Cricket is going become fast day by day and new records are building in the three formats of it. Perhaps, it is the consequence of T20 format in cricket or because of its nature. The fastest century in One Day International cricket is the name of Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), who took only 37 balls and the fastest fifty is the name of Sanatha Jayasurya (Sri Lanka). The fastest fifty in T20 International cricket is the name of Yuvraj Singh. He took only 12 balls to complete his fifty with 7 sixes while he hit 6 sixes in one over from Stuart Broad against England on 19 September 2007 in the first T20 World cup in South Africa.
So, here are lists of Top fastest centuries and fifties in all formats of International
cricket matches scored by a batsman.
cricket matches scored by a batsman.
Top Ten Fastest Centuries in One Day International Cricket:
| Player(Country) | Score | Balls | 4s/6s | Versus | Venue | Date |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 102 | 37 | 6*4, 11*6 | SL | Nairobi | Oct., 1996 |
| Mark Boucher (SA) | 147 | 44 | 8*4, 10*6 | ZIM | P’stroom | Sept., 2006 |
| Brian Lara (WI) | 117 | 45 | 18*4, 4*6 | B’desh | Dhaka | Oct., 1999 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 102 | 45 | 10*4, 9*6 | IND | Kanpur | April, 2005 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 134 | 48 | 11*4, 11*6 | PAK | Singapore | April, 1996 |
| Kavin O’Brien (Ireland) | 113 | 50 | 13*4, 6*6 | ENG | Bengalore | March, 2011 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 100* | 52 | 8*4, 7*6 | AUS | Jaipur | Oct., 2013 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 124 | 53 | 17*4, 4*6 | B’desh | Dambulla | June, 2010 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 130 | 55 | 16*4, 6*6 | B’desh | Karachi | June, 2008 |
| James Faulkner (AUS) | 116 | 57 | 11*4, 5*6 | IND | Bangalore | Nov., 2013 |
Top Ten Fastest Fifties in One Day International Cricket:
| Player(Country) | Score | Balls | 4s/6s | Versus | Venue | Date |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 76 | 17 | 8*4, 5*6 | PAK | Singapore | 07-04-96 |
| SP O’Donnell (AUS) | 74 | 18 | 4*4, 6*6 | SL | Sharjah | 02-05-90 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 102 | 18 | 6*4, 11*6 | SL | Nairobi | 04-10-96 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 55* | 18 | 4*4, 6*6 | Netherland | Colombo | 21-09-02 |
| GJ Maxwell (AUS) | 60 | 18 | 3*4, 7*6 | IND | Bangalore | 02-11-13 |
| Mark Boucher (SA) | 51* | 19 | 2*4, 6*6 | Kenya | Cape Town | 22-10-01 |
| JM Kemp (ZIM) | 53* | 19 | 2*4, 5*6 | SA | Durban | 27-02-05 |
| Bredon McCullam (NZ) | 80* | 19 | 9*4, 6*6 | B’desh | Queenstown | 31-12-07 |
| Rose Taylor (NZ) | 59* | 19 | 4*4, 5*6 | Ireland | Aberdeen | 01-07-08 |
| David Hussey (AUS) | 52 | 19 | 4*4, 4*6 | WI | St. Kitts | 06-07-08 |
Top Ten Fastest Fifties in T20 internationals Cricket:
| Player (Country) | Balls | Versus | Venue | Date |
| Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 12 | England | Durban | 19-09-07 |
| Paul Stirling (Ireland) | 17 | Afganistan | Dubai | 24-03-12 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 18 | West Indies | Sydney | 23-02-10 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 19 | South Africa | Melbourne | 11-01-09 |
| Gautam Gambhir (IND) | 19 | Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 09-12-09 |
| Kieron Pollard (WI) | 20 | Australia | St. Lucia | 27-03-12 |
| Mohammad Ashraful (B’desh) | 20 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 13-09-07 |
| Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 20 | Australia | Durban | 22-09-07 |
| Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 20 | Sri Lanka | Mohali | 12-12-09 |
| Shane Watson (AUS) | 20 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 08-08-11 |
Top Five Fastest Centuries in International Test Cricket:
| Player (Country) | Balls | Versus | Venue | Date |
| Vivian Richards (WI) | 56 | England | St. John’s | 1986-86 |
| Adam Gilchrist (AUS) | 57 | England | Perth | 2006-07 |
| J.M. Gregory (AUS) | 67 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 1921-22 |
| S. Chandrapaul (WI) | 69 | Australia | Georgetown | 2002-03 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 69 | India | Perth | 2011-12 |
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