Here’s a list of batters who’ve raced to their 15th ODI century in record innings, time, and age.
Fastest to 15 ODI Centuries
| Player | Inns | Match Date | Versus | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 83 | 31/03/2022 | Australia | Gaddafi Stadium |
| Hashim Amla (SA) | 86 | 17/08/2014 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club |
| Shai Hope (WI) | 105 | 22/06/2023 | Nepal | Harare Sports Club |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 106 | 24/07/2013 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club |
| Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 108 | 23/09/2018 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium |
| David Warner (AUS) | 108 | 12/06/2019 | Pakistan | The Cooper Associates County Ground |
| Aaron Finch (AUS) | 112 | 25/06/2019 | England | Lord’s |
| Quinton de Kock (SA) | 116 | 04/02/2020 | England | Newlands |
| Joe Root (ENG) | 126 | 03/06/2019 | Pakistan | Trent Bridge |
| Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 143 | 18/01/1998 | India | Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 144 | 15/10/2000 | New Zealand | Gymkhana Club Ground |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 147 | 02/11/2006 | South Africa | Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 147 | 11/11/2013 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| Ross Taylor (NZ) | 153 | 02/08/2015 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club |
| Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | 161 | 11/02/2005 | England | Kingsmead |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | 164 | 13/02/2019 | Bangladesh | McLean Park |
| Kane Williamson (NZ) | 164 | 19/06/2019 | South Africa | Edgbaston |
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 165 | 29/10/2017 | New Zealand | Green Park |
| Desmond Haynes (WI) | 166 | 27/10/1989 | England | Captain Roop Singh Stadium |
| Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 180 | 12/11/2003 | India | M Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 182 | 24/04/1998 | Australia | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| Nathan Astle (NZ) | 192 | 06/09/2005 | India | Harare Sports Club |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 198 | 17/09/2002 | Kenya | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
| Upul Tharanga (SL) | 201 | 16/10/2017 | Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Stadium |
| Mark Waugh (AUS) | 218 | 14/01/2001 | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 231 | 23/03/2013 | Bangladesh | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium |
| Virender Sehwag (IND) | 234 | 08/12/2011 | West Indies | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
Fastest to Every 5X ODI Centuries
Key Insights on Fastest and Slowest to 15 ODI Hundreds
Records for Speed and Longevity in Reaching 15 ODI Centuries
Babar Azam is the fastest batter to smash 15 centuries in ODI format, taking 83 innings to reach the milestone.
Mahela Jayawardene took the most innings, bringing up his 15th hundred in his 321st ODI innings.
Kumar Sangakkara follows Jayawardene with his 15th ODI ton coming in his 320th innings.
Virat Kohli needed four years and 341 days to score his 15th hundred, the least time taken by a batter in ODIs.
Kane Williamson took almost 10 more years than Kohli, raising his 15th ODI ton in 14 years and 208 days after his debut in 2010.
Age and Inaugural Milestones for the 15th Century
Virat Kohli is the youngest batter to score 15 ODI centuries at the age of 24 years and 261 days.
Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan is the oldest batter, bringing up his 15th ODI ton at the age of 36 years and 160 days.
West Indies’ Desmond Haynes was the first batter to score 15 centuries in ODIs. He needed 166 innings to achieve the feat in October 1989.
Captain and Wicketkeeper-Batter Specific Records
Only two batters have scored 15-plus centuries as captains in ODIs.
Among captains, Virat Kohli took the fewest innings to reach the milestone, taking 51 innings as India’s captain, while Ricky Ponting needed 133 innings as Australia’s skipper.
Shai Hope has taken the fewest innings to score 15 ODI centuries as a wicketkeeper. He needed 103 innings.
Kumar Sangakkara, on the other hand, needed 301 ODI innings, making him the slowest keeper-batter to smash 15 hundreds.
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Highest Score Achieved for the Milestone Century
Virender Sehwag converted his 15th ODI hundred into a 219-run knock against the West Indies in 2011. This is the highest score by a batter for the 15th ODI century.
Overall, this is the third-highest score by a batter in the 50-over format.
Sehwag’s 219 is the highest individual score by a captain in an ODI innings. Find other records Sehwag broke during this innings.
