Top 5 Batsmen Fastest to reach 18 centuries (by innings) in ODI

Top 5 Batsmen Fastest to reach 18 centuries (by innings) in ODI: Making a century in any format is a very big achievement and a difficult thing. Making lots of them in the One Day format, and that too in very less time and innings is another skill-set altogether. Here are 5 batsmen who reached their 18th century in One Day Internationals in least number of innings: 5. Chris Gayle (West Indies)- 185 innings Gayle reached his 18th ODI ton in his 185th inning in One Day matches. (Photo Source: AFP ) The big West Indian who is known for his power hitting has scored 37 international centuries and was the first batsmen to score centuries in all the three formats of international cricket. He is also one of the 4 Test batsmen to score 2 triple hundreds in Test cricket. Gayle’s 18th century came in a loss to Pakistan in the 3rd and final ODI of the 3 match series. Pakistan had scored 273 thanks to Younis Khan’s 101. West Indian reply was limited to Gayle’s 122 and Ramnaresh Sarwan’s 62 runs. West Indies made just 242 and lost the match by 31 runs. Gayle reached his 18th ODI ton in his 185th inning in One Day matches. 4. Sourav Ganguly (India)- 174 innings India made 351 runs and dismissed Kenya for 165 runs and won the match of 186 runs. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The former Indian Captain Sourav Ganguly took 174 innings to score his 18th century. He did it against Kenya in the Standard Bank Triseries in South Africa. He added a then World record 258 runs with Sachin Tendulkar who scored 146 runs. India made 351 runs and dismissed Kenya for 165 runs and won the match of 186 runs. 3. AB de Villiers (South Africa)- 159 innings De Villiers broke Sourav Ganguly’s record against Australia recently. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) AB de Villiers who just scored his 19th ODI century and what a century it was. But before that, he was the fastest to reach 18 centuries in ODI cricket. (Also watch Fastest ODI hundred by Ab de villiers) De Villiers broke Sourav Ganguly’s record against Australia recently. Australia had scored a imposing 327 runs with help from Aaron Finch’s 102. But De Villiers along with Faf du Plessis’ 106 overhauled the total easily. AB de Villiers scored 136 and reached his 18th 100 in just 154 innings. 2. Virat Kohli (India)- 119 innings Kohli scored his ton against New Zealand in a losing cause. He scored 123 runs chasing New Zealand’s total of 292 runs. (Photo Source: BCCI) Young Virat Kohli broke AB de Villiers’ record of minimum innings to reach 18 hundreds by scoring his 18th ton in just 119 innings. Kohli scored his ton against New Zealand in a losing cause. He scored 123 runs chasing New Zealand’s total of 292 runs. Despite his effort, India well short by 24 runs. 1. Hashim Amla (South Africa)- 102 innings The South African opener scored his 18th ODI century in just 102 innings. (Photo Source: AFP) Hashim Amla just smashed Virat Kohli’s record of 18 tons in 119 innings to bits. The South African opener scored his 18th ODI century in just 102 innings. This to go with the 23 centuries he scored in Test cricket. For a batsman with very orthodox technique, he has a very impressive strike rate of 89 in the One Day format. He has just played 105 ODIs and has an astonishing 18 centuries to his name. His conversion rate is also great in this format. In all, he is the most complete batsman today in cricket world along with his team-mate AB de Villiers. (Also read Top 5 batsmen fastest to 5000 runs (by innings) in ODI) *All stats updated till 19th January 2015.