Vaibhav Suryavanshi 36-Ball Century: Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored the third-fastest century in IPL history. He reached the century against SRH in 36 balls.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a century in 36 balls.

Fastest Centuries in IPL: Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history by scoring a century in 36 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad. This is the third fastest century in Indian Premier League history. He also became the first batsman in IPL history to reach a century in less than 40 balls on two occasions. Vaibhav set a number of records during this innings.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi previously held the record for the fastest Indian century in the IPL. He reached the century in 35 balls against the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. Now, Vaibhav also holds the record for the second-fastest century by an Indian batsman. Suryavanshi scored 103 runs in 37 balls in this match, earning him the Orange Cap for IPL 2026.

First player to do so in IPL

So far, in the 19-year history of the IPL, no batsman has reached a century in less than 40 balls twice. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the first batsman to do so. Chris Gayle, Yusuf Pathan, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Travis Head, and Priyansh Arya have also achieved the feat of reaching a century in less than 40 balls. But Vaibhav has surpassed them all.

Batsmen who scored a century in less than 40 balls

• 2 times - Vaibhav Suryavanshi (35 balls, 36 balls)
• 1 time - Chris Gayle
• 1 time - Yusuf Pathan
• 1 time - Heinrich Klaasen
• 1 time - David Miller
• 1 time - Travis Head
• 1 time - Priyansh Arya

92 runs hit from the boundary

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's innings was remarkable, as he scored 92 of his 103 runs through boundaries. The 15-year-old hit 12 sixes and five fours in the match. Currently, Vaibhav has secured the Orange Cap for IPL 2026 with 357 runs. He is followed closely by KL Rahul, who also has 357 runs.