Indian batsman Kiran Navgire has registered his name in the pages of history. Karin has now become the batsman to score the fastest century in the history of women’s T20 cricket. Kiran achieved this feat in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy match played between Maharashtra and Punjab. In this match held at VCA Stadium (Civil Lines) in Nagpur on 17 October (Friday), Kiran, who came to open for the Maharashtra team, scored a century in just 34 balls.
overall Kiran Navgire Scored unbeaten 106 runs on 35 balls, which included 14 fours and 7 sixes. She broke the three-year-old record of New Zealand captain Sophie Devine, who scored a century in 36 balls for Wellington against Otago in January 2021. Thanks to the explosive innings of right-handed batsman Kiran, Maharashtra achieved the target of 111 runs at the loss of one wicket in just 8 overs.
Kiran Navgire’s strike rate in the century innings was 302.86. Kiran is the first such women’s cricketWho has a strike rate of 300+ during his century in T20 cricket. Karin made an unbeaten partnership of 103 runs with Mukta Magre for the second wicket. During this period Magre scored only 6 runs. Maharashtra scored 113/1 in the run chase. This is the lowest team score in the history of women’s T20 cricket in which a player scored a century. Earlier this record was in the name of South Africa’s Aneri Dirksen, who had scored 106 runs alone in the score of 123.
Scored 162 runs against Arunachal
Kiran is a resident of Mere village in Solapur district of Maharashtra, which is about 200 kilometers from Pune. 31-year-old Kiran came into limelight in May 2022, when she hit 35 sixes for Nagaland in the Women’s T20 Trophy. During this, he had scored 162 runs on 76 balls in the match against Arunachal Pradesh.
Due to this brilliant performance, he made his T20 International debut against England in Chester-le-Street in the same year. However, she is out of Team India after the Women’s Asia Cup 2022. Kiran has played 6 T20 International matches for India. Kiran is a part of the UP Warriors team in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). So far he has scored 419 runs in 24 innings in WPL.
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