Glenn Maxwell smashes fastest hundred in ODI World Cup history in just 40 balls

Glenn Maxwell broke the record for the fastest century in men’s ODI World Cups on Wednesday with a blistering hundred off just 40 balls against Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in World Cup 2023. Australia’s Maxwell broke the record of 49-ball hundred by South Africa’s Aiden Markram which was set on 7 October in World Cup 2023 at the same venue in Delhi.

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Maxwell’s innings eventually came to an end on 106 off 44 balls after Sybrand Engelbrecht took a catch off Logan van Beek in the last over of the innings. Australia finished on 399/8 batting first in the match.

The all-rounder took 26 balls to complete his fifty and the next fifty runs came in just 14 balls as he made the World Cup record. Overall he smashed eight sixes and nine fours in his entertaining innings

Earlier David Warner smashed 104 off 93 balls to bring up his sixth century in men’s ODI World Cups. The opener has now gone level with the great Sachin Tendulkar and is one century behind Rohit Sharma who holds the record for most tons in World Cups with seven hundreds.

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Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien held the record for the fastest century in men’s ODIs before the start of the 2023 World Cup. He had taken 50 balls to strike his famous ton against England in the 2011 World Cup. That century had also come in India, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.