Fastest Centuries in ODI Cricket

Who has scored the fastest century in odi cricket? You are outdated if you think it’s Afridi even though no one is surprised to see BOOM BOOM’s name thrice in the top 10 list. Corey Anderson broke Afridi’s long standing record with a 36 ball ton.

Corey Anderson celebrates after scoring the fastest ODI ton.

Here is the complete list:

Fastest Centuries in One day Internationals
Batsman (Country)	Score	Balls	4s	6s	Opponent	Venue	Month/Year
Corey Anderson (New Zealand)	131*	36	6	14	West Indies	Queenstown	Jan 2014
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)	102	37	6	11	Sri Lanka	Nairobi	Oct 1996
Mark Boucher (South Africa)	147	44	10	8	Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	Sep 2006
Brian Lara (West Indies)	117	45	18	4	Bangladesh	Dhaka	Oct 1999
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)	102	45	10	9	India	Kanpur	Apr 2005
Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)	104	46	5	12	West Indies	Queenstown	Jan 2014
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)	134	48	11	11	Pakistan	Singapore	Apr 1996
Kevin O’Brien (Ireland)	113	50	13	6	England	Bangalore	Mar 2011
Virat Kohli (India)	100*	52	8	7	Australia	Jaipur	Oct 2013
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)	124	53	17	4	Bangladesh	Dambulla	Jun 2010

We will take a look at 5 out of the top 10.

1. Corey Anderson

The rain affected match was just 21 overs per side, but still had two batsmen scoring tons. Can you actually believe that Corey Anderson overshadowed a 46 ball ton scored by his teammate Ryder in the same innings? Anderson ended up with 14 sixes. West Indies were the unfortunate team at the receiving end.

2. Shahid Afridi

A 16 year old Shahid Afridi batting for the first time in International Cricket smashed a 37 ball ton with 11 sixes against Sri Lanka. This record stood for a long long time until Anderson broke it in 2014.

3. Mark Boucher

An unlikely player at number 3, Boucher smashed a 44 ball ton against the Zimbabweans after coming in at number 4. He actually ended up with a mammoth 147 off just 68 balls. South Africa scored over 400 runs in that game.

4. Brian Lara

Brian Charles Lara opening the innings scored a swashbuckling 117 off just 62 balls, in which the ton came off just 45 deliveries. West Indies comfortably won the game by 109 runs against the Bangladeshis.

5. Shahid Afridi

On a day when India huffed and puffed to make a competitive 249, Afridi just blew them apart with a 45 ball ton that included 9 hits to the fence. In the end, Pakistan comfortably won with around 8 overs to spare.

Note: This article was updated on May 16, 2014