Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-year-old wonderkid, etched his name into IPL history by becoming a record-holder during the Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) match against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2025, held on April 28, 2025.
The match, played at Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Stadium, saw home captain Riyan Parag winning the toss and opting to chase once again.
Sai Sudharsan scored 39 runs and shared a 93-run opening stand with Shubman Gill for GT. After Sudharsan's dismissal, Gill and Jos Buttler launched an onslaught on the RR bowlers. Gill hammered 84 runs with 5 fours and 4 sixes, adding 74 runs for the second wicket with Buttler.
Buttler remained unbeaten till the end, smashing 50* off 26 balls with 4 sixes and 3 fours, as GT posted a formidable 209/4 in 20 overs. Maheesh Theekshana was the pick of the bowlers for Rajasthan Royals, claiming 2/35.
Opening the innings for the Rajasthan Royals alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryavanshi unleashed a storm of runs against the Gujarat Titans' bowlers. Jaiswal, playing the supporting role, still managed to notch up his fifty in 31 balls, while Suryavanshi stole the spotlight at the SMS Stadium.
Suryavanshi blazed to a fifty off just 17 balls and went on to score his maiden IPL century in only 35 deliveries. He was eventually dismissed for 101 off 38 balls, during which he struck 7 fours and 11 towering sixes. He also put together a brilliant 166-run stand with Jaiswal in just 11.5 overs for RR.
During his sensational innings, Suryavanshi broke the record for the fastest century by an Indian in IPL history, surpassing Yusuf Pathan’s milestone of 37 balls.
At just 14 years and 32 days old, Suryavanshi also became the youngest century-maker in IPL history, surpassing Manish Pandey’s previous record of 19 years and 253 days.
He broke the record of being the youngest to score a T20 hundred. Previous record holder was France's Gustav Mckeon, who scored a ton at the age of 18 years 280 days against Switzerland in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Europe Qualifier in 2022.
Moreover, Vaibhav Suryavanshi set an incredible world record by becoming the youngest player ever to score a century in the T20 format at 14 years and 32 days.
