Fastest Century in IPL: Top 10 Quickest 100s (2025 Updated List)

The Indian Premier League has always been an excellent stage for the batters to showcase their skills, aggressive batting styles, and ever-evolving batting techniques. A ton of records get thrashed in every edition of the Indian Premier League. One of the most exciting is to watch the records of the Fastest Century in IPL being broken almost every season by a brilliant knock from various promising batters. Achieving a century is considered a major milestone in the shooter formats, but scoring a century within the minimum number of balls is just worth watching. Let’s take a look at the Fastest Century scored in IPL with a tabular and descriptive format provided in the blog.

List of 30 Fastest Centuries in IPL

S. No.	Player	Balls Taken	Match	Venue	Date
1.	Chris Gayle	30	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors	Bangalore	23 April 2013
2.	Vaibhav Suryavanshi	35	Rajasthan Royals v Gujarat Titans	Jaipur	28 April 2025
3.	Yusuf Pathan	37	Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	13 March 2010
4.	Heinrich Klaasen	37	Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi	25 May 2025
5.	David Miller	38	Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mohali	06 May 2013
6.	Travis Head	39	Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bengaluru	15 April 2024
7.	Priyansh Arya	39	Punjab Kings v Chennai Super Kings	Mullanpur	7 April 2025
8.	Abhishek Sharma	40	Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings	Hyderabad	12 April 2025
9.	Will Jacks	41	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat Titans	Ahmedabad	28 April 2024
10.	Adam Gilchrist	42	Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	27 April 2008
11.	AB de Villiers	43	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat Lions	Bangalore	14 May 2016
12.	David Warner	43	Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad	30 April 2017
13.	Sanath Jayasuriya	45	Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai	14 May 2008
14.	Mayank Agarwal	45	Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals	Sharjah	27 Sep 2020
15.	Jonny Bairstow	45	Kings XI Punjab v KKR	Eden Gardens	26 April 2024
16.	Ishan Kishan	45	Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad	23 March 2025
17.	Murali Vijay	46	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals	Chennai	03 April 2010
18.	Chris Gayle	46	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore	06 May 2011
19.	Chris Gayle	46	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore	06 May 2015
20.	Andrew Symonds	47	Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad	24 April 2008
21.	AB de Villiers	47	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	10 May 2015
22.	Virat Kohli	47	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore	18 May 2016
23.	Cameron Green	47	Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad	Wankhede	21 May 2023
24.	Virender Sehwag	48	Delhi Capitals v Deccan Chargers	Hyderabad	05 May 2011
25.	Quinton de Kock	48	Delhi Capitals v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	17 April 2016
26.	Wriddhiman Saha	49	Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders	Bangalore	01 June 2014
27.	Rajat Patidar	49	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Lucknow Super Giants	Kolkata	25 May 2022
28.	Venkatesh Iyer	49	Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	16 April 2023
29.	Suryakumar Yadav	49	Mumbai Indians v Gujarat Titans	Mumbai	12 May 2023
30.	Heinrich Klaasen	49	Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	18 May 2023

Top 10 Fastest Century in IPL

10. Adam Gilchrist

The aggressive left-handed Australian batter, Adam Gilchrist, scored a century in just 42 balls in the fateful match played at the DY Patil Stadium on 27th April 2008. Opening for the Deccan Chargers, he scored a total of 109 runs* in 47 balls. He was awarded with the Man of the Match award for his splendid knock.

9. Will Jacks

The English player scored an unbeaten century in just 41 runs in the match played between the Royal Challengers Bangaluru and the Gujarat Titans team in the 2024 season of IPL. He scored the century with a total of 15 boundaries hit and was also given the Player of the Match award.

8. Abhishek Sharma

Donning the orange jersey, the young, talented, and aggressive left-handed batter, Abhishek Sharma, hit a mesmerizing score of 155 runs in 55 balls, completing his century in just 40 balls. The batter has a similar aggressive batting style to Yuvraj Singh and has scored many promising hits, making him a good fit for the shorter, aggressive format of cricket.

7. Priyansh Arya

The Delhi boy, Priyansh Arya, scored a memorable century in just 39 balls in the match played between the teams Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings on 8th April 2025. He was named the Player of the Match for his brilliant knock of 103 runs in 42 balls.

6. Travis Head

The left-handed Australian batter, Travis Head, thrashed the RCB bowling lineup by scoring a century in just 39 balls, in the match played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was also given the Player of the Match award.

5. David Miller

The South African cricketer, David Miller, hit an unbeaten century in just a matter of 38 balls, with the help of 15 boundaries. David Miller was given the Player of the Match award for his splendid knock of 101 runs* in 38 balls.

4. Heinrich Klaasen

The South African batter, known for his hostile six-hitting, scored a century in 37 balls in the match played between the teams Sunrisers Hyderabad and KKR. He scored an aggregate of 105 runs* in 39 balls.

3. Yusuf Pathan

The hard-hitting right-handed batter, Yusuf Pathan, hit a century in 37 balls on 13th March 2010. The match was played between the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals. Yusuf Pathan was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant knock.

2. Vaibhav Suryavanshi

The 14-year-old cricketer from Bihar made his debut in the 2025 Season of IPL, scored an outstanding century in just 35 balls, showcasing the amount of skills he possesses to everyone. Playing for the Rajasthan Royals team, he became the youngest cricketer to hit a century in the IPL.

1. Chris Gayle

The West Indian cricketer, also known as the Universe Boss, holds the record for the fastest century in IPL in just 30 balls. The record of the fastest century in the IPL has stood unbeaten for the past 12 years.