Kushal Malla, the batter who scored the fastest T20I century ever, who is it?
The paraphrase to, MALL, the para,.a visit, ed s paraa,uál, The 19-year-old hit the three-figure mark in just 34 deliveries, smashing the record for the fastest T20I hundred in history with 137 runs in just 50 deliveries.
At the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field on Wednesday, Nepal’s efforts and a record-breaking fifty from Dipendra Singh Airee allowed them to post an insurmountable total of 314-3.
Kushal Malla is a left-handed batter who also bowls left-hand spin bowling। To date, he has played for Nepal in 29 ODIs and 15 T20I matches, with one ODI hundred.
In 2019, he made his international debut against Zimbabwe in the Singapore T20 tri-series; he was dismissed for only two runs and conceded 28 runs from his three overs of bowling.
After scoring a fifty in his first ODI appearance in 2020, Kushal Malla came into the spotlight as a 15-year-old (15 years and 340 days)। In the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match against the United States of America in Kirtipur, he scored 50 runs off 51 deliveries to save Nepal from 47-4। He broke his fellow countryman Rohit Paudel’s record by scoring the crucial fifty.
Kushal is not only the youngest batter to score a fifty in ODIs, but also the third youngest player to reach the 50-run mark in the shortest format। At the age of 17 years and 50 days, he broke the record by scoring an unbeaten fifty in the finals of the Nepal Tri-Nation T20I series against the Netherlands.
He made an unbeaten 108 from only 64 deliveries to lead his team to a big win against Oman। He became the eighth youngest player to score so much in ODIs.
In 2023 Asia Cup, Kushal Malla only scored eight runs
The young talent was a member of Nepal’s roster that recently competed in the 2023 Asia Cup.Placed in Group A alongside formidable opponents India and Pakistan, the emerging Nepalese team unfortunately couldn’t secure a victory throughout the tournament.
Kushal Malla faced tough outings, managing only six runs against Pakistan and two runs against India in Nepal’s matches. However, his recent standout performances in the Asian Games are sure to boost his confidence, providing a solid foundation for him to further develop alongside a promising Nepalese squad.”