Fastest hundreds
| Runs | Balls | 6s | 4s | Player | Match | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 37 | 11 | 6 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Nairobi | 04/10/1996 |
| 147* | 44 | 10 | 8 | MV Boucher | South Africa v Zimbabwe | Potchefstroom | 20/09/2006 |
| 117 | 45 | 4 | 18 | BC Lara | West Indies v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 09/10/1999 |
| 102 | 45 | 9 | 10 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan v India | Kanpur | 15/04/2005 |
| 134 | 48 | 11 | 11 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Singapore | 02/04/1996 |
| 130 | 55 | 6 | 16 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Karachi | 30/06/2008 |
| 125* | 60 | 6 | 14 | V Sehwag | India v New Zealand | Hamilton | 11/03/2009 |
| 108 | 62 | 3 | 10 | M Azharuddin | India v New Zealand | Baroda | 17/12/1988 |
| 104 | 63 | 4 | 8 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 11/08/2009 |
| 157 | 64 | 1 | 23 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Netherlands | Amstelveen | 04/07/2006 |
| 138* | 64 | 6 | 16 | Yuvraj Singh | India v England | Rajkot | 14/11/2008 |
| 101 | 66 | 4 | 14 | ML Hayden | Australia v South Africa | St Kitts | 24/03/2007 |
| 101 | 66 | 5 | 7 | SK Raina | India v Hong Kong | Karachi | 25/06/2008 |
| 111 | 67 | 7 | 6 | JM Davison | Canada v West Indies | Centurion | 23/02/2003 |
| 127* | 67 | 5 | 12 | Basit Ali | Pakistan v West Indies | Sharjah | 05/11/1993 |
| 122 | 67 | 4 | 13 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 14/02/2006 |
| 117 | 67 | 5 | 13 | CD McMillan | New Zealand v Australia | Hamilton | 20/02/2007 |
| 139* | 68 | 9 | 10 | Ijaz Ahmed | Pakistan v India | Lahore | 02/10/1997 |
| 100* | 68 | 2 | 8 | Mohammad Yousuf | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | Harare | 27/11/2002 |
| 105* | 68 | 3 | 14 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe | Mirpur | 29/10/2009 |
| 100 | 69 | 1 | 19 | V Sehwag | India v New Zealand | Colombo | 02/08/2001 |
| 112* | 69 | 2 | 17 | CH Gayle | West Indies v Zimbabwe | Harare | 30/11/2003 |
| 100* | 69 | 4 | 7 | KP Pietersen | England v South Africa | East London | 09/02/2005 |
| 117 | 70 | 1 | 14 | TM Dilshan | Sri Lanka v Netherlands | Amstelveen | 04/07/2006 |
| 110 | 70 | 6 | 14 | CH Gayle | West Indies v Canada | King City | 24/08/2008 |
| 124* | 71 | 6 | 12 | SR Tendulkar | India v Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 13/11/1998 |
| 164 | 71 | 9 | 13 | RT Ponting | Australia v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12/03/2006 |
| 101* | 71 | 6 | 4 | JDP Oram | New Zealand v Australia | Perth | 28/01/2007 |
| 102* | 71 | 5 | 4 | Umar Akmal | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 07/08/2009 |
| 118 | 72 | 4 | 10 | Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan v India | Multan | 17/12/1982 |
| 175* | 72 | 6 | 16 | Kapil Dev | India v Zimbabwe | Tunbridge Wells | 18/06/1983 |
| 149 | 72 | 3 | 20 | IVA Richards | West Indies v India | Jamshedpur | 07/12/1983 |
| 108 | 72 | 3 | 14 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Colombo | 22/07/1997 |
| 124 | 72 | 8 | 9 | RL Powell | West Indies v India | Singapore | 08/09/1999 |
| 152 | 72 | 4 | 20 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England | Leeds | 01/07/2006 |
| 149 | 72 | 8 | 13 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v Sri Lanka | Barbados | 28/03/2007 |
| 105 | 72 | 4 | 12 | JD Ryder | New Zealand v India | Christchurch | 08/03/2009 |
| 119* | 73 | 5 | 6 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan v India | Lahore | 31/12/1982 |
| 108* | 73 | 5 | 11 | MN Samuels | West Indies v India | Vijayawada | 24/11/2002 |
| 103 | 73 | 4 | 8 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v ICC World XI | Melbourne (DS) | 07/10/2005 |
| 103 | 73 | 3 | 10 | Yuvraj Singh | India v England | Goa | 03/04/2006 |
| 110* | 75 | 7 | 7 | IVA Richards | West Indies v India | Rajkot | 05/01/1988 |
| 115 | 75 | 7 | 7 | CL Cairns | New Zealand v India | Christchurch | 19/01/1999 |
| 104* | 75 | 5 | 6 | CD McMillan | New Zealand v Pakistan | Christchurch | 25/02/2001 |
| 114* | 75 | 2 | 17 | V Sehwag | India v West Indies | Rajkot | 12/11/2002 |
| 116 | 75 | 0 | 17 | V Sehwag | India v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 03/02/2009 |
| 123 | 76 | 3 | 15 | Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 29/03/1982 |
| 103 | 76 | 6 | 10 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Auckland | 06/02/2001 |
| 100 | 76 | 0 | 16 | ME Trescothick | England v Bangladesh | The Oval | 16/06/2005 |
| 100* | 76 | 1 | 10 | SR Tendulkar | India v West Indies | Vadodara | 31/01/2007 |
| 126 | 77 | 1 | 21 | V Sehwag | India v England | Colombo | 22/09/2002 |
| 113 | 77 | 3 | 14 | BC Lara | West Indies v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 22/10/2003 |
| 112* | 77 | 5 | 10 | PD Collingwood | England v Bangladesh | Nottingham | 21/06/2005 |
| 119 | 77 | 7 | 10 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v New Zealand | Cape Town | 02/12/2007 |
| 118* | 78 | 3 | 10 | AR Border | Australia v Sri Lanka | Adelaide | 28/01/1985 |
| 128 | 78 | 7 | 9 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26/02/2000 |
| 111 | 78 | 5 | 12 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Napier | 28/12/2006 |
| 105 | 79 | 1 | 8 | Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan v India | Lahore | 31/12/1982 |
| 175 | 79 | 7 | 21 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v Australia | Johannesburg | 12/03/2006 |
| 125 | 79 | 5 | 9 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v India | Karachi | 06/07/2008 |
These statistics refer to the score from 0 to 100 and not subsequent fast scores in the latter part of the players innings.
Runs = batsman's final score
4s 6s = boundaries in complete innings
Balls = balls needed to reach 100
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