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 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.