14 Years Old, 35 Balls: Inside Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Record Hundred

Most 14-year-olds are sitting school exams in April. Vaibhav Suryavanshi spent his evening hitting some of the best bowlers in the world into the Jaipur night sky. His 35-ball hundred for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans on 28 April 2025 made him the youngest player ever to score a century in men's T20 cricket.

A record-breaking signing

Suryavanshi's story made headlines months before he played. At the 2025 mega auction in November 2024, Rajasthan Royals signed him for ₹1.10 crore. He was 13 years old, the youngest player ever bought at an IPL auction. The left-handed opener from Bihar had already been scoring heavily in Indian age-group cricket.

A first-ball six

He made his debut against Lucknow Super Giants on 19 April 2025, and hit the first ball he faced in the IPL for six. It was a sign of what was coming. Nine days later, in only his third match, he produced one of the great IPL innings.

The innings

Gujarat had set Rajasthan a target of 210. Suryavanshi reached fifty in 17 balls and his hundred in 35, against an attack that included Mohammed Siraj and Rashid Khan. By the time he was out for 101 off 38 balls, the chase was as good as over. Rajasthan won by eight wickets with plenty of overs to spare.

Only Chris Gayle, with his 30-ball hundred in 2013, has reached three figures faster in the IPL.

The records

• Youngest centurion in men's T20 cricket, at 14 years and 32 days.
• Fastest IPL hundred by an Indian, beating Yusuf Pathan's 37-ball effort from 2010.
• Second-fastest IPL hundred overall, behind only Chris Gayle.

What comes next

Teenage prodigies carry heavy expectations, and the jump from a stunning innings to a long career is never simple. But Suryavanshi has already done something no player his age had ever done. Rajasthan clearly believe he is a player to build around for years to come.