Tim David lit up Warner Park in St. Kitts with one of the most explosive T20I innings in recent memory. Batting with a borrowed bat from West Indies' Andre Russell, David hammered a record-breaking unbeaten 102 off just 37 balls, including 11 towering sixes and 6 boundaries, leading Australia to a dominant 6-wicket win over West Indies in the third T20I with 23 balls to spare. With this emphatic win, Australia completed a 3-0 series sweep.
A Century of RecordsDavid’s whirlwind knock set multiple records:
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Fastest T20I century by an Australian (37 balls), breaking Josh Inglis’s record of 43 balls.
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Fastest T20I fifty by an Australian (16 balls), surpassing Marcus Stoinis’s 17-ball half-century from the 2022 T20 World Cup.
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Most sixes (11) in an innings by an Australian in T20Is.
He narrowly missed out on a global milestone—had he reached the century three balls earlier, he would have broken Rohit Sharma’s world record of 35-ball century (vs Sri Lanka, 2017).
Match Recap: Hope’s Heroics OvershadowedWest Indies, batting first, posted a formidable 214/4, led by a captain's knock from Shai Hope, who scored an unbeaten 102 off 57 balls, laced with 6 sixes and 8 fours. He was well supported by Brandon King (62 off 36), as the duo stitched a 125-run stand.
However, Tim David had other plans. Chasing 215, Australia cruised to 218/4 in just 16.1 overs, with David leading the charge. Mitchell Owen also chipped in with a quickfire 36 off 16 balls*, sealing the game and the series.
Borrowed Power: The Andre Russell TwistWhat made the performance even more remarkable was the bat. David revealed post-match that the century was scored using Andre Russell’s bat, a unique twist that added drama to his blitzkrieg—crushing West Indies with a West Indian's weapon.
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