ODI World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell Breaks Aiden Markram’s Fastest World Cup Century Record During AUS vs NED

Glenn Maxwell, the star all-rounder from Australia, delivered a batting spectacle at Arun Jaitley stadium on Wednesday, setting a new record for the fastest century in World Cup history. Maxwell scored a 40-ball hundred, which is also the fourth fastest century in ODI cricket.

Fastest Century in World Cups (by balls)

40 – Glenn Maxwell vs NED in Delhi, today*
49 – Aiden Markram vs SL in Delhi 2023
50 – Kevin O'Brien v ENG in Bengaluru 2011
51 – Glenn Maxwell vs SL in Sydney 2015
52 – AB de Villiers vs WI in Sydney 2015#GlennMaxwell #AUSvNED #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/D9mULJHoOG

— ProBatsman (@probatsman) October 25, 2023

Maxwell’s scintillating 44-ball knock saw him blasting nine fours and eight sixes on his way to a sensational 106 runs. His innings came to an end in the last over, as Logan van Beek removed him on a length outside off delivery. He had the Netherlands bowlers on the back foot throughout.

Before this, the record for the fastest World Cup century was in the hands of South Africa’s Aiden Markram, who accomplished the feat in 49 balls against Sri Lanka at the very venue earlier in the ongoing World Cup 2023.

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Fastest Centuries in ODI World Cup

1. Glenn Maxwell off 40 balls – Australia vs Netherlands – Delhi, 2023
2. Aiden Markram off 49 balls – South Africa vs Sri Lanka – Delhi, 2023
3. Kevin O’Brian off 50 balls – Ireland vs England – Bangalore, 2011
4. Glenn Maxwell off 51 balls – Australia vs Sri Lanka – Sydney, 2015
5. AB de Villiers off 52 balls – South Africa vs West Indies – Sydney, 2015
6. Eoin Morgan off 57 balls – England vs Afghanistan – Manchester, 2019
7. Heinrich Klaasen off 61 balls – South Africa vs England – Mumbai, 2023
8. Rohit Sharma off 63 balls – India vs Afghanistan – Delhi, 2023
9. Kusal Mendis off 65 balls – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan – Hyderabad, 2023
10. Mathew Hayden off 66 balls – Australia vs South Africa – Basseterre, 2007
11. John Davison off 67 balls – Canada vs West Indies – Centurion, 2003
12. Paul Stirling off 70 balls – Ireland vs Netherlands – Kolkata, 2011
13. Kumar Sangakkara off 70 balls – Sri Lanka vs England – Wellington, 2015
14. Adam Gilchrist off 72 balls – Australia vs Sri Lanka – Bridgetown, 2007
15. Kumar Sangakkara off 73 balls – Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh – Melbourne, 2015
16. Shaiman Anwar off 79 balls – UAE vs Ireland – Brisbane, 2015
17. Brendan Taylor off 79 balls – Zimbabwe vs Ireland – Hobart, 2015