Top 5 batsmen to score the fastest century in Test Cricket

Test Cricket is a game of patience. Batters don't get easy deliveries in test cricket to score runs. Red ball generates lots of swing and spin from the pitch and batsmen have to be at the top of their game to get a good start in test cricket. But some batsmen get an explosive start to their innings by playing Test Cricket like T20 and score quick runs for their team which helped their team to post a good total and put the opposition under pressure. 

Here are the Top 5 batsmen who scored the fastest century in Test cricket and put the opposition under pressure with their phenomenal batting.

5. Jack Gregory - 67 balls

Jack Gregory played for Australia from 1920 to 1928. Australia was playing a match against South Africa in November 1921. Gregory scored 67-ball century in the first innings for Australia. He played an excellent knock of 119 runs.

Australia scored 450 runs in the first innings. This match ended in a draw. Jack Gregory’s name stands in fifth place in terms of scoring the fastest century in test cricket.

4. Vivian Richards - 58 balls

In April 1986, Vivian Richards scored his fastest century against England in 58 balls. He scored 110 runs in the second innings for West Indies. He smashed 7 fours and 7 sixes in his innings. West Indies won that match by a huge margin of 240 runs.

He is considered as one of the most explosive batsmen in cricket history and his name stands in fourth place in terms of scoring the fastest century in test cricket.

3. Adam Gilchrist - 57 balls

Adam Gilchrist scored his fastest Test century in 2006 against England. He scored 102 runs for Australia in the second innings. His brilliant knock helped Australia to post 527 runs on the scoreboard.

Due to his magnificent performance with the bat, Australia won that match by 206 runs. His name stands in third place in terms of scoring the fastest century in test cricket.

2. Misbah ul Haq - 56 balls

Misbah ul Haq scored a 56-ball century against Australia in November 2014 in Abu Dhabi. He hit 11 fours and 5 sixes during his innings. Misbah ul Haq remained unbeaten on 101 runs and silenced his critics with an amazing performance.

He also scored a century in the first innings of that match. Pakistan won that match by 356 runs. His name stands in second place in terms of scoring the fastest century in test cricket.

1. Brendon McCullum - 54 balls

Brendon McCullum holds the record of scoring the fastest century in Test Cricket. In 2016 a match was played between Australia and New Zealand. This was the last Test match of Brendon McCullum and he made it memorable by scoring the fastest century in the second innings of that match.

He also scored 145 runs in the first innings of New Zealand batting. New Zealand lost this match by 7 wickets.