Top 10 Fastest Centuries In ICC Cricket World Cup

10. Sachin Tendulkar (84 Balls)

Match Result – India 329 for 2 (SR Tendulkar 140, R Dravid 104, MA Suji 1-26) beat Kenya 235 for 7 (SO Tikolo 58, KO Otieno 56, DS Mohanty 4-56) by 94 runs at County Ground,England in 1999 World Cup

9. Brian Lara (83 Balls)

Match Result – West Indies 264 for 8 (BC Lara 111, S Chanderpaul 56, BM McMillan 2-37) beat South Africa 245 (DJ Cullinan 69, AC Hudson 54, RA Harper 4-47) by 19 runs at National Stadium,Pakistan in 1996 World Cup

8. Clive Lloyd (82 Balls)

Match Result – West Indies 291 for 8 (CH Lloyd 102, RB Kanhai 55, GJ Gilmour 5-48) beat Australia 274 (IM Chappell 62, KD Boyce 4-50) by 17 runs at Lord’s,England in 1975 World Cup

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7. Mahela Jayawardene (81 Balls)

Match Result – Sri Lanka 332 for 7 (DPMD Jayawardene 100, KC Sangakkara 92, HS Baidwan 2-59) beat Canada 122 (Rizwan Cheema 37, KMDN Kulasekara 3-16, NLTC Perera 3-24) by 210 runs at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium,Sri Lanka in 2011 World Cup

6. Virender Sehwag (81 Balls)

Match Result – India 413 for 5 ( V Sehwag 114, SC Ganguly 89, KAD Hurdle 1-53) beat Bermuda 156 (DL Hemp 76, AB Agarkar 3-38, A Kumble 3-38) by 257 runs at Queen’s Park Oval,West Indies in 2007 World Cup

5. Adam Gilchrist (72 Balls)

Match Result – Australia 281 for 4 ( AC Gilchrist 149, SL Malinga 2-49) beat Sri Lanka 215 for 8 (ST Jayasuriya 63, KC Sangakkara 54, MJ Clarke 2-33) by 53 runs (D/L method) at Kensington Oval,West Indies in 2007 World Cup

4. Kapil Dev (72 Balls)

Match Result – India 266 for 8 ( Kapil Dev 175, PWE Rawson 3-47,   KM Curran 3-65) beat Zimbabwe 235 (KM Curran 73, Madan Lal 3-42 ) by 31 runs at Nevill Ground,England in 1983 World Cup

3. John Davison (67 Balls)

Match Result – West Indies 206 for 3 ( WW Hinds 64, BC Lara 73,      D Joseph 1-47) beat Canada 202 (JM Davison 111, VC Drakes 5-44) by 7 wickets at SuperSport Park,South Africa in 2003 World Cup

2. Matthew Hayden (66 Balls)

Match Result – Australia 377 for 6 ( ML Hayden 101, RT Ponting 91,  MJ Clarke 92, AJ Hall 2-60) beat South Africa 294 (AB de Villiers 92, GC Smith 74, GB Hogg 3-61) by 83 runs at Warner Park,West Indies in 2007 World Cup

1. Kevin O’Brien (50 Balls)

Match Result – Ireland 329 for 7 (K O’Brien 113, Cusack 47, Swann 3-47) beat England 327 for 8 (Trott 92, Bell 81, Pietersen 59, Mooney 4-63) by three wickets at Bengaluru,India in 2011 World Cup