Pakistan is one of the leading teams in the shortest format of the game which is currently ranking at number 4th position in the ICC T20 Team ranking. Pakistan also lifted the T20 World Cup in 2009. They achieved this feat all because of some outstanding innings of Pakistani players who also scored the fastest century or runs in the T20 international. So, let's check out those players who made the fastest 100 in T20 for Pakistan:
List of Fastest Century in T20I for Pakistan
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Player
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Runs
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Balls
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Against
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Venue
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Date
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Babar Azam
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122
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49
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South Africa
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Centurion
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14/04/2021
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Ahmed Shehzad
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111
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58
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Bangladesh
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Dhaka
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30/03/2014
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Babar Azam
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101*
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58
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New Zealand
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Lahore
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15/04/2023
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1. Babar Azam
Babar Azam, the skipper of the Pakistan team is standing at the top position for hitting the fastest 100 in T20I for Pakistan. He added this feat in just 49 balls while facing South Africa at Centurion in 2021. During Pakistan’s tour to South Africa, Babar Azam played an incredible innings of 122 runs while chasing the target of 204 runs that helped them to win the match by 9 wickets.
2. Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad holds 2nd place in the list for making the fastest 100 in T20I for Pakistan. He took 58 balls to strike the fastest century of his career while playing against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2014. It was the 27th match of the T20 World Cup 2014 when Ahmed Shehzad played a significant innings of unbeaten 111 runs in 62 balls that helped them to achieve victory against Bangladesh.
3. Babar Azam
Babar Azam is listed in 3rd place for contributing the quickest hundred for the second time in the T20 international. He added this incredible inning in 58 balls while performing against New Zealand at Lahore in 2023. New Zealand came to Pakistan for a T20 series where Pakistan got the chance to bat first. Babar Azam opened the game and added unbeaten 101 runs in 58 balls which helped them to win the match by 38 runs.