongolian bowlers were left watching the blow he created. After this, he did not stop and scored runs while batting with explosive style. His style continued till the end.
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* Kushal Malla got the support of Deependra:
Let us tell you that while Kushal Malla was continuously scoring runs at a fast pace, on the other hand, Deependra Singh also gradually came into his form. Nepal also lost the wicket of its main batsman Kushal Bhurtel on the second ball of the eighth over. He scored a total of 19 runs in 23 balls with the help of two fours. Captain Rohit Paudel was out on the first ball of the 19th over. He also played an inning of 61 runs in 21 balls with the help of two fours and six sixes. After that, Deependra created a storm as soon as he entered the field. He completed his half-century in nine balls which is also the fastest half-century in T20 International. Let us tell you that Deependra scored an unbeaten 52 runs on 10 balls and hit eight sixes in his innings.