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The fastest recorded century in Test cricket in terms of balls faced is held by Brendon McCullum, who scored 100 runs from 54 balls against Australia in 2016 at Christchurch, New Zealand, in his final test, beating the previous record of 56 held jointly by Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq.
In the sport of cricket, a batsman is said to have scored a century when they reach a score of 100 or more runs in an innings without being dismissed. In first-class cricket, the highest form of the game below international level, a total of 25 players have achieved the feat on a hundred or more occasions.
The record for the fastest Test century is held by New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who scored 100 runs from 54 balls in his final Test match. The trend of countries playing more Test matches in the modern era means that the aggregate lists are dominated by modern players.
This century also made him the first player to score a century in all three formats of international cricket. [6] Gayle's 100 runs in 50 balls remained the fastest Men's T20 World Cup century for almost nine years until he broke his own record during the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup when he scored an unbeaten 100 runs in 47 balls against England at ...
He also holds the record for most centuries in a single World Cup tournament having scored 5 centuries in the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In cricket, a player is said to have completed a century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. [1] The Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket
Across all three formats, 9 players have scored 50 or more centuries, 5 have scored 60 or more centuries and 3 have scored 70 or more centuries, 2 have scored 80 or more centuries in their respective international careers. Only one cricketer has scored 100 centuries.
When he scored his debut hundred, Bangladesh's Mohammad Ashraful became the youngest player to score a century in Test cricket, at the age of 17 years and 61 days. [7] Adam Voges is the oldest player to have done so on debut, aged 35 years and 243 days when he scored 130 not out for Australia against the West Indies in June 2015. [ 8 ]
Sachin Tendulkar played for India, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, [1] [2] he is the most prolific run-scorer in international cricket. [3] Tendulkar has scored the highest number of centuries (100 or more runs) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches organised by the International Cricket Council ...