Ryan Rickelton smashed the fastest century for the Mumbai Indians, eclipsing the record of Sanath Jayasuriya, which was set back in 2008 at Wankhede. The left-hander controlled the innings from the start and punished loose bowling with confident, fluent strokes.
Rickelton reached his century in only 44 balls, attacking every part of the ground. The innings came after Rickelton replaced injured wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock in the Mumbai Indians playing eleven. The knock gave the hosts a strong platform in the high-scoring contest.
Ryan Rickelton Scores Fastest Century For MI!
The 44-ball effort set a new benchmark for the Mumbai Indians, as Rickelton recorded the fastest hundred for the franchise. The previous quickest century for the Mumbai Indians was Tilak Varma's 45-ball ton against
the Gujarat Titans earlier in the same IPL season.
Rickelton also became the sixth South African cricketer to score an IPL century, underlining South Africa's strong presence in the league. Before this innings, Rickelton had already produced two hundreds for MI Cape Town in the SA20, representing the wider MI brand across tournaments.
The latest achievement added another highlight to Rickelton's growing T20 record and expanded the Mumbai Indians' list of centurions. The innings showed Rickelton's readiness to step up when required in a major league fixture.
Netizens React To Rickelton's Innings
Rickelton's innings sent the netizens into a frenzy as everyone praised the South African for the blistering knock at the Wankhede:
One social media user shared an interesting fact- Ryan Rickelton smashed the longstanding record of Sanath Jayasuriya
RYAN RICKELTON BROKE THE 18-YEAR-OLD RECORD OF SANATH JAYASURIYA!
- Boundary & Beyond Co. (@SrijoyMukherjee) April 29, 2026
Fastest Hundred for MI in IPL history in just 44 balls!!🔥😮💨🫡🦁👑💙 pic.twitter.com/njOfqvKkW6
🚨 RYAN RICKELTON HAS THE FASTEST HUNDRED FOR MUMBAI INDIANS IN THE IPL. 🚨
- A Chris Gayle inspired celebration. 🥶🔥 pic.twitter.com/RElOkEEtu7- Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 29, 2026
Fastest hundred in Mumbai Indians colors belongs to Ryan Rickelton 💙 pic.twitter.com/cNyHvgStfk
- R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 29, 2026
The South African also chose to celebrate the innings with a Chris Gayle-style celebration.
🚨 FASTEST 💯 FOR MI! 🚨
- Aman Sharma (@amancrick_news) April 29, 2026
Ryan Rickelton – 44 balls 💥
Sanath Jayasuriya – 45 balls
Tilak Varma – 45 balls
History created 🔥
New record at Mumbai Indians 💙#MIvsSRH pic.twitter.com/tEtXzPnGpu
Once Ricky Ponting said about Rohit Sharma🎙;
- Gillfied⁷ (@Gill_Iss) April 29, 2026
This man celebrates every players' milestones as if it were his own but when it comes to his own milestones, he doesn't celebrate them at all👏🔥
"The way Rohit Sharma clapped and celebrater for Ryan Rickelton" pic.twitter.com/5QRQQRTrth
