Jaipur, Apr 28: Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the youngest batter to smash a century in 35 balls.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, smashed a 17-ball 50 and then a 35-ball century to help Rajasthan Royals reach 155 runs in 11 overs as they chased a target of 201 runs against the Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2025 clash on Monday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Suryavanshi’s century was the second fastest in IPL history, after Chris Gayle’s 30-ball 100 in 2013. Suryavanshi’s half-century was the fastest of the IPL 2025. In fact, at the age of 14 years and 32 days, Suryavanshi is the youngest half-century in IPL history
He broke the record of his two Rajasthan Royals teammates, Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson. Parag was 17 years and 175 days old when he struck a fifty, while Samson accumulated a fifty at 18 years and 169 days.
Vaibhav made his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants and managed 34 runs off 20 deliveries, packed with 3 sixes and 2 fours. In the next contest against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Suryavanshi posted 16 runs off 12 balls, including 2 sixes.
RR bought him for Rs 1.1 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The young batter added 87 runs with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the six powerplay overs.
Rahul Dravid, the head coach of Rajasthan Royals, is backing the rising star of Indian cricket. He hit a hundred for the India U-19 team against the Australia U-19 unit. Vaibhav plays for Bihar and is likely to make a mark in domestic cricket.
His 17-ball half-century is the fastest in the 18th season of the cash-rich league. He went past Nicholas Pooran of LSG, who reached the mark in 18 deliveries.