Jaipur erupted in cheers as Rajasthan Royals’ teenage opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi etched his name deeper into IPL folklore with a 36-ball hundred against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The 15-year-old’s fiery 103 off 37 balls, studded with 12 maximums and 5 boundaries, slots in as the league’s third-quickest ton ever.
Chasing history after a lost toss, RR openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (10 off 8) and Suryavanshi laid a 40-run platform in 14 balls. Jaiswal fell early, but Suryavanshi linked with Dhruv Jurel for a explosive 112-run alliance in 62 balls, hauling the score to 152. Jurel’s 51 (35 balls, 8×4, 1×6) set the tone before Suryavanshi’s onslaught peaked with his second IPL century on the 36th ball.
Ferreira’s late 33 off 16 added gloss to RR’s 228/6. SRH’s Ishan Malinga snared two scalps, but the damage was done. Suryavanshi’s prior 35-ball ton against Gujarat Titans last April now ranks second-fastest, behind only Chris Gayle’s legendary 30-ball blitz for RCB in 2013. Pathan and Klaasen share 37-ball honors.
Born with a bat in hand, this prodigy reached fifty in 15 balls, blending precision with power. Experts hail his technique against spin and pace alike. As SRH face a daunting chase, Suryavanshi’s knock underscores RR’s youth revolution, promising more fireworks in the seasons ahead.
