Glenn Maxwell’s onslaught against the Netherlands in the AUS vs NED match in the ODI World Cup 2023 has seen few records tumble. Maxwell broke Aiden Markram’s record of scoring the fastest 100 in the World Cup. While Markram’s ton came in 49 deliveries, the Aussies batter raced to the top by smacking his second World Cup ton in 40 balls. Maxwell’s 106-run knock was laced with 9 boundaries and 8 maximums.
Glenn Maxwell scores fastest 100 in World Cup; check top 5 batters on list
Maxwell joined the Australian destruction against the Netherlands, as the Kangaroos set a mammoth 400-run target for the Dutch. The batter joins Aiden Markram (who made the record a few days ago), Ireland’s Kevin O Brien, Mr. 360 AB De Villiers, and himself on the list of cricketers with the fastest century in the ODI World Cup. Check the top 5 batters to have achieved this feat in the marquee tournament’s history so far.
| Player | Number of deliveries | Opposition | Year |
| Glenn Maxwell | 40 | Netherlands | 2023 |
| Aiden Markram | 49 | Sri Lanka | 2023 |
| Kevin O’Brien | 50 | England | 2011 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 51 | Pakistan | 2015 |
| AB De Villiers | 52 | West Indies | 2015 |
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Interestingly, two of the five fastest World Cup tons have come from Glenn Maxwell’s bat. This 40-ball century also happens to be the 4th fastest ODI hundred by a batter and the Aussie broke his record of scoring the fastest century by an Australian.
This is the second time the record for the fastest 100 in the World Cup is being broken in the 2023 edition. Earlier, on October 7, Aiden Markram broke the record by battering Sri Lanka on the very same ground, setting the highest-ever total in ODI World CUp.
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