Fastest Centuries in ICC Cricket World Cups

Fastest Centuries in ICC Cricket World Cups

Fastest Centuries in ICC Cricket World Cups is an article about the top fastest centuries scored by batsmen in all the world cups. The 11th edition of the ICC cricket world cup is going to be held in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 2015. In previous 10 editions of the tournament, a total of 127 centuries have been scored by players from 12 different teams. Ireland`s Kevin O’Brien currently has the record of fastest century in the ICC cricket world cup. He reached the three figures in just 50 balls while chasing the target of 328 against England on 02 Mar 2011. Following is the detailed list of the Fastest Centuries in ICC Cricket World Cups.  Here balls are the number of deliveries consumed to reach the 100 in the match.

Kevin O'Brien Fastest Centuries

 

Player Country Score Balls Opposition 4s 6s Date Venue
Kevin O’Brien Ireland 113 50 England 13 6 02 Mar 2011 Bangalore
Glenn Maxwell Australia 102 51 Sri Lanka 10 4 08 Mar 2015 Sydney
AB de Villiers South Africa 162* 52 West Indies 17 8 27 Feb 2015 Sydney
Matthew Hayden Australia 101 66 South Africa 14 4 24 Mar 2007 St Kitts
John Davison Canada 111 67 West Indies 7 6 23 Feb 2003 Centurion
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka 117* 70 England 11 2 01 Mar 2015 Wellington
Kapil Dev India 175* 72 Zimbabwe 16 6 18 Jun1983 Tunbridge Wells
Adam Gilchrist Australia 149 72 Sri Lanka 13 8 28 Mar 2007 Barbados
Virender Sehwag India 114 81 Bermuda 17 3 19 Mar 2007 Trinidad
Clive Lloyd West Indies 102 82 Australia 12 2 21 Jun 1975 Lord’s
Brad Hodge Australia 123 82 Netherlands 8 7 18 Mar 2007 St Kitts
Brian Lara West Indies 111 83 South Africa 16 0 11 Mar 1996 Karachi
Sachin Tendulkar India 140 84 Kenya 16 2 23 May 1999 Bristol
Sunil Gavaskar India 103* 85 New Zealand 10 3 31 Oct 1987 Nagpur
Ricky Ponting Australia 113 85 Scotland 9 5 14 Mar 2007 St Kitts
Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 109 85 Bangladesh 7 7 21 Mar 2007 Trinidad