The Hundred
Will Smeed hits The Hundred’s first century
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Will Smeed became the first player in The Hundred to score a century, hitting an unbroken 101 for Birmingham Phoenix versus Southern Brave at Edgbaston.
The 20-year-old's brilliant performance came off just 50 balls and included eight fours and six sixes.
The previous record in the men's Hundred was 92, set in 2021 by Smeed's teammate Liam Livingstone.
Smeed's contribution helped the Phoenix to post 176 runs off 100 balls, the highest total in this year's Hundred thus far.
With just two balls remaining, Smeed needed one run to hit the historic milestone in front of a lively and expectant Edgbaston.
Smeed's performance was backed up with the ball by another youngster as 22-year-old Henry Brookes took 5-25 - only the third ever five-wicket haul in The Hundred - to help bowl Southern Brave out for 123 and seal a crushing 53-run victory.