Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the toughest leagues globally, where numerous players across the globe participate to showcase their talent and look for opportunities to shine. IPL has steadily gained popularity across the globe. Be it newcomers or veterans, it is a dream for every batter to score a century in this grand event. In this article, we will list the top 5 players who managed to hit most centuries in the history of this league.
One of the most incredible T20 batters the world has ever witnessed, Chris Gayle has smashed most centuries in the history of IPL. Gayle has hit six centuries in his IPL career, where the champ had managed to score five 100s while playing for RCB and one 100 for KXIP. Gayle has scored 4965 runs in 142 matches at an average of 39.72, with a strike rate of 148.96.
India’s modern-day great Virat Kohli is the second name on the list of the most centuries scored in IPL. Kohli has scored five centuries, four of them came in 2016. It was a dream year for Kohli with the bat. He scored 973 runs in that season, which is the most by any player in IPL’s history. He also became the only skipper in IPL to smash five 100s in the tournament. Kohli has scored 6283 runs in 207 matches at an average of 37.44 with a strike rate of 129.9 and the highest of 113 against KXIP on a rain-marred 15 over game.
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David Warner has smashed four 100s in IPL. Warner scored his first ton while playing for Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals), and the other three came for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Warner has scored 5449 runs in 150 matches at an average of 41.59 with a strike rate of 139.96.
Shane Watson shares the record with his other Australian team-mate David Warner. Watson made his IPL debut with Rajasthan Royals, who eventually won the inaugural season. In 2020, he smacked four IPL centuries for CSK. Watson has scored 3874 runs in 145 matches at an average of 30.99, with a strike rate of 137.91.
As mentioned before, IPL is a platform that allows cricketing talent to showcase their skills and find a spot on their respective national sides. The players listed above are a few who took the perfect advantage of the platform and ruled the cricketing world.
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Aakash Mishra is a fantasy writer and prediction aficionado. Being a cricket enthusiast himself, he loves to relate and propagate about how fantasy sports platforms can be advantageous in our day to day life. Along with foretelling match results, he enjoys writing about game forecasts for all fantasy sports.
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