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.
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.
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