Most Hundreds in IPL | List of Highest IPL Centurions

A hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most difficult things to achieve. With just 120 balls to bat, there is no time to settle. But with the IPL blessed with talented Indian and overseas batters, plenty of players have scored multiple hundreds and grabbed elite status in the IPL. 


This blog will list players with multiple hundreds in IPL.

Kohli to de Villiers - Most Hundreds in IPL

Virat Kohli has eight hundreds in 244 innings and is the leading century scorer in IPL. The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain’s first four centuries came in the 2016 season. He registered two hundreds in 2023 and a hundred each in the 2019 and 2024 editions.

With seven centuries, Jos Buttler is second in most hundreds in the IPL chart. The Englishman scored his maiden IPL century in 2017 and smashed six hundreds between the 2022 and 2024 seasons. He equaled Kohli’s record of scoring four hundreds in an IPL season.  


Legendary Caribbean batter Chris Gayle occupies the third spot with six IPL hundreds. In the 2011 season, he struck two hundreds and brought up a three-figure score in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2018.

Players with Most Hundreds in IPL ( Minimum 2 Hundreds)

Player

Hundreds

Highest Score

Virat Kohli

8

113*

Jos Buttler

7

124

Chris Gayle

6

175*

Shubman Gill

4

129

KL Rahul

4

132*

Shane Watson

4

117*

David Warner

4

126

Sanju Samson

3

119

AB de Villiers

3

133*

Hashim Amla

2

104*

Ben Stokes

2

107*

Jonny Bairstow 

2

114

Yashsavi Jaiswal

2

124

Ruturaj Gaikwad

2

108*

Adam Gilchrist

2

109*

Virender Sehwag 

2

122

Murali Vijay

2

127

Quinton de Kock

2

140*

Brendon McCullum

2

158*

Suryakumar Yadav

2

103*

Ajinkya Rahane

2

105*

Shikhar Dhawan

2

106*

Rohit Sharma

2

109*



Most Hundreds in an IPL Season, for a Single Franchise, and Other Interesting Facts

Kohli holds a plethora of batting records in the IPL. In 2023, he became the player with the most centuries in the IPL after scoring a hundred against Gujarat Titans at Chinnaswamy Stadium. He is also the first player to register over five hundreds for a single IPL franchise. The legendary batter and Buttler are the only players with four hundreds in an IPL season.

Here are some interesting facts from the most hundreds in IPL:


  • First player to score an IPL hundred: Brendon McCullum - 158* (2008)

  • Most hundreds for an IPL franchise: Virat Kohli - 8 hundreds

  • First player to score five IPL hundreds: Chris Gayle (2015)

  • Most hundreds in an IPL season: Virat Kohli (2016) & Jos Buttler (2022) - 4 hundreds

  • First player to score consecutive hundreds in IPL: Shikhar Dhawan (2020)


Concluding Thoughts

Kohli, Buttler, and Gayle have scored more than five hundreds in IPL. While Gayle hasn’t scored more than two centuries in an IPL edition, Kohli and Buttler have registered four tons in 2016 and 2022, respectively. Gill, Jaiswal, Gaikwad, etc., who have multiple hundreds, will be keen to close the gap on veteran players in the coming IPL seasons.


FAQs

Virat Kohli has eight IPL hundreds and holds the record for most centuries in IPL.

Virat Kohli (2016) and Jos Buttler (2022) have hit the most number of centuries in an IPL season. Both players registered four hundreds.

Jos Buttler has scored seven hundreds in IPL.

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