The Knight Riders fans were absolutely devastated with New Zealand international opening batsman Martin Guptill’s performance, first for the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket (MLC) and then for the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
But he once proved the term “form is temporary, class is permanent” correct when the batter scored a brilliant Hundred in Trinbago Knight Riders’ third match in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2023 against the Barbados Royals.
On Wednesday, August 30th, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill scored a brilliant century vs Barbados Royals and joined an exclusive club by becoming the fourth batter in cricket history to achieve a century with a single four as part of centurian inning.
With a display of explosive batting, Guptill secured an unbeaten century, relying on a single four and an impressive tally of nine sixes to reach the three-figure milestone. Today this in this article, let’s take a look at 3 other players who have achieved the same feat in their career.
The first name in our list is Nicky van den Bergh. The batter in 2014, while playing for North West, the 34-year-old batter became the pioneer in achieving this record of scoring a century with just a single four. During a match against Namibia, Bergh scored an impressive 101 runs, relying on an astounding 12 sixes and a solitary four.
Chris Gayle, famously known as the ‘Universe Boss,’ showcased his prowess by amassing 104 runs with a remarkable combination of 11 sixes and a single four during his time with Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when they played against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018.
New Zealand’s right-handed batter, Will Young, who etched his name etched his name in the records by scoring 101 runs in a match for Central Districts against Canterbury in 2021. This impressive feat was accomplished through the mastery of 10 sixes and a lone four.
And now veteran New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill is latest to join the list as only the fourth batter to do. Guptill scored 100 runs from 58 balls and remained not out while playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR). His inning included 9 sixes and just a single boundary.
Thanks to his inning, Trinbago Knight Riders posted 194 runs on the board with the significant contributions from captain Kieron Pollard and Guptill’s opening partner Mark Deyal. With the ball, the TKR bowlers dismissed Barbados for just 61 runs and won the match by 133 runs. Watch the bits of his inning below.
Guptill – As smooth as they come 💯
— FanCode (@FanCode) August 31, 2023
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