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Brendon McCullum of New Zealand tops the list of fastest century in test cricket. In a match against Australia at Christchurch, Brendon smashed a century off just 54 balls. He is followed by the great Vivian Richards of the West Indies. In a match against England at St John’s, Viv Richards scored a ton of just 56 balls. Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan is ranked 3rd on the list of the fastest century in test cricket. In a match against Australia in Abu Dhabi, Misbah scored an amazing century off just 56 balls.

S.No.PlayerTeamMatchBallsLocation
1Brendon McCullumNew ZealandNew Zealand v Australia54Christchurch
2Vivian RichardsWest IndiesWest Indies v England56St John’s
3Misbah-ul-HaqPakistanPakistan v Australia56Abu Dhabi
4Adam GilchristAustraliaAustralia v England57Perth
5Jack GregoryAustraliaAustralia v South Africa67Johannesburg
6Shivnarine ChanderpaulWest IndiesWest Indies v Australia69Georgetown
7David WarnerAustraliaAustralia v India69Perth
8Chris GayleWest IndiesWest Indies v Australia70Perth
9Roy FredericksWest IndiesWest Indies v Australia71Perth
10Colin de GrandhommeNew ZealandNew Zealand v West Indies71Wellington
11Majid KhanPakistanPakistan v New Zealand74Karachi
12Kapil DevIndiaIndia v Sri Lanka74Kanpur
13Mohammad AzharuddinIndiaIndia v South Africa74Calcutta
14Brendon McCullumNew ZealandNew Zealand v Sri Lanka74Hagley Oval, Christchurch
15AB de VilliersSouth AfricaSouth Africa v India75Centurion
16Gilbert JessopEnglandEngland v Australia76The Oval
17Brian LaraWest IndiesWest Indies v Pakistan77Multan Cricket Stadium
18Jonny BairstowEnglandEngland v New Zealand77Nottingham
19Shahid AfridiPakistanPakistan v West Indies78Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
20Shahid AfridiPakistanPakistan v India78Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
21Virendra SehwagIndiaIndia v West Indies78Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet
22Brendon McCullumNew ZealandNew Zealand v Pakistan78Sharjah Cricket Stadium
23David WarnerAustraliaAustralia v Pakistan78Sydney Cricket Ground
24Chris GayleWest IndiesWest Indies v South Africa79Newlands, Cape Town
25Chris GayleWest IndiesWest Indies v England80Kennington Oval
26Sarfraz AhmedPakistanPakistan v Australia80Dubai Sports City Stadium
27Harry BrookEnglandEngland v Pakistan80Rawalpindi
28Mahela JayawardeneSri LankaSri Lanka v Bangladesh81Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
29Kamran AkmalPakistanPakistan v India81Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
30Ross TaylorNew ZealandNew Zealand v Australia81Seddon Park, Hamilton
Table Showing: Top 30 batsman with fastest test century.

FAQs

1. Which batsman has the record for the fastest test century?

Brendon McCullum of New Zealand has the record for the fastest test century. He scored a century of just 54 balls against Australia at Christchurch.

2. Which Indian player has scored the fastest test century?

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has the record for the fastest test century as an Indian. He scored a century off just 74 balls at Kanpur against Sri Lanka

3. Which is the only South African batsman to feature in the list of fastest test centuries?

Former South African captain AB De Villiers is the only South African player to feature in the list. He smashed a century off just 75 balls against India at Centurion.

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