Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes IPL’s second fastest hundred; celebrations in Bihar

Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who hails from Bihar’s Samastipur, played a historic inning in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on April 28 by scoring a century off just 35 balls, the second fastest only behind Chris Gayle.

Opening the batting for Rajasthan Royals, the left-handed teen sensation smashed 101 runs off 38 balls with the help of 8 fours and 11 sixes to help Rajasthan chase down Gujarat Titans’ 210 run target with 25 balls to spare.

He became the youngest batter ever to score an IPL century at the age of 14 years and 32 days. The record of fastest century in IPL belongs to former West Indies batter Chris Gayle, who had brought up his triple figure mark in 30 balls for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Pune Warriors in April 2013.

The moment he reached his century was pure magic — it wasn’t just the fans and his teammates in the dugout celebrating; even Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid rose from his wheelchair to applaud the young sensation. Cheers, roars, and applause echoed all around the stadium for the remarkable teenager.

In only his third knock, Vaibhav displayed maturity beyond his years, combining clean hitting with smart strike rotation.

Suryavanshi smacked 11 sixes and seven fours in his stunning onslaught against an array of international bowlers including India’s Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and Karim Janat.
Such was Suryavanshi’s onslaught that even a batter of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s calibre was made to play the second fiddle at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

‘I just saw the ball, not bowlers’

I don’t see the name (of the bowler) much, I just see the ball and play, he told the broadcaster after the match.

It is a very good feeling, it is my first 100 in the IPL and in the third innings. It is a very good feeling, I had been practising for the IPL for the last three-four months and the results are now showing up.

It was my dream to score a century in the IPL, as I said before I had been working hard for many days and the results were visible on the ground, the soft-spoken Suryavanshi added.

Suryavanshi, who put on 166 runs inside 12 overs with Yashasvi Jaiswal (70 not out) credited the India player for his calming presence in the middle.

I enjoy batting with him as he keeps talking positive things and keeps telling me what to do, so batting becomes easier, he said.

RR’s stand-in skipper Riyan Parag said his side was able to execute with the bat better after felling short of targets in the last few games.

It was incredible. We spent two months with him and seen what we can do and to do it against world-class bowlers against GT, words can’t express, he said.
We changed it from the last game, we were thinking how can we finish this a little earlier, bat with real intent. We practised a lot and we implemented it today (and) it came off.

You can learn everyday watching the IPL. Learn how RCB do things, how Surya (Suryakumar Yadav) bhai does his stuff. (It is) a big one, we were searching for this win, Riyan added.

Jaiswal termed Suryavanshi’s knock as one of the best he has ever seen.
(It was an) incredible innings, one of the best I have seen. Hope he will do it for us for a long time. I was telling him to just keep going, incredible today, he said.

He just played amazing shots, he practises well, works hard in the hits. He has the game and temperament, wish him all the luck.

Talking about the game, Jaiswal said, We were talking that somebody needs to stay and finish the game after the last three games, I was there luckily today and tried my best.

Gujarat Titans’ skipper Shubman Gill, who made a 50-ball 84 in the first half of the match said it was a day which belonged to Suryavanshi.

It was Suryavanshi’s day, his hitting was tremendous and he made full use of it. I think they took the game away from us in the powerplay, credit to them for that, Gill said.

We could have done a couple of things better, but it’s easy to say those things when sitting out, some chances came out way and we didn’t take them.

I sat out because I felt a back spasm, didn’t want to take a chance, he said about his absence in the field in GT’s fielding innings.

Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi?

Born on March 27, 2011, Vaibhav Suryavanshi hails from Motipur village in Samastipur, Bihar, where he grew up in a humble farming household. He made headlines when he scored a century on debut in a U-19 Youth Test match against Australia at just 12 years old. The youngster was signed by RR for ₹1.1 crore at the IPL 2025 auction in November last year. He made an unforgettable debut, smashing a six off the very first ball he faced.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Family

Vaibhav’s coach, Manish Ojha, shared insights into the young cricketer’s journey in an interview with Cricketnext.

Ojha revealed that Vaibhav began training under him at the age of nine, making a100-kilometer journey from Samastipur to Patna every alternate day for training.

“Vaibhav came to me when he was around nine years old. The distance from his native Samastipur to Patna is around 100 km, and he used to come to my coaching center every alternate day. Vaibhav used to start training around 7:30 am and continued till the evening, before travelling back home. He has followed this schedule for over four years,” Ojha told Cricketnext.

The sacrifices made by his family have been immense. Vaibhav’s father, Sanjiv Suryavanshi, once an aspiring cricketer himself, sold off farmland to support his son’s dream.

“Vaibhav kept on getting fame in Bihar, but his parents have played a huge role. His mother woke up early at 4 am and prepared food for Vaibhav. His father accompanied him to trainings and matches. We did contribute as coaches, but his parents are the driving forces,” Ojha said. “Vaibhav and his father had long ago made up their minds that the kid will play cricket. The father wanted to play cricket, but he couldn’t. So, he tried to live his dream through his son.”

Celebrations in Samastipur

Vaibhav’s success has brought great joy to his village in Samastipur. His uncle, Rajiv Kumar Suryavanshi, told ANI that everyone in the community is proud of him.

“The villagers here are happy. It is a matter of pride for our district, state, and the nation. His father has contributed a lot to his success. My brother (Vaibhav’s father) was also a cricket player. So, he wanted his child to be in this field,” he told ANI.

Vaibhav’s grandmother, Usha Singh, also shared her emotions.

“I congratulate him… He has been interested in cricket since he was 3 years old. I pray to God for his success,” she told ANI.

Congratulatory messages

At 14, most kids dream & eat Icecream. Vaibhav Suryavamshi delivers a fabulous 100 against one of the contenders for IPl! composure, class, and courage beyond his years. We are witnessing the rise of a phenom. Indian cricket’s next superstar is here, former Indian Cricket Team Captain Kris Srikkanth wrote on X.

“Proud of our own Bihari Boy Vaibhav Suryavanshi..14 years old became the second fastest Centurion in IPL history ..Keep it up #Cricket #ipl2025 #VaibhavSuryavanshi #Bihar,” wrote Tejashwi Yadav, former Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister.