Kiran Navgire , the India and Maharashtra opener, has smashed the record for fastest hundred in women's T20s. She hit her record-breaking blitz in the Women's T20 Trophy on Friday, hammering a 34-ball century while finishing on a 35-ball 106. It helped Maharashtra crush Punjab with eight overs to spare in Nagpur .

Navgire broke Sophie Devine 's record for the previous fastest women's T20 century, in 36 balls. That came in Wellington's ten-wicket win over Otago in January 2021 where Devine scored 108 not out in 38 balls. An incredible strike-rate of 302.86 makes Navgire's performance the only women's T20 century to have a 300-plus strike-rate.

It was all one-way action from Navgire's bat. In the unbeaten 103-run second-wicket partnership, No. 3 Mukta Magre needed to contribute

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