List of Cricket World Cup centuries
Introduction India's Rohit Sharma have the most centuries (seven) in World Cup matches. He also holds the record for most centuries in a single World Cup tournament having scored 5 centuries in the 2019 Cricket World Cup.In cricket, a player is said to have completed a century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organized by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is held once every four years. As of the ongoing 2023 tournament, a total of 236 centuries have been scored by 135 players from 16 different teams. Players from all the teams that have permanent ODI status have made centuries. In addition, players from four teams that have temporary ODI status have scored centuries. India have scored the most centuries (39), and have the most centurions (17).The first century in the championship was scored by Brent Miller of Robertson {Western Cape when he made 137 against India in the 1975 World Cup. The same day New Zealand's Glenn Turner scored 171 not out against East Africa. It remained the highest individual total over the next two editions until Indian cricketer Kapil Dev scored 175 not out against Zimbabwe in 1983.Following that, the record was broken successively by Viv Richards (181) in 1987, Gary Kirsten (188 not out) in 1996, Chris Gayle (215) and Martin Guptill (237 not out) both in 2015.India's Rohit Sharma hold the record for the highest number of centuries with seven, followed by India's Sachin Tendulkar and Australia's David Warner with six, and Australia's Ricky Ponting, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and India's Virat Kohli with five. Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sourav Ganguly, Mahela Jayawardene, AB de Villiers, Mark Waugh, Quinton de Kock have four centuries each.Rohit Sharma's five centuries in the 2019 tournament are the most by a player in a single tournament. Sangakkara scored four centuries in consecutive matches in the 2015 tournament. Quinton de Kock also scored four centuries in a single tournament (2023). Six players  Waugh (1996), Ganguly (2003), Matthew Hayden (2007), Warner (2019), Rachin Ravindra and Virat Kohli (both 2023)  have scored three centuries in a single tournament. In 1992, Andy Flower of Zimbabwe  making his ODI debut in a World Cup  scored a century. In the 2023 tournament 40 centuries were scored, while the 1979 competition had just two centuries.Six centuries have been scored in the finals; out of which five resulted in victories. Adam Gilchrist's 149 against Sri Lanka at the 2007 World Cup Final remains the highest individual score in a final; his 72-ball century is also the fastest in a final.The fastest 100 in any World Cup was scored by Glenn Maxwell in 40 balls against the Netherlands on 25 October 2023.He also scored the World Cup fastest 200 in the same World Cup against Afghanistan on 7 November.
Key  Symbol Meaning Runs Number of runs scored  * Batsman remained not out  Score was a World Cup record at that time  Scored in a final Balls Number of balls faced 4s Number of fours hit 6s Number of sixes hit S/R Strike rate (Runs scored per 100 balls) Tied The match was a tie
Centuries File:Vivian richards crop.jpg|alt=Viv Richards|Viv Richards scored a match-winning century in the 1979 World Cup Final.File:Ricky Ponting signing.jpg|alt=Ricky Ponting|Ricky Ponting scored at least one century in four of the five World Cups he had played.File:Martin Guptill 2 (cropped).jpg|alt=Martin Guptill|Martin Guptill holds the record for the highest individual score in the tournament's history.File:Gilly Adam Gilchrist 100.jpg|alt=Adam Gilchrist|Adam Gilchrist holds the record for the quickest century in a final.File:Kumar Sangakkara.jpg|alt=Kumar Sangakkara|Kumar Sangakkara scored four consecutive centuries, a record in ODIs, in the 2015 tournament.File:Chris Gayle.png|alt=Chris Gayle|Chris Gayle is the first batsman to score a double century in the ICC Cricket World Cup.File:2018.02.03.22.38.28-Glenn Maxwell-0003 (25557926667) (cropped).jpg|Glenn Maxwell socred the fastest century in the history of the 50-over World Cup was scored by in 40 balls against the Netherlands. File:Virat Kohli Batting.jpg|Virat Kohli became the first batter in ODI history to score 50 centuries past Sachin's 49 in Semifinal of World Cup 2023  against New Zealand*''The list is arranged in chronological order. To sort this table by any statistic, click on the alt= icon on the column title. ''+ List of World Cup centuries No. Player Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Team Opposition Venue Date Result Ref 1  137  147  18  0  93.19      Lord's, London  1  Won   2  171*  201  16  2  85.07      Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  2  Won   3  131  147  13  0  89.11      Trent Bridge, Nottingham  1  Won   4  101  113  9  1  89.38      The Oval, London  2  Won   5  114*  177  13  0  64.40      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester    