Tim Seifert smashed a 40-ball hundred during the 2025 Caribbean Premier League clash, equalling Andre Russell’s feat.
St Lucia Kings were up against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons’ score of 204-4 at Gros Islet on Sunday (August 31). The Falcons were led by a fifty from opener Amir Jangoo (56 in 43), but it was Shakib Al Hasan’s 26-ball 61 down the order that provided impetus to the innings.
The Kings lost opener Johnson Charles in the third over, but Seifert kept the innings going: he smashed 24 in nine deliveries, and then went on to score his fifty in 18 just 18. Seifert hit Shakib for three fours and two sixes in the sixth over, also bringing up his half-century in the process.
The New Zealand wicketkeeper stitched together a 64-run stand with Ackeem Auguste, in which the latter only contributed with a 15-ball 19. Seifert got his hundred soon after, getting to the milestone in just 12.3 overs.
Tim Seifert equals Andre Russell with 40-ball ton
His 40-ball ton is the joint-fastest in CPL history, along with Russell, who had made a hundred in as many balls in 2018. Playing against the Trinbago Knight Riders, Jamaica Tallawahs’ Russell scored 121* in 49 balls after his team had been reduced to 41-5 in the run chase of 224.
On Sunday, Seifert, who finished on 125* off 53, too played a lone hand: No one else on his side crossed 25, but his efforts were enough to propel his team to second place in the points table.
Fastest CPL hundreds Player Balls Match Date Andre Russell 40 Tallawahs v Red Steel 10 August 2018 Tim Seifert 40 Kings v Falcons 31 August 2025 Shai Hope 41 Amazon v Royals 17 September 2023 Andre Russell 42 Tallawahs v Red Steel 05 August 2016 Nicholas Pooran 45 Amazon v Patriots 30 August 2020 Rahkeem Cornwall 45 Royals v Patriots 03 September 2023 Shimron Hetmyer 47 Amazon v Tallawahs 18 August 2018 Alex Hales 47 Tallawahs v Kings 17 September 2023 Chris Gayle 49 Tallawahs v Red Steel 04 July 2016 Marlon Samuels 50 Hawksbills v Amazon 07 August 2014 Sharmarh Brooks 50 Tallawahs v Amazon 28 September 2022 Colin Munro 50 Trinbago v Patriots 17 August 2025
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