ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Top 10 fastest centuries in World Cup history

Rank 10 | Matthew Hayden | Former Australian opener’s 66-balls century in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a remarkable performance. He achieved this record against South Africa. Hayden held this record for the fastest century in the ICC Cricket World Cup for many years. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 9 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lankan cricketer reached his fastest hundred in ODI World Cup 2023 in just 65 balls against Pakistan at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. With this superb knock, Mendis surpassed the legendary Kumar Sangakkara to score the fastest century by a Sri Lankan in the history of the World Cup. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 8 | Rohit Sharma | The Indian captain, also made to the list of the fastest century in an ODI World Cup. The hitman scored his fastest World Cup century in 63 balls in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 7 | Heinrich Klaasen | In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Heinrich Klaasen scored another stunning century in the tournament at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in just 61 balls against England. (Image: AP)

Rank 6 | Eoin Morgan | The former England captain made a splash against Afghanistan at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in Manchester, scoring his fastest world cup century off 57 balls. He played an important role in England's 2019 Cricket World Cup campaign, which ultimately led them to win their first ever ICC Cricket World Cup. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 5 | AB de Villiers | The former South African cricketer holds the record for the fastest century in One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 2015, which he scored in 52 balls. He achieved this remarkable feat in an ODI against the West Indies. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 4 | Glenn Maxwell | Australian batsman holds two places in the list of fastest centuries in ODI World Cups. Maxwell achieved this record in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in just 51 balls against Sri Lanka. Maxwell's stunning 102 off 53 balls was studded with 19 boundaries and four sixes. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 3 | Kevin O’Brien | The Irish cricketer's century against England in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is one of the most memorable moments in World Cup history. O'Brien scored 113, with his century coming off just 50 balls, and was instrumental in Ireland's historic victory over England. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 2 | Aiden Markram | South African batsman Aiden Markram scored the previous record for the fastest hundred in ODI World Cup scoring his century in 49 balls. Markram scored 106 runs off 56 balls against Sri Lanka, including fourteen boundaries and three sixes, in the current tournament at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. (Image: Reuters)

Rank 1 | Glenn Maxwell | Glenn Maxwell hit the fastest hundred of all time in the Cricket World Cup with 40 balls on October 25, beating Aiden Markram's record. Australian all-rounder Maxwell scored 106 runs in just 44 balls against the Netherlands at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, hitting nine fours and eight sixes in the process. (Image: Reuters)