Asian Games: Kushal Malla shatters Rohit Sharma's record, Netizens bow down to epic knock

Nepal faced Mongolia in an Asian Games 2023 fixture at Hangzhou on Wednesday, 27, 2023. Mongolia won the toss and elected to field first, Nepal displayed a solid innings and managed to score 314 runs at a loss of three wickets in 20 overs having a run rate of 15.70.

3 things you need to know 

• Kushal Malla scored 137 runs in 50 balls for Nepal
• Dipendra Singh Aire scored 52 runs from 10 balls
• Rohit Paudel scored 61 runs from 27 balls faced

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Kushal Malla breaks Rohit Sharma’s T20I record 

While fans of cricket all around the world are looking forward to the 2023 ICC World Cup, exciting games are enthralling spectators at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. After the men's cricket competition got underway on September 27th, Nepal's Kushal Malla quickly made history. During his debut game, Malla broke the record for the quickest century in T20 International (T20I) cricket, outpacing players such as David Miller and Rohit Sharma.

It was a brilliant performance from Kushal Malla at the crease. With the bat, he showed incredible skill when batting at number three. Malla made a century in just 34 balls, demonstrating his explosive start to the game. As the fastest T20I century ever recorded, this century sets a new record in the history of T20 cricket. Before, David Miller and Rohit Sharma shared the record for most centuries in Twenty20 International cricket, each scoring a century in 35 balls. Currently, nevertheless, Kushal Malla of Nepal is the proprietor of the record for the fastest T20I century.

After hitting the century mark, Kushal Malla didn't stop attacking the opposition bowlers; in the end, he managed to stay undefeated with a score of 137 runs off 50 balls. Malla had an amazing strike rate of 274 during his innings, hitting the ball for 12 sixes and 8 boundaries.

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Fans react to Kushal Malla's knock

Record Breakers 🤘@ICC #KushalMalla #DipendraSinghAiree pic.twitter.com/ROoxC1BgpQ

— Birat Kafle (@_Jindabaad) September 27, 2023

Kushal Malla has etched his name in history! 🌟

He blitzed a T20I century in just 34 balls at the Asian Games, breaking the records of Rohit Sharma and David Miller.

Incredible achievement! 🏏💥 #AsianGames #KushalMalla pic.twitter.com/0lRIHzTN2H

— Yogesh Kumar (@CMTNews24) September 27, 2023

Fifty up for Kushal Malla!
What an outstanding innings! He scores 53 in just 19 balls, including 3 fours and 5 sixes, with a phenomenal strike rate of 279. Keep shining, Kushal! 💥👏 #KushalMalla #NepalCricket #NEPvMON #AsianGames #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/w2yKKHDENQ

— ICC Asia Cricket (@ICCAsiaCricket) September 27, 2023

This is insane 🙀. They score 314 run in T20I.
Kushal Malla scored the fastest century in just 34 ball.
DS Airee scored fastest half century in just 9 ball.#NepalVsMongolia #AsianGames #AsianGames2023 pic.twitter.com/4Ct4fqV5ks

— Jeevan Gaire (@GaireJ7) September 27, 2023

34 ball hundred?
Is it on EA Sports?😆#kushal malla

— आर्यपुत्र!!! (@beingccr) September 27, 2023

Mongolia won the toss and chose to field in the match between them and Nepal. Nevertheless, Nepal's batters put up an outstanding display, scoring a staggering 314 runs in their allotted 20 overs while only losing 3 wickets. Nepal has now held the record for the greatest team score in T20 international cricket history due to this historic performance, which is the highest ever by a team in the history of the competition.