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In the ongoing 2nd Youth ODI between India and Australia at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane, Draper needed just 65 balls to cross the 100-run mark.
18-year-old Jayden Draper entered his name in the history books on Wednesday, September 24, by scoring the fastest century in youth ODIs for Australia. In the match taking place between India U19 and Australia U19 at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane, Draper needed just 65 balls to reach the 100-run mark. The right-handed batter has hammered 8 fours and 5 sixes so far. He completed his century by taking a single on the fourth ball of the 40th over of the run chase bowled by Kishan Kumar.
Before Draper, the record of scoring the fastest century in youth ODIs for Australia (as per Wisden) was in the name of Harry Dixon. Dixon needed 104 balls against England in Brisbane on February 13, 2023, to reach the 100-run mark.
Fastest century in Youth ODIs for Australia
| PLAYER | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Jayden Draper | 65 | India | Brisbane | September 24, 2025 |
| Harry Dixon | 104 | England | Brisbane | February 13, 2023 |
| Teague Wyllie | 109 | Scotland | Basseterre | January 19, 2022 |
| Hugh Weibgen | 109 | England | Kimberley | January 31, 2024 |
| Sam Konstas | 114 | England | Beckenham | August 28, 2023 |
| Sam Konstas | 115 | West Indies | Kimberley | February 2, 2024 |
Draper’s century in 65 balls on Wednesday is the third fastest ton in youth ODIs. Only Vaibhav Suryavanshi of India and Qasim Akram of Pakistan have scored a century in less than 65 balls.
The record for scoring the fastest century in youth ODIs is in the name of Suryavanshi. The 14-year-old Indian batter needed just 52 balls against England in Worcester on June 5, 2025, to reach the 100-run mark.
Fastest centuries in Youth ODIs
| POSITION | PLAYER | COUNTRY | BALLS | OPPOSITION | VENUE | DATE |
| 1. | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | India | 52 | England | Worcester | July 5, 2025 |
| 2. | Qasim Akram | Pakistan | 63 | Sri Lanka | North Sound | February 3, 2022 |
| 3. | Jayden Draper | Australia | 65 | India | Brisbane | September 24, 2025 |
| 4. | Raj Angad Bawa | India | 69 | Uganda | Tarouba | January 22, 2022 |
| 5. | Jewel Andrew | West Indies | 71 | South Africa | Potchefstroom | January 19, 2024 |
| 6. | Zawad Abrar | Bangladesh | 72 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | April 28, 2025 |
| 7. | Thomas Rew | England | 73 | India | Northampton | June 30, 2025 |
| 8. | Rishabh Pant | India | 82 | Namibia | Fatullah | February 6, 2016 |
| 9. | Harry Brook | England | 84 | Bangladesh | Queenstown | January 18, 2018 |
| 10. | Teddy Bishop | West Indies | 84 | England | Beckenham | September 8, 2021 |
Earlier in the first half of the match, Suryavanshi scored 70 runs from 68 balls with the help of five fours and six sixes. During his 70-run knock with the bat, the left-handed batter from Bihar broke the record of hitting the most sixes in Youth ODIs for Team India, which was previously held by former U19 captain Unmukt Chand.
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