The IPL 2025 match between the Rajasthan Royals and the Gujarat Titans is going to be remembered for 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The young opener played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, smashing an incredible century in just 35 balls, breaking many records, and creating a splash in the cricketing world.
GT batted first, the star of the innings, Shubman Gill made 84 off 50 balls, with a half-century from Jos Buttler. RR were given a commendable target of 209 runs. Chasing such a big score, Vaibhav Suryavanshi turned the table in the second innings by going after the Titans. In the powerplay, Suryavanshi pummeled Ishant Sharma for 28 runs and accumulated 30 off Karim Janat. A massive six off Rashid Khan brought him his century in 35 balls; he finished with 101 runs off 38 balls with 7 fours and 11 sixes at a breathtaking strike rate of 265.79.
His phenomenal innings broke many records. Vaibhav, at 14 years and 32 days, became the youngest-ever to score a century in T20 and IPL history, breaking the previous record by Vijay Zol. His 50 came in 17 balls — the fastest in IPL 2025 and also the fastest-ever against the Gujarat Titans by Rajasthan Royals. With 11 sixes, he equaled Murali Vijay’s record for most sixes by an Indian in an IPL game, and it is also the highest number of sixes hit by an RR batter in a single inning.
The 35-ball ton is the second-fastest in IPL history, behind only Chris Gayle’s 30-ball century for RCB in 2013 and also the fastest for RR. He shared 166 runs with Yashasvi Jaiswal, the highest for Rajasthan Royals. Now he sits as the youngest Indian to score an IPL century, breaking records set by Manish Pandey, Paul Valthaty, and Priyansh Arya. His century also had the highest percentage of boundaries (93%) in IPL.
Vaibhav played 38% false shots while reaching his fifty, more than most this season. Thanks to his fiery innings, RR chased down the target in just 15.5 overs to win by 8 wickets.
