Listing the fastest players to 22 ODI hundreds (by Innings)

Quinton de Kock’s magnificent knock of an unbeaten 123 helped South Africa seal a superb eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the 2nd ODI held in Faisalabad on Thursday, November 6. The victory helped South Africa level the three-match ODI series at 1-1. Chasing a target of 270 runs, South Africa got the job done with 59 balls to spare, thanks to a massive second-wicket partnership between de Kock and Tony de Zorzi. The Proteas won the contest by 8 wickets.

Interestingly, this was de Kock’s 22nd hundred in ODI cricket. H is now the 4th-fastest to 22 ODI centuries in terms of innings taken.

On the same note we list the fastest batters to 22 ODI tons (by innings).

Hashim Amla is the fastest to 22 ODI centuries

Former South African stalwart Hashim Amla took just 126 innings to reach 22 ODI centuries. Amla, who is South Africa’s highest centurion in ODIs, finished his career with a tally of 27. Besides his 27 tons, he also hit 39 fifties. He amassed 8113 runs at 49.46 from 181 matches (178 innings).

Virat Kohli is the 2nd-best in terms of fewest innings to 22 ODI tons

Team India stalwart Virat Kohli is the 2nd-fastest to 22 ODI tons. The 37-year-old got to the tally in 143 ODI innings. Kohli, who is the 2nd-highest run-scorer in ODI history, owns a tally of 51 centuries and 75 fifties. He has amassed a total of 14255 runs at 57.71.

David Warner is next in this list

Former Australian ace David Warner is next in this list. The southpaw took 153 innings to reach 22 ODI tons. Warner, who is Australia’s 6th-highest run-scorer in ODIs, finished with 22 centuries and 33 fifties from 161 matches (159 innings). He scored 6932 runs at 45.30.

De Kock becomes 4th-fastest to 22 ODI centuries

As mentioned, de Kock is the 4th-fastest to 22 ODI centuries. He achieved the mark in his 157th inning. De Kock owns 22 centuries from 157 ODIs with 6956 runs under his belt (50s: 31).

Fewest innings to 22 ODI hundreds