Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has wrote himself in the records of book by smashing the fourth fastest ODI century. He achieved his milestone in the ODI World Cup 2023 match against Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. Let us look at 5 fastest ODI century:
Top 5 batter with fastest ODI century
Former South African batter AB de Villiers has the record to hit the fastest hundred in one-day International. He scored century in 31 balls. Following him, Corey Anderson is placed second with 36 balls against West Indies. Pakistan batter Shahid Afridi has scored third fastest ton in 37 balls.
| Player | Number of deliveries | Opposition | Year |
| AB de Villiers | 31 | West Indies | 2015 |
| Corey Anderson | 36 | West Indies | 2014 |
| Shahid Afridi | 37 | Sri Lanka | 1996 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 40 | Netherlands | 2023 |
| Asif Khan | 41 | Nepal | 2023 |
Maxwell scores fastest ODI century in World Cup
The Australian batter has also created history by scoring the fastest century in the World Cup against Netherlands. He surpassed Aiden Markram’s record of scoring century off 49 balls in World Cup. Maxwell broke the record by smashed the hundred off 40 balls. Maxwell’s blistering innings included 9 fours and 8 sixes.
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