Mohammad Wasim’s record-breaking century against Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the ICC World Cup League-2.
In the ICC World Cup League-2, UAE skipper Mohammad Wasim made history by hitting a century off just 60 balls against Papua New Guinea. Wasim scored his first ODI century in 60 balls, hitting 4 fours and 11 sixes.
Record-breaking century by Mohammad Wasim
In the third ball of the 21st over, Wasim struck Norman Bhanuwa for a boundary to complete his century. He holds the record for the UAE’s fastest century, becoming the first player from that country to achieve a century in just 60 balls. Before him, Vritya Aravind got a century in 69 balls against Namibia in 2021.
Match details
The match will just be a contest of prestige because both the UAE and Papua New Guinea have completely missed out on opportunities to receive ODI status. Papua New Guinea will come in last place in League-2, while UAE will place sixth. These two countries will be eligible for ODIs if they defeat Canada and Jersey in the playoff qualifiers taking place this month in Namibia. They will lose ODI recognition for four years if this occurs.
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Current standings
UAE has 31 points from 34 games, 14 victories, and 17 defeats, placing them in sixth place. PNG is in last place with 11 points after 35 games, 5 victories, and 29 defeats. 35 games were played, and 38 points were directly awarded for 18 victories and 15 losses.
Whereas, Nepal is in 4th place with 18 wins and 15 losses, playing 35 matches. Nepal is playing its last match against UAE tomorrow at TU Ground. Nepal will finish in the top three if Nepal wins against UAE tomorrow.
Conclusion
After defeating UAE on Thursday, Nepal will be eligible to play in the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe in July. If they are defeated or if they have to share points for some reason, then Nepal will have to play the qualifiers. Click here to see the details of tomorrow’s match.
