The 2023 Cricket World Cup clash between Australia and the Netherlands saw a record of the fastest ODI world Cup being broken on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Batting first, Australia posted a massive total of 399 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 50 overs.
Two Aussie players contributed to the team's mammoth total with centuries. It started with David Warner who scored 104 runs off 93 balls. Glenn Maxwell went a step ahead and hammered a 44-ball 106.
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Top 10 players to score quickest centuries in ODI Cricket World Cup history
Maxwell, on Wednesday, became the fastest batsman in the world to score a century in the ODI Cricket World Cup as he hit his ton in just 40 balls.
The ace batsman broke the record of South Africa's Aiden Markram, who took just 49 balls to score a historic hundred against Sri Lanka in 2023.
Among the other players who feature in this list are Matthew Hayden, Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers.
KL Rahul became the fastest Indian to score an ODI World Cup hundred against Netherlands on November 12, 2023.
| No. | Player | Country | Opponent | Balls taken to hit 100 | Total runs | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | Netherlands | 40 | 106 | 2023 |
| 2 | Aiden Markram | South Africa | Sri Lanka | 49 | 106 | 2023 |
| 3 | Kevin O'Brien | Ireland | England | 50 | 113 | 2011 |
| 4 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | Sri Lanka | 51 | 102 | 2015 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | West Indies | 52 | 162 | 2015 |
| 6 | Eoin Morgan | England | Afghanistan | 57 | 162 | 2019 |
| 7 | Travis Head | Australia | New Zealand | 59 | 109 | 2023 |
| 8 | KL Rahul | India | Netherlands | 62 | 102 | 2023 |
| 9 | Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | New Zealand | 63 | 106* | 2023 |
| 10 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | South Africa | 66 | 101 | 2007 |
Who will win the 2023 World Cup?
India and Australia are among the favourites for the 2023 World Cup title. The odds from Dafabet are as follows.
| Team | Odds (Dafabet) |
|---|---|
| India | 2.25 |
| Australia | 4.00 |
| South Africa | 4.50 |
| New Zealand | 7.00 |
| Pakistan | 81.00 |
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