The Indian Premier League had been a batting dominating tournament. In the six seasons played, 28 centuries have been scored by 22 different batsmen. Players from eight of the eleven franchises have scored centuries; the only franchises that have not had a player score a century for them are Pune Warriors India, Kochi The Indian Premier League had been a batting dominating tournament. In the six seasons played, 28 centuries have been scored by 22 different batsmen. Players from eight of the eleven franchises have scored centuries; the only franchises that have not had a player score a century for them are Pune Warriors India, Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The first century in the IPL was scored in the first match on 18 April 2008 at [M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore] made by Brendon McCullum of the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. This was the highest score for 5 more seasons Until Chris Gayle scored 175 runs not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India. This was also the fastest century in terms of strike rate; Gayle faced 66 balls with a strike rate of 265.15.
The slowest century was scored by Sachin Tendulkar for the Mumbai Indians against the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He scored 100 runs in 66 balls at a strike rate of 151.51.
Name Runs Balls S/R Versus
Brendon McCullum 158* (73) 216.43 RCB
Mike Hussey 116* (51) 214.81 CSK
Andrew Symonds 117* (53) 220.75 RR
Adam Gilchrist 109* (47) 231.91 MI
Sanath Jayasuriya 114* (48) 237.50 CSK
Shaun Marsh 115 (69) 166.66 RR
AB de Villiers 105* (54) 194.54 CSK
Manish Pandey 114* (73) 156.16 DC
Yusuf Pathan 100 (37) 270.27 MI
David Warner 107* (69) 155.07 KKR
Murli Vijay 127 (56) 226.78 RR
M Jayawardene 110* (59) 186.44 KKR
Paul Valthaty 120* (63) 190.47 CSK
Sachin Tendulkar 100* (66) 151.51 KTK
Chris Gayle 102* (55) 185.45 KKR
Virender Sehwag 119 (56) 212.50 DC
Chris Gayle 107 (49) 218.36 KXIP
Adam Gilchrist 106 (55) 192.72 RCB
Ajinkya Rahane 103* (60) 171.66 RCB
Kevin Pietersen 103* (64) 160.93 DC
David Warner 109* (54) 201.85 DC
Rohit Sharma 109* (60) 181.66 KKR
Chris Gayle 128* (62) 206.45 DD
Murli Vijay 113 (58) 194.82 DD
Shane Watson 101 (58) 165.57 CSK
Chris Gayle 175* (66) 265.15 PWI
Suresh Raina 100 (53) 188.67 KXIP
David Miller 101 (38) 265.78 RCB
Lendl Simmons 100* (61) 163.93 KXIP