Glenn Maxwell scored the second-fastest World Cup century when he reached the milestone in 51 deliveries during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool A match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. The record for the fastest century in World Cup history is held by Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien. O’Brien scored the fastest hundred in 50 deliveries against England in the ICC World Cup 2011.
| Fastest Hundreds In World Cup Cricket | ||||||
| Batsman (Country) | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Against | Month/Year |
| Kevin O’Brien (Ireland) | 113 | 50 | 13 | 6 | England | 2 March 2011 |
| Glenn Maxwell (Australia) | 102 | 51 | 10 | 4 | Sri Lanka | 8 Mar 2015 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 162* | 52 | 17 | 8 | West Indies | 27 Feb 2015 |
| Mathew Hayden (Aus) | 101 | 66 | 14 | 4 | South Africa | 24 Mar 2007 |
| Jim Davison (Can) | 111 | 67 | 7 | 6 | West Indies | 23 Feb 2003 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 117* | 70 | 11 | 2 | England | 1 Mar 2015 |
| Paul Stirling (Ire) | 101 | 70 | 14 | 2 | Netherlands | 18 Mar 2011 |
| Kapil Dev (Ind) | 175* | 72 | 16 | 6 | Zimbabwe | 18 Jun 1983 |
| Adam Gilchrist (Aus) | 149 | 72 | 13 | 8 | Sri Lanka | 28 Mar 2007 |
| K Sangakkara (SL) | 105 | 73 | 12 | 1 | Bdesh | 26 Feb 2015 |
| Brendan Taylor (Zim) | 121 | 79 | 11 | 4 | Irelnad | 7 Mar 2015 |
| M Jayawardene (SL) | 100 | 80 | 9 | 4 | Canada | 20 Feb 2011 |
| Virendra Sehwag (Ind) | 114 | 81 | 17 | 3 | Bermuda | 19 Mar 2007 |
| Clive Lloyd (WI) | 102 | 82 | 12 | 2 | Australia | 21 Jun 1975 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 111 | 83 | 16 | 0 | South Africa | 11 Mar 1996 |
| Brad Hodge (Aus) | 123 | 83 | 8 | 7 | Netherlands | 18 Mar 2007 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | 140 | 84 | 16 | 2 | Kenya | 23 May 1999 |
| Sunil Gavaskar (Ind) | 108* | 85 | 10 | 3 | New Zealand | 31 Oct 1987 |
| Ricky Ponting (Aus) | 113 | 85 | 9 | 5 | Scotland | 13 Mar 2007 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 109 | 85 | 7 | 7 | Bangladesh | 21 Mar 2007 |
