ODI World Cup 2023: Fastest Tons In ODI World Cups (1975-2019)

ODI World Cup 2023: Let's have a look at the list of the players who scored the fastest tons in ICC Cricket World Cup from 1975 to 2019.

Check out the list of international cricketers with fastest hundreds in Cricket World Cups.

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ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 in India will officially begin from October 5 onwards with a match between England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad. Check out the list of international cricketers with fastest hundreds in Cricket World Cups.

Fastest tons in ODI World Cups: Let's have a look at the list of the players who scored the fastest tons in ICC Cricket World Cup from 1975 to 2019.

50 balls - Kevin O'Brien vs England in 2011

ODI World Cup 2011: Batting at number 6, Ireland's Kevin O’Brien scored a century off just 50 balls and went on to score 113 runs to help his side chase down a target of 328 against England, win the match with 5 balls and three wickets remaining.

51 balls - Glenn Maxwell vs Sri Lanka in 2015

ODI World Cup 2015: Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, all set to show his striking prowess in this year's World Cup, scored a century off just 51 balls against Sri Lanka in 2015 World Cup.

52 balls - AB de Villiers vs West Indies in 2015

ODI World Cup 2015: South African phenom Ab de Villers holds the record for scoring the quicked ton in international cricket and third-fastest century in the World Cup. He scored a ton off just 52 balls to score against West Indies in ODI World Cup 2015 and unbeaten for 162.

57 balls - Eoin Morgan vs Afghanistan in 2019

ODI World Cup 2019: England's Eoin Morgan, the former cricketer known for scoring runs at a high strike rate. He scored record-shattering 71-ball-148 against Afghanistan with help of 17 sixes to power England to a mammoth 397 for 6 in a World Cup game. In this match, he scored his career's 13th ODI ton off just 57 balls, also his career-best knock and 4th fastest hundred in World Cup history.

66 balls - Matthew Hayden vs South Africa in 2007

ODI World Cup 2007: Australian batting legend Matthew Hayden, who played the 2007 ODI World Cup edition with a broken toe, muscled the South African bowlers around the park in a World Cup group match in St Kitts, scoring 101 off just 68 balls, with 14 fours and four sixes. The Aussie star scored his ton off 66 deliveries, recording the fifth fastest ton in all World Cups.