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A record-breaking century for the Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz. On June 13, the order batter smashed the fastest ever century for Afghanistan. He needed only 48 balls to touch the 100-run mark.
It was one of the fastest hundreds against India as well. According to the stats, the 48-ball century hit by Rahmanullah Gurbaz tonight in Dharmashala is the second fastest against India (India vs Afghanistan) after Shahid Afridi.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz creates a record against the mighty Team India tonight in ODIs
In 2005, former Pakistan skipper completed his hundred against team India only for 45 runs in Kanpur, which is so far considered as the fastest -ever ton registered against the Men in Blue in the One Day International format.
Gurbaz was dismissed shortly after reaching the milestone. Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled him out on the third delivery of the 16th over of the first innings of the match. Gurbaz is gone for 102 runs from 51 balls. His destructive knock was laced with eight 4s and as many 6s.
Fastest ODI hundreds vs India (by balls faced)
45 - Shahid Afridi (PAK), Kanpur, 2005
48 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG), Dharamsala, 2026
57 - James Faulkner (AUS), Bengaluru, 2013
57 - AB de Villiers (SA), Mumbai WS, 2015
57 - Michael Bracewell (NZ), Hyderabad, 2023
A few other records Rahmanullah Gurbaz broke
Before tonight's knock, it was Mohammad Shahzad who had the record for scoring the fastest hundred for the Afghanistan cricket team in the One Day International format against Scotland in 2010. He scored the hundred in 72 balls, and Gurbaz scored in 48 deliveries only.
Fastest ODI hundreds for Afghanistan (by balls faced)
48 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs IND, Dharamsala, 2026
72 - Mohammad Shahzad vs SCOT, Alloway, 2010
72 - Karim Sadiq vs NED, Sharjah, 2012
85 - Nawroz Mangal vs SCOT, Sharjah, 2013
85 - Mohammad Shahzad vs IRE, Belfast, 2019
According to Cricbuzz, Rahmanullah Gurbaz creates another record through the knock, the record for holding the best conversion rate, which has been registered at least seven hundreds in the ODIs. With a conversion rate of 56.25, Gurbaz's conversion rate is now 56.25.
Best conversion rate from 50s to 100s in ODIs
56.25 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (9 hundreds)
43.48 - Calum MacLeod (10 hundreds)
42.86 - Daryl Mitchell (9 hundreds)
41.82 - Quinton de Kock (23 hundreds)
41.22 - Virat Kohli (54 hundreds)
min. 7 hundreds
Gurbaz had a conversation with Gautam Gambhir
"I'm grateful for the performance. I think the approach was very simple and easy, just to play positive cricket. We knew it was a 25-over game, but I know my game as well. I just backed myself and played for the team. It was nice to contribute. It's always nice to do something for your country and make everyone proud. I trust my training and preparation," Gurbaz said at the innings break.
He also stated that he had a very good conversation with the Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir after the one-off Test match in New Chandigarh, which might have helped him to polish his game.
"I work hard, and this innings is the result of that hard work. I'm very grateful. Scoring a hundred against India in India is special, but as I mentioned, it's the reward for the effort I've put in. After the Test match, I had a very good conversation with Gautam Gambhir sir," he added.
