Glenn Maxwell Fastest Hundred in ODI World Cup 2023

Australian middle-order batsman Glenn Maxwell breaks a Cricket World Cup record, the fastest century in the World Cup, smashing it in only 40 deliveries.

Fastest Hundred in ODI World Cup 2023

Glenn Maxwell’s breathtaking 40-ball century against the Netherlands in Delhi aided him to go past Aiden Makaram’s fastest century in the World Cup feat which he hit in 49 balls. His carnage outing contained 8 sixes and 9 boundaries, steering the Kangaroos to add 131 runs in the last 10 overs. He literally annihilated the Dutch bowlers to take his team to a powerful position. Moreover, his all-sixes came against the fast bowlers, off Van Meek and De Leede’s bowling.

Fastest Centuries in ODI World Cup

1. Glenn Maxwell off 40 balls – Australia vs Netherlands – Delhi, 2023
2. Aiden Markram off 49 balls – South Africavs Sri Lanka – Delhi, 2023
3. Kevin O’Brian off 50 balls – Ireland vs England – Bangalore, 2011
4. Glenn Maxwell off 51 balls – Australia vs Sri Lanka – Sydney, 2015
5. AB de Villiers off 52 balls – South Africa vs West Indies – Sydney, 2015
6. Eoin Morgan off 57 balls – England vs Afghanistan – Manchester, 2019
7. Heinrich Klaasen off 61 balls – South Africa vs England – Mumbai, 2023
8. Rohit Sharma off 63 balls – India vs Afghanistan – Delhi, 2023
9. Kusal Mendis off 65 balls – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan – Hyderabad, 2023
10. Mathew Hayden off 66 balls – Australia vs South Africa – Basseterre, 2007
11. John Davison off 67 balls – Canada vs West Indies – Centurion, 2003
12. Paul Stirling off 70 balls – Ireland vs Netherlands – Kolkata, 2011
13. Kumar Sangakkara off 70 balls – Sri Lanka vs England – Wellington, 2015
14. Adam Gilchrist off 72 balls – Australia vs Sri Lanka – Bridgetown, 2007
15. Kumar Sangakkara off 73 balls – Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh – Melbourne, 2015
16. Shaiman Anwar off 79 balls – UAE vs Ireland – Brisbane, 2015
17. Brendan Taylor off 79 balls – Zimbabwe vs Ireland – Hobart, 2015

Fastest ODI Centuries

1. AB de Villiers off 31 balls – South Africa v West Indies – Johannesburg, 2015
2. Corey Anderson off 36 balls – New Zealand v West Indies – Queenstown, 2014
3. Shahid Afridi off 37 balls – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Nairobi, 1996
4. Glenn Maxwell off 40 balls – Australia vs Netherlands – Delhi, 2023
5. Asif Khan off 41 balls – UAE v Nepal, Kirtipur, 2023