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IND vs ENG 2nd Test: England's star wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith scripted history on Friday as he smashed the fastest hundred in the longest format as an English batter against India. He came into bat at the No.7 position for the hosts during the morning session on Day 3 of the second Test match, where Smith took the Indian bowlers to the cleaners and brought up his first Test hundred against India off just 80 balls.

He scored his century by smashing Ravindra Jadeja for a four during the 47th over of the second innings.

Fastest century in Tests for England against India

Jamie Smith (England) – 80 balls in Birmingham (July 2025)*

Ben Duckett (England) – 88 balls in Rajkot (February 2024)

Graham Gooch (England) – 95 balls in Lord’s (July 1990)

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Fastest centuries in India-England Tests

Jamie Smith (England) – 80 balls in Birmingham (July 2025)*

Kapil Dev (India) – 86 balls in Kanpur (January-February 1982)

Mohammad Azharuddin (India) – 88 balls at Lord’s (July 1990)

Ben Duckett (England) – 88 balls in Rajkot (February 2024)

Rishabh Pant (India) – 89 balls in Birmingham (July 2022)

Virender Sehwag (India) – 90 balls in Ahmedabad (November 2012)

Graham Gooch (England) – 95 balls in Lord’s (July 1990)

Ex-Australian batter David Warner has the record of smashing the fastest hundred in the longest format against the Men in Blue. Warner scored his hundred off just 69 balls against India at WACA way back in January 2012.

Besides Warner, Ab de Villiers is too on this list, they smashed his century off just 75 balls in the 2010 Test match held in Centurion. Pakistan's Shahid Afridi brought up his Test hundred off just 78 balls against the Men in the Blue way back in January 2006.

Fastest century in Tests vs India

David Warner (Australia) – 69 balls in Perth (January 2012)

AB de Villiers (South Africa) – 75 balls in Centurion (December 2010)

Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) – 78 balls in Lahore (January 2006)

Jamie Smith (England) – 80 balls in Birmingham (July 2025)*

Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) – 81 balls in Lahore (January 2006)

Adam Gilchrist (Australia) – 84 balls in Mumbai (February-March 2001)

Clive Lloyd (West Indies) – 85 balls in Bengaluru (November 1974)

Ben Duckett (England) – 88 balls in Rajkot (February 2024)

Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) – 94 balls in Faisalabad (January 1983)

Graham Gooch (England) – 95 balls in Lord’s (July 1990)

Smith had smashed the joint third-fastest century of 80 balls against the Shubman Gill-led side at Edgbaston on Day 3 as an English batter in the longest format.

Fastest century in Tests for England

Gilbert Jessop – 76 balls vs Australia at The Oval (August 1902)

Jonny Bairstow – 77 balls vs New Zealand in Nottingham (June 2022)

Harry Brook – 80 balls vs Pakistan in Rawalpindi (December 2022)

Jamie Smith (England) – 80 balls in Birmingham (July 2025)*

Ben Stokes – 85 balls vs New Zealand at Lord’s (May 2015)

Ian Botham – 86 balls vs Australia in Leeds (July 1981)

Ian Botham – 86 balls vs Australia in Manchester (August 1981)

Ex-New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has the overall record of smashing the fastest hundred in the longest format. During the first innings of his last Test match against Australia, way back in February 2016, McCullum brought up his hundred off just 54 balls.

Fastest century in Tests

Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) – 54 balls vs Australia in Christchurch (February 2016)

Viv Richards (West Indies) – 56 balls vs England in St. Johns (April 1986)

Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) – 56 balls vs Australia in Abu Dhabi (October-November 2014)

Adam Gilchrist (Australia) – 57 balls vs England in Perth (December 2006)

Jack Gregory (Australia) – 67 balls vs South Africa in Johannesburg (November 1921)

Due to Jamie Smith's brilliant batting prowess and his 165-run partnership with Harry Brook for the sixth wicket, helped the hosts make a brilliant comeback after they were reeling at 84/5 and posted 249/5 till lunch on the third day in Edgbaston.