The IPL now has 101 centuries, after Gill and Sudharsan got to their milestones in Gujarat Titans’ 231 vs Chennai Super Kings
Sampath Bandarupalli10-May-2024101 – Total number of centuries scored in the IPL after the Gujarat Titans (GT) innings against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Gill’s century was the 100th recorded in the IPL, and Sai Sudharsan made it 101 in the same innings.The IPL is now only the second T20 competition in the world to have had 100-plus centuries. Only England’s T20 Cup is ahead, with 157 hundreds scored across 21 editions.93 – The number of centuries scored across the 916 IPL matches played in India. Six of the remaining eight were scored in the UAE, while two more came in South Africa.8 – Centuries for Kohli in the IPL, the most by an individual in the league. Kohli has scored centuries against seven different franchises, which is also a record.ESPNcricinfo Ltd30 – Number of balls that Chris Gayle took for his century against Pune Warriors India in 2013. It remains the fastest century in the IPL. Gayle scored an unbeaten 175 in that game, the highest individual score in the IPL.4 – Centuries by Kohli in 2016 and Jos Buttler in 2022, the most in a single edition of the IPL.3 – Centuries for KL Rahul in the IPL against Mumbai Indians, the most by any batter against a single opponent. He scored his maiden IPL ton against MI in 2019 for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) and then hit two more in IPL 2022 for Lucknow Super Giants.19 – Individual centuries for RCB in the IPL, the most for a single franchise.The Punjab franchise has had 13 different batters scoring hundreds in the IPL, the most for any team.13 – The most centuries scored against a team in the IPL – Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad have all been at the receiving end.Virat Kohli has the most centuries in the IPL•BCCI25 – Hundreds ending up on the losing side, while the remaining 76 came in wins.Three of Kohli’s centuries have come in defeats, the most for any batter, while all seven centuries Buttler has hit have come in wins.32 – Centuries scored in the IPL while chasing, of which Buttler has the most with three. The remaining 69 hundreds have come in the first innings, with Kohli (6) scoring the most.93 – Number of IPL centuries scored the players from the top three. As many as 76 have been by the opening batters, while 17 have been by the No. 3s. There have been five centuries by players batting at No. 4, and three more have come from No. 5s.53 – Number of players to have scored centuries in the IPL – 23 of those 53 players have hit at least two, including nine who have hit three or more.