Fastest Century in IPL For SRH

When the Deccan Chargers of Hyderabad were disbanded by BCCI in the IPL in 2012, Kalanithi Maran of the SUN Group established the Sunrisers Hyderabad club. The team won the IPL championship in 2016 by defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore.  The team is also backed up by some of the best bowlers in the world and was popular as the best bowling side that can defend even low totals. They reached the final competition in the IPL 2018 where they were defeated by Chennai Super Kings. Hyderabad has witnessed some of the best innings by their batters who have made the fastest 100 runs in an inning. Players like David Warner, and Jonny Bairstow have already served the Sunrisers and constituted a lot for the club by hitting the quickest run in a few balls.

List of Fastest Century in IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad

So, let's check out some of those players who added the fastest century in IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

1. David Warner

David Warner, an Australian left-handed opener is sitting in the 1st position for making the fastest century in IPL for SRH. Warner registered the record of the fastest century for Hyderabad in just 43 balls while playing against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017. In the 37th match of the IPL 2017 in Hyderabad on 30 April, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders faced each other where Sunrisers got the chance to bat first after losing the toss. Sunrisers started superbly and added 139 runs for the 1st wicket which helped them to reach a total of 209 runs in 20 overs. Hyderabad could cross the milestone of 200+ with the help of David Warner who made 126 runs in 59 balls by hitting ten 4s and eight 6s at a strike rate of 213.55. When Kolkata batters came out to chase the target, they could make only 161 runs and thus SRH won the match by 48 runs and David Warner was named Man of the Match and the Most Valuable Player. 

2. Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow, an English batter, is standing in the 2nd position for hitting the fastest century in IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He achieved this feat by 100 runs in just 52 balls while performing against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad in IPL 2019. In the 11th match of the IPL on 31 March 2019, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore faced each other on the home ground of Hyderabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad got the opportunity to bat first after losing the toss and their Jonny Bairstow and David Warner started their innings nicely. Both the batter added a crucial 185 runs for the 1 wicket that helped them to reach a total of 231 runs in 20 overs. David Warner contributed unbeaten 100 runs whereas Jonny Bairstow also added 114 runs from just 56 balls. Bairstow, throughout his entire inning of 114 runs, struck twelve 4s and seven 6s at a strike rate of 203.57. In reply, RCB could not handle the pressure of such a big target and the entire squad bowled out at 113. Thus Hyderabad won the match by 118 runs and Jonny Bairstow was named Man of the Match and Most Valuable Player. 

3. David Warner

David Warner is in the number 3 position for making the fastest century for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL. He achieved this feat in just 54 balls while playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2019. The home ground of Sunrisers Hyderabad hosted the 11th competition of the IPL 2019 on 31 March 2019 where Hyderabad got the chance to bat first. Hyderabad took advantage of batting first and added a huge total of 231 runs on the scoreboard. Jonny Bairstow and David Warner performed superbly and they added 185 runs for the 1st wicket partnership. The innings of Warner and Bairstow strengthened their batting lineup and helped them to cross the 200+ mark. David Warner played incredibly by hitting unbeaten 100 runs from 54 balls with five 4s and five 6s at a strike rate of 181.81. In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore's batter appeared to be struggling from the beginning and that is why, they could make only 113 runs, thus SRK won the match by 118 runs. 

4. Harry Brook

Harry Brook, an England batter, is standing at the number 5th position for making the fastest century in IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He made this incredible effort from 55 balls while facing Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023. Eden Gardens in Kolkata welcomed Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 19th match of the IPL on 14 April 2023. Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to chase the target. When Sunrisers Hyderabad came out to bat, its opening batter Harry Brook looked in good form from the beginning and he successfully added unbeaten 100 runs from just 55 balls by hitting twelve 4s and three 6s at a strike rate of 181.81. Brook's 100 runs helped Hyderabad to reach a total of 228 runs in 20 overs. In reply, RCB could make only 205 runs at the loss of 7 wickets, thus Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 23 runs and Harry Brook was named Man of the Match and Most Valuable Player.