A diminutive St Kitts ground, a flat track and a dispirited West Indies bowling attack have seen Tim David go where no Australian in T20I cricket has gone before.

The short-format specialist bludgeoned a staggering unbeaten 102 from just 37 balls – six quicker than Josh Inglis’ previous Australian record, and the third-fastest in T20I history between two Full Member nations – to make light work of the Windies’ imposing 4/214 and steer Australia to victory with 23 balls to spare.

Arriving at the crease with the tourists 3/61 and in early trouble after a spectacular century from Windies captain Shai Hope set up a hefty run chase, David crushed 11 sixes and put on an unbroken 128 sixth-wicket stand with newcomer Mitch Owen, whose own onslaught featured three sixes in a 16-ball 36 that very briefly threatened to leave his teammate stranded in the 90s.

The emphatic win gives Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead in the best of five T20I series, and leaves them just two matches away from an 8-0 sweep of their tour of the West Indies, having won all three Test matches.

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