Top 10 Fastest Centuries In ICC Cricket World Cup

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is just a few days away. The players that make it to the list of top 10 fastest centuries are :-

10. Sachin Tendulkar (84 Balls)

Sachin Tendulkar
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

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

Will anyone be able to break this record in 2015 world cup? If yes, who will it be? Let us know in comments section below
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