At such a young age of just 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is already on his way to become a big name in Indian cricket. The IPL 2025 season and his junior tours to England and Australia earlier this year were not enough for him to make his mark on everyone and the teen batting prodigy broke records with a thunderous 32-ball century on the first day of the 2025 Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup.
To honor the remarkable ascent of Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the world of competitive cricket, he is among the fastest T20 century-makers whose names are listed in the updated list below.
Fastest 100 in T20I History
7. Vaibhav Suryavanshi – 32 balls, India A vs UAE in Doha, 2025
The 32-year-old Indian prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi beat the UAE bowlers and scored a century off just 32 balls in game 2 of the 2025 Asia Cup Rising Stars. He started the innings for India A at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha and hit 11 fours and 15 sixes during his 144-run knock of 42 balls.
Suryavanshi’s inning paved the way for Team A to cross the 200-run mark in the very first 14 overs of the match.
6. Rishabh Pant – 32 balls, Delhi vs Himachal Pradesh in Delhi, 2018
Rishabh Pant who is a famous player from Delhi and a really strong Indian wicket-keeper-batter hit a 32-ball century against the bowlers of Himachal Pradesh in the North Zone match of the 2017-18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. It was a small chase of 145 runs, Pant was opening the innings with a veteran partner Gautam Gambhir and he directed 12 mighty sixes along with eight cracking boundaries to score 116* in just 38 balls.
Rishabh Pant’s incredible performance didn’t just help Delhi finish off HP’s total 50 balls quicker but also earned him a place among the Indian selectors shortly after making his T20I debut.
5. Chris Gayle – 30 balls, RCB vs Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru, 2013
At the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during the IPL 2013 season match 31, RCB opener, and West Indies powerhouse Chris Gayle stunned the bowlers of Pune Warriors India with a century for the ages, smashing 175* runs in 66 deliveries consisting of 13 fours and 17 sixes among which 14 were massive.
The iconic left-hander reached the century in a mere 30 balls, which still stands as the fastest IPL century record to date.
4. Muhammad Fahad – 29 balls, Turkey vs Bulgaria in Sofia, 2025
Just about two months ago at the Vassil Levski National Sports Academy in Sofia during the fifth match of the Bulgaria tri-nation T20I series, Muhammad Fahad of Turkey hit the first T20I century and made it unforgettable. The 38-year-old guy smashed a 29-ball hundred off the Bulgarian bowling attack and scored 120 runs in total from just 34 balls with 10 fours and 12 sixes as Turkey piled up 237 runs in 19.3 overs.
This innings not only helped Turkey to a 59-run victory but also to their only win in the tri-nation series.
3. Abhishek Sharma – 28 balls, Punjab vs Meghalaya in Saurashtra, 2024
Just a few months after being picked for Team India, explosive opener Abhishek Sharma proved his international call-up was right by scoring a hundred in just 28 balls in the Group A match of the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Chasing the target of 143 runs for the victory over the Meghalaya, the Punjab captain and opener rained 106 not out off 29 balls with eight fours and eleven sixes of the ordinary size at the Niranjan Shah Stadium C in Rajkot.
2. Urvil Patel – 28 balls, Gujarat vs Tripura in Indore, 2024
Gujarat opener Urvil Patel cracked a 28-ball century in the same tournament a week before the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy fireworks of Abhishek Sharma, but against Tripura at the Emerald High School Ground in Indore.
He made it to his fifty in a mere 15 balls, lit up by four fours and five sixers, and needed a further 13 balls to reach the three-figure mark as Urvil Patel’s majestic innings of 113* off 35 balls led Gujarat to slaughter Tripura by eight wickets in just 10.2 overs.
1. Sahil Chauhan – 27 balls, Estonia vs Cyprus in Episkopi, 2024
In the second T20I of the six-match series against hosts Cyprus at Happy Valley Ground in June 2024, Estonia middle-order batter Sahil Chauhan blazed a 27-ball century which not only marked the fastest in T20 internationals but also the fastest overall in the history of the game.
Sahil Chauhan, chasing 192 for victory in 20 overs, helped himself to a massive 144* off 41 balls with six fours and 18 colossal sixes. Consequently, Estonia won the match by six wickets with seven overs to spare.