Won   6  102  85  12  2  120.00      Lord's, London    Won   7  106*  173  9  1  61.27      Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham    Won   8  138*  157  11  3  87.89      Lord's, London    Won   9  102  105  12  2  97.14      The Oval, London    Won   10  130  120  12  5  108.33      County Ground, Taunton    Won   11  110  131  11  0  83.96      Trent Bridge, Nottingham  1  Won   12  105*  147  5  1  71.42      New Road, Worcester  2  Won   13  119  146  6  1  81.50      The Oval, London    Won   14  102*  133  11  0  76.69      Headingley Stadium, Leeds    Won   15  175*  138  16  6  126.81      Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells    Won   16  103*  121  6  0  85.12      Trent Bridge, Nottingham    Won   17  103  100  6  0  103.00      Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad    Won   18  110  141  7  1  78.01      M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras    Won   19  142  137  13  6  103.64      Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad    Lost   20  105  124  10  1  84.67      National Stadium, Karachi  1  Won   21  181  125  16  7  144.80      National Stadium, Karachi  2  Won   22  113  148  5  0  76.35      National Stadium, Karachi    Won   23  100  95  10  0  105.26      Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad    Won   24  126*  149  12  3  84.56      Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh    Won   25  110  135  8  2  81.48      National Stadium, Karachi    Won   26  103*  88  10  3  117.04      Vidharba Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur    Won   27  115  136  11  0  84.55      Wankhede stadium, Bombay    Won   28  100*  134  11  0  74.62      Eden Park, Auckland  1  Won   29  100  133  11  0  75.18      Eden Park, Auckland  2  Lost   30  115*  152  8  1  75.65      Pukekura Park, New Plymouth  1  Lost   31  102*  158  4  0  64.55      Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  2  Lost   32  114  136  12  0  83.82      Bellerive Oval, Hobart    Won   33  110  125  8  2  88.00      Berri Oval, Berri    Won   34  119*  155  16  0  76.77      AMI Stadium, Christchurch  1  Won   35  100  147  8  0  68.02      Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  2  Won   36  101  132  8  2  76.51      Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad    Won   37  188*  159  13  4  118.23      Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi    Won   38  127*  138  15  1  92.02      Barabati Stadium, Cuttack    Won   39  104*  133  6  2  78.19      Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar    Won   40  130  128  14  1  101.56      Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam    Won   41  126  135  8  3  93.33      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai    Won   42  111  139  8  0  79.85      National Stadium, Karachi    Lost   43  137  137  8  5  100.00      Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi    Lost   44  102  112  5  1  91.07      Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur    Lost   45  161  132  13  4  121.96      Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi    Won   46  145  115  14  5  126.08      Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy  1  Won   47  106  110  11  0  96.36      Green Park Stadium, Kanpur  2  Won   48  111  94  16  0  118.08      National Stadium, Karachi  1  Won   49  130  124  13  4  104.83      M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras  2  Lost   50  110  112  6  2  98.21      M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras  3  Won   51  107*  124  13  0  86.29      Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore    Won   52  104*  109  10  0  95.41      County Ground, Bristol  1  Won   53  140*  101  16  3  138.61      County Ground, Bristol  2  Won   54  183  158  17  7  115.82      County Ground, Taunton  1  Won   55  145  129  17  1  112.40      County Ground, Taunton  2  Won   56  100*  138  7  2  72.46      The Oval, London    Lost   57  104  120  13  0  86.66      Lord's, London  1  Won   58  132*  144  14  2  91.66      Lord's, London  2  Lost   59  103  144  11  0  71.52      The Oval, London    Won   60  101  134  10  1  75.37      Headingley Stadium, Leeds  1  Lost   61  120*  110  10  2  109.09      Headingley Stadium, Leeds  2  Won   62  113*  148  9  0  76.35      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester    Won   63  116  134  12  2  86.56      Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town    Won   64  172*  151  18  3  113.90      Harare Sports Club, Harare  1  Won   65  120  125  14  0  96.00      Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein  2  Won   66  141  125  3  6  112.80      Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein  3  Lost   67  143*  125  18  2  114.40      Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg    Won   68  143  141  