Take a look at the top 10 batsmen with the fastest century in IPL
| Pos | Player | Against | BF | Runs | 6s | 4s | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Chris Gayle | PWI | 30 | 175 | 17 | 13 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 23-Apr-2013 |
| 2 | Yusuf Pathan | MI | 37 | 100 | 8 | 9 | Brabourne Stadium | 13-Mar-2010 |
| 3 | David Miller | RCB | 38 | 101 | 7 | 8 | IS Bindra Stadium | 6-May-2013 |
| 4 | Adam Gilchrist | MI | 42 | 109 | 10 | 9 | DY Patil Stadium | 27-Apr-2008 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | GL | 43 | 129 | 12 | 10 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 14-May-2016 |
| 6 | David Warner | KKR | 43 | 126 | 8 | 10 | Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium | 30-Apr-2017 |
| 7 | Sanath Jayasuriya | CSK | 45 | 114 | 11 | 9 | Wankhede Stadium | 14-May-2008 |
| 8 | Mayank Agarwal | RR | 45 | 106 | 10 | 7 | Sharjah Stadium | 27-Sep-2020 |
| 9 | Murali Vijay | RR | 46 | 127 | 11 | 8 | Chidambaram | 3-Apr-2010 |
| 10 | Chris Gayle | KXIP | 46 | 117 | 12 | 7 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 6-May-2015 |
1. Chris Gayle-Batsman With Fastest Century In IPL
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Chris Gayle, a former left-handed opener for Royal Challengers Bangalore, is currently leading the table with the fastest century in IPL history.
On April 23, 2013, in Bengaluru’s M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, he scored 175* runs in 66 balls with a strike rate of 265.15 while defeating Pune Warriors India, finishing his 100 runs in just 30 balls. 13 Fours and 17 Sixes.
2. Yusuf Pathan-Batsman With Second Fastest Century In IPL
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Yusuf Pathan, a former right-handed middle-order batsman for the Rajasthan Royals, is now ranked second on the list of the IPL’s fastest centuries ever scored.
On March 13, 2010, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, he scored 100 runs in 37 balls with a strike rate of 270.27 while finishing his 100 runs in just 37 balls. There are 09 Fours and 08 Sixes in it.
3. David Miller-Batsman With Third Fastest Century In IPL
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David Miller, a left-handed batsman in the middle order for Kings XI Punjab, scored the third-fastest century in IPL history.
On May 6, 2013, in the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh, against Royal Challengers Bangalore, he scored 101 runs in 38 balls with a strike rate of 265.78, hitting 08 fours and 07 sixes.
4. Adam Gilchrist-Batsman With Fourth Fastest Century In IPL
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Adam Gilchrist, a former Deccan Chargers captain and left-handed opening batsman, is the fourth fastest century scorer in IPL history.
On April 27, 2008, he completed his century in just 42 balls and scored 109* runs in 47 balls against the Mumbai Indians with a strike rate of 231.91 by hitting 09 fours and 10 sixes.
5. Ab de Villiers-Batsman With Fifth Fastest Century In IPL
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AB de Villiers of Royal Challengers Bangalore is the fifth fastest century scorer in IPL history.
He scored 129* runs in 52 balls against Gujarat Lions on 14 May 2016 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, striking 10 fours and 12 sixes in the inning.
6. David Warner-Batsman With Sixth Fastest Century In IPL
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Sunrisers Hyderabad left-handed opening batsman David Warner is the sixth fastest century scorer in IPL history. On 30 April 2017 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.
He completed his century in just 43 balls and scored 126 runs in 59 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders by hitting 10 fours and 8 sixes.
7. Sanath Jayasuriya-Batsman With Seventh Fastest Century In IPL
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Sanath Jayasuriya, a former left-handed opener for the Mumbai Indians, is currently ranked seventh on the list of IPL history’s fastest centuries scored.
He smashed 9 fours and 11 sixes as he reached his 100 runs in just 45 balls and scored 114* runs in 48 balls with a strike rate of 237.50 against the Chennai Super Kings on May 14, 2008, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
8. Murali Vijay-Batsman With Eighth Fastest Century In IPL
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Murali Vijay, the right-handed opener for Chennai Super Kings, is ranked eighth on the list of the IPL’s fastest centuries ever scored.
He hammered 8 fours and 11 sixes as he finished his 100 runs in just 46 balls and scored 127 runs in 56 balls against the Rajasthan Royals on April 3, 2010, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai, with a strike rate of 226.78.
9. Chris Gayle-Batsman With Ninth Fastest Century In IPL
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Chris Gayle, the left-handed opening batsman for Royal Challengers Bangalore, once again takes the top spot and ninth place on the list of the quickest centuries ever scored in IPL history.
On May 6, 2015, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, he smashed 07 fours and 12 sixes while finishing his 100 runs in just 46 balls and scoring 117 runs in 57 balls against Kings XI Punjab, with a strike rate of 205.26.
10. Chris Gayle-Batsman With Tenth Fastest Century In IPL
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Chris Gayle, the left-handed opening batsman for Royal Challengers Bangalore, once again takes the top three spots on the list of fastest centuries in IPL history, along with the first and ninth spots.
He hit 10 fours and nine sixes while scoring 107 runs in 49 balls against Kings XI Punjab on May 6, 2011, at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, with a strike rate of 218.36.
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