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Cooper Connolly made history by becoming the youngest overseas batter to score a century in the IPL during the match between SRH and PBKS. Despite his achievement, PBKS lost the match to SRH.
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Cooper Connolly fought valiantly as he scored his maiden IPL century in PBKS's loss to SRH on May 6, 2026. When the entire PBKS batting collapsed, the Australian southpaw stood firm on his ground and made sure PBKS put up a fight till the end against Hyderabad.
In the process, Connolly broke Quinton de Kock's record, which was set in 2016, while the South African was playing for Delhi Capitals against RCB.
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Cooper Connolly is the youngest overseas batter to score a century in IPL history.
SRH defeated PBKS in the match where Cooper Connolly scored his century.
The specific age of Cooper Connolly at the time of his century is not mentioned, but he is noted as the youngest overseas batter to achieve this feat.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi holds the record for the youngest batter to score an IPL century.

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| Opponent |
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| Age |
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| Year |
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| Score |
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| Cooper Connolly | Punjab Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22Y 257D | 2026 | 107* |
| Quinton de Kock | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 23Y 122D | 2016 | 108 |
| David Warner | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | 23Y 153D | 2010 | 107* |
RR sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi holds the record for being the youngest and the second-youngest player in the history of the IPL to score a century.
The wonderkid is followed by Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant and Devdutt Padikkal in the top five list.
| Player | Team | Opponent | Age | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | 14Y 32D | 2025 | 101 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15Y 29D | 2026 | 103 |
| Manish Pandey | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Deccan Chargers | 23Y 153D | 2010 | 107* |
| Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20Y 218D | 2018 | 128* |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Rajasthan Royals | 20Y 289D | 2021 | 101* |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Age | Year | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | 14Y 32D | 2025 | 101 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | India A | UAE | 14Y 232D | 2025 | 144 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Bihar | Maharashtra | 14Y 250D | 2025 | 108* |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15Y 29D | 2026 | 103 |
| Vijay Zol | Maharashtra | Mumbai | 18Y 118D | 2013 | 109 |
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