Fastest Centuries ODIs Cricket IN hISTORY

List of Fastest Centuries ODIs Cricket

South African star, AB de Villiers is number one in the ranking  of fastest centuries ODIs with the smashing century of just 31 balls. Corey Anderson also made his presence in the list earlier with a an astonishing 131* runs, his 100 came in just 36 balls which made him stand second in the list. Previously Shahid Afridi was the owner of this record, who scored a century of just 37 balls against Sri Lanka in 1996. While Jessi Ryder scoring a century of just 46 balls, which put him ahead of Sanath jayasuriya. Anderson, who was then playing only 7th ODI of his career scored a massive 131 not out innings of just 47 balls. He destroyed the West Indies bowling attack with his massive hitting while tearing down the bowling attack apart. Anderson hit 14 sixes during his record breaking innings.

10. Kevin O’Brien

Kevin O’Brien – 50 Balls

The tenth place on the list for players to score the fastest centuries ODIs cricket is Kevin O’Brien, the all-rounder from Ireland international cricket team. O’Brien scored the fastest century in his career in 50 balls, during a match played 2nd March 2011, played between Ireland and England in Bangalore. He secured a total of 113 runs in the match, including 6 sixes and 13 fours. This century is one of only two 100s that he has scored in ODI cricket. He has a strike rate of 86.53 in his ODI career.

9. Sanath Jayasuriya

Sanath Jayasuriya – 48 Balls

The player who has scored the ninth fastest century in the history of One Day International cricket is Sri Lanka’s former batting sensation, Sanath Jayasuriya, who faced only 48 balls to score the historic 100. It was a match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, played at Singapore on 2^nd April 1996. By the end of his innings in the match, Jayasuriya had scored a total of 134 runs that included 11 sixes and 11 fours. This is the fastest among his huge record 28 centuries in his ODI career, during which, his strike rate was 91.20.

8. Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler – 46 Balls

England’s Jos Buttler, who is England’s right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, is in the next place on the list of players with the fastest centuries in One Day International cricket. He scored the fastest 10 of his life as a One Day International cricketer was scored in just 46 balls, during a match on 20^th Novemer 2015 in Dubai, where England faced Pakistan, and Buttler scored a total of 116 runs, with 8 sixes and 10 fours. Buttler has gathered 4 centuries in total in ODI cricket, while his massive strike rate is 117.93.

7. Jesse Ryder

Jesse Ryder – 46 Balls

Before Buttler, the cricketer to score a century in 46 balls was Jesse Ryder, the left-handed batting all-rounder of New Zealand. He scored this memorably speedy 100 of his career in a match against West Indies in Queenstown, played on 1^st January 2014. During this match, Ryder just managed to cross the 100-mark with 104, which has 5 sixes and 12 fours. During his One Day International cricketing career, Ryder has scored a total of just 3 centuries, and his overall ODI strike rate is a an impressive 95.31.

6. Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi – 45 Balls

The next cricketer to be featured on the countdown of the players who have scored the fastest 100 in ODI is none other than Pakistan’s former powerhouse batting all-rounder, Shahid Afridi, who scored his fastest century in only 45 balls by India, in Kanpur on 15^th April 2005. In this match, he scored 102, and adorned the century with 9 sixes and 10 fours. He has only 6 ODI 100, and his ODi strike rate is 117.00.

5. Brian Lara

Brian Lara – 45 Balls

Before Afridi, the cricket player to score one of the fastest centuries ODIs in 45 balls is the former left-handed batsman of West Indies, Brian Lara, who is noted as one of the best in the world. Lara scored the 100 in a game against Bangladesh, played in Dhaka on 9^th October 1999. During this match, Lara succeeded in scoring a total of 117, a score that included some memorable smashes like 4 sixes and a striking 18 fours. Lara’s record in ODI has an impressive 19 centuries, along with a strike rate of 79.31.

4. Mark Boucher

Mark Boucher – 44 Balls

The cricketer to secure the fourth place on the list of players with the fastest centuries ODIs is Mark Boucher, the former South African player who scored his superfast 100 in just 44 balls. The right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper scored the 100 in a match between South Africa and Zimbabwe on 20^th September 2006 in Potchefstroom. Boucher secured score of 147, and his attractive score had 6 sixers and 8 boundaries. Interestingly, this is his only 100 in ODI, and his strike rate in one day cricket is 84.76.

3. Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi – 37 Balls

It’s no surprise that Pakistan’s former right-handed batsman Shahid Afridi appears on this list twice, having scored the third fastest century in the history of ODI cricket. He scored this incredible 100 in just 37 balls, in a game against Sri Lanka, played on 4^th October 1996 in Nairobi. In this match, Afridi scored a total of 102 runs. Boom Boom Afridi’s 100 in the match included smashing hits of 11 sixes and 6 fours.

