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.
| 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 |