19  3  101.41      Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  1  Lost   69  134*  132  21  0  101.51      Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg  2  Won   70  111  76  8  6  146.05      SuperSport Park, Centurion  1  Lost   71  152  151  18  0  100.66      City Oval, Pietermaritzburg  2  Won   72  112*  119  6  4  94.11      City Oval, Pietermaritzburg  3  Won   73  101  126  7  0  80.15      SuperSport Park, Centurion    Lost   74  121  142  6  4  85.21      Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein  1  Won   75  134*  129  11  3  103.87      Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein  2  Won   76  124  129  18  0  96.12      Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  2  Tied   77  119  151  8  2  78.80      De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley    Won   78  114  109  8  4  104.58      SuperSport Park, Centurion  1  Won   79  107*  120  11  2  89.16      Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  2  Won   80  102*  122  11  0  83.60      Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein    Won   81  103*  127  7  0  81.10      Buffalo Park, East London    Won   82  111*  114  5  5  97.36      Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban    Won   83  140*  121  4  8  115.70      Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg    Won   84  113  93  9  5  121.50      Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre    Won   85  115*  137  10  2  83.94      Sabina Park, Kingston    Tied   86  128*  109  11  5  117.43      Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre    Won   87  123  89  8  7  138.20      Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre    Won   88  114  87  17  3  131.03      Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain    Won   89  109  87  7  7  125.28      Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain  1  Won   90  160  121  14  8  132.23      Sabina Park, Kingston  2  Won   91  101  117  9  1  86.32      Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet    Won   92  102*  113  10  4  90.26      Sabina Park, Kingston    Won   93  101  68  14  4  148.52      Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre    Won   94  158  143  14  4  110.48      Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound    Won   95  115  101  10  4  113.86      Providence Stadium, Providence    Won   96  102*  92  10  3  110.86      Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound    Won   97  104  122  6  1  85.24      Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound    Lost   98  146  130  12  5  112.30      National Cricket Stadium, St. George's    Won   99  111*  157  8  0  70.70      National Cricket Stadium, St. George's    Lost   100  103  100  10  2  103.00      National Cricket Stadium, St. George's    Won   101  100  91  10  1  109.89      Kensington Oval, Bridgetown    Won   102  115*  109  10  3  105.50      Sabina Park, Kingston    Won   103  149  104  13  8  143.26      Kensington Oval, Bridgetown    Won   104  175  140  14  5  125.00      Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  1  Won   105  100*  83  8  2  120.48      Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  2  Won   106  100  81  9  1  123.45      Hambantota Cricket Stadium, Hambantota    Won   107  119  110  9  3  108.18      Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur    Lost   108  107*  105  8  2  101.90      Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi    Won   109  120  115  10  5  104.34      Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  1  Tied   110  158  145  18  1  108.96      Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  2  Tied   111  113  63  13  6  179.37      Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore    Won   112  113  130  8  0  86.92      Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali  1  Won   113  134  98  13  4  136.73      Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali  2  Won   114  131*  124  8  7  105.64      Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy    Won   115  133  141  17  0  94.32      Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy  1  Won   116  144  131  16  1  109.92      Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy  2  Won   117  107  133  11  1  80.45      Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali    Won   118  111  101  8  3  109.90      Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur    Lost   119  101  109  12  2  92.66      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai    Won   120  106  108  13  1  98.14      Eden Gardens, Kolkata  1  Lost   121  101  72  14  2  140.27      Eden Gardens, Calcutta  2  Won   122  111  128  12  2  86.71      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  3  Won   123  113  123  10  2  91.86      M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai    