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    List of 15 fastest centuries in IPL history

    May 12, 2023, 11:16 IST

     The very first century of the IPL history was scored by Brendon McCullum for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008. Since the very first IPL tournament, 74 centuries have been scored by 40 different batsmen in IPL History. The fastest century in the IPL was scored by Chris Gayle in just 30 balls.  

    List of century scorers in IPL
    List of century scorers in IPL

    The Indian Premier League (IPL) that is popularly known as IPL is a world-class domestic professional cricket league. It invites players from all over the world to spice up the entertainment. This article is based on the list of fastest centuries in IPL history.

    Some Important facts about Indian Premier League/IPL

    Organising Country: India

    Administrator: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

    First edition: 2008

    Latest edition: 2023

    Format: 20 over for each team

    Number of teams:8

    Current champion: Gujarat Titans (1st title)

    Most successful Team: Mumbai Indians (5 titles)

    Most runs in IPL: Virat Kohli (7044)

    Most wickets in IPL: Yuzvendra Chahal (187)

    Fastest century in IPL: Chris Gayle (30 balls)

    Fastest Fifty in IPL:  Yashasvi Jaiswal (13 balls)

    Most centuries: 6 (Chris Gayle)

    A century is called when a player scores 100 runs in an inning. Century is an exceptional achievement for a cricket player.

    There are a total of 74 centuries have been scored by 40 different batsmen in IPL History. Out of whom 20 are Indian batsmen. Virat Kohli has scored the most (5 centuries) as an Indian in the IPL so far.

    List of 15 fastest Centuries in IPL History

    Ranking

    Player

    Team

    Balls

    Against

    Year

    1

    Chris Gayle

    RCB

    30

    PW

    2013

    2

    Yusuf Pathan

    RR

    37

    MI

    2010

    3

    David Miller

    KXI

    38

    RCB

    2013

    4

    Adam Gilchrist

    DEC

    42

    MI

    2008

    5

    AB de Villiers

    RCB

    43

    GL

    2016

    6

    David Warner

    SRH

    43

    KKR

    2017

    7

    ST Jayasuriya

    MI

    45

    CSK

    2008

    8

    Mayank Agarwal

    KXI

    45

    RR

    2020

    9

    Murali Vijay

    CSK

    46

    RR

    2010

    10

    Chris Gayle

    RCB

    46

    KXI

    2011

    11

    Chris Gayle

    RCB

    46

    KXI

    2015

    12

    A Symonds

    DEC

    47

    RR

    2008

    13

    AB de Villiers

    RCB

    47

    MI

    2015

    14

    Virat Kohli

    RCB

    47

    KXI

    2016

    15

    Virender Sehwag

    DC

    48

    DEC

    2011

    The List of Records related to fastest century in the IPL History;

    1. There are 7 Indian batsmen in the top 20 list of fastest century scorer in the IPL. 

    2. The fastest century in the IPL was scored by the Chris Gayle in just 30 balls. He achieved this feat against the Pune Warriors India in 2013. Gayle's total score in that match was 175 off 66 balls.

    3. The slowest century was in the IPL history was scored by the Manish Pandey. He scored 100 runs in 67 balls. 

    4. The very first century of the IPL history was scored by the Brendon McCullum for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008. 

    5. David Warner and Shane Watson have scored four centuries each in the IPL history. AB de Villiers has scored three centuries. 

    6. Virender Sehwag, Brendon McCullum, Murali Vijay, Hashim Amla, Adam Gilchrist, Ajinkya Rahane, and Sanju Samson have scored two centuries each.

    7. The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore has recorded fourteen centuries so far. This is the highest number of centuries by any team in the IPL.

    8. The Kolkata Knight Riders have conceded the highest number of centuries i.e. 7.

    So this was the list of fastest century scorers in the IPL history. To read more such articles, click on the link given below;

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    Hemant Singh is an academic writer with 7+ years of experience in research, teaching and content creation for competitive exams. He is a postgraduate in International
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