Top 10 fastest century in ODI cricket
Top 10 fastest Centuries in ODI
- Player: AB de Villiers
Country: South Africa
Ball’s played: 31
Venue: Johannesburg
Date of the Century: 18/01/2015
Match Between: South Africa v West Indies
South African skipper AB de Villiers is the quickest centurion in the ODI cricket history. At Johannesburg on 18 January, 2015 he had scored this century with just 31 balls vs. West Indies. In the way of this innings he had scored 16 sixes and 9 fours. Which is the most sixes joint record with Gail and R. Sharma.
- Player: CJ Anderson
Country: New Zealand
Venue: Queenstown
Date of the Century: 01/01/2014
Ball’s played: 36
Match Between: New Zealand v West Indies
New Zealand’s hard hitter all-rounder Cory Anderson was the previous quickest centurion with 36 balls in ODI cricket. Cory was scored this century against West Indies with 14 sixes and 6 fours and at the end he was unbeaten 131* runs. The match’s venue was Queens town.
- Player: Shahid Afridi
Country: Pakistan
Ball’s played: 37
Venue: Nairobi
Date of the Century: 04/10/1996
Match Between: Pakistan v Sri Lanka
The record was made up at 1996 by Shahid Afridi and hold up till 2014. He is the first Player who have scored century under 45 balls. Shahid made his record vs. Sri Lanka and the match’s venue were Nairobi. In this innings he has hits 11 sixes and 6 fours.
- Player: MV Boucher
Country: South Africa
Venue: Potchefstroom
Date of the Century: 20/09/2006
Ball’s played: 44
Match Between: South Africa v Zimbabwe
Another South African in the list, MV Boucher have scored his century by 44 balls. That’s placed him in the 4th on the list. On the way to score 4th fastest century so far he was hits 10 sixes and 8 fours against Zimbabwe at Potchefstroom on 2006.
- Player: BC Lara
Country: West Indies
Ball’s played: 44
Match Between: West Indies v Bangladesh
Venue: Dhaka
Date of the Century: 09/10/1999
Against Bangladesh on the way to scored 117 runs Lara was hit 4 sixes and 18 fours in Dhaka on 1999. His 45 balls century placed him 5th at the list and at the first time it was the 2nd quickest in ODI history.
- Player: Shahid Afridi
Country: Pakistan
Ball’s played: 45
Venue: Kanpur
Date of the Century: 15/04/2005.
Match Between: Pakistan v India
Another century for the Pakistani living legend ShahidAfridi his second quickest century on his career is the 6th quickest so far at cricket history. This 45 balls century was come over Pakistan at Kanpur on 15/04/2005.
- Player: JD Ryder
Country: New Zealand
Venue: Queenstown
Date of the Century: 01/01/2014
Ball’s played: 46
Match Between: New Zealand v West Indies
Another New Zealanders in the list with 46 balls century. In the previous year opener JD Ryder had scored hundred with 46 balls with 5 sixes and 12 fours against West Indies at Queenstown.
- Player: ST Jayasuriya
Country: Sri Lanka
Venue: Singapore
Date of the Century: 02/04/1996
Ball’s played: 48
Match Between: Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Before Afridi scored the quickest century of 37 balls, ST Jayasuriya’s 48 balls century was that’s period record. The century was scored at Singapore and the opposition was the defending World Cup champion Pakistan.
- Player: KJ O’Brien
Country: Ireland
Ball’s played: 50
Match Between: Ireland v England
Venue: Bangalore
Date of the Century: 02/03/2011
At the 9th of the list is KJ O’Brien’s 50 ball century. Which is the fastest century on the World Cup history and scored at 2011 world cup. This Irish took England for make this record at Bangalore
- Player: GJ Maxwell
Country: Australia
Ball’s played: 51
Venue: Sydney
Date of the Century: 08/03/2015.
Match Between: Australia vs. Sri Lanka
The last of the top 10 is GJ Maxwell. His 51 balls century was scored at the last world cup on Sydney and took Sri Lanka for the record. In the way to record he hit 4 sixes and 10 fours.
