Harare. Ireland’s Amy Hunter became the youngest player to score a century in ODI cricket by scoring an unbeaten 121 against Zimbabwe on her 16th birthday. He broke the record of Mithali Raj of India. Mithali scored a century against Ireland in June 1999 at the age of 16 years and 205 days. She is still playing international cricket at the age of 38 and is the highest run-scorer Indian female player in Test and ODI cricket.
This is the fourth ODI match of Hunter, studying in a school in Belfast. His 127-ball innings helped Ireland register an 85-run win over Zimbabwe. Hunter made his debut against Scotland in May. She is only the fourth Ireland player to score a century in ODIs, while the first female player since 2000.
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In reply, Zimbabwe’s team could only score 227 runs for 8 wickets in the stipulated over. Hunter hit 8 fours in his unbeaten century. Hunter was the player of the match. Joshfin scored the highest 66 runs for Zimbabwe. However, Zimbabwe’s batsmen looked helpless in front of Ireland’s bowlers.
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