The Indian Premier League has had its fair share of intense playoff matches that featured the best of the batters displaying their skills. Eventually, the players with their brilliant performances recorded and set their own milestones. When it comes to the names, Virender Sehwag, Murali Vijay, Wriddhiman Saha, and most recently Rajat Patidar are the players who hit the fastest hundred in IPL playoffs. Among all, Rajat Patidar stands out as the player who reached the milestone of the fastest hundred in IPL playoffs the earliest.
The players who achieved this feat will be discussed below in this article. Hence, we request you to read the whole article so that no information goes unattended.
Fastest Century in IPL playoffs
Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar, an up-and-coming talent, has been with the Royal Challengers Bangalore since his first season with IPL. In terms of his IPL career, he made his entrance in 2021, and by 2025, he had already appeared in 42 games, amassing a couple of 1111 runs. To this day, he gets credited for being the player who scored the fastest century in the IPL playoff match. In the 2022 IPL season, while playing the eliminator against Lucknow SuperGiants, Rajat reached the century mark in only 49 balls.
Wriddhiman Saha
Wriddhiman Saha has announced his retirement not only from IPL but also from all formats including Test and ODI. On the subject of his IPL career, Saha started in 2008 with Kolkata Knight Riders and now he has played 170 matches in which he has made 2934 runs. In the final match of 2014, Saha batted against Kolkata Knight Riders and scored a century in just 49 balls.
Virender Sehwag
The legendary right-handed batter Virender Sehwag first appeared in 2008 for Delhi Capitals and on the 37th anniversary of his birth in 2013, he retired from all forms of cricket and IPL officially. As far as his IPL career is concerned, he participated in 104 matches and amassed a total of 2728 runs. In the IPL 2014 season, he was in the second qualifier against CSK where he made hundred in just 50 balls.
Murali Vijay
The right-handed opening batsman Murali Vijay splendidly helped his team with his brilliant and consistent performances over the years. He played his last IPL season in 2021 and announced his retirement, but he had always been a star above the horizon of memory in IPL. In the 2012 IPL season, Murali was playing qualifier 2 which was against Delhi Capitals where he scored a century in just 51 balls.
