When Australia faced off against Netherlands at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi today, i.e. 25th October, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell shattered all the records with blazing inning of 106 runs vs the Dutch.
The 24th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is being played now at the Arun Jaitley Stadium between the Australia cricket team and the Netherlands cricket team. It was the Australian team captain Pat Cummins who won the toss and opted to bat first in Delhi.
Australia lost their first wicket early on when Mitchell Marsh was dismissed for only 9 runs. But then his opening partner David Warner went on to play a great inning as he scored 104 runs before he was dismissed by Logan van Beek. Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne both scored their individual fifties, 71 and 62 runs respectively.
But it was their star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell who stole the entire game with quick-fire knock of 106 runs, fastest century in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cup. The Aussie all-rounder completed his milestone in just 40 balls. With this, he now overtake South African Aiden Markram, who also scored the fastest World Cup century in this ICC Cricket World Cup, coincidentally also did in Delhi vs Sri Lanka. In this article we take a look at the top 5 fastest centuries in the ICC Cricket World Cup history. (Down to Top)
AB de Villiers – 2015
The first player in our list is former South African cricket team captain AB de Villiers. ABD reached this milestone back in the year 2015 vs West Indies. AB scored his century in a scintillating manner when he completed his century in just 52 balls.
Glenn Maxwell – 2015
The second player in the list Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell surpassed AB de Villiers’ record in the year 2015 itself when he scored his century in just 51 balls vs Sri Lanka in Sydney.
Kevin O’Brien – 2011
Ireland cricketer Kevin O’Brien shocked the entire world when he scored a century in just 50 balls vs England in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. O’Brien became a world famous cricketer thanks to his achievement in Bengaluru.
Aiden Markram – 2023
Another South African in this list is South Africa’s vice-captain Aiden Markram. Markram scored the fastest century in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cup earlier in this year’s World Cup vs Sri Lanka in Delhi. Markram reached the milestone in just 49 balls.
Glenn Maxwell – 2023 When Markram scored the fastest century, no one did ever thought that his record would be broken in this World Cup edition itself. Glenn Maxwell scored the fastest century in the ICC Cricket World Cup history on the 25th of October vs Netherlands cricket team in just 40 balls.
