Vaibhav Suryavanshi said it was a dream for him to score a hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which he fulfilled on Monday, helping Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by eight wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to score a century in the history of IPL in 35 balls against Gujarat Titans.
Suryavanshi (14y 32d) surpassed Manish Pandey (19y 253d), Rishabh Pant ( 20y 218d) and Devdutt Padikkal ( 20y 289d) to shatter the record. It is also the second fastest century in the tournament, behind only Chris Gayle who did it in 30 deliveries, and the fastest century by an Indian, surpassing Yusuf Pathan’s record of 37 deliveries
While chasing 210 against GT, Suryavanshi was ready to attack and tried to skin the leather off the ball against veteran Ishant Sharma when he hammered the fast-bowler for 28 runs in the fourth over with three sixes and two fours alongside a few extras. He continued the rampage to smash Washington Sundar for two sixes before reaching the 50-run milestone with a four.
After being adjudged the Play of the Match, Vaibhav said he is very happy to score a century in his third innings, adding that he is pleased it came out after putting in the hard yards.
“It is a very good feeling. It’s my first hundred in the IPL and it’s my third innings. What I’ve been practicing for the last three-four months, the result is showing,” Vaibhav Suryavanshi said at the post-match presentation.
