Davina Perrin holds the fastest century in The Hundred Women’s history. The Northern Superchargers opener reached 100 in just 42 balls during the 2025 Eliminator against the London Spirit. She finished on 101 off 43 balls.
The Hundred is a 100-ball franchise competition run in England each summer. Its short format makes big individual scores genuinely hard to produce. Centuries are rare.
As of March, 2026, only two players have ever reached three figures in the Women’s competition. Only two players are listed here because only two centuries have been scored in the tournament’s history.
Centuries in The Hundred Women’s History
Both centuries in the Women’s Hundred are listed below, ranked by balls taken to reach 100, fastest first.
| Player | Runs | Balls to Century | Full Innings Balls | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davina Perrin | 101 | 42 | 43 | Northern Superchargers |
| Tammy Beaumont | 118 | 52 | 61 | Welsh Fire |
Sources: ESPNcricinfo Tammy Beaumont Profile | The Hundred Official
Perrin broke Beaumont’s 52-ball century record by 10 balls. Both innings won the match on the day.
The sections below cover each century in full detail.
1. Davina Perrin – 101 (43 Balls, Century in 42)
| Runs | 101 |
|---|---|
| Balls (Full Innings) | 43 |
| Balls to Century | 42 |
| Strike Rate | 234.88 |
| Team | Northern Superchargers |
| Opponent | London Spirit |
| Venue | The Kia Oval, London |
| Date | August 30, 2025 |
Sources: ESPNcricinfo Eliminator Scorecard | Sky Sports Match Report
Northern Superchargers met London Spirit in the 2025 Eliminator at The Kia Oval. A final spot was at stake.
Perrin opened the batting and went after the London Spirit bowlers from the very first ball, reaching 50 off just 25 balls before completing her century in 42 balls with 15 fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 234.88.
She finished on 101 off 43 balls after a runout. Superchargers posted 214 for 5, the highest total in Women’s Hundred history, and sealed the win by 42 runs.
2. Tammy Beaumont – 118 (61 Balls, Century in 52)
| Runs | 118 |
|---|---|
| Balls (Full Innings) | 61 |
| Balls to Century | 52 |
| Strike Rate | 193.44 |
| Team | Welsh Fire |
| Opponent | Trent Rockets |
| Venue | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Date | August 14, 2023 |
Sources: ESPNcricinfo Match Report | Sky Sports – Beaumont Century Report
Welsh Fire took on Trent Rockets at Sophia Gardens in a group-stage match with playoff implications.
Beaumont won the toss and chose to bat. She reached 50 off 25 balls, brought up the first century ever scored by a woman in The Hundred in 52 balls, and finished on 118 off 61 with 20 fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 193.44.
Welsh Fire posted 181 for 3 and won by 41 runs. Perrin broke Beaumont’s 52-ball record two years later in 2025.
Why Centuries Are Rare in The Hundred Women’s Format
Centuries are rare in The Hundred because the format gives batters just 100 balls to work with. A slow start kills any chance of reaching three figures.
Here is what makes it so difficult:
- Only 100 balls per innings – a batter needs to score at a strike rate well above 150 from ball one to have any realistic chance
- Tight powerplay window – fielding restrictions apply only in the first 25 balls, so batters must cash in early or lose the advantage
- No recovery time – one slow phase of 10 to 15 balls ends any hope of a century before it begins
Across five Women’s Hundred seasons, only two centuries have been scored. That number alone shows how extreme the challenge is.
Fastest Century in Women’s ODI (Top 10)
Women’s ODI cricket has produced some rapid centuries over the decades. The ten fastest, ranked by balls faced, are listed below.
| Player | Balls | Team | Opponent | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Lanning | 45 | Australia Women | New Zealand Women | Sydney | 2012/13 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 50 | India Women | Australia Women | Delhi | 2025/26 |
| Karen Rolton | 57 | Australia Women | South Africa Women | Lincoln | 2000/01 |
| Beth Mooney | 57 | Australia Women | India Women | Delhi | 2025/26 |
| Sophie Devine | 59 | New Zealand Women | Ireland Women | Dublin | 2018 |
| Chamari Athapaththu | 60 | Sri Lanka Women | New Zealand Women | Galle | 2023 |
| Maddy Green | 62 | New Zealand Women | Ireland Women | Dublin | 2018 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 66 | England Women | Sri Lanka Women | Leicester | 2023 |
| Amelia Kerr | 69 | New Zealand Women | Pakistan Women | Christchurch | 1996/97 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 69 | Australia Women | England Women | Indore | 2025/26 |
Source: ACS Cricket – Women’s ODI Fastest Hundreds
Australia holds four of the ten spots. The 2025/26 season added three new entries to this list, showing that scoring rates in Women’s ODI cricket are accelerating rapidly.
Fastest Century in Women’s T20 (Overall – Including Domestic and T20I)
The table below covers the ten fastest centuries across all Women’s T20 formats: domestic competitions, franchise leagues, and international T20s.
| Player | Balls | Match | Venue | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran Navgire | 34 | Maharashtra vs Punjab | Nagpur | 2025 | Domestic |
| Sophie Devine | 36 | Wellington vs Otago | Dunedin | 2021 | Domestic |
| Deandra Dottin | 38 | WI vs SA | St Kitts | 2010 | T20I |
| Grace Harris | 42 | Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars | WBBL | 2018 | Franchise |
| Davina Perrin | 42 | Northern Superchargers vs London Spirit | The Hundred | 2025 | Franchise |
| Alyssa Healy | 46 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Sydney | 2019 | T20I |
| Tammy Beaumont | 47 | England vs South Africa | Taunton | 2018 | T20I |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 49 | India vs New Zealand | Providence | 2018 | T20I |
| Fargana Hoque | 51 | Bangladesh vs Maldives | Pokhara | 2019 | T20I |
| Laura Wolvaardt | 52 | South Africa vs Ireland | Cape Town | 2025 | T20I |
Sources: ESPNcricinfo| Sky Sports
Perrin’s 42-ball hundred in The Hundred ranks joint-fourth on this global list, sitting level with Grace Harris. It is also the fastest century scored by an English woman in any T20 format.
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Conclusion: Davina Perrin Has the Fastest Century in The Hundred Women’s History
Tammy Beaumont scored the first Women’s Hundred century in August 2023, reaching 100 in 52 balls and finishing on 118 off 61 for Welsh Fire. That record stood for two years.
In the 2025 Eliminator, Davina Perrin broke it. She reached 100 in 42 balls, finished on 101 off 43, and struck at 234.88 as Superchargers posted 214 for 5.
Two players have scored centuries in Women’s Hundred history. Both rewrote the record books on the day they batted. The competition is young and the records will keep falling.
FAQs
Kiran Navgire holds the all-format record. She scored a century in 34 balls for Maharashtra against Punjab in the 2025 Women’s T20 Trophy in Nagpur, the fastest hundred in Women’s T20 cricket history.
Deandra Dottin of the West Indies scored the fastest century in Women’s T20 Internationals. She reached 100 in 38 balls against South Africa at the 2010 Women’s T20 World Cup in St Kitts.
Smriti Mandhana scored her fastest ODI century in 50 balls against Australia in Delhi during the 2025/26 season. That innings places her second on the all-time Women’s ODI fastest centuries list.
No verified record exists of a Women’s cricket century scored in 27 balls. The fastest confirmed Women’s T20 century belongs to Kiran Navgire, who reached 100 in 34 balls in October 2025.
