Here is all you need to know about Sahil Chauhan, the cricketer who scored the quickest T20I century along with more about his religion and biography
Less than four months after Jan-Nicol Loftie Eaton broke the record for the fastest T20I century in just 33 balls, Estonian batsman Sahil Chauhan struck a century in just 27 balls during a T20I match against Cyprus on Monday to create a new record.
It was also faster than Chris Gayle’s 30-ball avalanche from the 2013 IPL, making it the fastest century in T20 cricket.
Power-hitter Chauhan scored an undefeated 144 off just 41 balls, smashing an amazing 24 boundaries, including a record-breaking 18 sixes.
Despite losing their openers early in the innings, Estonia’s incredible strike rate of 351.21 allowed them to easily chase down Cyprus’ aim of 191/7.
Who is Estonian cricketer Sahil Chauhan who scored fastest T20 100, biography, age, religion, nationality and country
Sahil Chauhan is an Estonian cricket player who was born on February 19, 1992 to Indian origin parents. The 32-year-old is a right arm medium bowler and right handed batsman. He plays for the Estonian cricket national team. He is a Hindu by religion.
He has only played 4 T20Is and made his debut in September 2023 against Gibraltar. He is capable of hitting sixes over 100m with ease.
Sahil Chauhan ; Born, February 19, 1992 ; Age, 32 Years, 3 Months, 18 Days ; National Side, Estonia ; Batting Style, Right Handed ; Bowling, Right-arm medium
Estonia now has a 2-0 lead in the six-match series versus Cyprus as a result of this victory. Interestingly, Chauhan’s experience in the first game of the Monday doubleheader was very different from his outing for a golden duck.
Despite having five wickets in hand and three balls remaining, his team managed to attain the target of 196. There will be another doubleheader in the series on Tuesday at Episkopi.
Now that we know the fastest century hitter in T20 format, let us have a look at who are the top 10 fastest scorers in the league.
While Sahil tops the list, Jan Nicol-Loftie Eaton is second placed followed by Kushal Malla and DA Miller at third and fourth placed, respectively.
| Player | Balls | Match | Venue | Date |
| Sahil Chauhan | 27 | Estonia v Cyprus | Episkopi | 17/06/2024 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 33 | Namibia v Nepal | Kirtipur | 27/02/2024 |
| Kushal Malla | 34 | Nepal v Mongolia | Hangzhou | 27/09/2023 |
| DA Miller | 35 | South Africa v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 29/10/2017 |
| RG Sharma | 35 | India v Sri Lanka | Indore | 22/12/2017 |
| S Wickramasekara | 35 | Czech Republic v Turkey | Ilfov County | 30/08/2019 |
| S Periyalwar | 39 | Romania v Turkey | Ilfov County | 29/08/2019 |
| Zeeshan Kukikhel | 39 | Hungary v Austria | Lower Austria | 05/06/2022 |
| Johnson Charles | 39 | West Indies v South Africa | Centurion | 26/03/2023 |
| K Kadowaki-Fleming | 40 | Japan v South Korea | Sano | 15/10/2022 |