French opening batter Gustav McKeon, at simply 18 years and 280 days, grew to become the youngest males’s participant to attain a T20 Worldwide century, smashing 5 fours and 9 sixes in a 61-ball 109 towards Switzerland within the T20 World Cup 2024 Europe Sub-Regional Qualifiers.
Within the third T20 World Cup 2024 Europe Sub-Regional Qualifier match, McKeon broke Hazratullah Zazai’s world document by greater than two years, with the Afghanistan opener’s unbeaten 162 from 62 balls towards Eire in 2019 scored at 20 years and 337 days, in response to ICC.
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McKeon’s innings backed up a high quality 76 from 54 balls towards the Czech Republic, and {the teenager} leads the match for runs, along with his tally of 185 coming at a strike charge of 161, and a mean of 92.50.
Regardless of the century, France couldn’t end misplaced in a last-ball thriller to their neighbours who chased down a goal of 158.
Swiss skipper Faheem Nazir led on the high of the order with a 46-ball 67, with Ali Nayyer’s late-over heroics making certain the last-gasp victory, the report mentioned.
Nayyer smashed 12 off the ultimate three balls, together with a 4 off the final ball to interrupt French hearts, that means that the pair sit degree on two factors in group stage motion. Norway lead Group 2 thanks to 2 resounding victories over Czech Republic and and Estonia, with the pair but to get off the mark.
In Group 1, Austria and Guernsey stay undefeated, with Luxembourg winless in two matches. Bulgaria and Slovenia are additionally but to style victory, however they play one another in Wednesday motion.
Guernsey are favourites to high their group, although the Channel Islanders had been pushed by Luxembourg in a 17-run win.
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Luxembourg’s Shiv Gill claimed ‘Participant of the Match’ honours with a 38-ball 47, however his effort fell in vein as seamer William Peatfield turned the match with three wickets.
The winner of the third Sub-Regional match will be a part of Denmark, Italy, Jersey and Germany within the Europe Qualifier subsequent 12 months, in addition to the European sides who fail to safe 2024 qualification by way of the 2022 match — Eire, the Netherlands and Scotland.
Listing of youngest males’s participant to attain a T20I century
Gustav McKeon – 18y 280d, France v Switzerland, Vantaa, 2022
Hazratullah Zazai – 20y 337d, Afghanistan v Eire, Dehradun, 2019
Sivakumar Periyalwar – 21y 161d, Romania v Turkey, Ilfov County, 2019
Orchide Tuyisenge, 21y 190d, Rwanda v Seychelles, Kigali, 2021
Dipendra Singh Airee, 22y 68d, Nepal v Malaysia, Kathmandu, 2022.
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