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Know Who Scored The Fastest Hundred in ODI [2023]

So Corey was holding the position of 1st before AB de Villiers, and he is the one who held the record for the fastest ODI century.

By Harry SmithPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

Who doesn't love centuries and when it comes to an ODI century, everyone gets excited, so getting a century is one thing, but smashing the fastest ODI century within limited-overs can be done by very few and cricket is all about it.

ODI is a cricket tournament game that is defined as a one-day International cricket game.ODI is commonly played for 50 overs on each side of the team. The game is played day and night and is 100 overs in total. ODI cricket is very famous for its fast pace cricket and big ICC tournaments focus more on modern-day cricket too.

If we talk about a little history Dennis Amiss is the one who holds the first century in ODI cricket in 1972. Around 134 balls his innings lasted but his pace has increased over the decades and continuously grown. That's why he is one of the most loved ones.

But in recent times there are various faster players that beat the time and overs and with their amazing performances pushed all the score bars.

Here is a List of The Top Fastest ODI Centuries Holders

AB de Villiers

A South African player AB de Villiers is the one who made the record for smashing the fastest hundred in ODI over the world.

He is the one who scored a hundred runs in just 31 balls, which is the fastest.

He made this score against a well-played team West Indies on 18 January 2015 at Johannesburg at a rate of 338.63. Which is the fastest century scored in ODI history till now.

All the records were broken and the record-breaking innings from AB de Villiers which is 439/2 is the fourth highest ODI total of all time.

He was so fast-paced in batting, hitting hard sixes in the air and perfect distance.

There were all the clean shots and proper cricketing shots. He is a completely skilled batsman. He is also known as Mr. 360.

Corey Anderson

New Zealand’s Corey Anderson is the second fastest and the one who marked the records.

So Corey was holding the position of 1st before AB de Villiers, and he is the one who held the record for the fastest ODI century.

Against West Indies, Corey Anderson scored, and as the West Indies were on the receiving end again when Anderson was at Queenstown and reached his ton.

Coming at second position in 2023 he beat the Windies by 159 runs and his innings included the count of six fours and 14 sixes as the Kiwis went on to score while scoring 283 runs.

Conclusion

Continuing with this the highest ODI hindered record is in the name of Sachin Tendulkar and he played for India.AB de Villiers holds the record for fastest century in the ODI. The special record of the fastest century in ODI is still with AB de Villers from South Africa. ODI cricket is a professional cricket game nowadays players have to play ODI and all the cricket formats.

As of 2023, the fastest hundred in ODI cricket is held by AB de Villiers of South Africa, who accomplished the feat in only 31 balls against the West Indies in Johannesburg on January 18, 2015. De Villiers' innings featured 16 sixes and 9 fours, and he ended up with an unbeaten 149 off simply forty four balls, helping South Africa post a great general of 439/2 in their 50 overs. De Villiers' report-breaking knock surpassed the previous file of 36 balls set by Corey Anderson of New Zealand in 2014. De Villiers' innings remains one of the most breathtaking displays of electricity hitting in cricket records.

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