Over the years, the IPL has been the launching pad for the careers of many Indian and overseas stars. This is seen as a stage where, if a player excels, then he is deemed to have greener pastures in their career going forward, thanks to competitiveness.
There have been youngsters who made their mark in the league before establishing themselves at the international level. One can say the IPL presents players with a golden ticket to glory, and here we will see about the players who have utilised those opportunities to a large extent.
Here is a list of the top 10 youngest batters to hit a century in the IPL.
Youngest Batters to Score IPL Century
| Player | Age While Scoring IPL 100 | Score (Balls) | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) | 14y 32d | 101 (38) | GT | Jaipur | 28 Apr 2025 |
| Manish Pandey (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 19y 253d | 114* (73) | Deccan Chargers | Centurion | 21 May 2009 |
| Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils) | 20y 218d | 128* (63) | SRH | Delhi | 10 May 2018 |
| Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 20y 289d | 101* (52) | RR | Wankhede | 22 Apr 2021 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) | 21y 123d | 124 (62) | MI | Wankhede | 30 Apr 2023 |
| Sanju Samson (Delhi Daredevils) | 22y 151d | 102 (63) | Rising Pune Supergiant | Pune | 11 Apr 2017 |
| Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) | 22y 208d | 103 (51) | CSK | Ahmedabad | 10 May 2024 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings) | 22y 276d | 103 (65) | DC | Delhi | 13 May 2023 |
| Quinton de Kock (Delhi Daredevils) | 23y 122d | 108 (51) | RCB | Bengaluru | 17 Apr 2016 |
| David Warner (Delhi Daredevils) | 23y 153d | 107* (69) | KKR | Delhi | 29 Mar 2010 |
Key Insights
15: The number of batters to have scored a century in the IPL before turning 24. The other three are: Priyansh Arya (103 for PBKS vs CSK, 23 years and 202 days), Shubman Gill (101 for GT vs SRH, 23 years and 249 days), Ajinkya Rahane (103* for RR vs RCB, 23 years and 314 days), David Miller (101* for PK vs RCB, 23 years and 330 days), and Cameron Green (100* for MI vs SRH, 23 years and 352 days).
Among them, Vaibhav Suryavanshi remains the youngest to hammer an IPL ton. He was 14 years and 32 days old when he brought up 101 runs for RR against GT in a 2025 game. In the process, Suryavanshi also logged the quickest century (35 balls) by an Indian batter in the league’s history.
Shubman Gill has scored a century before turning 24 three times, the only batter to have more than one IPL century before that age. The Gujarat Titans skipper made all three tons 11 days apart from each other.
129: One of Gill’s scores during those tons was 129 against the Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad in the 2023 season, and this remains the highest score by a batter before crossing the 24-year mark.
As many as four batters on this list have made their maiden IPL tons at a young age for the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), the most for any team. The players are Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Quinton de Kock, and David Warner.
Manish Pandey’s 114* in the second season of the IPL held in South Africa was the first-ever ton scored in the tournament by an Indian player. However, Pandey took 67 deliveries to reach the three-digit figure, which is the joint slowest hundred in the IPL.
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