Fastest ODI Centuries for Each Team

Cricket is a game determined by shifting momentum. And nothing changes the course of an ODI match quite like a quick century that leaves the opposition without any answers.

Here’s a look at the fastest centuries scored for each ODI team.

Fastest ODI Centuries For Each Team

Team	1	2	3	4	5
Afghanistan	Mohammad Shahzad – 72 vs SCOT	Karim Sadiq – 72 vs NED	Mohammad Shahzad – 85 vs IRE	Nawroz Mangal – 86 vs SCOT	Asghar Afghan – 86 vs IRE
Africa XI	Shaun Pollock – 88 vs Asia XI	–	–	–	–
Asia XI	MS Dhoni – 81 vs Africa XI	Mahela Jayawardene – 102 vs Africa XI	–	–	–
Australia	Glenn Maxwell – 40 vs NED	Glenn Maxwell – 51 vs SL	James Faulkner – 57 vs IND	Travis Head – 59 vs NZ	Steven Smith – 62 vs IND
Bangladesh	Mushfiqur Rahim – 60 vs IRE	Shakib Al Hasan – 63 vs ZIM	Shakib Al Hasan – 68 vs ZIM	Mushfiqur Rahim – 69 vs PAK	Soumya Sarkar – 81 vs ZIM
Bermuda	Irving Romaine – 110 vs CAN	David Hemp – 150 vs KENYA	–	–	–
Canada	John Davison – 67 vs WI	Pargat Singh – 92 vs UAE	Harsh Thaker – 107 vs UAE	Ashish Bagai – 110 vs IRE	Sandeep Jyoti – 110 vs SCOT
England	Jos Buttler – 46 vs PAK	Jos Buttler – 47 vs NED	Jos Buttler – 50 vs PAK	Moeen Ali – 53 vs WI	Jonny Bairstow – 54 vs SCOT
Hong Kong	MS Chapman – 103 vs UAE	Anshuman Rath – 121 vs PNG	–	–	–
ICC World XI	Ricky Ponting – 98 vs Asia XI	–	–	–	–
India	Virat Kohli – 52 vs AUS	Virender Sehwag – 60 vs NZ	Virat Kohli – 61 vs AUS	Mohammad Azharuddin – 62 vs NZ	KL Rahul – 62 vs NED
Ireland	Kevin O’Brien – 50 vs ENG	Paul Stirling – 70 vs NED	William Porterfield – 83 vs AFG	Paul Stirling – 83 vs SCOT	William Porterfield vs 87 vs SCOT
Jersey	Josh Lawrenson – 99 vs PNG	Asa Tribe – 136 vs PNG	–	–	–
Kenya	Irfan Karim – 81 vs NED	Steve Tikolo – 96 vs ZIM	Thomas Odoyo – 107 vs CAN	Irfan Karim – 126 vs CAN	–
Namibia	Michael van Lingen – 70 vs UAE	Craig Williams – 85 vs OMA	Jean-Pierre Kotze – 88 vs USA	Michael van Lingen – 88 vs JER	Gerhard Erasmus – 97 vs PNG
Nepal	Kushal Malla – 59 vs OMA	Rohit Paudel – 91 vs PNG	Paras Khadka – 96 vs UAE	Kushal Bhurtel – 99 vs NAM	Aasif Sheikh – 101 vs PNG, 2023
Netherlands	Teja Nidamanuru – 68 vs WI	Ryan ten Doeschate – 81 vs KENYA	Bas de Leede – 84 vs SCOT	Teja Nidamanuru – 88 vs ZIM	Max O’Dowd – 94 vs SCOT
New Zealand	Corey Anderson – 36 vs WI	Jesse Ryder – 46 vs WI	Michael Bracewell – 57 vs IND	Craig McMillan – 67 vs AUS	Kane Williamson – 69 vs ZIM
Oman	Jatinder Singh – 60 vs NEP	Shoaib Khan – 73 vs NAM	Ayaan Khan – 84 vs NED	Jatinder Singh – 91 vs UAE	Kashyap Prajapati – 93 vs ZIM
Pakistan	Shahid Afridi – 37 vs SL	Shahid Afridi – 45 vs IND	Shahid Afridi – 53 vs BAN	Saim Ayub – 53 vs ZIM	Sharjeel Khan – 61 vs IRE
Papua New Guinea	Charles Amini – 66 vs NAM	Lega Siaka – 105 vs HKG	Assad Vala – 111 vs NAM	Tony Ura – 112 vs IRE	–
Scotland	George Munsey – 61 vs NAM	Calum MacLeod – 70 vs ENG	Michael Leask – 79 vs NEP	Richard Berrington – 80 vs NED	Calum MacLeod – 84 vs USA
South Africa	AB de Villiers – 31 vs WI	Mark Boucher – 44 vs ZIM	Aiden Markram – 49 vs SL	AB de Villiers – 52 vs WI	Heinrich Klaasen – 54 vs WI
Sri Lanka	Sanath Jayasuriya – 48 vs PAK	Sanath Jayasuriya – 55 vs BAN	Thisara Perera – 57 vs NZ	Sanath Jayasuriya – 64 vs NED	Kusal Mendis – 65 vs PAK
U.A.E.	Asif Khan – 41 vs NEP	Muhammad Waseem – 60 vs PNG	Vriitya Aravind – 69 vs NAM	Shaiman Anwar – 79 vs IRE	Asif Khan – 81 vs USA
U.S.A.	Milind Kumar – 60 vs CAN	Shayan Jahangir – 79 vs NEP	Monank Patel – 81 vs CAN	Aaron Jones – 82 vs SCOT	Monank Patel – 90 vs OMA
West Indies	Brian Lara – 45 vs BAN	Chris Gayle – 55 vs ENG	Evin Lewis – 61 vs SL	Nicholas Pooran – 63 vs NED	Chris Gayle – 69 vs ZIM
Zimbabwe	Sikandar Raza – 54 vs NED	Sean Williams – 65 vs USA	Sean Williams – 70 vs NEP	Regis Chakabva – 73 vs BAN	Brendan Taylor – 79 vs IRE

