The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup has experienced many great centuries, which set powerful batting examples in women’s cricket. In recent tournaments, we have experienced some fiery centuries, and here we have brought the top fastest centuries in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup history.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Record: Fastest Centuries
Player (Team) | Balls faced to complete 100 runs | Opposition | Year |
Ashleigh Gardner (Australia Women) | 69 | England Women | 2025 |
Deandra Dottin (West Indies Women) | 71 | Pakistan Women | 2017 |
Alyssa Healy (Australia Women) | 73 | Bangladesh Women | 2025 |
Nat Sciver-Brunt (England Women) | 76 | Pakistan Women | 2017 |
Ashleigh Gardner (Australia Women) | 77 | New Zealand Women | 2025 |
Phoebe Litchfield (Australia Women) | 77 | India Women | 2025 |
Phoebe Litchfield (Australia Women) – 77 balls vs India Women in 2025
During the second Semi-final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, Australian opener Phoebe Litchfield recorded the fastest century in the knockout stage of Women’s Cricket World Cup history. She scored 119 runs off 93 balls with 18 fours and three sixes, as Australia Women scored 338 all out.
Ashleigh Gardner (Australia Women) – 77 balls vs New Zealand Women in 2025
It was the first match for the defending champions Australia Women in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, where they faced New Zealand Women. While Australia Women were once struggling at 128/5, Ashleigh Gardner guided the defending champions to the big total of 328 runs with her fiery batting and the strong help from the lower-order batters.
Gardner recorded her first century in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, while she took 77 balls to record that hundred. She played a powerful knock of 115 runs in 83 balls with the help of 16 fours and one six.
Nat Sciver-Brunt (England Women) – 76 balls vs Pakistan Women in 2017
It was the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 league stage meeting between England Women and Pakistan Women, where the hosts England Women set a huge total of 377/7 in 50 overs. In that innings, English captain Heather Knight (106 off 109 balls) and the no.4 batter Nat Sciver-Brunt (137 off 92 balls) dominated with the bat. Sciver-Brunt recorded a 76-ball century, and she hit 14 fours and four sixes during her 137-run knock.
Alyssa Healy (Australia Women) – 73 balls vs Bangladesh Women in 2025
It was the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 match between Australia Women and Bangladesh Women. After Bangladesh Women managed to score 198/9 in 50 overs, the Aussies chased down the target in just 24.5 overs without losing any wickets.
While the Aussie opener Phoebe Litchfield scored 84 not out off 72 balls, her opening partner and skipper Alyssa Healy smashed a 73-ball century and scored 113 off only 77 balls with 20 fours.
Deandra Dottin (West Indies Women) – 71 balls vs Pakistan Women in 2017
It was the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 league stage match, where West Indies Women scored 285/4 in 50 overs during the first innings against Pakistan Women. While the Caribbean skipper Stafanie Taylor scored 90 off 107 balls, Deandra Dottin set a tournament record at that time by completing her century in just 71 balls. She remained not out for 104 runs in 76 balls with 12 fours and three sixes.
Ashleigh Gardner (Australia Women) – 69 balls vs England Women in 2025
In the league stage of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, after restricting England Women to 244/9 in 50 overs, Australia Women lost their first four wickets only for 68 runs as the defending champions were under pressure. However, Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner rescued the Aussies and successfully guided the team to the target before the completion of 41 overs, where Gardner played a fiery knock. While Sutherland remained not out on 98 off 112 balls, Gardner smashed a record-breaking 69-ball century and scored 104 not out off 73 balls with 16 fours.
