In the Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) IPL 2025 encounter versus Gujarat Titans (GT) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday, April 28, 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history with an incredible century. He reached 100 runs in just 35 deliveries, smashing the record for the fastest IPL ton by an Indian.
It was up to Suryavanshi to give his team a strong start because RR had to chase a challenging 210-run mark. He took the GT bowlers to the cleaners with a brilliant display.
The talented teenager blasted seven fours alongside eleven sixes to end his match with great success. The player finished his inning with a remarkable strike rate of 265.79 after scoring 101 runs from his 38-ball batting display. People commended Suryavanshi through social media after he displayed incredible batting capabilities.
Here are a few of the most popular responses on X:
Bro mujhe maths teacher ne sirf 4 aur 6 ka table padhaya pic.twitter.com/Tx4LqEXRSH
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 28, 2025Vaibhav Suryavanshi bro, you are just 14 years old.
Your job is to go school not end bowlers career.😭 pic.twitter.com/mJ4wus2sDR
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) April 28, 2025Vaibhav Suryavanshi.. You freaking little monster 🔥🤯
Today, we witnessed how this kid strike fear into bowler’s mind.
In the coming decades, we’ll see countless balls flying and disappearing into the crowd. A beast has arrived. pic.twitter.com/9QTGL6undf
— Varun Giri (@Varungiri0) April 28, 202535 ball 100, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, you literally just did the unthinkable, bro is literally living every Indian kid's dream
MASSIVE MASSIVE RESPECT 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/QG9l1gocZA
— Krishna Lahoti (@avgphoenixguy) April 28, 2025I have never witnessed Sachin Tendulkar bat as a 16 year old
I can proudly tell my kids that I have witnessed Vaibhav Suryavanshi as a 14 year old playing for my franchise pic.twitter.com/IphHLYu9VI
— HS27°® (@Royal_HaRRa) April 28, 2025“A batsman that can make people on wheelchair to stand up. You’ve only ever heard this in myths. Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes it a reality,” wrote a fan.
“My family and I were literally having dinner when we all stopped and cheered for the young boy, Vaibhav Suryavanshi! Such a classy young talent… what a gameplay! Scoring a century in just 35 balls is the craziest thing to do in the IPL at the age of 14,” posted a fan.
“Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a special talent! 3-5 years from now, we will see his fan accounts. All the age trolls don’t matter — whether 14 or 16 — but his 100(35) knock today was something else. What a performance, he absolutely owned GT,” commented a fan.
“BREAKING: Only 14 years old and already rewriting the rules! Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes a lightning-fast century off just 35 balls — featuring 7 boundaries and a jaw-dropping 11 sixes! Pure domination. Pure madness. Remember the name,” remarked another.
“Today you’re witnessing one of the greatest moments in IPL history by Vaibhav Suryavanshi,” chimed in yet another.
Suryavanshi and Yashavi Jaiswal put together an incredible opening partnership of 166 runs. RR won by a commanding eight wickets after chasing the mark in just 15.5 overs.
In the twelfth over, his fantastic knock was over. With a ferocious yorker, pacer Prasidh Krishna got rid of the daring batter.
“One of the best innings I have seen” – Yashasvi Jaiswal on Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s ton
Jaiswal reserved his best remarks for Suryavanshi following RR’s victory by eight wickets. He called the knock from his opening partner one of the best he’s seen thus far.
During the presentation after the game, Jaiswal stated:
“Ofcourse I think he has batted incredibly. One of the best innings I have seen. Hopefully he continues in that manner. I was just telling him to keep going, he was just incredible today. I think he played absolutely amazing shots. He really worked hard in the nets and we can see that. Yeah I think, he has the game, temperament and mentality and I wish him all the luck.”
Yashasvi Jaiswal
It was RR’s third victory in ten games. They have a net run rate of -0.349 and are ranked eighth in the points standings.
