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World Cup Fastest Century (1975-2023)

Glenn Maxwell of Australia achieved a record-breaking feat by scoring the fastest century in World Cup history. Maxwell accomplished this remarkable milestone in only 40 deliveries while playing against the Netherlands in the 24th match of the tournament, held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Earlier, South Africa’s Aiden Markram held the record with a 49-ball century against Sri Lanka at the same venue.

Here is the list of Fastest Century in World Cup

No.	Player	Runs	Opponent	Balls	Date
1	Glenn Maxwell	106	Netherland	40	25 October 2023
2	Aiden Markram (SA)	106	Sri Lanka	49	7 October 2023
3	Kevin O’Brien (Ire)	113	England	50	02 Mar 2011
4	Glenn Maxwell (Aus)	102	Sri Lanka	51	08 Mar 2015
5	AB de Villiers (SA)	162*	West Indies	52	27 Feb 2015
6	Eoin Morgan (Eng)	101	Afghanistan	57	18 Jun 2019
7	Rohit Sharma (IND)	131	Afghanistan	63	11 Oct 2023
8	Kusal Mendis (SL)	122	Pakistan	65	10 Oct 2023
9	Mathew Hayden (Aus)	111	South Africa	66	24 Mar 2007
10	Jim Davison (Can)	117*	West Indies	67	23 Feb 2003

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