Tanisha Singh smashed a breathtaking 119 off 47 balls — reaching her century in just 38 deliveries — to propel Delhi to 262/6 against Hyderabad in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy at MCA Ground 2 in Pune on 29 October 2026. The total is the highest ever recorded by a women's team in domestic T20 cricket, surpassing the previous best of 257/2 set by Goa against Arunachal Pradesh in 2019/20. Delhi won the match by 108 runs, with Hyderabad bowled out for 154/8.

A Record-Breaking Knock

Tanisha's 38-ball hundred is now the joint third-fastest in women's T20 cricket history. Only Kiran Navgire, who reached three figures in 34 balls for Maharashtra against Punjab, and Sophie Devine, with a 36-ball hundred for Wellington against Otago, have been quicker. Tanisha now shares the mark with West Indies batter Deandra Dottin, who hit a 38-ball hundred against South Africa in 2010. Her innings contained 25 fours and a six, with 106 of her 119 runs coming directly from boundaries.

'Today I just thought that I have to bat with good intent, play aggressively and dominate. I will score well as I could feel that intuition. I was just looking at the ball and hitting it everywhere,' Tanisha said after the game.

The Partnership That Built the Foundation

The intent was visible from the first two balls — both struck for four off S. Yashasri. After Vanshika Lila fell in the second over, Tanisha combined with India batter Priya Punia in a devastating second-wicket stand of 160 runs off just 66 balls. Notably, the pair barely exchanged words throughout. 'With Priya di, the thing is that we don't talk much. She was playing silently in her zone. I was also in such a zone that I wasn't talking much,' Tanisha said, adding that Priya had to remind her to acknowledge the dugout when she reached fifty.

Priya contributed a rapid 59 off 28 balls before falling. Shweta Sehrawat then blazed 26 off eight deliveries, including three sixes, to push Delhi past 200. Tanisha was eventually bowled by G. Trisha in the 15th over with the score at 230/4. Cameos from Nazma Khan, Deeksha Sharma, and captain Soni Yadav (15) carried Delhi to the historic total in the closing overs.

Where Delhi's 262 Stands in History

Delhi's total sits 11th on the all-time list of women's T20 scores — all ten scores above it came in international matches, led by Argentina's 427/1 and 333/1 against Chile in 2023/24. The innings was also Tanisha's first T20 hundred, arriving less than 24 hours after she went unsold at the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction in Kochi. 'I guess it feels really good when it is unexpected. I felt that this was God's plan,' she said after match referee Niyati Koustubh Lokur informed the team of the record.

The Context: Adversity, India A, and the WPL Setback

The record knock came after a productive year for Tanisha. She toured England with India A in July and made a fifty in the third one-dayer. She was the third-highest run-scorer in the 2026 Delhi Premier League with 206 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 117.05 for South Delhi Superstars. Against Australia A in September, she scored 120 runs across three one-dayers, including a fifty in a chase of 363, and 92 in the only unofficial Test.

The WPL rejection, her third or fourth consecutive unsuccessful auction attempt, weighed on her before this game. 'When the WPL auction happened, I wasn't answering my parents or close friends calls,' she admitted. It was a conversation with her physio Surya that helped reset her focus. She quoted herself as saying: 'Bhagwan ji dekh rahe hai. Unhone India A di aur wahi main India denge (God is watching. He has given India A, and he will give India main).' Her stated primary ambition is an India cap, not a WPL contract.

Credit for her development, she said, goes to coach Dishant Yagnik, the current fielding coach at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and to Surjeet Sir and Ajay Verma Sir at RPCA in Delhi. Delhi now set their sights on the T20 trophy itself — a title that has eluded them despite their Senior Women's 50-over trophy win last year.