Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton made buzz in the cricket world with a jaw-dropping performance in the series opener of the Nepal-Namibia-Netherlands T20 tri-series held in Kathmandu.
Loftie-Eaton smashed a record-breaking century, setting a new benchmark for the fastest T20I hundred, reaching the milestone off just 33 balls.
In the match, Loftie-Eaton scored 101 runs with a strike rate of 280.56 by smashing 8 sixes and 11 fours.
Loftie-Eaton breaks the record of Nepal’s Kushal Malla, who smashed a century in 34 balls.
Loftie-Eaton’s performance was incredible, considering the challenging pitch conditions at the TU International Square, where scoring had been hard in previous matches.
In the match, Namibia put up a huge total of 206 runs against Nepal. In response, Nepal lost early wickets but managed themselves to an extent and, lastly, fell short by 20 runs.
Loftie-Eaton’s record-breaking century and Namibia’s victory set the stage for an intense series ahead.