Accordingly, reaching 50 runs in an innings is known as a half - century; if the batsman then goes on to score a century, the half - century is succeeded in statistics by the century. Chris Gayle holds the record of fastest hundred in the history of cricket when he smashed 100 in just 30 balls and scored 175 * runs off 66 balls overall in 20 overs in IPL against Pune Warriors India in 2013.
who hit the fastest century in test cricket
Chris Gayle