Ryan Rickelton Scores Fastest Century for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026
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Ryan Rickelton Scores Fastest Century for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026

Ryan Rickelton scored his first IPL century for Mumbai Indians during the 2026 season, reaching 100 runs in 44 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium. This achievement makes him the eighth player to score a century in the season and sets the fastest century record for Mumbai Indians, breaking an 18-year-old team record. The overall IPL fastest century record remains with Chris Gayle, who scored 100 in 30 balls in 2013.

Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
75%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 29 Apr 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%

The articles focus on sports achievements without political framing. Both sources highlight Rickelton's record-breaking century and place it in IPL historical context. There is no evident political perspective, as the coverage centers on cricket performance and statistics.

Sentiment — Positive (75/100)

The tone across the articles is positive and celebratory, emphasizing Rickelton's milestone and record-breaking performance. The coverage is factual and enthusiastic about the sporting achievement, reflecting a generally favorable sentiment.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
news18Ryan Rickelton Breaks 18-Year-Old Record, Scores Fastest 100 For Mumbai Indians In IPLCenterPositive
indianexpressRyan Rickelton becomes eighth player to score century in IPL 2026CenterPositive

Coverage timeline

indianexpress broke this story on 29 Apr, 03:34 pm. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    indianexpress29 Apr, 03:34 pm
    Ryan Rickelton becomes eighth player to score century in IPL 2026
  2. 2
    news1829 Apr, 03:35 pm
    Ryan Rickelton Breaks 18-Year-Old Record, Scores Fastest 100 For Mumbai Indians In IPL

Lens Score breakdown

28/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap100%

Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.

Story context

Category
Sports
Location
Bangalore, India
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
29 Apr 2026
Key entities
Ryan RickeltonMumbai IndiansPune Warriors IndiaM. Chinnaswamy StadiumChris GayleBangaloreSunrisers HyderabadWankhede StadiumBoundary (cricket)Twenty20