Vaibhav Suryavanshi Charismatic Century Powers Rajasthan to Fastest 200+ Run Chase and a Flurry of Records
Rajasthan Royals took a record lead with a brilliant century by Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the 47th match of IPL 2025. Vaibhav became the fastest Indian batsman to score a century in IPL.
Ankush Pandey
RR vs GT: In the 47th match of IPL 2025, Rajasthan Royals defeated Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets thanks to the charismatic century of 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav Suryavanshi created a new record by scoring a century in 35 balls for Rajasthan. Suryavanshi scored a century in IPL with the help of 7 fours and 11 sixes in 35 balls.
In this way Suryavanshi became the fastest Indian batsman to score a century in IPL. He broke the record of Yusuf Pathan. Pathan had done the feat of scoring a century in IPL in 37 balls. Thanks to this explosive century of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the Rajasthan team did the great feat of achieving a target of more than 200 runs in just 15.5 overs. The Rajasthan Royals team has now become the fastest team to achieve a target of 200+ runs in IPL.
Batting first, Gujarat scored 209 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In response, openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal made a brilliant start for the Rajasthan team. Both of them batted in a stormy manner and scored 144 runs in just 10 overs. Vaibhav managed to complete his century in the next over. Suryavanshi hit 11 sixes in his century innings of 101 runs, which is the record for the most sixes hit by an Indian batsman in an innings of an IPL match. Suryavanshi equaled Murali Vijay's record.
Teams that chased a target of more than 200 runs fastest in IPL
- 15.5 overs - Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, Jaipur - 2025
- 16.0 overs - RCB vs GT - Ahmedabad - 2024
- 16.3 overs - MI vs RCB - Mumbai - 2023
- 17.3 overs - Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions - Delhi - 2017
- 18.0 overs - MI vs SRH - Mumbai - 2023
- 18.2 overs - Kings XI Punjab vs KKR - Kolkata - 2010
Rajasthan's team has become the fastest team to chase a target of 200+ runs not only in IPL but also in T20 cricket. Rajasthan broke Surrey's 7-year-old record. Surrey had achieved a target of more than 200 runs in 16 overs against Middlesex in 2018.
Youngest to score an IPL hundred
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 28, 2025
First Indian centurion this season
Second-fastest 100 in IPL HISTORY ????
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Teams with fastest 200+ run chases in T20 history
- 15.5 overs - Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, Jaipur, 2025
- 16.0 overs - Surrey vs Middlesex, The Oval, 2018
- 16.0 overs - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans, Ahmedabad, 2024
- 16.0 overs - Pakistan vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2015
Indians who hit the most sixes in an innings in IPL
- 11 - Murali Vijay vs RR, 2010
- 11 - Vaibhav Suryavanshi vs GT, 2025
- 10 - Sanju Samson vs RCB, 2018
- 10 - Shreyas Iyer vs KKR, 2018
- 10 - Shubman Gill vs MI, 2023
- 10 - Abhishek Sharma vs PBKS, 2025
In this match played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, host Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Gujarat Titans scored 209 runs in 20 overs by losing 4 wickets. Captain Shubman Gill scored 84 runs in 50 balls for Gujarat. At the same time, Jos Buttler played an unbeaten innings of 50 runs in 26 balls. Mahesh Teekshna took 2 wickets for Rajasthan.
