The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been the platform for some of the quickest and most explosive centuries in the history of T20 cricket, with every season setting new limits for power-hitting and aggressive batting. The fastest century in the history of the IPL has been claimed by none other than Chris Gayle, who smashed a 100 off 30 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in 2013-a feat that still stands even after over a decade. Gayle’s 17 sixes and 13 fours-heavy innings established the standard for quick scoring and is widely hailed as one of the greatest performances in T20 history.
The 2025 IPL season saw a new sensation, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, storm into the record books with a breathtaking 35-ball century for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans, making him the youngest and the fastest Indian to reach the milestone. Suryavanshi’s feat is now the second-fastest IPL century, highlighting the emergence of young talent and the evolving aggression in T20 cricket.
Other significant entries in the list of the quickest IPL centuries are Yusuf Pathan’s 37-ball century for Rajasthan Royals in 2010, David Miller’s 38-ball century in 2013, and Adam Gilchrist’s 42-ball century in 2008. These records highlight the IPL’s status as a competition in which records are broken and new superstars emerge regularly.
