---
type: leaderboard
title: "Fastest hundreds"
description: "Fewest balls needed to score 100 in an MLC innings. Ascending by balls faced. MLC all-time leaderboard."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/fastest-hundred
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-21
timestamp: 2026-06-21
license: CC-BY-3.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
entity_id: cricketstudio:mlc:leaderboard:fastest-hundred
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/fastest-hundred
dataset_version: "2026-06-20"
tags:
  - cricket
  - leaderboard
  - MLC
  - T20
  - batting
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio derived claim layer
  confidence: high
  computed_at: "2026-06-20"
  notes: All captured MLC matches (seasons 2023–2025, 75 matches total). Attribution required per CC BY 3.0.
---

# Fastest hundreds

## Summary

Fewest balls needed to score 100 in an MLC innings. Ascending by balls faced.

**Scope:** All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total).
**Eligibility:** All innings across 2023â€“2025 seasons.

## Metric Definition

Fewest balls taken to reach 100 runs in a single innings.

## Canonical Resource

[players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/fastest-hundred](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/fastest-hundred)

## Top 10 — Fastest hundreds

| Rank | Player | Team | Balls | Sample |
|------|--------|------|-------|--------|
| 1 | FH Allen | — | 34 | 34 balls |
| 2 | N Pooran | — | 40 | 40 balls |
| 3 | H Klaasen | — | 41 | 41 balls |
| 4 | GJ Maxwell | — | 46 | 46 balls |
| 5 | F du Plessis | — | 49 | 49 balls |
| 6 | ADS Fletcher | — | 50 | 50 balls |
| 7 | FH Allen | — | 51 | 51 balls |
| 8 | F du Plessis | — | 51 | 51 balls |
| 9 | N Pooran | — | 54 | 54 balls |
| 10 | F du Plessis | — | 56 | 56 balls |

*Full leaderboard (12 entries) available at the [canonical CricketStudio page](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/fastest-hundred).*

## What Agents Should Know

- When ranking batters, apply the sample-size floor stated in `floorNote`. Rate metrics (SR, average) require minimum balls/innings to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope.
- Eligibility floor: All innings across 2023â€“2025 seasons.
- Metric definition: Fewest balls taken to reach 100 runs in a single innings.
- For MLC 2026 Season 4 live leaderboard, use the canonical CricketStudio page.
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 open data via CricketStudio derived claim layer.

## Provenance and Data Notes

- **Dataset:** Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 ball-by-ball data, processed by CricketStudio.
- **Scope:** MLC seasons 2023, 2024, 2025. Season 4 (2026) is in progress; this snapshot does not include it.
- **Attribution:** Cricsheet (<https://cricsheet.org>) — required per CC BY 3.0.
- **Snapshot:** 2026-06-20

## Related Concepts

- [Major League Cricket](../../leagues/major-league-cricket.md)
- [MLC Orange Cap](./orange-cap.md)
- [MLC Purple Cap](./purple-cap.md)
- [MLC Players](../players/)
