Ryan Rickelton smacks fastest century for Mumbai Indians in IPL history vs SRH, check full list
Ryan Rickelton etched his name in history by smashing the fastest IPL century for Mumbai Indians, reaching the milestone in just 44 balls against SRH. Surpassing Tilak Varma and Sanath Jayasuriya, the opener celebrated his feat with a Chris Gayle-style tribute.
Ryan Rickelton smacked the fastest century for Mumbai Indians in IPL history. Tilak Varma and Sanath Jayasuriya held the record, having hit a 45-ball century in the 2023 and 2008 seasons, respectively. Rickelton bettered that with a 44-ball ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Fastest century for Mumbai Indians in IPL history:
| MI Players | Balls taken for century |
| Ryan Rickelton | 44 balls |
| Tilak Varma | 45 balls |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 45 balls |
| Cameron Green | 47 balls |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 49 balls |
He wreaked havoc in the middle, dominating the proceedings from early on. He stitched a 93-run partnership with Will Jacks for the first wickets and then, wickets fell like a house of cards, but nothing changed Rickelton’s approach. After reaching the milestone, he celebrated like Chris Gayle, putting his helmet on top of the bat and then raising it.
Rickelton ended up posting unbeaten 123 runs off 55 deliveries. It is also the highest individual score by a Mumbai batter in IPL history.
MI post 243 in first innings
Based on Rickelton’s swashbuckling innings, Mumbai posted 243 runs on the board in the first innings. After Naman Dhir departed for 22 runs, Hardik Pandya joined him in the middle, who finally proved his mettle. The Mumbai captain smacked 31 runs off 15 balls and kept up with the momentum, which had lacked for a while as Rickelton looked tired.
After Pandya departed, the keeper-batter once again took over the charge and finished well for Mumbai. He helped Mumbai post the highest-ever total at the Wankhede Stadium.
Now, Hyderabad need a strong start with the bat. Travis Head, who has been out of form lately, needs to get back in form for Hyderabad to get off to a good start. Abhishek Sharma has been in terrific form and for him it’s about keeping up with the momentum. Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen need to take a fair share of the responsibility as well.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins (c), Harsh Dubey, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar
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