3 fastest centuries for India in Women's ODIs

2. 87 balls - Harmanpreet Kaur 

Harmanpreet Kaur was again in the zone during the second ODI against South Africa in 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. She came into bat at number four and displayed some brilliant intensity to reach the three-digit mark in just 87 balls. She remained unbeaten on 103 runs off 88 balls in an innings laced with nine boundaries and three maximums. 

It is worth noting that Harmanpreet reached her fifty in 58 balls but accelerated from there to score her next fifty runs in merely 29 balls, displaying her prowess with the bat. She was also a part of a 171-run stand for the third wicket with Smiti Mandhana, who also notched up a century as India won the game by a narrow margin of four runs.