Fakhar Zaman smashes quickest ODI World Cup hundred by Pakistan batter throughout NZ vs PAK match

Opener Fakhar Zaman smashed the quickest century by a Pakistan batter in ODI World Cup historical past throughout a CWC 2023 match towards New Zealand in Bengaluru on Saturday.

The left-hander reached his hundred off 63 balls within the twentieth over of Pakistan’s 402-run chase towards the Kiwis. His hundred included 9 sixes and 6 fours.

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Fakhar broke the file held by Saleem Malik, whose 94-ball century towards Sri Lanka in 1987 at Faisalabad was beforehand the quickest by a Pakistan batter in World Cups.

Fakhar additionally went previous Imran Nazir’s file of most sixes in a World Cup innings by a Pakistan participant. Nazir had struck eight sixes throughout his 121-ball 160 towards Zimbabwe. Nazir’s 95-ball hundred towards Zimbabwe in 2007 at Kingston is the third quickest World Cup hundred by a Pakistani batter.

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Glenn Maxwell’s 40-ball century towards Netherlands at Delhi earlier within the event is the quickest within the historical past of the World Cup. Fakhar’s 63-ball ton is joint-ninth on that record. India skipper Rohit Sharma had additionally scored a 63-ball hundred, towards Afghanistan at Delhi on this version of the World Cup.

Fastest centuries in ODI World Cup historical past

• Glenn Maxwell off 40 balls – Australia vs Netherlands – Delhi, 2023
• Aiden Markram off 49 balls – South Africa vs Sri Lanka – Delhi, 2023
• Kevin O’Brian off 50 balls – Ireland vs England – Bangalore, 2011
• Glenn Maxwell off 51 balls – Australia vs Sri Lanka – Sydney, 2015
• AB de Villiers off 52 balls – South Africa vs West Indies – Sydney, 2015
• Eoin Morgan off 57 balls – England vs Afghanistan – Manchester, 2019
• Heinrich Klaasen off 61 balls – South Africa vs England – Mumbai, 2023
• Rohit Sharma off 63 balls – India vs Afghanistan – Delhi, 2023
• Fakhar Zaman off 63 balls – Pakistan vs New Zealand – Bengaluru, 2023
• Kusal Mendis off 65 balls – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan – Hyderabad, 2023
• Mathew Hayden off 66 balls – Australia vs South Africa – Basseterre, 2007
• John Davison off 67 balls – Canada vs West Indies – Centurion, 2003
• Paul Stirling off 70 balls – Ireland vs Netherlands – Kolkata, 2011
• Kumar Sangakkara off 70 balls – Sri Lanka vs England – Wellington, 2015
• Adam Gilchrist off 72 balls – Australia vs Sri Lanka – Bridgetown, 2007
• Kumar Sangakkara off 73 balls – Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh – Melbourne, 2015
• Shaiman Anwar off 79 balls – UAE vs Ireland – Brisbane, 2015
• Brendan Taylor off 79 balls – Zimbabwe vs Ireland – Hobart, 2015