2. Corey Anderson

Corey Anderson – 36 Balls

In the second place on the list of players who have scored the fastest centuries ODIs in New Zealand’s left-handed batting all-rounder Corey Anderson. He scored the fastest century of his career in just 36 ball, and it was seen in a game between New Zealand and West Indies. The match was played on 1^st January 2014 in Queenstown, and in this match, Corey managed to score a remarkable 131 runs, with 14 sixers and 6 fours. This is the only century Anderson has scored in ODI, in which his strike rate is 108.72.

1. AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers – 31 Balls

The fastest ever century in One Day International cricket is scored by AB de Villiers, the right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper of South Africa. He scored the century in an incredible 31 balls, during a match against West Indies in Johannesburg on 18^th January, 2015. The first 50 runs of this century became the fastest half-century in ODI history, having scored it in just 16 balls. He scored 149 in the match, with 16 sixes and 9 fours. He has a record of 25 centuries in ODI, and his ODI strike rate is 101.07.

List of Fastest Centuries ODIs Cricket [Updated Table]

Rank	Player	Total Runs	Balls taken for 100	6s	4s	Match	Date
1	AB de Villiers	149	31	16	9	South Africa v West Indies	18/01/2015
2	Corey Anderson	131*	36	14	6	New Zealand v West Indies	01/01/2014
3	Shahid Afridi	102	37	11	6	Pakistan v Sri Lanka	04/10/1996
4	Mark Boucher	147*	44	10	8	South Africa v Zimbabwe	20/09/2006
5	Brian Lara	117	45	4	18	West Indies v Bangladesh	09/10/1999
6	Shahid Afridi	102	45	9	10	Pakistan v India	15/04/2005
7	Jesse Ryder	104	46	5	12	New Zealand v West Indies	01/01/2014
8	Jos Buttler	116*	46	8	10	England v Pakistan	20/11/2015
9	Sanath Jayasuriya	134	48	11	11	Sri Lanka v Pakistan	02/04/1996
10	Kevin O’Brien	113	50	6	13	Ireland v England	02/03/2011
11	Glenn Maxwell	102	51	4	10	Australia v Sri Lanka	08/03/2015
12	Virat Kohli	100*	52	7	8	India v Australia	16/10/2013
13	AB de Villiers	162*	52	8	17	South Africa v West Indies	27/02/2015
14	Shahid Afridi	124	53	4	17	Pakistan v Bangladesh	21/06/2010
15	Moeen Ali	102	53	8	7	England v West Indies	24/09/2017
16	Sanath Jayasuriya	130	55	6	16	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh	30/06/2008
17	James Faulkner	116	57	6	11	Australia v India	02/11/2013
18	AB de Villiers	119	57	11	3	South Africa v India	25/10/2015
19	AB de Villiers	102	58	3	11	South Africa v India	27/02/2010
20	Virender Sehwag	125*	60	6	14	India v New Zealand	11/03/2009
21	Virat Kohli	115*	61	1	18	India v Australia	30/10/2013
22	Jos Buttler	121	61	4	11	England v Sri Lanka	31/05/2014
23	Sharjeel Khan	152	61	9	16	Pakistan v Ireland	18/08/2016
24	Mohammad Azharuddin	108	62	3	10	India v New Zealand	17/12/1988
25	Shakib Al Hasan	104	63	4	8	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe	11/08/2009
26	Sanath Jayasuriya	157	64	1	23	Sri Lanka v Netherlands	04/07/2006
27	Yuvraj Singh	138*	64	6	16	India v England	14/11/2008
28	Kedar Jadhav	120	65	4	12	India v England	15/01/2017
29	Matthew Hayden	101	66	4	14	Australia v South Africa	24/03/2007
30	Suresh Raina	101	66	5	7	India v Hong Kong	25/06/2008

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On January 18th 2015 one of the best finishers and one of the most dangerous batsmen in cricket world, AB de Villiers, smashes fastest ODI fifty and hundred. AB de Villiers is one of those players who played multiple sports at International level and also equaled the record of Most Sixes in An Inning Of ODI by any Batsmen, hitting 16 sixes in his 149 runs Innings. He completed his fifty in 16 balls and 100 in 31 balls.

As One Day International present the best of both worlds of the longest and shortest cricket matches, with the technical perfection in the displays by the players and their high strike rates with which they score some high scores in a short number of overs, we get to see some amazing centuries. The ones listed above have formed records that the new cricketers will struggle to break. And which one out of the Fastest Centuries ODIs is your favourite? Let us know in the comments section below.