New Delhi, 13 April 2026: Sanju Samson has become the first batsman to score a century in the IPL 2026 tournament. He achieved this feat in the match against Delhi Capitals. Samson scored a century in 52 balls, which was the fastest century of his IPL career. He scored a century for the first time while playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL.

First century of IPL 2026

Sanju Samson scored his first century in IPL 2026. Earlier, the highest scorer of the current season was in the name of KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals, who scored 92 runs. Sameer Rizvi of Delhi had also scored 90 runs, but Samson has the record of first century.

record of fastest century

Sanju Samson completed his century in 52 balls against Delhi Capitals. This is his fastest IPL century. His previous fastest century came in 54 balls, which he scored for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings in the 2019 season.

This is also the fifth fastest century for Chennai Super Kings in IPL. The record for the fastest century for CSK is in the name of Murali Vijay, who scored a century in 46 balls against Rajasthan Royals in 2010. Murali Vijay has been holding this record for the last 16 years.

Samson was surrounded by criticism

Sanju Samson has come under criticism for his three innings for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026, in which he scored 6, 7 and 9 runs. Samson was criticized for scoring only 22 runs in those three innings. However, his century against Delhi Capitals has silenced his critics.