South Africa made a blazing start to their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign, with Aiden Markram scoring the fastest 100 in the tournament’s history. With a century coming of just 49 deliveries, the Proteas batter raced to the top of the list of batters who have made the quickest tons in the tournament’s history so far. Markram’s 106-run knock was laced with 14 boundaries and three maximums.
Aiden Markram scores fastest 100 in World Cup; check top 5 batters on list
Aiden Markram joined the South African onslaught against Sri Lanka, as the Proteas set a mammoth 429-run target for the island nation. The batter joins Ireland’s Kevin O Brien, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, South Africa’s Ab De Villiers and England’s Morgan on the list of cricketers with the fastest century in the ODI World Cup. Check the top 5 batters to have achieved this feat in the marquee tournament’s history so far.
| S. No | Player | Number of deliveries | vs Team | Year |
| 1. | Aiden Markram | 49 | Sri Lanka | 2023 |
| 2. | Kevin O’Brien | 50 | England | 2011 |
| 3. | Glenn Maxwell | 51 | Pakistan | 2015 |
| 4. | Ab De Villiers | 52 | West Indies | 2015 |
| 5. | Eoin Morgan | 57 | Afghanistan | 2019 |
ODI World Cup 2023: SA vs SL
Former South African skipper Aiden Markram smashed the fastest ODI World Cup century against Sri Lanka on October 7 (Saturday). His innings came to an end on 106 runs off just 54 balls. Apart from Markram, Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen also completed their centuries on a batting paradise in Delhi.
As mentioned above, Markram came out to bat after the fall of De Kock. The right-handed batter took about 10 deliveries to get settled down. After that, he alongside Dussen wreaked havoc on the Sri Lankan bowlers. As many as 137 runs were hammered in the last 10 overs.
Cameos from Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller made sure South Africa achieved the highest team total in the history of the ODI World Cup. Apart from that, they also became the only team to breach the 400-run mark thrice at the marquee event.
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