Virat Kohli scored 8th IPL century: Virat Kohli creates IPL history once again with his eighth century. Leaving everyone behind, Kohli reigns as the top century-scorer in IPL history.
Virat Kohli lit up IPL 2024 with a season-opening century for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
As soon as RCB came into bat, Kohli scored a historic century in 67 balls. This remarkable feat takes his tally of IPL centuries to eight and his overall T20 career tally to nine centuries.
Topping the IPL century chart, Kohli is at the highest position with seven centuries to his name.
Last season, the 35-year-old veteran Kohli used his prowess to score two centuries, and amassed an impressive 639 runs in 14 matches. Notably, his latest century is also his highest individual score against RR in the IPL.
Breaking a streak of eight seasons without a century, Kohli emerged victorious in the IPL 2016 season, scoring four centuries and leading his team to the final. His huge total of 973 Oxford appearances during that season is unmatched, setting a standard model in the league.
Who has the most centuries in IPL history?
Since the inception of the Indian Premier League, remembering the inaugural match in 2008, he has contributed a total of 87 centuries to the tournament. It was a memorable start as Kolkata Knight Riders’ Brendon McCullum opened with a blistering 158 off 73 balls. Balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
While Virat Kohli leads the way with an impressive eight centuries, his former RCB teammate Chris Gayle is right behind him with six remarkable triple-figure scores. Gayle’s brilliant inning of 175 against Pune Warriors India is the highest individual score in IPL history, achieved with a stunning century in 30 balls, the fastest century in IPL history.
Joining the elite Centurion Club, David Warner, Shane Watson and KL Rahul have scored four centuries each. Meanwhile, the trio of AB de Villiers, Sanju Samson and Shubman Gill have thrilled the fans by scoring three centuries each.
In IPL history, the record for most centuries in a season is 12, achieved by nine different players in 2023. In these, Shubman Gill contributed three centuries while Virat Kohli added two centuries to his name. In contrast, the lowest number of centuries in a season was recorded in 2009, with only two centuries.
The first Indian batsman to score a century in the IPL was Manish Pandey, who represented RCB during the 2009 season.
Punjab Kings, formerly known as Kings XI Punjab, holds the record for most centuries in IPL history, with a total of 14 centuries scored by 12 players for the 2014 finalists. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, have also seen 14 centuries from their players, distributed among seven different batsmen.
Leading Centurions Players with most centuries in IPL history
| Pos | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | 100s |
| 1. | Virat Kohli | RCB | 242 | 7566 | 8 |
| 2. | Chris Gayle | KKR/RCB/PBKS | 142 | 4965 | 6 |
| 3. | Jos Buttler | MI/RR | 100 | 3258 | 5 |
| 4. | KL Rahul | SRH/RCB/PBKS/LSG | 121 | 4256 | 4 |
| 5. | Shane Watson | RR/RCB/CSK | 145 | 3874 | 4 |
| 6. | David Warner | SRH/DC | 180 | 6545 | 4 |
| 7. | Shubman Gill | KKR/GT | 95 | 2954 | 3 |
| 8. | Sanju Samson | DC/RR | 155 | 3997 | 3 |
| 9. | AB de Villiers | DC/RCB | 184 | 5162 | 3 |