IPL Records and Statistics: Fastest Century Scored by Cricket Players in IPL

A new era in cricket began with the launch of the Indian Premier League (IPL). As a result, no score appears to be out of reach. In the League, exciting and brilliant batsmen have raised the heavens with their helmets and bats, scoring some of the quickest hundreds in IPL history. In a few innings, certain batters can dramatically alter the game’s outcome, leaving their opponents with no chance to recover. In a T20 inning, his team triumphs when a batsman scores a century. Especially if this century comes at a remarkable speed, the team has a far higher chance of winning.

IPL T20’s Fastest Century Scored by Cricket Players:

#	Batsman	Against	Venue	Balls Faced	Runs
1	Chris Gayle	PWI	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	30	175
2	Yusuf Pathan	MI	Brabourne Stadium	37	100
3	David Miller	RCB	IS Bindra Stadium	38	101
4	Adam Gilchrist	MI	DY Patil Stadium	42	109
5	AB de Villiers	GL	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium	43	129

The following list includes the fastest 100 in IPL history:

Chris Gayle – 2013 (30 Balls) 

In the IPL, Chris Gayle had the fastest hundred. In the 2013 IPL, Gayle defeated the Pune Warriors by scoring 175 runs off 66 balls. Gayle’s historic inning was impressive, featuring 13 fours and 17 sixes. The left-hander finished his remarkable performance by scoring 100 runs in 30 balls. RCB reached an astounding 263/5 in just 20 overs, thanks to Gayle’s century. Pune finally managed only 133/9 and suffered a 130-run defeat.

Yusuf Pathan- 2010 (37 Balls)

Indian Yusuf Pathan came in second on this list of athletes. In 2010 against the Mumbai Indians, he scored a century in just 37 balls, which is the second-fastest century in IPL history. Yusuf Pathan has been one of Rajasthan Royals’ most impressive players. He struck 11 straight boundaries, including eight sixes and nine fours, to earn his century. Due to Yusuf’s dismissal, Rajasthan Royals could not reach their 213-run goal. Rajasthan lost by four runs despite scoring 208/7 in their allotted 20 overs.

David Miller – 2013 (38 Balls)  

During his record-breaking 101-run performance against RCB in the 2013 IPL, David Miller got a century in just 38 balls. Punjab failed to reach RCB’s second-innings goal of 191 runs with a score of only 64/4 in 9.5 overs. Thanks to Miller’s superb performance, Punjab completed the difficult mark in only 18 overs with six wickets left.

Adam Gilchrist – 2008 (42 Balls)

In the first season of the Indian Premier League, Adam Gilchrist needed just 42 balls to hit a century. After Mumbai Indians gave Deccan Chargers 155 runs to score in 20 overs, Gilchrist took care of business in 12 overs. DC won this match by a margin of 10 wickets. The baseball legend from Australia, considered one of the game’s most lethal batters, had a long and successful career.

AB de Villiers – 2016 (43 Balls)

AB de Villers scored 129 runs for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 43 balls (RCB). There were a total of 12 sixes and 10 fours during the century.