10 fastest centuries in ODIs

#2 Corey Anderson (36 balls) v West Indies, Queenstown, 2014

Corey Anderson

In the game in which Jesse Ryder entered the record books by scoring a 46-ball century, his teammate Corey Anderson went one better and broke a record that had stood for 14 years, by slamming a 36-ball century. The Kiwi all-rounder came in to bat in the 8th over in a game that had been reduced to 21 overs and went after the West Indian bowlers straightaway.

In a small ground, he hit sixes with impunity to bring up his century in 36 balls, thereby breaking the record for the fastest hundred in ODIs. He went on to score 132 off 47 balls in an innings that spanned 51 minutes. He hit only 6 fours but made up for that by clearing the ropes 14 times. He could not hold on to the record for long though.