HARARE: Sameer Minhas, the Pakistan Under-19 opener scored the fastest century in Under-19 cricket, surpassing the long-standing world record of the Indian player who held it till now.
The rising star of Pakistan made this historic move during the final of the One-Day Tri-Series in Harare against the Zimbabwean U-19 team, the hosts. Minhas finished the one-day match with his three figures of century in merely four dozen balls, which made it the fastest hundred ever recorded in youth one-day international cricket.
The prior record holder was India’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who had scored a century off 52 balls against England in July last year.
Meanwhile, Minhas did not let the final slow him down as he scored 114 runs from 51 balls which included 17 fours and five sixes. His intense batting knocked down the Zimbabwe bowlers and hence proved to be the winning factor in the match.
Pakistan Under-19 team, which only needed to score 159 runs, did it quite easily, losing just one wicket and thus, won the One-Day Tri-Series title without any difficulty.
The record-breaking performance of Sameer Minhas has not only indicated the increasing power of Pakistan in the youth category but also the upcoming star batters in international cricket.
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Pakistan U-19 beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets to win Tri-Nation Series
Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team clinched the Tri-Nation Series title, defeating Zimbabwe by nine wickets in Harare on Tuesday.
Batting first, Zimbabwe set a victory target of 159 runs all out in 44.4 overs.
Pakistan’s bowler Umar Zaib claimed four crucial wickets.
In response, Pakistan achieved the target for the loss of just one wicket in 16.2 overs.
Pakistani batsman Sameer Minhas remained the top scorer with 114 runs.
