Top 5 Fastest hundreds in IPL history

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is considered the best T20 league after its inception. This League has been known for a different level of power hitting. Something similar is being seen in IPL 2025 as well. A few days ago, Punjab Kings’ 19-year-old young batsman Priyansh Arya & Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old talented batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi introduced the world to their talent by scoring hundreds in this league. They won the hearts of all the fans by scoring one of the fastest centuries in IPL history. But you will be surprised that Priyansh & Vaibhav do not have the fastest hundreds in IPL to their name. Even before him, there have been some batsmen who have done the feat of scoring a century faster than them on the IPL’s grand stage. Today's article will tell us about players who have scored the fastest hundreds in IPL history.

1. Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) - 30 balls vs Pune Warriors India, 2013

Chris Gayle holds the record for scoring the fastest hundred in IPL history. On 23 April 2013, while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in Bangalore, he completed his century in just 30 balls. His innings was a wonderful display of power hitting. In his explosive innings, he hit 13 fours and 17 sixes and scored an unbeaten 175 runs in just 66 balls, which is also the highest individual score in T20 cricket. Due to this stormy innings, RCB scored a huge score of 263/5. In response, Pune's team was reduced to just 133 runs, and RCB won the match by 130 runs. He played for KKR, RCB, and PBKS in his IPL career.

2. Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) - 35 balls vs Gujarat Titans, 2025

Vaibhav Suryavanshi registered his name in IPL record books on 28 April 2025 by becoming the youngest player to score a century. He achieved this feat at the age of 14 years 32 days while playing for the Rajasthan Royals against the Gujarat Titans in Jaipur. In his record-breaking innings, he scored a whirlwind 101 runs off just 38 balls, including seven fours and 11 sixes. He completed his century in just 35 deliveries. This remarkable feat also made his century the second fastest in IPL history and the fastest century scored by an Indian player. After Vaibhav's century, legends like Rahul Dravid got up from his wheelchair and celebrated for him. He is considered the future of the Indian Cricket Team. RR has faith in his batting ability, and if he gets the regular opportunity in the upcoming cricket matches, he can make his International debut soon.

3. Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals) - 37 balls vs Mumbai Indians, 2010

Famous for his aggressive batting style, Yusuf Pathan registered his name in the record books by scoring a century in 37 balls for the Rajasthan Royals against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium during IPL 2010. Chasing a difficult target of 213 runs, Pathan's explosive innings kept Rajasthan Royals in the race for victory. His innings included 9 fours and 8 sixes, which showed his ability to cross boundaries with ease. Despite his brilliant effort, the Rajasthan Royals lost the match by 4 runs, but Pathan's innings remains one of the most spectacular in IPL history. Apart from RR, He has also played for Kolkata Knight Riders & Sunrisers Hyderabad in his IPL career.

4. David Miller (Kings XI Punjab) - 38 balls vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2013

South African David Miller displayed his power-hitting ability by scoring a brilliant century off 38 balls for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mohali on May 6, 2013. Chasing a target of 191 runs, Kings XI Punjab were in a difficult situation, but Miller's swashbuckling knock put the match in Punjab Kings' favour. In his Innings, Miller’s cricket score was 101 runs in just 38 balls. During his innings, He smashed 8 fours and 7 sixes. He gave his team a great victory by making the condition of the RCB bowlers worse that day. Fans still remember Miller's aggressive innings. He is part of the Lucknow Super Giants team in IPL 2025. And has scored 153 runs in 11 innings so far. Miller has played for PBKS, RR, and GT in his IPL career so far.

5. Priyansh Arya (Punjab Kings) - 39 balls vs Chennai Super Kings, 2025

The young Indian uncapped batsman Priyansh Arya scored a century in just 39 balls while playing for Punjab Kings against Chennai Super Kings at Mullanpur on April 8, 2025. Opening the innings, Arya batted fearlessly and blew away the CSK bowlers. He scored 103 runs off just 42 balls during the match, which included 7 fours and 9 sixes. His innings looked like the cricket highlights. After the century, the fans were applauding him. Thanks to Arya's century, Punjab Kings posted a total of 219/6 after batting first, in response to which Chennai Super Kings could only score 201 runs and eventually Punjab won the match by 18 runs.

After Vaibhav's century, legends like Rahul Dravid got up from his wheelchair and celebrated for him.