De Villiers to Kohli: Check list of players with fastest centuries in ODIs

Virat Kohli holds the record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian batter

The attacking approach with the bat has become the new norm in cricket, resulting in multiple batting records being broken day in and day out. Even in the recently concluded T20 series between India and England, Indian batter Abhishek Sharma lit up the Mumbai skies with his blistering 135, during which he registered the second-fastest T20I fifty (17 balls) and century (37 balls) by an Indian batter.

 

Now that both teams are set to face off in a three-match ODI series, we can expect high-scoring games and may even witness the fastest ODI century record—held by South African great AB de Villiers for his 31-ball century against the West Indies in 2015—being broken. But who are the other players to have recorded some of the fastest ODI centuries in history? Check the full list below.

 

Full list of players with the fastest centuries in ODI cricket 

Runs	Balls	Player	Match	Venue	Date
149	31	AB de Villiers	South Africa v West Indies	Johannesburg	18-01-2015
131*	36	CJ Anderson	New Zealand v West Indies	Queenstown	01-01-2014
102	37	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan v Sri Lanka	Nairobi	04-10-1996
106	40	Glenn Maxwell	Australia v Netherlands	Delhi	25-10-2023
101*	41	Asif Khan	UAE v Nepal	Kirtipur	16-03-2023
147*	44	MV Boucher	South Africa v Zimbabwe	Potchefstroom	20-09-2006
117	45	BC Lara	West Indies v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09-10-1999
102	45	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan v India	Kanpur	15-04-2005
104	46	JD Ryder	New Zealand v West Indies	Queenstown	01-01-2014
116*	46	JC Buttler	England v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	20-11-2015
162*	47	JC Buttler	England v Netherlands	Amstelveen	17-06-2022
134	48	ST Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka v Pakistan	Singapore	02-04-1996
106	49	Aiden Markram	South Africa v Sri Lanka	Delhi	07-10-2023
110*	50	JC Buttler	England v Pakistan	Southampton	11-05-2019
113	50	KJ O'Brien	Ireland v England	Bangalore	02-03-2011
102	51	GJ Maxwell	Australia v Sri Lanka	Sydney	08-03-2015
132	51	Darius Visser	Samoa v Vanuatu	Apia (No 2)	20-08-2024
100*	52	V Kohli	India v Australia	Jaipur	16-10-2013
162*	52	AB de Villiers	South Africa v West Indies	Sydney	27-02-2015

 

 

Fastest century for India in ODIs 

The star Indian batter, who will be part of India’s squad in the upcoming ODI series against England, holds the record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian batter. Kohli achieved this milestone with a 52-ball century against Australia in 2013. Virender Sehwag is second on the list with his 60-ball century against New Zealand in 2009.

 

Full list of Indian players with the fastest ODI century 

Player	Balls	Opponent	Year
Virat Kohli	52	Australia	2013
Virender Sehwag	60	New Zealand	2009
Virat Kohli	61	Australia	2013
Mohammad Azharuddin	62	New Zealand	1988
KL Rahul	62	Netherlands	2023
Rohit Sharma	63	Afghanistan	2023
Yuvraj Singh	64	England	2006
Kedar Jadhav	65	England	2017
Suresh Raina	66	Hong Kong	2008
Virender Sehwag	66	Sri Lanka	2009