Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, the Namibia batter, scored a hundred off 33 deliveries against Nepal, to set a new record of the fastest T20I ton. He achieved the milestone in the first T20I of the Tri-Nation series against Nepal on Tuesday (February 27). He came onto bat when his team was 62/3 in the 11th over against the Rhinos but the flurry of boundaries that he produces during his knock provided them the momentum that helped the side surge past 200 and eventually finish on 206/4.
The left-handed batter scored 11 fours and eight fours during the course of his innings, scoring 101 off 36 deliveries. It is pertinent to note though that he had crossed the 100-run milestone with a four off the 33rd delivery that he faced. The previous record for the fastest T20I hundred belonged to Nepal's Kushal Malla who had brought up three figures in 34 balls, an innings that came against Mongolia last year.
Fastest Hundreds in Men's T20Is
| Batter | Country | Opponent | Year | Deliveries |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | Namibia | Nepal | 2024 | 33 |
| Kushal Malla | Nepal | Namibia | 2023 | 34 |
| David Miller | South Africa | Bangladesh | 2017 | 35 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | Sri Lanka | 2017 | 35 |
| Sudesh Wickramasekara | Czech Republic | Turkey | 2019 | 35 |
Namibia Beat Nepal By 20 Runs In Match 1 Of Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024
Riding on Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton's innings, Namibia went on to register a 20-run victory in this contest. Even though Rohit Paudel (42 from 24), Malla (32 from 21), Dipendra Singh Airee (48 from 32) and Sompal Kami (26 from 11) produced useful knocks, the hosts fell short of their target by 20 runs.
In addition to playing a record-shattering innings, Loftie-Eaton also managed to pick up two wickets with his spin, finishing with figures of 2/29 off his three overs, and was adjudged the Player Of The Match for his all-round performance. Ruben Trumpelmann was the pick of the bowlers for the winning team as he scalped 4 wickets for 29 runs in his spell. Netherlands is the other participating team in the tri-series and will play their first match against Nepal on Wednesday (February 28).