Youngest Player to Score Century in Test Cricket: Top 10 Youngest Players Scoring a Century in Test Cricket
Youngest Player to Score Century in Test Cricket – Cricket is considered to be one of the most popular sports in the world, and test cricket is the most gracious form of cricket game. It is easy to guess who can be the leading run scorer when it comes to scoring the highest runs in test cricket matches, i.e., Sachin Tendulkar, but it is not at all easy to guess the youngest player who has scored the most runs in the test cricket match.
Mohammad Ashraful, from Bangladesh, when he was 17 years and 61 days old scored 114 runs against Sri Lanka in the year 2001. The match was played in Colombo.
Next to him is Mushtaq Mohammad, a Pakistani all-rounder, who scored 101 runs against India in Delhi at the age of 17 years and 78 days.
Youngest Player to Score Century in Test Cricket – Top 10 Youngest Players Scoring a Century in Test Cricket
In the third position, we have master blaster Sachin Tendulkar who has scored 119 (not out) against England in their home ground Manchester at the age of 17 years and 107 days.
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Below we have listed down the top 10 youngest players who have scored a century in the test cricket match: –
Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh)
Age when he scored 100 – 17 years 61 days
Runs – 114
Against – Sri Lanka
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
Age when he scored 100 – 17 yeas 78 days
Runs – 101
Against – India
youngest Indian cricketer to score century in test
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Age when he scored 100- 17 years 107 days
Runs- 119(not out)
Against – England
Youngest Player to Score Century in Test Cricket
H Masakadza (Zimbabwe)
Age when he scored 100 – 17 years 352 days
Runs- 119
Against- West Indies
Imran Nazir (Pakistan)
Age when he scored 100- 18 years 154 days
Runs- 131
Against- West Indies
Saleem Malik (Pakistan)
Age when he scored 100 – 18 years 323 days
Runs – 100 (not out)
Against – Sri Lanka
PP Shaw (India)
Age when he scored 100 – 18 years 329 days
Runs – 134
Against- West Indies
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Age when he scored 100 – 18 years 333 days
Runs – 141
Against – India
Youngest Player to Score Century in Test Cricket
Mohammad Ilyas (Pakistan)
Age when he scored 100 – 19 years 21 days
Runs – 126
Against – New Zealand
Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan)
Age when he scored 100 – 19 years 105 days
Runs – 109 (not out)
Against – New Zealand
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