New Delhi: Priyash Arya A name is being made quickly to remember in Indian cricket. Delhi’s 24 -year -old left -handed batsman shocked the cricket world IPL 2025 With a blistering 103 for just 42 balls Punjab kings (PBK) against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Mulanpur on Tuesday.
With the knock, Arya not only burnt the stadium, but also became the second fastest Indian to score an IPL century, reaching milestones in just 39 balls.
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Only Joseph Pathan has reached there in 2010 with his prestigious 37-ball tonnes.
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Arya now sits behind the famous Chris Gayle, in the fastest IPL centuries list with elite names such as Travis Head and David Miller.
The fastest hundred in IPL (faced balls)
- 30 – Chris Gayle (RCB) vs. PWI, Bengaluru, 2013
- 37 – Yusuf Pathan (RR) vs MI, Mumbai BS, 2010
- 38 – David Miller (KXIP) vs RCB, Mohali, 2013
- 39 – Travis Head (SRH) vs. RCB, Bengaluru, 2024
- 39 – Priyash Arya (PBKS) vs. CSK, Moulapur, 2025
While this was Arya’s breakout moment in the IPL, his journey has been making for some time.
Who is Priyash Arya?
Priyash Arya made waves for the first time in the Delhi Premier League (DPL), where he scored sixth sixes in an over n route for a brutal 120 off 50 balls. That single performance concluded the scouts and IPL franchises, concluding in a bid war in the 2025 auction.
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PBK secured its services for Rs 3.8 crore, which jumps a standing jump with a base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Prior to the IPL, Arya was changing his head in domestic circuit.
In the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), he emerged as Delhi’s top scorer and scored 102 runs in 43 balls against Uttar Pradesh.
His clean hitting and fearless approach received praise from anyone other than R Ashwin, who highlighted one of Arya’s adventurous pick-up shots from Washington Sundar.
Born in January 2001, Arya started his T20 for Delhi in 2021 SMAT and started it in 2023 with a list.
Known for its strong base and clean striking, especially below the ground, Arya is now part of an elite club of unaccounted players to score an IPL century – joining names like Manish Pandey, Paul Valtheti and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
IPL hundred by a unaccounted players
- Sean Marsh vs RR, 2008
- Manish Pandey vs December 2009
- Paul Valtheti (KXIP) vs CSK, 2009
- Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) vs RR, 2021
- Silver Patidar (RCB) vs LSG, 2022
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) vs MI, 2022
- Prabhasimran Singh vs DC, 2023
- Priyash Arya (PBKS) vs. CSK, 2025
From breaking records in Delhi to dominating IPL attacks, the rise of Priyanus Arya is not temporary. We are looking at the arrival of a fearless new talent with the bat.
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