Shahid Afridi blasted his highest score in T20 cricket last night with a brutal 42-ball century for Hampshire against Derbyshire.

Afridi’s 101 included seven sixes and 10 fours and was his first T20 hundred in 256 T20 matches.

Opening the batting after Derbyshire captain Gary Wilson had won the toss and put Hampshire in, Afridi immediately went to task blasting the bowlers to all corners of the County Ground in Derby.

He put on 43 for the first wicket with Calvin Dickinson and then 97 alongside England batsman James Vincent.

The 37-year-old brought up his century off the bowling Imran Tahir before celebrating to the crowd in trademark style, raising his bat with both arms aloft in the air.

After reaching triple figures, with a strike rate of 240.47, he was out next ball, top edging Matt Henry to Ben Cotton.

Hampshire eventually reached 249/8 with Vince adding 55.