IPL is a great platform for young Indian cricketers to grow. In the last 18 seasons, many young players have performed consistently and then made it to the national team.
In a fast paced game like IPL, scoring a century is a big deal. More than 50 batsmen have done it since the first season. Brendon McCullum was the first, Chris Gayle has the fastest century (30 balls), Virat Kohli has the most (8) and Manish Pandey was the first Indian to reach the milestone.
Over the years many young players have also scored centuries, some of them so good that they became season highlights. Here are the 5 youngest century makers in IPL:
Top 5 Youngest Century Scorers in IPL
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score / Balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | RR | GT | 2025 | 101 (38) |
| 2 | Manish Pandey | RCB | Deccan Chargers | 2009 | 114* (73) |
| 3 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Daredevils | SRH | 2018 | 128* (63) |
| 4 | Devdutt Padikkal | RCB | RR | 2021 | 101* (52) |
| 5 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | RR | MI | 2023 | 124 (62) |
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) – 21 Years, 123 days vs MI, IPL 2023
Yashasvi Jaiswal is 5th. Playing for RR, he scored a century in IPL 2023 against Mumbai Indians at 21 years and 123 days old. In that game at Wankhede Stadium, he scored 124 runs off 62 balls, 16 fours and 8 sixes, helped RR to 212/7. MI chased it down by 6 wickets.
4. Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) – 20 Years, 289 days vs RR, IPL 2021
Devdutt Padikkal is 4th with his century against RR in 2021. Representing RCB, he scored an unbeaten 101 runs off 52 balls, 11 fours and 6 sixes. RCB won by 10 wickets, chasing 178.
3. Rishabh Pant (DD) – 20 Years, 218 days vs SRH, IPL 2018
Rishabh Pant is 3rd with his century in 2018. Playing for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), he scored a century against Sunrisers Hyderabad at 20 years and 218 days old. Pant’s 128 not out off 63 balls, 15 boundaries and 7 sixes, helped his team to 187/5. SRH won the match by 9 wickets, but Pant made his mark in the record books.
2. Manish Pandey (RCB) – 19 Years, 253 days vs DC, IPL 2009
Manish Pandey will always be remembered as the first Indian to score an IPL century. He did it in 2009 for RCB against Deccan Chargers at 19 years and 253 days old, the youngest centurion at that time. His unbeaten 114 off 73 balls helped RCB to 170/4 and they won the match by 12 runs.
1. Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) – 14 Years, 32 days vs GT, IPL 2025
Vaibhav Suryavanshi tops the list with his century for RR in IPL 2025. He scored 101 runs off 38 balls, 11 sixes and 7 fours against Gujarat Titans. He helped RR to chase down 210 runs by 8 wickets. The left handed batsman was just 14 years and 32 days old during the match. He reached his century in 35 balls, the fastest by an Indian and second fastest overall in IPL history.
