SA vs SL: Aiden Markram registers fastest ODI World Cup ton as records galore in Delhi

Aiden Markram has set the ball rolling as he hit the fastest century ever in an ODI World Cup match against Sri Lanka. The Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper has set the tone as he smashed a 49-ball hundred at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on 7th October. In the proceedings, the Proteas also posted 428 runs at the loss of five wickets, the highest ever score in an ODI World Cup match.

3 things you need to know

• South Africa posted the highest-ever total in an ODI World Cup match
• Aiden Markram hit the fastest ever century in the ODI World Cup
• South Africa taking on Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium

Aiden Markram hits the fastest ever century in an ODI World Cup match

Apart from Markram, Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock have also recorded centuries as this is the first instance in the ODI World Cup where three different players registered centuries in a single match. South Africa had the perfect buildup as they came from behind to tame down Australia 3-2 in a five match ODI series. Markram has surpassed Ireland's Kevin O'Brien who till now held the record of scoring the fastest hundred in a World Cup match. The retired cricketer brought up the record during a match against England in the 2011 World Cup and he took 50 balls to reach his century.

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✅ The fastest century in Men's World Cup history
✅ The highest innings total in Men's World Cup history

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— ICC (@ICC)

Markram's innings of 106 comprised 14 fours and three sixes and he had a strike rate of 196 during the course of his batting.  A winning start to the World Cup would set a perfect precedent for the remaining period of the World Cup.