Fastest women’s T20I centuries, full list: South Africa skipper smashes national record with career-best score
On Friday (December 5), South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt smashed the fastest women’s T20I century by a South African, achieving the feat against Ireland.
In the first match of the three-match series in Cape Town, South Africa delivered a commanding performance, led by Wolvaardt’s unbeaten century. Batting first, Wolvaardt reached her fifty in 24 balls before taking another 28 to bring up her three figures. She finished on a career-best 115 not out off 56 deliveries, hitting 15 fours and four sixes. Having also scored 102 against Sri Lanka in 2024, she joined an exclusive group of 10 Full Member batters with multiple women’s T20I hundreds.
Sune Luus provided strong support with a 51-ball 81 as South Africa posted 220-2 in 20 overs – their highest total in the format. The score surpassed their long-standing record of 205-1 against New Zealand in Potchefstroom in 2010.
Wolvaardt, the top run-scorer at this year’s Women’s ODI World Cup during South Africa’s runners-up finish, is in irresistible form. Her last five international innings now read: 90, 31, 169, 101 and 115*.
Also read: Latest ICC women’s ODI rankings: Wolvaardt crowned new No.1 batter, Rodrigues enters top 10 for first time
With her 52-ball effort, Wolvaardt now holds the record for the fastest century by a South African in women’s T20Is. She surpassed Lizelle Lee’s 59-ball hundred against Thailand at the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup. Overall, 12 players have scored faster women’s T20I hundreds than Wolvaardt, with the world record belonging to West Indies’ Deandra Dottin for her 38-ball century against South Africa in 2010.
Fastest hundreds in women’s T20Is, full list:
Balls Player For Against Year 38 Deandra Dottin West Indies South Africa 2010 44 Deepika Rasangika Bahrain Saudi Arabia 2022 46 Alyssa Healy Australia Sri Lanka 2019 47 Tammy Beaumont England South Africa 2018 47 Queentor Abel Kenya Lesotho 2023 49 Harmanpreet Kaur India New Zealand 2018 49 Fargana Hoque Bangladesh Maldives 2019 49 Lucia Taylor Argentina Chile 2023 50 Maria Castiñeiras Argentina Chile 2023 51 Meg Lanning Australia England 2019 51 Esha Oza UAE Qatar 2025 51 Smriti Mandhana India England 2025 52 Danni Wyatt-Hodge England India 2018 52 Esha Oza UAE Bahrain 2022 52 Laura Agatha Brazil Mexico 2024 52 Heather Siegers Netherlands Germany 2025 52 Laura Wolvaardt South Africa Ireland 2025
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