On a balmy Monday night in Jaipur, cricket history was rewritten. A 14-year-old left-hander, in only his third IPL appearance, sent shockwaves through the cricketing world. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, hailing from Bihar, lit up the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with a blistering 35-ball century — an innings that wasn’t just a display of raw talent, but a thunderous announcement of a generational prodigy.
His knock against a formidable Gujarat Titans attack — featuring household names like Mohammed Siraj, Ishant Sharma, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, and Prasidh Krishna — was a fearless exhibition of power, timing, and intent. And with that, he didn’t just win a match — he rewrote the record books.
A Night of Records: What Vaibhav Suryavanshi Achieved
🏆 The Youngest Ever to Do It
Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest centurion in all of men’s T20 cricket at just 14 years and 32 days, comfortably overtaking the previous record held by Vijay Zol (18y 118d in 2013).
In one innings, he also broke:
Youngest IPL half-centurion: Breaking Riyan Parag’s record (17y 175d)
Youngest in men’s T20 to score a fifty: Previously 15y 360d (Hassan Eisakhil, 2022)
Youngest IPL centurion: Surpassing Manish Pandey (19y 253d in 2009)
No other male cricketer under 18 has ever scored a T20 century.
Blistering Speed: A 35-Ball Masterclass
Suryavanshi’s century is now the:
Second-fastest IPL century ever, behind only Chris Gayle’s 30-ball blitz in 2013.
Fastest IPL century by an Indian – breaking Yusuf Pathan’s 37-ball record (2010).
Fastest IPL ton by an uncapped batter – beating Priyansh Arya’s 39-ball ton earlier this season.
Fastest hundred for Rajasthan Royals, surpassing Yusuf Pathan.
Fastest IPL century against Gujarat Titans, edging out Will Jacks’ 41-ball knock (2024).
Rain of Sixes and Boundaries
With 11 towering sixes, Suryavanshi tied and broke several massive hitting records:
✅ Joint-most sixes by an Indian in an IPL innings: 11 (Murali Vijay, 2010)
✅ Most sixes by an uncapped batter: 11 (beating Ishan Kishan’s 9 in 2020)
✅ Most sixes by a Rajasthan Royals batter: 11 (surpassing Sanju Samson’s 10 in 2018)
✅ Highest boundary percentage in an IPL century: 93.07% (breaking Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 90.32% in 2023)
The Youngest Match-Winner
With such a dominant performance, it was no surprise Suryavanshi took home the Player of the Match trophy. But even that came with a piece of history:
Youngest Player of the Match in IPL history (14y 32d)
Youngest Player of the Match in men’s T20 history, globally
The Future Has Arrived
What Suryavanshi achieved in Jaipur wasn’t just a personal milestone — it was a generational moment for cricket. In an era hungry for young talent and breakout stars, a 14-year-old from Bihar has emerged as the new face of fearless cricket. With maturity beyond his years, power that defies his age, and a flair for the big stage, Vaibhav Suryavanshi might just be the next cricketing supernova India didn’t see coming — but now can’t look away from.
