{"id":13051,"date":"2026-09-04T16:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=13051"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:18:43","slug":"dasun-shanaka-breaks-west-indies-record-to-score-fastest-century-in-cpl-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/dasun-shanaka-breaks-west-indies-record-to-score-fastest-century-in-cpl-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Dasun Shanaka breaks West Indies record to score fastest century in CPL history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sri Lankan Dasun Shanaka, playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots against St Lucia Kings, launched a brilliant innings by scoring the fastest century in the history of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reaching his century in 39 balls, Shanaka remained unbeaten on 121 off 43 balls. 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