Eoin Morgan hit the 4th fastest hundred ever in a World Cup match as England took a firm grip over Afghanistan in their 6th match of World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Eoin Morgan, the England captain, went past 200 sixes in ODIs and raced away to his 13th ODI hundred and his 1st in a World Cup.

Morgan, who was run out for 99 on his ODI debut for Ireland, smashed 11 sixes in his innings to get to first World Cup hundred off 57 balls.

Ireland's Kevin O'Brien holds the record for the fastest World Cup hundred off 50 balls - ironically, it had come against England in a record run chase in 2011.

Australia's Glenn Maxwell has the 2nd fastest World Cup hundred off 51 balls while former South Africa batsman AB de Villers is 3rd in the list with a hundred off 55 balls.

Eoin Morgan had taken over as England captain after Alastair Cook was sacked before the 2015 World Cup. Over the last 4 years, Morgan has transformed England into a world-beating ODI side and perhaps for the first time, they are one of the favourites in a World Cup.

More significantly, there were injury concerns around Morgan before the match against Afghanistan but he was declared fit and he took the field as England looked set to pile on a massive score in Manchester.

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