Fastest Centuries in IPL History: Chris Gayle, Yusuf Pathan, David Miller

IPL is an immensely popular annual cricket tournament played in the thrilling Twenty20 format. Launched in 2008, the IPL has now entered its 17th season. The T20 format has made the IPL renowned for producing exhilarating matches filled with nail-biting chases and explosive batting performances. 

Despite the format's batting-friendly nature, scoring a century remains a formidable challenge in the IPL. Nevertheless, several players have achieved this remarkable feat, with some even smashing the fastest hundreds in the IPL tournament's history. You can find the list of the quickest IPL centuries scored till date below.

Fastest 100 in IPL History form 2008 to 2024

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head set the record for the fastest IPL 2024 century during their match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He reached the milestone in just 39 balls and finished the innings with a score of 102. Will Jacks scored the second fastest 100 of IPL 2024, a 41-ball century against GT on 28th April 2024 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Let’s take a look at the updated list of the fastest hundreds (100s) in IPL history from 2008 to 2024.

1. Chris Gayle (RCB) - 30 balls vs Pune Warriors, 2013

Chris Gayle holds the record for the fastest century in the IPL history. The details of his record-breaking innings are as follows:

• Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Pune Warriors India
• Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
• Date: April 23, 2013
• Innings: Royal Challengers Bangalore innings
• Balls Faced: 30
• Runs Scored: 175* (off 66 balls)

2. Yusuf Pathan (RR) - 37 balls vs Mumbai Indians, 2010

Before the Gayle storm in 2013, Rajasthan’s Yusuf Pathan held the record for the fastest century in the IPL against Mumbai. He hit a ton off 37 deliveries in the inaugural edition with the help of 8 sixes and 9 fours. Rajasthan lost the match by 4 runs, but Pathan was adjudged the Player of the Match.

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3. David Miller (PBKS) - 38 balls vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2013

On 6th May 2013, South Africa’s middle order power-hitter David Miller took 38 balls to hit a ton against Bangalore. Chasing a stiff target of 191 runs, Miller came to the crease at 64-4; the rest is history. Miller hit 8 fours and 7 sixes and Punjab won the match with 2 overs to spare!

4. Travis Head (SRH) - 39 balls vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2024

SRH's Travis Head scored the fourth fastest century in IPL. He took 39 balls to hit a ton against Bangalore. Opening the batting, Head hit 9 fours and 8 sixes to score 102 runs and set a record total of 287. SRH eventually won the match by 25 runs.

5. Will Jacks (RCB) - 41 balls vs Gujarat Titans, 2024

England's Will Jacks hit the fifth-fastest century in IPL history. On 28th April 2024, Jacks scored 100 runs off just 41 balls. Chasing a big total of 201 runs, Will Jacks hit 5 fours and 10 sixes as RCB won by 9 wickets with 4 overs remaining.

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FAQs

Who has hit the fastest century in IPL history?

Chris Gayle holds the record for the hitting fastest century in IPL history. Chris Gayle took 30 balls to score his 100 against Pune in Bengaluru and finished his innings with 175 runs.

Who has hit the fastest century in IPL 2024?

In IPL 2024, Travis Head smashed the fastest century, reaching the milestone in just 39 balls against RCB in Bengaluru. His innings ended at 102 runs. Will Jacks hit the second fastest century of IPL 2024 in 41 balls.

What is Virat Kohli’s fastest century in the IPL?

Kohli’s fastest hundred off 47 balls came during the 2016 season against Punjab. He scored 113 runs with the help of 12 fours and 8 sixes. He hit 3 more centuries during the 2016 IPL.

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