Watch: Sophie Devine Scores Fastest Century In History Of Women's T20 Cricket

Super Smash Competition: Sophie Devine has broken the 10-year-old record of West Indies' Deandra Dottin. Deendra made her first century in Women's T20 in 2010 and played just 38 balls for it.

Photo Courtesy: @ICC /Twitter

New Zealand star cricketer Sophie Devine has created history! Devine now holds the record for making the fastest century in the history of Women's T20 Cricket. In the Super Smash Competition of New Zealand, Sophie scored a century off just 36 balls. The New Zealand captain hit 9 sixes and 9 fours in her magnificent century innings and remained unbeaten after making 108 runs. In her innings, she played a total of 38 balls.

Sophie Devine's team Wellington chased down the target of 129 runs in 8.4 overs. The team scored at the rate of 15.59. This was Sophie's first match in any format since the Woman Big Bash League (WBBL) last November. Interestingly, she has come out of the 14-day quarantine on Sunday itself.

Sophie Devine has broken the 10-year-old record of West Indies' Deandra Dottin. Deendra made her first century in Women's T20 in 2010 and played just 38 balls for it. In 2018, Gras Harris of Australia scored a century off 42 balls for the Brisbane Heat.

During the innings, a shot from Sophie Devine hit a small fan sitting in the stadium. Later, Sophie went to the stands after the match. She spent some time with the girl and also clicked a photo with her.

🧢 📸 A hat and a snap.

All class from @sophdevine77 post-match. She went and sat with the fan who was hit during her innings. Reports say the kid is doing well 🏏#SuperSmashNZ #CricketNation pic.twitter.com/26SMPM5tU8 — WHITE FERNS (@WHITE_FERNS) January 14, 2021

West Indies' Chris Gayle holds the record for fastest T20 century in men's cricket. He scored a century off 30 balls in the Indian Premier League. After the match, Sophia said, "I was nervous in the morning. Whenever you stay away from the game for a long time you become nervous. For me it was just playing smart cricket. I thought that if I keep myself around the crease, then I can score. I also took advantage of the field."