Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a historic inning of 102 runs in the first ODI against India, he scored a century in 48 balls. He has become the fastest batsman to score the fastest century in One Day International for Afghanistan and has joined the giants in the overall list.

Afghanistan had to bat first after losing the toss in the first ODI being played in Dharamshala. Afghanistan had a bad start, with the first wicket falling in the form of Ibrahim Zadran (1) in the very second over. This was the first international wicket of Gurnoor Brar, who is playing his debut match. After this Sediqullah Atal returned to the pavilion on zero. Rahmat Shah Zurmate (3), who came at number four, was also out cheaply, after 3 wickets fell at 26, Rahmanullah Gurbaz took charge of the innings and played a brilliant innings.

Fastest ODI century for Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz completed his century in 48 balls, becoming the fastest batsman to score a century in ODI for Afghanistan. He has come at 14th place in the overall list. At number one in this list is AB de Villiers, who scored a century in 31 balls in 2015.

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz along with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi made a partnership of 116 runs for the fourth wicket and when he was out, Afghanistan was in a good position. When Gurbaz was out, the visiting team’s score was 142/4 in 15.3 overs.

Afghanistan scored 194 runs

Batting first, Afghanistan’s innings was reduced to 194 runs. After Gurbaz was out, Afghanistan scored only 52 runs in 56 balls, whereas when Gurbaz was playing, it seemed that Afghanistan would reach 230-240. Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey, playing their debut match for India, took 3 wickets each.

Fastest Hundred In Minutes: Most of the cricket fans would know about the record of century on the fewest balls, but who has scored a century in the shortest time? Very few people will have the answer to this. Many people might not even believe that such a feat has even happened in cricket. The feat of scoring a century in the shortest time in first-class cricket was done by Glenn Chappell in the year 1993, who has played with legends like Andrew Strauss and Andrew Flintoff. Chappell had scored a century on 27 balls in just 21 minutes against the Glamorgan team. This was the record for the shortest century in first class cricket at that time, which still stands today. However, looking at modern day cricket, it seems that this record can be broken in the coming days.

When did Glenn Chappell make the record?

In the year 1993, a four-day match was played between the teams of Lancashire and Glamorgan between 15 and 19 July. Glen Chappell’s team Lancashire scored 310 runs while batting first in the match. In response, Glamorgan surprised everyone by declaring the innings at 303 runs. Lancashire, which took a lead of just 7 runs in the first innings, showed an amazing performance in the second innings. He sent his all-rounder Glen Chappell to start the innings and Chappell scored a century in just 21 minutes. Glenn Chappell completed his century on the 27th ball, which included 10 fours and 9 sixes. Before Glenn Chappell, the record for scoring a century in the shortest time was in the name of Australia’s Tom Moody. Tom Moody, playing for Glamorgan, scored a century in just 26 minutes against Warwickshire in 1990.

How was Chappell’s international career?

Glen Chappell’s international career was not very good. Glenn Chappell got injured in the same ODI match in which he made his debut for England in 2006. Due to this, Chappell had to leave the field after bowling 4 overs. Chappell did not get a second chance after this and his career ended not just in one match but in less than half a match.

Fastest Hundred In T20Is: Rain of fours and sixes is seen every day in T20 cricket. But have you seen such an innings in T20 International, when a batsman has scored runs at a strike rate of 351.21. Such a stormy innings in which there were 18 sixes and 24 fours. Indian origin Sahil Chauhan had achieved this feat in T20 International one and a half years ago i.e. on June 17, 2024. Sahil Chauhan, who played for Estonia, scored a century in just 27 balls against Cyprus, which is still a world record.

Who is Sahil Chauhan?

Sahil Chauhan, born in Pinjore, Haryana, is a big name of cricket in Europe. Sahil of Indian origin plays cricket for Estonia. He is known as an explosive opening batsman. In a T20 International match against Cyprus, Sahil created history by scoring a century in just 27 balls. Facing 41 balls during his innings, he played a stormy inning of 144 unbeaten runs. In which he hit 18 skyscraper sixes. These are the figures which are registered in the name of Sahil Chauhan. All these are world records of their respective categories.

Sahil had made a world record against Cyprus

In the match played between Estonia and Cyprus in the year 2024, Cyprus, batting first, scored 191 runs. In response, Estonia lost 2 wickets within 9 runs. Sahil Chauhan came to the crease after Ali Masood was run out. Batting at number four, he hit a flurry of sixes and fours. Thanks to his innings, Estonia achieved the target at the loss of 4 wickets in just 13 overs.

Sahil played an unbeaten inning of 144 runs in just 41 balls.

