IND vs NZ: Fastest ODI Hundreds Against India

The first ODI between India and New Zealand was a high-scoring encounter in Hyderabad on January 18, Wednesday. India scored a mammoth 349/8 and won the game by just 12 runs. The win helped India take a 1-0 lead in the series and the second ODI win in Raipur helped them seal the series. The match was a memorable one for Michael Bracewell.

Shubman Gill scored his maiden ODI double ton and broke several records in the process. He became the youngest batter ever to score an ODI double-century. He also became the fifth Indian batter to score a double century after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, and Ishan Kishan.

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Michael Bracewell batted outstandingly for the Kiwis and broke several records himself. He scored his second ODI ton batting at number seven. He also added a 162-run stand with Mitchell Santner (57) which is the third-highest for the seven wickets.

The southpaw also scored his second ODI ton batting at number seven thereby joining MS Dhoni in the list of players who have two or more centuries batting at number seven. Bracewell scored 22 in the second ODI and he could not repeat his first ODI heroics expected of him. In this article, we take a look at five batters who have scored the fastest ODI hundreds against India.

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IND vs NZ: Fastest ODI Hundreds Against India

1) Shahid Afridi – 45 Balls (2005)

Afridi leads the list of batters with the fastest hundreds against India. He achieved this feat in 2005 in just 45 balls in Kanpur. India batting first scored 249/6 in their 50 overs with skipper Rahul Dravid scoring 86 and Mohammad Kaif scoring 78. India posted a fighting total but was blown away by Afridi’s counter-attacking knock.

Afridi walked out to bat at number three and scored 201 off 45 balls. He hit 10 fours and nine sixes and scoring the runs at a strike rate of over 200. Pakistan chased down the score in 43 overs and won the game with five wickets to spare.

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2) James Faulkner – 57 Balls (2013)

James Faulkner’s counter-attacking knock of 116 was not enough to help the Aussies chase down 384 against India in Bengaluru in 2013-24 season. He brought up his 100 in 57 balls and went on to score 116 in total in 73 balls.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma’s 209 helped India score a mammoth 383/6. It was Rohit’s first of his four three hundred in ODIs. Shikhar Dhawan (60) and MS Dhoni (62) were the other chief contributors.

3) AB de Villiers – 57 Balls (2015)

India chasing an impossible target of 439 to win were bowled out for 224 with the visitors winning the game by 214 runs. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored for India with 87 off 58 balls.

4) Michael Bracewell- 58 Balls (2023)

The Kiwi all-rounder perhaps the most entertaining hundred against India. He came into bat with his team 131/6 in the 29th over of their chase. He started cautiously and then launched a counter attack on the Indian batters with Mitchell Santner for company. The duo added a 162-run stand and scared the hell out of the Indian fans before Mohammed Siraj broke the stand and Shardul Thakur dismissed Bracewell in the final over of the match. Michael Bracewell scored his century in 58 balls and eventually scored 140 off 78 balls. Earlier in the game, Shubman Gill scored his maiden double ton to help India scored 349/8 in their 50 overs.

5) AB de Villiers – 58 Balls (2010)

De Villiers again gets a mention on this list of batters with the fastest hundreds against India. He scored 102 off 59 balls batting at number four against India in 2010. This time he hit 11 four and three sixes in his innings and alongside Jacques Kallis (104) added 173 to take the visitors to 365/2.

India were bowled out for 275 going all out for the chase. Sachin Tendulkar did not play this game for India. In the first ODI in Gwalior, he became the first batsman ever to score 200 in ODIs.

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