Unsold in WPL auction, India A opener blasts 38-ball ton to power record T20 total

Tanisha Singh smashed a whirlwind 119 off 47 for Delhi against Hyderabad to propel her side to a record total of 262-6 in 20 overs.

Fastest 100s in women’s T20s, full list: Tanisha Singh joint-third after Hyderabad demolition

Tanisha opened the innings for Delhi in the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy in Pune, and went berserk right from the first ball, hitting back-to-back fours to start the proceedings. After losing her opening partner Vanshika Lila in the second over, she stitched a 160-run second-wicket stand with Priya Punia (59 off 28) off 66 deliveries.

During the rapid partnership, she brought up her century off just 38 deliveries, the joint third-fastest in women’s T20 cricket. Kiran Navgire holds the record for the fastest hundred, which came off 34 balls for Maharashtra against Punjab, while is next in the list with a 36-ball hundred for Wellington against Otago.

Tanisha went level with Deandra Dottin, who also smacked a 38-ball century for the West Indies against South Africa in 2010.

34 Kiran Navgire Maharashtra Punjab Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur 2025/26
36 Sophie Devine Wellington Otago University Oval, Dunedin 2020/21
38 Deandra Dottin West Indies South Africa Warner Park, Basseterre 2010
38 2026/27
42 Grace Harris Brisbane Heat Melbourne Stars Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 2018/19
42 Davina Perrin Northern Superchargers London Spirit The Kia Oval, Kennington 2025
44 Sophie Devine Wellington Auckland Basin Reserve, Wellington 2015/16
44 Deepika Rasangika Bahrain Saudi Arabia Al Amerat Cricket Ground Turf 2, Al Amerat 2021/22
45 Anya Shrubsole Somerset Wales Spytty Park, Newport 2013
46 Shafali Verma Haryana Nagaland Raipur District Cricket Association Ground, Raipur 2018/19
46 Laura Harris Brisbane Heat Sydney Thunder North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2024/25
46 Naomi Hillman-Bermejo Spain Switzerland Embrach Cricket Ground, Embrach 2026

In a stroke-filled 119-run knock, the 23-year-old accumulated 106 runs in boundaries, smashing 25 fours and a six. She got out in the 15th over, with the team’s score reading 230-4. Notably, Tanisha’s swashbuckling innings came within 24 hours after she found no takers at the on Wednesday in Kochi.

Tanisha was part of the India A squad that toured England earlier this year in July, scoring a half century in the third one-dayer of the series. She was also impressive in the 2026 Delhi Premier League, finishing as the third-highest run-getter with 206 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 117.05 for finalists South Delhi Superstars.

She was also in good touch in the recent series against Australia A in September, accumulating 120 runs in three one-dayers, including a fifty, and a 92 in the only unofficial Test.

Highest totals in domestic women’s T20s, full list: Delhi break all-time record

Delhi couldn’t get the finishing kick to the innings, however, adding only 32 runs off the last five overs, but they scored enough to record the highest-ever total in domestic T20 cricket. Argentina's 427-1 and 333-1 against Chile in 2023/24 remain the top two highest totals in all women's T20s.

Delhi's 262 lands 11th on the overall list of the highest total in women's T20s, including internationals.

262-6 2026/27
257-2 Goa Arunachal Pradesh Army Ordinance Centre Cricket Ground, Secunderabad 2019/20
255-3 Somerset Wales Spytty Park, Newport 2013
244-2 Madhya Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Raipur District Cricket Association Ground, Raipur 2023/24
243-5 Highveld Central Kimberley 2009/10
243-1 North West Mpumalanga North West University No 2 Ground, Potchefstroom 2013/14
242-4 Sydney Sixers Melbourne Stars North Sydney Oval, Sydney 2017/18
241-5 PCB Conquerors PCB Challengers Ghani Glass Ground, Lahore 2025/26
237-7 Surrey Hampshire The Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham 2025
234-3 Middlesex Huntingdonshire Burghley Park, Stamford 2022

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