BLOEMFONTEIN: England’s middle-order batter Nat Sciver-Brunt on Sunday, etched her name in the history by smashing the fastest century in the history of women’s Tests.
The right-handed batter achieved the milestone during the opening day of the one-off Test against South Africa.
Sciver-Brunt amassed the triple figures off just 96 deliveries and became the first batter to score a century in less than hundred balls in women’s Tests.
As a result, the 32-year-old broke the record of Sri Lanka’s Chamani Seneviratna, who scored the then-fastest century from 106 balls against Pakistan in 1998.
India’s Shafali Verma is third on the list, courtesy of her 103-ball century against South Africa earlier this year.
Nat Sciver-Brunt went on to score 128 off 145 deliveries, studded with 18 boundaries.
"It was great fun out there," Nat Sciver-Brunt said.
"I am very happy with the day's work. I don't think about the numbers when I am out there, so I didn't realise how quick the century was - the scoreboard doesn't have balls faced.
"I got off to a quick start and getting to three figures in around two hours was really pleasing. I felt settled out there and was able to get into the flow and not be too disjointed around the breaks, which can happen often. It was great to feel switched on and present in the game.
"It's always nice to bat with no restrictions in Test cricket, and you are only batting against yourself. When you play white ball, you are always under pressure to score, so to bat without those pressures is really exciting. It's a great format of the game that I enjoy."
Besides her, opening batter Maia Bouchier also scored a century as the touring side piled up a mammoth total of 395/9.
