Sophie Devine slams fastest T20 century by a woman

Sophie Devine is a batting all-rounder, who plays for New Zealand. She has played over 110 international matches and has scored more than 5,000 runs in One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. She plays for Wellington Blaze in Super Smash T20.

New Zealand woman cricketer and batting all-rounder, Sophie Devine, has scripted a record for herself. She has struck the fastest century in the Twenty20 (T20) format by a woman cricketer.

During the Super Smash T20, she slammed a 36-ball century while playing for Wellington Blaze, against Otago Sparks, which the former won by ten wickets. She went past the previous record, held by Deandra Dottin of the Windies, who had done so in 38 deliveries, in 2010.

Following her feat, Sophie told Spark Sport, “Whenever you have a bit of an extended break away from the game, you get nervous about (whether) you can come back into it. So it was just (nice) to spend some time in the middle and get a few out of the screws. Sometimes I can get a little bit carried away ... and I get a bit over-eager and play some rash shots, so it was nice to stick to some decent cricket shots today and finish the job.”

During her innings, she also nearly hit a little girl on her cheek with one of her sixes. However, New Zealand’s Twitter handle showed that the girl avoided a severe injury, as the ball brushed her cheeks, while Sophie later checked on her and even posed for a photograph.

Sophie happens to be a renowned all-rounder for New Zealand, having players more than 100 international matches, in the limited-overs circuit and scoring over 5,000 runs. She made her debut in 2006, while she has also represented the Supernovas in the Indian Women’s T20 Challenge.