World Cup: England batter Dawid Malan continued his brilliant run in ODIs when he smoked his 6th century in the 50-over format. The English Southpaw is having a dream run in 2023 as he registered his 4th ODI century in the England vs Bangladesh World Cup 2023 game in Dharamsala. The opening batter has now shattered Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam and Shubman Gill's record in the format.
Malan has created a world record of scoring six ODI hundreds in the fewest innings taken. The 36-year-old England star has now leapfrogged the likes of Imam, Babar and Gill to get to six tons in the 50-over format. Malan took just 23 innings to amass half-a-dozen hundreds, while Imam is the second-best with 27 innings taken. Babar Azam is now fourth on the list with 32 ODI outings, while Gill remains sixth with 35 innings to reach the six-ton feat.
Fastest to six ODI hundreds
Dawid Malan - 23
Imam-ul-Haq - 27
Upul Tharanga - 29
Babar Azam - 32
Hashim Amla - 34
Shubman Gill - 35
Malan hit his career-best 140 in 107 balls but could not convert his best score into a 150 or a double hundred. His 140-run outing included 5 sixes and 16 fours as he took down the Bangladesh bowlers for fun. He was ultimately dismissed by Mahedi Hasan as he was clean-bowled in the 38th over when England's score was 266. Malan has also become the England player with the joint-most hundreds in a calendar year.
England's Playing XI:
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Bangladesh's Playing XI:
Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
