As we go crazy over AB de Villiers’ record-breaking 31-ball number of against West Indies at Gauteng, let us remember the other two One-Day international (ODI) Hundred obtained in less than 40 balls. A young Shahid Afridi had beefed his way to a 37-ball number of in only his second ODI at Nairobi; it had seemed an unbelievable task in those days, what with Sanath Jayasuriya having set the 48-ball standard just six several weeks previously.
Let us evaluate the three innings, ball by ball. How did the three men improvement throughout their innings?
Balls faced
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Shahid Afridi
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Corey Anderson
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AB de Villiers
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Score
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4s
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6s
|
SR
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Score
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4s
|
6s
|
SR
|
Score
|
4s
|
6s
|
SR
| |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
100.0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
400.0
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
300.0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
50.0
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
300.0
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
233.3
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
166.7
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
233.3
|
4
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
175.0
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
150.0
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
200.0
|
5
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
220.0
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
120.0
|
12
|
2
|
0
|
240.0
|
6
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
183.3
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
116.7
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
300.0
|
7
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
157.1
|
13
|
1
|
1
|
185.7
|
22
|
3
|
1
|
314.3
|
8
|
17
|
1
|
2
|
212.5
|
14
|
1
|
1
|
175.0
|
28
|
3
|
2
|
350.0
|
9
|
17
|
1
|
2
|
188.9
|
14
|
1
|
1
|
155.6
|
34
|
3
|
3
|
377.8
|
10
|
17
|
1
|
2
|
170.0
|
16
|
1
|
1
|
160.0
|
34
|
3
|
3
|
340.0
|
11
|
23
|
1
|
3
|
209.1
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
154.5
|
36
|
3
|
3
|
327.3
|
12
|
29
|
1
|
4
|
241.7
|
21
|
2
|
1
|
175.0
|
38
|
3
|
3
|
316.7
|
13
|
30
|
1
|
4
|
230.8
|
27
|
2
|
2
|
207.7
|
38
|
3
|
3
|
292.3
|
14
|
31
|
1
|
4
|
221.4
|
28
|
2
|
2
|
200.0
|
39
|
3
|
3
|
278.6
|
15
|
37
|
1
|
5
|
246.7
|
34
|
2
|
3
|
226.7
|
45
|
3
|
4
|
300.0
|
16
|
43
|
1
|
6
|
268.8
|
40
|
2
|
4
|
250.0
|
51
|
3
|
5
|
318.8
|
17
|
45
|
1
|
6
|
264.7
|
40
|
2
|
4
|
235.3
|
57
|
3
|
6
|
335.3
|
18
|
51
|
1
|
7
|
283.3
|
46
|
2
|
5
|
255.6
|
61
|
4
|
6
|
338.9
|
19
|
55
|
2
|
7
|
289.5
|
46
|
2
|
5
|
242.1
|
67
|
4
|
7
|
352.6
|
20
|
59
|
3
|
7
|
295.0
|
52
|
2
|
6
|
260.0
|
68
|
4
|
7
|
340.0
|
21
|
59
|
3
|
7
|
281.0
|
53
|
2
|
6
|
252.4
|
72
|
5
|
7
|
342.9
|
22
|
59
|
3
|
7
|
268.2
|
53
|
2
|
6
|
240.9
|
73
|
5
|
7
|
331.8
|
23
|
65
|
3
|
8
|
282.6
|
53
|
2
|
6
|
230.4
|
74
|
5
|
7
|
321.7
|
24
|
71
|
3
|
9
|
295.8
|
59
|
2
|
7
|
245.8
|
74
|
5
|
7
|
308.3
|
25
|
72
|
3
|
9
|
288.0
|
65
|
2
|
8
|
260.0
|
78
|
6
|
7
|
312.0
|
26
|
76
|
4
|
9
|
292.3
|
71
|
2
|
9
|
273.1
|
82
|
7
|
7
|
315.4
|
27
|
77
|
4
|
9
|
285.2
|
77
|
2
|
10
|
285.2
|
82
|
7
|
7
|
303.7
|
28
|
78
|
4
|
9
|
278.6
|
83
|
2
|
11
|
296.4
|
88
|
7
|
8
|
314.3
|
29
|
78
|
4
|
9
|
269.0
|
84
|
2
|
11
|
289.7
|
92
|
8
|
8
|
317.2
|
30
|
82
|
5
|
9
|
273.3
|
84
|
2
|
11
|
280.0
|
98
|
8
|
9
|
326.7
|
31
|
83
|
5
|
9
|
267.7
|
85
|
2
|
11
|
274.2
|
104
|
8
|
10
|
335.5
|
32
|
89
|
5
|
10
|
278.1
|
89
|
3
|
11
|
278.1
| ||||
33
|
89
|
5
|
10
|
269.7
|
93
|
4
|
11
|
281.8
| ||||
34
|
95
|
5
|
11
|
279.4
|
94
|
4
|
11
|
276.5
| ||||
35
|
95
|
5
|
11
|
271.4
|
95
|
4
|
11
|
271.4
| ||||
36
|
97
|
5
|
11
|
269.4
|
101
|
4
|
12
|
280.6
| ||||
37
|
101
|
6
|
11
|
273.0
| ||||||||
Afridi’s history was surpassed by Corey Anderson, who competed to a 36-ball on New Year’s Day of 2014 against Western Indies at the little floor of Queenstown (Jesse Ryder had also obtained a 46-ball number of that day). It seemed unavoidable, given the changes Twenty20 cricket has gotten in, that the history would not last — but nobody really predicted it to be defeated by a huge five deliveries
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