The cricket match between Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 28th 2025, enabled Vaibhav Suryavashi to make history as he became the youngest player ever to accumulate a century during the Indian Premier League contest. Suryavanshi then accumulated a 35-ball hundred to claim the title of fastest century in IPL history after Gayle’s 31-ball effort and breaking Manish Pandey‘s 16-year-old record while establishing himself as IPL’s youngest century scorer. The seventeen-year-old Sur Playground scored the quickest first hundred in T20 cricket history, breaking the record established by Vijay Zol the previous year when he was only eighteen years old.
Surpassed Yusuf Pathan
Among Indian IPL centurions, Suryavanshi stands as the speed leader, surpassing Yusuf Pathan’s record for the quickest 37-ball century in an RR game against Mumbai Indians. During the Chennai Super Kings’ match against Priyansh Arya had achieved the record of being the fastest uncapped player to hit an IPL century by reaching his hundred in 39 balls.
GT Vs RR
RR faced a decisive chase against a 210-run total where the 14-year-old youth began by leading RR to 87 runs through the powerplay period. Jaiswal fell behind the teenagers who surpassed his fifty in only 17 balls and destroyed historical records.
Youngest Players to Smash an IPL Century
Player | Age | Team | Opponent | Venue | Year |
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 14 Years, 32 Days | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | 2025 |
Manish Pandey | 19 Years, 253 Days | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Deccan Chargers | Centurion | 2009 |
Rishabh Pant | 20 Years, 289 Days | Delhi Daredevils | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi | 2017 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | 21 Years, 213 Days | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | 2023 |
Chetan Phore
Apr 29, 2025 17:35