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IPL Records and Statistics: Fastest Century Scored by Cricket Players

With the introduction of the Indian Premier League, a new era in cricket began (IPL). No score now seems out of reach as a result. Exciting and talented strikers have raised their bats and helmets to the heavens in the League, scoring some of the quickest hundreds in IPL history. Some batters can completely change the course of the game in a handful of innings, giving their opponents no opportunity to recoup. His side wins when a batsman hits a century in a T20 inning. The squad has a far better chance of winning, especially if this century comes at an incredible clip.

IPL T20’s Fastest Century Scorer in IPL Cricket Matches:

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# 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) 

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Chris Gayle holds the fastest IPL hundred. Gayle beat the Pune Warriors in the 2013 IPL, scoring 175 runs off 66 balls. Gayle’s historic inning was remarkable, with 17 sixes and 13 fours. The left-hander completed his impressive feat by scoring 100 runs in 30 balls. Gayle’s century enabled RCB to achieve a staggering 263/5 in just 20 overs. Pune ultimately scored only 133/9 and lost by 130 runs.

Yusuf Pathan- 2010 (37 Balls)

The second-placed player on this list is an Indian named Yusuf Pathan. He recorded the second-fastest century in IPL history in 2010 against the Mumbai Indians, scoring a century in just 37 balls. One of Rajasthan Royals’ most impressive performers has been Yusuf Pathan. To reach his century, he hit 11 consecutive boundaries, including eight sixes and nine fours. Yusuf’s dismissal caused Rajasthan Royals to fall short of their 213-run target. Rajasthan scored 208/7 in their allotted 20 overs but still lost by four runs.

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David Miller – 2013 (38 Balls)  

David Miller scored a century in 38 balls during his record 101-run performance against RCB in the 2013 IPL. Punjab’s second-innings score was only 64/4 in 9.5 overs, falling short of RCB’s second-innings target of 191 runs. Thanks to Miller’s outstanding performance, Punjab reached the challenging target in only 18 overs with six wickets remaining.

Adam Gilchrist – 2008 (42 Balls)

In the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League, Adam Gilchrist struck a century off only 42 balls. Gilchrist took care of things in 12 overs after Mumbai Indians gave Deccan Chargers 155 runs to score in 20 overs. DC defeated this opponent by a score of 10 wickets. The Australian icon, regarded as one of baseball’s most devastating batters, had a lengthy and fruitful career.

AB de Villiers – 2016 (43 Balls)

For the Royal Challengers Bangalore, AB de Villers scored 129 runs in 43 balls (RCB). Throughout the century, 12 sixes and 10 fours were totaled.

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