Sahil Chauhan, playing for Estonia, played an unbeaten inning of 144 runs in just one ball. During this, he hit 6 fours and 18 sixes. This is the world record for most sixes in an innings. Earlier, the record for most sixes in an innings was in the name of Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai (16). Sahil had completed his century on the 27th ball. This is the fastest century in the history of T20 International.

Fastest Hundred in 50 over formats: Australia’s young explosive opening batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk holds the world record for scoring the fastest century in 50 over matches. He made this world record by scoring a century in just 29 balls. Now you might be thinking that the record of scoring the fastest century is in the name of former South African legend AB de Villiers. But let us tell you that here we are talking about 50 over matches. That is, including One Day International and domestic 50 over matches, which is also called List A.

Top-7 batsmen who scored the fastest century in 50 over matches

1- Jake Fraser-McGurk

Australia’s explosive batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk is at number one in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in 50 over matches. Playing for South Australia, Fraser-McGurk scored a century in just 29 balls against Tasmania in a home ODI match. In this match, he played a brilliant inning of 125 runs in 38 balls.

2- AB de Villiers

South Africa’s great batsman AB de Villiers is at second place in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in 50 over matches. De Villiers scored a century in just 31 balls against West Indies in the International ODI match. In this match, he played a brilliant inning of 149 runs in 44 balls.

3- Anmolpreet Singh

Indian player Anmolpreet Singh is at third place in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in 50 over matches. Playing for Punjab, Anmolpreet scored a century in just 35 balls against Arunachal Pradesh in a home ODI match. In this match, he played an excellent inning of 115 runs in 45 balls.

4- Corey Anderson

New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson is at fourth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in 50 over matches. Anderson scored a century in just 36 balls against West Indies in the International ODI match. In this match, he played a brilliant inning of 131 runs in 47 balls.

5- Graham Rose

England player Graham Rose is at fifth position in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in 50 over matches. While playing for Somerset, Rose scored a century in just 36 balls in a county cricket ODI match against Devon. He played an excellent inning of 110 runs in this match.

6- Shaheed Afridi

Pakistan’s legendary all-rounder Shaheed Afridi is at sixth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in 50 over matches. Afridi had scored a century in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka in the International ODI match. In this match, he played a brilliant inning of 102 runs in 40 balls.

7- Rowman Powell

West Indies’ explosive batsman Rovman Powell is at seventh place in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the fastest century in 50 over matches. Playing for Jamaica, Powell scored a century in just 38 balls against the Leeward Islands in a home ODI match. In this match, he played a brilliant inning of 106 runs in 40 balls.

ODI cricket started about 54 years ago. The first international match was played on 5 January 1971. Since then, many batsmen have dominated this format till date. The record of scoring the most runs in ODI International is the name of ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar. But today we will talk about the batsmen who scored the fastest century in ODI International.

1- AB de Villiers

Former South African batsman AB de Villiers holds a record for scoring the fastest century in ODIs. He scored a century in just 31 balls against the West Indies in 2015.

2- Corey Anderson

Former New Zealand all -rounder Corey Anderson is named second in this record list. Anderson scored a century in just 36 balls against the West Indies in 2014. Anderson now plays international cricket for USA.

3- Shahid Afridi

Former Pakistan all -rounder and captain Shahid Afridi scored a century in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka in 1996. Then everyone was surprised to see this innings of Afridi. For years, Shahid Afridi’s record of scoring the fastest century in ODIs was named. However, now he is at number three in this record list.

4- Glenn Maxwell

Australian all -rounder Glenn Maxwell is at number four in this record list. Maxwell scored a century in just 40 balls against the Netherlands in the 2023 ODI World Cup.

5- Asif Khan

Asif Khan of UAE is also named in this record list. Asif scored a century in 41 balls against Nepal in 2023 itself.

6- Mark Boucher

Former South African wicketkeeper batsman Mark Boucher is at number six in this record list. Boucher surprised everyone and hit a century in 44 balls against Zimbabwe in 2006.

7- Brian Lara

Brian Lara, one of the best batsmen in the history of West Indies cricket, is at number seven in this record list. Lara scored a century in 45 balls against Bangladesh in 1999.

8- Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi, who was a power hitter of Pakistan, comes twice in the list of 10 batsmen who set the fastest century. He is at number three as well as number eighth. In 2005, Afridi scored a century in just 45 balls against India.

9- Jessie Rider

Rider like former New Zealand explosive opener has scored a century in 46 balls. He did this feat against the West Indies in 2014.

10- Jose Butler

Jose Butler, one of the power hitters of England, is at number 10 in this record list. Butler scored a century in just 46 balls against Pakistan in 2015.