Note: Instances where ball-by-ball data is available are mentioned in the table.

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Key Insights on Quickest Centuries in ODIs

All-Time Individual ODI Century Milestones

31 balls taken by AB de Villiers to score a century against the West Indies in 2015 are the fewest by a batter in ODIs.

In the same match, de Villiers whacked the quickest ODI half-century, off 16 deliveries. More than a decade later, West Indies’ Matthew Forde levelled his record against Ireland in Dublin.

AB de Villiers struck nine ODI hundreds in less than 80 balls, the most by a batter. Sanath Jayasuriya and Jos Buttler come second with eight centuries in under 80 deliveries.

Three of Buttler’s hundreds have come in 50 or fewer balls, the most by a batter in ODIs.

Buttler and de Villiers have hammered three below 80-ball hundreds each against Pakistan and India, respectively, the joint-most by a batter against an ODI team.

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Fastest ODI Tons in World Cup and Champions Trophy

Glenn Maxwell’s 40-ball hundred against the Netherlands is the fastest by a batter in the ODI World Cup. This is also the fastest ODI century for Australia.

David Miller has brought up the quickest century in the Champions Trophy. He reached the triple digits in 67 balls against New Zealand in the semi-final of the 2025 edition.

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Associate Nation Milestone Marks

The UAE’s Asif Khan has scored the quickest ODI ton among associate members. He needed 41 balls to reach his hundred against Nepal in 2023.

John Davison has logged the quickest ODI hundred by an associate batter against a full-member team. The Canadian struck a 67-delivery ton versus the West Indies in the 2003 World Cup.

Overall, the West Indies’ Amir Jangoo holds the record for the quickest century on ODI debut. He raised his maiden ton off 80 balls against Bangladesh in December 2024.

29 teams have played ODI cricket thus far. Except for East Africa, the other 28 teams have had at least one centurion in the format.

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