Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, rewrites history books, becomes youngest-ever IPL centurion with 35-ball hundred

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a 14-year-old, lit up the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with a record-breaking century against Gujarat Titans. The left-handed batter smashed the star-studded Gujarat Titans bowling attack all around the ground to complete his century off 35 balls. He reached the milestone with a maximum off Rashid Khan's delivery which showed his strong mindset and no fear of failure. The 14-year-old made sure the whole stadium stood up and bowed down to him as he smashed the second fastest century in IPL history - 35 balls. There was no stopping for him on Monday as he was off the mark with a six off Mohammed Siraj's delivery and didn't look back after that. He didn't shy away from taking a veteran like Ishant Sharma by smashing him for three sixes and two fours in a single over. His opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal finished with a strike rate of 175, but he still looked second fiddle in front of Suryavanshi, who smashed the bowlers at a 265.79 strike rate.

He completed his half-century off 17 balls, didn't stop after that, and continued taking on the Titans' bowling attack. He smashed Afghanistan's Karim Janat for 30 runs in an over to stamp his authority in the match. Rashid decided to take matters into his hands after his countryman was hammered, but he failed to stop the 14-year-old and was smashed for six when he was batting at 94 to become the second fastest centurion in the tournament after Chris Gayle (30 balls).

Fastest centuries in IPL

30 balls - Chris Gayle in RCB vs PWI, Bengaluru 2013

35 balls - Vaibhav Suryavanshi in RR vs GT, Jaipur 2024

37 balls - Yusuf Pathan in RR vs MI, Mumbai 2010

38 balls - David Miller in PBKS vs RCB, Mohali 2013

Chasing a mammoth 210-run target, Suryavanshi set the platform with his partner Jaiswal with a 166-run stand for the first wicket in 11.5 overs which blew away the Titans.

Suryavanshi proved he is made for the big stage as the Titans' bowlers looked unprepared for the 14-year-old's challenge. With his imperious bat flow, he was ready to take on everyone on Monday and set an example for many kids his age to dream big.

A few of his shots looked false ones, but his glorious bat flow made sure even the mistimed shots or the edges to fly over the boundary for sixes over third man.

His 101-run knock was embellished with 11 sixes - joint-most by an Indian in an IPL innings as he equalled the tally of Murali Vijay for CSK against RR in IPL 2010. The left-handed opener struck seven boundaries to underline his class, standing out as the best player on the field on Monday—even with stars like Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, and Yashasvi Jaiswal being part of the match.

The visitors were shell-shocked to witness a history-making knock by the 14-year-old after scoring a massive 209 on the scoreboard, as they looked clueless when he was owning the stage in the middle.

His royal knock came to an end in the 12th over as Prasidh Krishna had to bring his best delivery - a fiery yorker - to outfox him on 101. The GT pacer didn't celebrate his wicket as the Titans players made sure they congratulated the find of the season for his knock.

Riding on the record-breaking knock, Royals chased down the target with 25 balls to spare as Yashavi Jaiswal (70*) and Riyan Parag (32*) remained unbeaten at the end.