IPL 2025: 5 most memorable batting innings in IPL 2025 group stage
#5 Ishan Kishan’s maiden IPL century
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have earned a reputation for being one of the most destructive batting teams in the Indian Premier League in recent years, now possessing the top four highest scores in the history of the competition, two of which were posted this season.
Our number five pick in this list comes from their first match of this season, where Ishan Kishan, on debut for his new franchise, announced his arrival in Hyderabad in style, smashing his maiden IPL century in just 45 balls.
Kishan put on an 85-run partnership with Travis Head, while blasting 11 fours and six maximums at a strike rate of 225.53 in that match to end with 106* in 47 deliveries, guiding his side to a 44-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals.
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#4 Heinrich Klaasen helps SRH sign off in style
It’s difficult to believe that the Sunrisers Hyderabad have produced so many incredible individual batting performances again this season, but only managed three wins in their first 11 games of the campaign, which ultimately saw them knocked out of the competition before their final three games.
However, despite their disappointment, SRH were able to exit the tournament with their heads held high, off the back of a Heinrich Klaasen masterclass of 105 runs from 39 balls against KKR - his highest individual score in T20s - while the team total of 278/3 is the third-highest in the competition history.
Klaasen brought up his century in 37 deliveries, which is tied with Yusuf Pathan for the third-fastest in the IPL and the quickest for SRH, while the nine sixes he launched over the boundary are the most by a Sunrisers batter ever.
#3 GT opening pair’s flawless knock
Number three on our list of the most memorable innings in the IPL this season goes to the Gujarat Titans’ opening pair of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill, who put together a first-wicket stand of 205 runs in 19 overs to secure victory against the Delhi Capitals on May 18.
The same match saw KL Rahul finish on 112* in 65 deliveries for the Capitals, but the Indian pairing’s double century partnership now stands as the sixth-highest ever in the IPL and the third-best for an opening pair. Incredibly, they also hold the second-highest opening wicket partnership as well.
Perhaps the major reason this stand gets into our top five is due to the importance of the innings, as the victory took GT to the top of the table and guaranteed them a spot in the Playoffs, while it also eliminated Delhi from top-four contention.
#2 Abhishek Sharma’s record-breaker against PBKS
Yet another entry by the Sunrisers Hyderabad - our runner up goes to Abhishek Sharma, who etched his name in the IPL history books by producing a knock of 141 in just 55 deliveries against the Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on April 12.
Sharma’s innings now stands as the third-highest in the 18 years of the IPL, only behind Chris Gayle’s 175* in 2013 and Brendon McCullum’s 158* in 2008. It is also the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in the Indian Premier League.
It took the 24-year-old just 40 deliveries to bring up his century, which is the sixth-fastest in the competition’s history and second-fastest for SRH, while it was also the highest score in an IPL chase, surpassing Marcus Stoinis’s 124* against Chennai last year.
#1 Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest T20 centurion
The 2025 IPL season has been a tough one for the Rajasthan Royals, as they only managed four wins in 14 matches and were knocked out of the competition before their final three matches. However, when we look back at season 18 in the future, the fondest memory will come from the Royals.
That’s because Vaibhav Suryavanshi made the nation of India proud by becoming the youngest player to score a T20 century at just 14 years old!
Suryavanshi’s whirlwind knock included seven fours and an astonishing 11 sixes. It took just 35 deliveries for the teenager to bring up his ton, which is the fastest by an Indian player and the second-fastest in the IPL, only behind Chris Gayle’s legendary 30-ball century in 2013.
