Fastest Hundred In History Of Odi Cricket

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Whenever centuries are talked about in ODI cricket, the name of India's great batsman Virat Kohli comes at the top of that list, who has 50 centuries in this format. He broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 centuries in the 2023 World Cup semi-final, but do you know who holds the record for scoring the fastest century in this format.Today we will tell you about the top 5 players who have the record for scoring the Fastest hundred in History of ODI Cricket.

5) Asif Khan (UAE) - 41 Balls

UAE batsman Asif Khan created a stir by scoring a century in just 41 balls against Nepal in the year 2023, playing at a strike rate of 240.47. He achieved this milestone by hitting a six and a four consecutively in the last over of the innings. He hit a total of 4 fours and 11 skyscraper sixes in his innings.

4) Glenn Maxwell (Australia) - 40 Balls

In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Glenn Maxwell smashed the weak bowling attack of the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and scored a century in just 40 balls. During this match Maxwell was batting at a strike rate of 240.90, he hit a total of 9 fours and 8 sixes ...
... in his innings.

3) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 37 Balls

In 1996, Shahid Afridi shocked the cricket world by scoring a century in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka. He hit a total of 11 fours and 6 sixes in his innings.For almost 18 years, the record for the fastest century was in his name.

2) CJ Anderson (New Zealand) - 36 Balls

New Zealand's Corey Anderson broke Shahid Afridi's 18 years record by scoring a century in just 36 balls against West Indies in 2014. He scored 131 runs in just 47 balls that day in which he hit a total of 14 fours and 6 sixes in his innings while his strike rate during this was 278.72.

1) AB de Villiers (South Africa) - 31 Balls

In 2015, AB de Villiers, famous as Mr. 360, taught the real lesson of cricket to the West Indies. He made the Caribbean bowlers' condition worse by scoring a century in just 31 balls. He scored 149 runs in just 44 balls that day in which he hit a total of 16 fours and 9 sixes. His strike rate during this was 338.63.
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