One Day International Centuries
The first One Day International (ODI) century was scored by Denis Amiss who amassed 103 runs against Australia at Old Trafford in 1972 (the second official ODI on record). Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for most ODI centuries, having scored his 49th in the India vs. Bangladesh ODI at Dhaka on March 16th, 2012. Shahid Afridi of Pakistan holds the record for fastest ODI century (from 37 balls) which he made in his first international innings. Moreover, out of the seven fastest centuries of all time he has scored three of them.
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