{"id":1568,"date":"2026-02-25T12:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1568"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:35:40","slug":"harry-brook-second-fastest-century","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/news\/harry-brook-second-fastest-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Brook Hits Second-Fastest Century vs Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The England cricket team scripted history at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/icc-t20-world-cup-2026-schedule\/\">ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026<\/a> by reaching the semifinals for a fifth consecutive edition, becoming the first team to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their dramatic two-wicket win over the Pakistan national cricket team in the Super Eight stage sealed qualification and underlined England\u2019s dominance in the shortest format over the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leading from the front, captain Harry Brook delivered one of the most memorable knocks in tournament history. Walking in at number three after Phil Salt\u2019s first-ball dismissal, Brook counter-attacked fearlessly, scoring 100 off just 51 balls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His innings included 10 boundaries and four sixes, anchoring a tense chase of 165 at Pallekele. The century not only guided England home but also broke new ground in T20 World Cup records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brook became the first captain ever to score a hundred in a T20 World Cup. Before this, 13 centuries had been recorded in the tournament\u2019s history, yet none came from a skipper. The previous highest score by a captain was Chris Gayle\u2019s 98 in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brook\u2019s ton now stands among the fastest in the competition, reaching the landmark in 50 balls, joint-second quickest overall and only behind Gayle\u2019s iconic 47-ball effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this knock, Brook joined an elite English club alongside Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan as all-format centurions. His performance also marked only the fourth century in a successful T20 World Cup chase, highlighting its match-winning significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England\u2019s consistency since 2016 has set them apart. While Pakistan and Sri Lanka previously managed four consecutive semifinal appearances, England have now moved ahead with five in a row, including their 2022 title triumph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Pakistan, Babar Azam struggled for fluency, adding to concerns around strike rates in high-pressure games. However, the night firmly belonged to Brook, whose fearless approach symbolized England\u2019s modern T20 identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1569,"template":"","tags":[817,818,816],"ppma_author":[493],"class_list":["post-1568","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-england-vs-pakistan","tag-harry-brook","tag-harry-brook-century"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1568"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}