India’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli, who has amassed 50 centuries in ODI cricket, always comes to mind first when discussing centuries in the game of cricket. In the 2023 World Cup semi-final, he eclipsed Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 hundred, but who is the fastest century scorer in this format? Today, in this Article, we are going to learn about the top 5 players who have the record for scoring the Fastest hundred in the History of ODI Cricket.

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

Mr. 360, AB de Villiers, taught the West Indies the real essence of cricket in 2015. He made things worse for the Caribbean bowlers by scoring a century in just 31 balls. He scored 149 runs in just 44 balls that day with a total of 9 fours and 16 sixes. Over this period, his strike rate was 338.63.

2) CJ Anderson (New Zealand) — 36 Balls

In 2014, New Zealand’s Corey Anderson broke Shahid Afridi’s 18-year record by scoring a century in just 36 balls against the West Indies. He scored 131 runs in 47 balls with a strike rate of 278.72 on that day, hitting 6 fours and 14 sixes in his innings.

3) Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) — 37 Balls

Shahid Afridi stunned the cricket community in 1996 when he scored a century in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka. During his innings, he smashed six fours and eleven sixes. He held the record for the quickest century for nearly eighteen years.

4) Glenn Maxwell (Australia) — 40 Balls

At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Glenn Maxwell destroyed the Netherlands’ feeble bowling attack during the 2023 ODI World Cup, scoring a century off of just 40 balls. Maxwell smashed nine fours and eight sixes in his innings while batting at a strike rate of 240.90 during this game. In this Match, his cricket score was 106 (44). He was playing flawlessly during his entire innings. A few days ago, he took retirement from ODIs.

5) Asif Khan (UAE) — 41 Balls

Asif Khan, a batsman from the United Arab Emirates, made waves in 2023 when he hit a century off of just 41 balls while playing at a strike rate of 240.47 against Nepal. In the final over of the innings, he smashed a six and a four in quick succession to reach this milestone. During his innings, he hit 11 skyscraper sixes and four fours.