South African opening batsman Richard Levi scored the fastest century of Twenty20 Internationals as South Africa defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets at Seddon Park, Hamilton. The three match T20 international series is 1-1 with one match remaining at Auckland on 22nd February, 2012 (Wednesday).
In the 2nd Twenty20 International New Zealand scored 173/4 in 20 overs. Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum scored 45 and 38 respectively. In reply right handed Richard Ernst Levi scored the fastest ever Twenty20 International hundred.
Levi broke Chris Gayle (West Indies) and Brendon McCullum’s (New Zealand) 50-ball record for the fastest T20 International century. Levi playing his second T20 international also hit 13 sixes which is also a world record in Twenty20 innings, the previous record of most sixes in innings was 10 by Chirs Gaye.
24 year old Levi 117 runs inning also equalled the highest ever score by a batsman in a T20 international, matching the mark set by Chris Gayle of the West Indies against South Africa in 2007.
Richard Levi was ignored at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Bangalore earlier this month.