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Rilee Rossouw Smacks Fastest Century In LPL History As Jaffna Seal Fantastic Win Over Colombo

Aakash Saini

Rilee Rossouw in action for Jaffna Kings during LPL 2024 (SLC)Rilee Rossouw in action for Jaffna Kings during LPL 2024 (SLC)

Rilee Rossouw smeared 108 unbeaten from just 50 balls against Colombo Strikers to orchestrate a remarkable seven-wicket win for Jaffna Kings in match number 13 of the ongoing LPL 2024 season. 

The South African-based top-order batter bashed Matheesha Pathirana for a boundary in the 17th over of the Jaffna Kings run-chase to race to his seventh T20 century from just 44 deliveries.

Notably, the innings marked the fastest-ever ton in the history of the LPL, bettering Kusal Perera’s blistering 50-ball hundred from last week.


Rilee Rossouw smears fastest LPL ton

Chasing 189 against the Colombo Strikers, Jaffna Kings number 3 Rilee Rossouw arrived to the crease following the dismissal of opener Kusal Mendis at 9-1 in the third over. The South African batting juggernaut went on to notch up a match-defining 120-run partnership for the third wicket with half-centurion Avishka Fernando.

Rossouw himself smacked 12 boundaries and six sixes, and raced to a 44-ball hundred to register the fastest-ever century in the history of the LPL. The cricketer also steered his team to a seven-wicket win in the penultimate over through his unbeaten 108-run knock from 50 deliveries.

Earlier in the match, Colombo Strikers amassed 188-8 courtesy of a fluent 32-ball 58 from number three Glenn Phillips and a cautious 34 from opening batter Angelo Perera. 

Among the Jaffna Kings bowlers, Azmatullah Omarzai and Asitha Fernando picked up two wickets each in the high-scoring innings while Pramod Madushan and Tabraiz Shamsi also delivered timely breakthroughs in their respective spells.

Later in the run-chase, Avishka Fernando provided much assistance to Rilee Rossouw by pounding 58 runs from his end. Their collective match-winning efforts with the bat took Jaffna Kings to the top of the LPL 2024 points table.