Australia allrounder Glenn Maxwell has defied illness to shatter the record for fastest World Cup century.
The 35-year-old smashed South Africa blaster Aiden Markram's previous mark of 49 with an extraordinary 40-ball ton against the Netherlands in Delhi.
Markram claimed the record, previously held by Ireland's Kevin O'Brien since 2011, against Sri Lanka on October 7, but the Proteas star had it for just 18 days.
Maxwell's century was the fourth-quickest in ODI history, falling nine balls shy of South African legend AB de Villiers's knock against the West Indies in 2015.
Australia's innings had suffered a slight lull until Maxwell came to the crease in the 39th over on Wednesday night.
Maxwell didn't even face a ball until the 41st over, but immediately exploded into action.
The Victorian smashed nine fours and eight sixes, whacking the ball to all parts of ArunJaitley Stadium, with a mix of reverse sweeps and traditional slogs.
Maxwell broke his own Australian record for fastest ODI century, set at the 2015 World Cup against Sri Lanka.
Incredibly, it was only his third ODI ton, with the other hundred in the format coming against England in 2020.
'I've been pretty crook all day so I wasn't really expecting much,' Maxwell said.
'I think with that it probably just cleared my head a little bit to be able to just go out there and play.'
Dutch bowler Bas de Leede was on the end of much of Maxwell's hitting with his figures of 2-115 the most expensive in ODI history.
