Fastest Century in PSL

Introduced in 2015, the Pakistan Super League is an elite Twenty20 cricket competition. Throughout the years, the tournament has grown tremendously in prominence and served as a stage for both aspiring and seasoned players to show off their ability to play. Because a cricketer has less time to accumulate runs during a T20 match, getting 100 runs is significantly more difficult. Additionally, participants that rack up quick centuries typically put out stronger individual efforts during games. 

Achieving a century in the Twenty-20 competition is never simple, however in the Pakistan Super League, we have witnessed some exceptional T20 batsmen attain this remarkable achievement. The fastest centuries have been vital in any format of the games. The surface of the pitch, batting control, and strike rate are important in reaching a quick century, among other things. Clubs that score quickly have a better winning rate, and individuals who reach this milestone are also more successful.

List of Fastest Centuries in PSL

Even though the PSL has only been running for a brief period, we have already witnessed some amazing batting exploits.  Usman Khan got the PSL's fastest century in just 36 balls during the 2023 season. So, let’s check out those players who made the fastest century in PSL:

1. Usman Khan

Usman Khan, a batter of Multan Sultans is standing at the top position for making the fastest century in PSL. He made this effort by hitting 120 runs off only 43 balls and contributed significantly to Multan's 262-run total for the game. Additionally, on Friday (March 10), he beat his fellow player Rilee Roussow's milestone for the quickest hundred in PSL history by striking a hundred in just 41 balls.

In the beginning, he did not get many opportunities in the cricketing world so he decided to move out of Pakistan and went to UAE in search of a job. Then, eventually, he got the chance to show off his talent in domestic T20 cricket. Usman Khan, who was born on May 10, 1995, performed his first T20 match on March 3, 2021, for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League. Usman received a contract from the Chattogram Challengers in November 2022 to make appearances for them in the Bangladesh Premier League for the years 2022–2023. He scored 103 runs from only 58 balls against the Khulna Tigers on January 9, 2023, registering his debut century in T20 cricket, helping his squad to their initial triumph of the competition by nine wickets. 

2. Rilee Rossouw

Rilee Rossouw, a South African left-handed batter, is standing at the number 2 position for making the fastest century in PSL. He achieved this feat in 41 balls only while playing against Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi in the 2023 season. Rilee Rossouw, a left-handed free-striker with quick hands initially gained prominence in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. Born on 9 October 1989, he made his T20 debut against Australia at Adelaide Oval, on Nov 05, 2014, where he struck a match winning 78 runs from just 50 balls. At the international level, he has participated in 29 matches where he has added 767 at a strike rate of 159.79 with his best 109 runs. Rossouw's global journey came to a halt on January 5, 2017, when he accepted a Kolpak agreement with Hampshire County Cricket Association, disqualifying him from participating in South Africa. His final international cricket performance before making a comeback was a 122 at the Newlands Cricket Ground as South Africa defeated Australia in a 5-0 rout, earning him Player of the Series honors.

3. Rilee Rossouw

Rilee Rossouw once again registered his name in the list of making the fastest century in PSL but this time, he is sitting a number 3 position after himself in the list. He made this feat in just 23 deliveries while playing against Quetta Gladiators in Multan during the 2020 season. Since, 2017, he has appeared in 74 PSL matches where he contributed 1867 runs at a strike rate of 146.54 with his highest score of 121 runs. He has also recorded 2 centuries and 4 fifties in his PSL career. In his PSL career, Rilee Rossouw scored two partnerships totaling over 100 runs. He was also a member of the Multan Sultans team that captured the PSL 6 championship in 2021. Rossouw struck a lightning-quick fifty in the decisive game in only 21 balls. His rapid fifty contributed to Multan Sultans' lopsided championship victory. Rossouw was the third-highest-scoring batsman in PSL 8 with 453 runs while playing 11 games for Multan Sultans.

4. Jason Roy

Jason Roy, a right-handed English batter, is standing at the number 4th position for making the fastest 100 in PSL. He struck this extraordinary inning of the quickest 100 in just 44 balls while playing against Peshawar Zalmi at Rawalpindi in the 2023 season of PSL. Peshawar and Quetta faced each other in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on 8 March 2023 where Peshawar won the toss and decided to bat first. Peshawar Zalmi’s openers, Babar Azam and Saim Ayub, gave a wonderful start to their team and added 162 runs as the first wicket partnership. Throughout this partnership, Babar Azam contributed 115 runs whereas Sain Ayub added 74 runs that helped their team to reach a huge total of 240 runs. In reply, Jason Roy and Martin Guptill came out to chase the target. They lost Guptill at 50 runs but then Jason Roy played a destructive inning of unbeaten 145 runs that helped them to achieve the target in just 18.2 overs. Thus, Quetta won the match by 8 wickets and Jason Roy was named Man of the Match. 

5. Harry Brook

Harry Brook, a right-handed English batter, is sitting in the 5th position for making the fastest century in Pakistan Super League. He made this destructive effort in 48 balls only while playing against Islamabad United in Lahore in 2022. On the field of Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Islamabad United,  and Lahore Qalanders faced each other for playing the 16th match of the PSL 2022. Lahore’s skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi chose to bat first after winning the toss, and they added 197 runs on the scoreboard. Throughout their entire innings, Harry Brook in the 5th position added unbeaten 102 runs in 49 balls that helped them to reach a total of 197 runs. In reply, Islamabad United did get a good start and their batters struggled a lot. Islamabad could not handle the pressure and lost their wickets at regular intervals and could make 131 runs. Thus, Lahore Qalandars won the match and Harry Crook was named Man of the Match for his match-winning performance.