Centuries Scored in ODI World Cups
The World Cup always holds a special place in the hearts of every player and fans. Everyone waits for four years to see the world cup and supports their favourite team. Many players score half-centuries and centuries, but the centuries are always special in this tournament for every player. Here, we will tell you about the centuries scored in the 2023 world cup and most centuries scored in world cup ODI.
Rank |
Player |
Innings |
Runs |
100s |
Highest Score |
Span |
1 |
RG Sharma (IND) |
20 |
1195 |
7 |
140 |
2015-2023 |
2 |
SR Tendulkar (IND) |
44 |
2278 |
6 |
152 |
1992-2011 |
3 |
KC Sangakkara (SL) |
35 |
1532 |
5 |
124 |
2003-2015 |
4 |
RT Ponting (AUS) |
42 |
1743 |
5 |
140* |
1996-2011 |
5 |
SC Ganguly (IND) |
21 |
1006 |
4 |
183 |
1999-2007 |
6 |
DA Warner (AUS) |
21 |
1057 |
4 |
178 |
2015-2023 |
7 |
AB de Villiers (SA) |
22 |
1207 |
4 |
162* |
2007-2015 |
8 |
ME Waugh (AUS) |
22 |
1004 |
4 |
130 |
1992-1999 |
9 |
TM Dilshan (SL) |
25 |
1112 |
4 |
161* |
2007-2015 |
10 |
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
34 |
1100 |
4 |
115* |
1999-2015 |
Among all the players Rohit Sharma is the player with most centuries in the world cup with 7 centuries with the highest individual score of 140 in 20 innings that place him ahead of the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar who has scored 6 centuries with highest individual score of 152 in 44 innings. Kumar Sangakkara stands tall on the third position of most centuries with 5 centuries in 35 innings with his highest individual score of 124.
Here is the list of players who have scored centuries in the 2023 World Cup. Quntion De Kock is the player with 4 centuries in this season that is the highest, Rachin Ravindra with 3 centuries as the second highest centuries, and Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Mitchell Marsh, and David Warner scored 2 centuries in this world cup.
No |
Batsmen |
Team |
100s |
Matches |
Inns |
R |
H.S |
1 |
Quinton de Kock |
SA |
4 |
9 |
9 |
591 |
174 |
2 |
Rachin Ravindra |
NZ |
3 |
9 |
9 |
565 |
123 |
3 |
Glenn Maxwell |
AUS |
2 |
7 |
7 |
397 |
201 |
4 |
Mitchell Marsh |
AUS |
2 |
8 |
8 |
426 |
177 |
5 |
Virat Kohli |
IND |
2 |
9 |
9 |
594 |
103 |
6 |
David Warner |
AUS |
2 |
9 |
9 |
499 |
163 |
7 |
Rassie van der Dussen |
SA |
1 |
9 |
9 |
442 |
133 |
8 |
Travis Head |
AUS |
1 |
4 |
4 |
130 |
109 |
9 |
Aiden Markram |
SA |
1 |
9 |
9 |
396 |
106 |
10 |
Mahmudullah |
BAN |
1 |
8 |
7 |
328 |
111 |
11 |
Daryl Mitchell |
NZ |
1 |
9 |
8 |
418 |
130 |
12 |
Charith Asalanka |
SL |
1 |
9 |
8 |
288 |
108 |
13 |
Rohit Sharma |
IND |
1 |
9 |
9 |
503 |
131 |
14 |
Shreyas Iyer |
IND |
1 |
9 |
9 |
421 |
128 |
15 |
KL Rahul |
IND |
1 |
9 |
8 |
347 |
102 |
Now the tournament is in its final stages as semi-finals are scheduled to be played between IND vs NZ, and SA vs AUS. The winning teams of both semis will move forward to the finals to face each other for the title. By the end of the tournament all the eyes will be on the team’s star players as QD Kock, Rachin Ravindra, G Maxwell, D Warner, and V Kohli will play these matches and we hope some more tons from these exceptional batsmen.