Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi scripted history by becoming the youngest batter to hit a century in the IPL.
The left-handed batter smashed a 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their IPL 2025 match in Jaipur on Monday.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a six off Rashid Khan in the 11th over to reach his ton, the second fastest in the history of the tournament.
The record for the fastest IPL century belongs to Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Chris Gayle, who hit a 30-ball hundred in the 2013 edition.
The 14-year-old batter opened the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal after they were put to chase a daunting 210-run target.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit the second ball he faced for a six off Mohammed Siraj, and later smacked Ishant Sharma for 28 runs in a single over.
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The left-handed batter hit the fastest fifty of the ongoing IPL 2025, reaching the milestone in just 17 balls.
In the 10th over of the innings, Suryavanshi plundered 30 runs off Karim Janat by hitting him for three fours and three sixes in the over.
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He was subsequently dismissed after scoring 101 off 38 balls, with the help of seven fours and 11 sixes.
Youngest batters to score T20 century
14 years 32 days – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR vs GT), 2025
18y 118d – Vijay Zol (Maharashtra vs Mumbai), 2013
18y 179d – Pervez Hossain Emon (Barishal vs Rajshahi), 2020
187 280d – Gustav McKeon (France vs Switzerland), 2022
Fastest IPL centuries
30 balls – Chris Gayle (RCB vs PWI) Bengaluru, 2013
35 – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR vs GT) Jaipur, 2024
37 – Yusuf Pathan (RR vs MI) Mumbai, 2010
38 – David Miller (PBKS vs RCB) Mohali, 2013
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