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IN PHOTOS | ENG vs SA 2nd T20I: Phil Salt smashes records with fiery ton

Updated On: 13 September, 2025 04:46 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

During the second T20I match against South Africa, England's Phil Salt achieved some new feats. Here's all you need to know (Pic: X/AFP)

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Phil Salt (Pic: AFP)

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Phil Salt (Pic: AFP)
During the second T20I match against South Africa, England's Phil Salt played an unbeaten knock of 141 runs. His knock came in 60 deliveries, and was laced with 15 boundaries and eight maximums (Pic: AFP)

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During the second T20I match against South Africa, England's Phil Salt played an unbeaten knock of 141 runs. His knock came in 60 deliveries, and was laced with 15 boundaries and eight maximums (Pic: AFP)

With this, he smashed the highest score and the quickest century by an English batsman in the format's history (Pic: AFP)

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With this, he smashed the highest score and the quickest century by an English batsman in the format's history (Pic: AFP)

His knock helped England to post a total of 304 runs for the loss of two wickets. This was the first time that two Test-playing countries reached a score of 300 runs in a T20 International match (Pic: AFP)

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His knock helped England to post a total of 304 runs for the loss of two wickets. This was the first time that two Test-playing countries reached a score of 300 runs in a T20 International match (Pic: AFP)

The century also helped Phil Salt mark his fourth T20 ton, which came in 39 balls. So far, no other England batsman has more than one century (Pic: AFP)

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The century also helped Phil Salt mark his fourth T20 ton, which came in 39 balls. So far, no other England batsman has more than one century (Pic: AFP)

It was also the quickest century in any format by an England batsman, surpassing Liam Livingstone's 42-ball effort (Pic: X/@ICC)

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It was also the quickest century in any format by an England batsman, surpassing Liam Livingstone's 42-ball effort (Pic: X/@ICC)

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