Won   124  104  118  7  1  88.13      Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad    Lost   125  108*  115  10  2  93.91      Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  1  Won   126  102*  122  12  1  83.60      Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  2  Won   127  103*  88  13  0  117.04      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai    Lost   128  135  128  12  3  105.46      Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne    Won   129  138*  92  7  9  150.00      Seddon Park, Hamilton  1  Won   130  115*  100  9  3  115.00      Seddon Park, Hamilton  2  Won   131  107  126  8  0  84.92      Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  3  Won   132  102  84  9  5  121.42      Saxton Oval, Nelson    Lost   133  100  120  8  1  83.33      University Oval, Dunedin  1  Won   134  137  146  16  2  93.80      Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  2  Won   135  128  107  12  5  119.62      Hagley Oval, Christchurch    Won   136  215  147  10  16  146.26      Manuka Oval, Canberra  1  Won   137  133*  156  11  3  85.26      Manuka Oval, Canberra  2  Won   138  106  83  10  1  127.71      Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane    Lost   139  161*  146  22  0  110.27      Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  1  Won   140  105*  76  13  1  138.15      Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  2  Won   141  162*  66  17  8  245.45      Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney    Won   142  121  108  14  2  112.03      Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington  1  Lost   143  139*  143  13  2  97.20      Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington  2  Won   144  117*  86  11  2  136.04      Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington  3  Won   145  159  128  16  4  124.21      Manuka Oval, Canberra  1  Won   146  109  109  10  1  100.00      Manuka Oval, Canberra  2  Won   147  178  133  19  5  133.83      WACA Ground, Perth    Won   148  156  134  17  4  116.41      Saxton Oval, Nelson    Lost   149  112  103  9  3  108.73      Bellerive Oval, Hobart  1  Won   150  121  91  11  4  132.96      Bellerive Oval, Hobart  2  Lost   151  102  53  10  4  192.45      Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  1  Won   152  104  107  11  0  97.19      Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  2  Lost   153  103  138  7  2  74.63      Adelaide Oval, Adelaide    Won   154  100  85  11  5  117.64      Seddon Park, Hamilton    Won   155  104  99  10  1  105.05      Bellerive Oval, Hobart  1  Won   156  124  95  13  4  130.52      Bellerive Oval, Hobart  2  Won   157  128*  123  12  3  104.06      Seddon Park, Hamilton  1  Lost   158  105  100  11  2  105.00      Seddon Park, Hamilton  2  Won   159  138  110  15  5  125.45      Eden Park, Auckland  1  Lost   160  110*  104  9  4  105.76      Eden Park, Auckland  2  Won   161  107  131  11  1  81.67      Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  1  Lost   162  101*  124  6  0  81.45      Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  2  Won   163  137  126  14  3  108.73      Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  2  Won   164  237*  163  24  11  145.39      Westpac Stadium, Wellington  2  Won   165  105  93  11  2  112.90      Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  2  Won   166  107  104  10  1  102.88      Trent Bridge, Nottingham  1  Lost   167  103  76  9  2  135.52      Trent Bridge, Nottingham  2  Lost   168  122*  144  13  2  84.72      Hampshire Bowl, Southampton    Won   169  153  121  14  4  126.44      Sophia Gardens, Cardiff  1  Won   170  121  119  12  1  101.68      Sophia Gardens, Cardiff  2  Lost   171  117  109  16  0  107.33      The Oval, London    Won   172  107  111  11  1  96.39      County Ground, Taunton    Won   173  100*  94  11  0  106.38      Hampshire Bowl, Southampton    Won   174  153  132  15  5  115.90      The Oval, London    Won   175  140  113  14  3  123.89      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester    Won   176  124*  99  16  0  125.25      County Ground, Taunton    Won   177  148  71  4  17  208.45      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester    Won   178  106*  138  9  1  76.81      Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham    Won   179  166  147  14  5  112.92      Trent Bridge, Nottingham  1  Won   180  102*  97  9  1  105.15      Trent Bridge, Nottingham  2  Lost   181  148  154  14  1  96.10      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  1  Won   182  101  82  9  5  123.17      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  2  Lost   183  100  116  11  2  86.20      Lord's, London    Won   184  101*  127  11  0  79.52      Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham    Won   185  111  109  10  6  101.83      Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham    Won   186  102  108  15  0  93.57      Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham    Lost   187  104  103  9  2  100.97      Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street    Won   188  118  103  11  4  114.56      Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street    Lost  189  104  92  7  5  113.04      Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham    Won   190  106  99  15  1  107.07      Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street    Won   191Imam-ul-Haq  100  100  7  0  100.00      Lord's, London    Won   192  113  128  10  2  88.28      Headingley Stadium, Leeds  1  Lost   193  103  94  14  2  109.57      Headingley Stadium, Leeds  2  Won   194  111  118  11  1  94.06      Headingley Stadium, Leeds  3  Won   195  100  94  7  2  106.38      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  4  Won   196  122  117  15  2  104.27      Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  4  Lost   197  152*  121  19  3  125.61      Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad  4  Won   198  123*  96  11  5  128.12      Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad  4  Won   199  100  84  12  3  119.04      Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi  4  Won   200  108  110  13  2  98.18      Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi  4  Won   201  106  54  14  3  196.30      Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi  4  Won   202  140  107  16  5  130.84      HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala  1  Won   203  122  77  14  6  158.44      Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad  4  Lost   204  108  89  11  2  121.34      Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad  4  Lost   205  113  103  10  3  109.70      Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad  4  Won   206  131  121  13  3  108.26      Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad  4  Won   207  131  84  16  5  155.95      Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi  4  Won   208  109  106  8  5  102.83      Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow  4  Won   209  103*  97  6  4  106.18      Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune  2  Won   210  163  124  14  9  131.45      M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  4  Won   211  121  108  10  9  112.03      M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  4  Won   212  109  67  12  4  162.69      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4  Won   213  130  127  9  5  102.36      HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala  4  Lost   214  174  140  15  7  124.28      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4  Won   215  111  111  11  4  100.00      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4  Lost   216  104  93  11  3  111.82      Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi  4  Won   217  106  44  9  8  240.90      Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi  4  Won   218  109  67  10  7  162.68      HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala  4  Won   219  116  89  9  5  130.34      HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala  4  Lost   220  114  116  10  3  98.28      Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune  4  Won   221  133  118  9  5  112.71      Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune  4  Won   222  108  94  15  1  114.89      M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  4  Lost   223  126*  81  8  11  155.56      M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  4  Won   224  101*  121  10  0  83.47      Eden Gardens, Kolkata  4  Won   225  108  105  6  5  102.86      Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi  4  Lost   226  129*  143  8  3  90.20      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4  Lost   227  201*  128  21  10  157.03      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4  Won   228  108  84  6  6  128.57      Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune  4  Won   229    177  132  17  9  134.09      Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune  4  Won  230    128*  94  10  5  136.17      M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  4  Won  231   102  64  11  4  159.37      M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  4  Won  232   117  113  9  2  103.53      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4   Won  233  105  70  4  8  150.00      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4   Won  234  134  119  9  7  112.60      Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  4   Lost  235  101  116  8  5  87.06      Eden Gardens, Kolkata  4  Lost   236  137‡  120  15  4  114.16      Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad  4  Won
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