Anmolpreet breaks Yusuf Pathan's fastest List-A 100 record by an Indian

The Punjab batter's blistering 115 off 45 balls led Punjab to a dominant nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh

Anmolpreet Singh
Anmolpreet Singh (PIC: X)
Aditya Kaushik New Delhi
3 min read Last Updated : Dec 21 2024 | 5:24 PM IST
Anmolpreet Singh made history on Saturday by smashing the quickest List-A century by an Indian, taking just 35 balls to reach the milestone, while simultaneously guiding Punjab to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Arunachal Pradesh in their Group C Vijay Hazare match.
 
The right-handed batter broke the previous record of former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who had scored a century off 40 balls for Baroda against Maharashtra in the 2009–10 season. Anmolpreet's 35-ball century is now the third-fastest in List-A history, behind Australian Jake Fraser-McGurk (29 balls) and South Africa’s AB de Villiers (31 balls).
 
Fastest List-A 100 by Indian batters
 
Balls Player Teams involved Venue Year
35 Anmolpreet Singh (115*) Punjab v Arunachal Pradesh Ahmedabad 2024-25
40 YK Pathan (108*) Baroda v Maharashtra Ahmedabad 2009-10
41 Urvil Patel (100) Gujarat v Arunachal Pradesh Chandigarh 2023
42 Abhishek Sharma (104) Punjab v Madhya Pradesh Indore 2020-21
 
Fastest List-A centuries (overall)
 
Balls Player Teams involved Venue Year
29 Jake Fraser-McGurk (125) South Australia v Tasmania Adelaide 2023-24
31 AB de Villiers (149) South Africa v West Indies Johannesburg 2014-15
35 Anmolpreet Singh (115*) Punjab v Arunachal Pradesh Ahmedabad 2024-25
36 CJ Anderson (131*) New Zealand v West Indies Queenstown 2014
36 GD Rose (110) Somerset v Devon Torquay 1990
37 Shahid Afridi (102) Pakistan v Sri Lanka Nairobi 1996
38 R Powell (106) Jamaica v Leeward Islands St Kitts 2019-20
39 DS Weerakkody (101*) SSC v BRC Colombo 2019-20
40 YK Pathan (108*) Baroda v Maharashtra Ahmedabad 2009-10
40 Glenn Maxwell (106) Australia v Netherlands Delhi 2023-24
41 Urvil Patel (100) Gujarat v Arunachal Pradesh Chandigarh 2023
42 Abhishek Sharma (104) Punjab v Madhya Pradesh Indore 2020-21
43 RR Watson (103*) Scotland v Somerset Edinburgh 2003
44 MA Ealham (112) Kent v Derbyshire Maidstone 1995
44 MV Boucher (147*) South Africa v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 2006
 
 
Match summary
 
Arunachal Pradesh posted a modest total of 164 all out in 48.4 overs while batting first, with Tech Neri (42) and Hardik Varma (38) being the top scorers. Punjab's bowlers Ashwani Kumar (3/37) and Mayank Markande (3/31) restricted Arunachal to a low total.
 
In response, Punjab chased down the target effortlessly in just 12.5 overs. After the early dismissal of captain Abhishek Sharma for 10, Anmolpreet's explosive century, which included 12 fours and 9 sixes, put Punjab firmly in control. His knock, which came off just 45 balls, set a new record for the fastest List-A hundred by an Indian. Along with Prabhsimran Singh, who remained unbeaten on 35, Anmolpreet guided Punjab to victory, reaching 167/1 and sealing the win by nine wickets.
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First Published: Dec 21 2024 | 5:22 PM IST

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