Muyeye: I can't believe I did it

MAIDEN T20 CENTURY LEAVES BATSMAN SURPRISED BY HIMSELF

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TAWANDA Muyeye cemented himself as the leading run scorer in the Men’s Vitality Blast 2025 with a jaw-dropping maiden T20 century as Kent Spitfires tore rivals Essex apart on Friday evening.

Muyeye became Kent's eighth T20 hundred-maker, with the club's joint-most sixes in an innings as he hoisted his bat on a stunning 100.

He and opening partner Daniel Bell-Drummond are the only two players to reach three figures in this year’s competition, with Muyeye’s 362 runs leading the charts.

Matt Parkinson’s first T20 five-wicket haul pulled the rug out under Essex doomed chase of 214 as they were bowled out for 172, despite Dean Elgar's patient 50 and Simon Harmer’s late pyrotechnic 55.

And Muyeye admitted a pep-talk from Sam Billings had readied the troop to face Essex - but even so, the 24-year-old surprised himself with him century.

“We knew before the came we had to come and win this game to improve our chances to reaching the later stages of the competition,” Muyeye explained.