Paul Stirling - 5 ODI hundreds before the age of 23

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Paul Stirling scored 103 off 107 balls against Pakistan in the first ODI at Dublin on the 23rd of May, 2013. This is his 5th ODI century and he is still under 23. This young dynamite have been a very consistent performer for Ireland since his debut, having played only 39 matches to complete 5 100s at an average of 40.81 and at a whooping strike rate of 96.21.

Only Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Salman Butt and Upul Tharanga had more 100s than him before the age of 23 in ODIs.

Most ODI hundreds before 23

13 – Virat Kohli

11 – Sachin Tendulkar

7 – Salman Butt

6 – Upul Tharanga

5 – Paul Stirling, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis, Yuvraj Singh, Shahriar Nafees, Shakib al Hasan

Highest individual scores before the age of 23

183 – Virat Kohli

177 – Paul Stirling

157* – Xavier Marshall

154 – Tamim Iqbal

152 – Chris Gayle

Most ODI hundreds for Ireland

5 – William Potterfield/Paul Stirling

2 – Kevin O’Brien/Jeremy Bray

1 – Eoin Morgan/Gary Wilson

Paul Striling scored his maiden hundred, 177 off 134 balls vs Canada in 2004 when he was 20 years and 4 days.

His 177 is the second highest maiden hundred in ODIs after Charles Coventry’s 194.