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Mohammad Haris lit up Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday night with a record-breaking performance, surpassing Babar Azam and Ahmed Shehzad to become Pakistan’s second-fastest centurion in T20I history.
The wicketkeeper-batter powered an unbeaten 107 off just 46 balls in the final T20I against Bangladesh, an innings studded with eight boundaries and seven towering sixes at a strike rate of 232.60.
His fireworks not only sealed a 3-0 series sweep for Pakistan but also earned him the Player of the Match accolade.
Haris reached his maiden T20I hundred in just 45 deliveries, eclipsing Babar’s 49-ball effort against South Africa (2021) and Shehzad’s 58-ball ton against Bangladesh (2014).
Only Hasan Nawaz stands ahead of him, courtesy of a 44-ball century against New Zealand earlier this year.
Fastest T20I Centuries for Pakistan:
44 balls – Hasan Nawaz vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2025
45 balls – Mohammad Haris vs Bangladesh, Lahore, 2025
49 balls – Babar Azam vs South Africa, Centurion, 2021
58 balls – Ahmed Shehzad vs Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2014
58 balls – Babar Azam vs New Zealand, Lahore, 2023
Pakistan’s chase against Bangladesh began shakily with Sahibzada Farhan falling for 1 (4) to Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the first over.
But Mohammad Haris and Saim Ayub settled nerves quickly with an attacking 56-run stand in the powerplay.
The pair went on to add 92 runs for the second wicket, with Saim playing a fluent hand of 45 off 29 before falling to Tanzim Hasan with Pakistan at 100-2 in the 10th over.
Haris, unfazed by the loss, reached his half-century in the 11th over and continued to dictate terms. Hasan Nawaz added a brisk 26 off 13 before Mehidy struck again, but the chase was well in hand by then.
Captain Salman Ali Agha chipped in with 14* (11), but the night belonged to Haris, who stayed till the end to finish the job in style.
Pakistan romped home in just 17.1 overs, closing out the series with a clean sweep.
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