New Zealand had scored 221 runs in 50 overs. While going out to open the innings, he told his partner K. Srikkanth: "Let's finish it off in 30 overs." Srikkanth had to play second fiddle as Gavaskar began smashing the bowlers all round. In one Ewan Chatfield over he scored 21 runs—066441. Gavaskar's 100 came off 85 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes. All this while reportedly suffering from a fever of 103 degrees. Till '92, it was one of the three fastest centuries in the annals of the World Cup. It was a great day for India as in the morning Chetan Sharma had performed a hat-trick.