List of Fastest Century in World Cup (1975-2023) – Glenn Maxwell made a record by smashing the fastest century in World Cup history. Maxwell completed the Fastest Century in the World Cup in only 40 deliveries against the Netherlands in the 24th match of the tournament, The match was held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Before, South Africa’s Aiden Markram created the record with a 49-ball century against Sri Lanka.
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World Cup Fastest Century (1975-2023)
| Rank | Player | Runs | Against | Balls |
| 1 | Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | 106 | Netherlands | 40 |
| 2 | Aiden Markram (SA) | 106 | Sri Lanka | 49 |
| 3 | Kevin O’Brien (IRE) | 113 | England | 50 |
| 4 | Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | 102 | Sri Lanka | 51 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers (SA) | 162* | West Indies | 52 |
| 6 | Eoin Morgan (ENG) | 101 | Afghanistan | 57 |
| 7 | Travis Head (AUS) | 109 | New Zeland | 59 |
| 8 | Rohit Sharma (IND) | 131 | Afghanistan | 63 |
| 9 | Fakhar Zaman (PAk) | 100* | New Zeland | 63 |
| 10 | Kusal Mendis (SL) | 122 | Pakistan | 65 |
| 11 | Mathew Hayden (AUS) | 111 | South Africa | 66 |
| 12 | Jim Davison (CAN) | 117* | West Indies | 67 |
| 13 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 117 | England | 70 |
| 14 | Paul Stirling (Ire) | 101 | Netherlands | 70 |
| 15 | Kapil Dev (Ind) | 175 | Zimbabwe | 72 |
| 16 | Adam Gilchrist (Aus) | 149 | Sri Lanka | 72 |
| 17 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 105 | Bangladesh | 73 |
| 18 | Jos Buttler (Eng) | 103 | Pakistan | 75 |
| 19 | Brendan Taylor (Zim) | 121 | Ireland | 79 |
| 20 | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 100 | Canada | 80 |
| 21 | Virender Sehwag (Ind) | 114 | Bermuda | 81 |