India vs Australia

Result - Final - Ahmedabad

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AUS
AUSwinner

241/4 (43 ov)

IND
IND

240/10 (50 ov)

AUS won by 6 wickets

South Africa vs Australia

Result - 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd) - Kolkata

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AUS
AUSwinner

215/7 (47.2 ov)

SA
SA

212/10 (49.4 ov)

AUS won by 3 wickets

India vs New Zealand

Result - 1st Semi-Final (1st v 4th) - Mumbai

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NZ
NZ

327/10 (48.5 ov)

IND
INDwinner

397/4 (50 ov)

IND won by 70 runs.

India vs Netherlands

Result - 45th Match - Bengaluru

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NED
NED

250/10 (47.5 ov)

IND
INDwinner

410/4 (50 ov)

IND won by 160 runs.

England vs Pakistan

Result - 44th Match - Kolkata

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PAK
PAK

244/10 (43.3 ov)

ENG
ENGwinner

337/9 (50 ov)

ENG won by 93 runs.

World Cup 2023: Fastest Centuries in ODI World Cup History

There was an era when batters used to take some time before getting set on the pitch and aiming for a big score, especially in a grand event like ODI World Cup. But these days batters don’t waste too many balls before going for sixes and fours in an ODI match/ Although they do get help from fielding restrictions and other factors, quick scoring has indeed come a long way.

The aggressive batting stance has helped batters achieve quick-fire centuries in recent times. However, it’s a dream of every batter to score a hundred in the biggest cricket tournament - ODI World Cup. There are some players who achieved the milestone with the fewest deliveries possible so far.

Australian T20 Sensation, Glenn Maxwell is the latest entrant in the list, he has smashed the fastest century by any player in ODI World Cup reaching the milestone in just 40 balls. In the game against Netherlands in 2023, Maxwell smashed a 40 ball hundred after coming to crease at the end of  39th over. He took the bowlers to cleaners scoring 106 off 44 balls including 9 fours and eight maximums.

South Africa's T20 skipper Aiden Markram holds the record for smashing the second fastest hundred in an ODI World Cup. The explosive right-handed batter achieved the special feat in just 49 deliveries against Sri Lanka in Delhi in the ongoing 2023 edition. The No.four batter racked up 106 runs off just 54 with the help of 14 fours and three maximums. He finally broke a long-standing 12-year record of Ireland's Kevin O'Brien.

The 2011 ODI World Cup saw one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament when Ireland defeated England while chasing 327 runs. The hero of the match was former Irish allrounder Kevin O’Brien, who also comes at the no. 1 spot in the list of fastest centuries in the ODI World Cup. Kevin achieved the milestone in just 50 balls and scored 113 runs off 63 deliveries which included 13 fours and 6 sixes.

The 4th spot in the list is acquired by Australia’s star allrounder Glenn Maxwell who displayed a brilliant batting performance against Sri Lanka in the 2015 ODI World Cup. Maxwell smashed a 51-ball century in the 32nd match of the tournament which included 10 fours and 4 sixes. The magnificent knock of Maxwell came at the no. 5 position.

Former legendary South African batter AB de Villiers was known for his unique and aggressive batting style. The fans witnessed a fiery knock of De Villiers where he smashed a 52-ball century against West Indies in a group match. He scored 163 runs which included 17 fours and 8 sixes and helped the team cross the 400-run mark. It’d be interesting to see if any batter would be able to break these records in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023.

Fastest Centuries in World Cup:

Rank Player Total Runs Opposition Balls Date
1 Glenn Maxwell 106 Netherlands 40 25-Oct-2023
2 Aiden Markram 106 Sri Lanka 49 07-Oct-2023
3 Kevin O'Brien (IRE) 113 England 50 02-Mar-11
4 Glenn Maxwell (AUS) 102 Sri Lanka 51 08-Mar-15
5 AB de Villiers (SA) 162* West Indies 52 27-Feb-15
6 Eoin Morgan (ENG) 101 Afghanistan 57 18-Jun-19
7 Travis Head (AUS) 109 New Zealand  59 28-Oct-2023
8 Heinrich Klaasen (SA) 109 England 61 21-Oct-2023
9 KL Rahul (IND) 102 Netherlands 62 12-Nov-2023
10 Rohit Sharma 131 Afghanistan 63 11-Oct-2023
11 Fakhar Zaman 126* New Zealand  63 04-Nov-2023
12 Kusal Mendis (SL) 122 Pakistan 65 10-Oct-23
13 Mathew Hayden (AUS) 111 South Africa 66 24-Mar-07
14 Shreyas Iyer (IND) 101* New Zealand 67 15-Nov-23
15 John Davison (CAN) 117* West Indies 67 23-Feb-03
16 Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 117 England 70 01-Mar-15
17 Paul Stirling (IRE) 101 Netherlands 70 18-Mar-11
18 Kapil Dev (IND) 175 Zimbabwe 72 18-Jun-83
19 Adam Gilchrist (AUS) 149 Sri Lanka 72 28-Apr-07


*Last Updated on 19th November 2023