Virat Kohli to Chris Gayle Top five century makers in T20 cricket history. Photo: X
Virat Kohli smashed his eighth century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and ninth overall in T20 cricket as he hit an unbeaten 113 against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Saturday, April 6 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur,k during match 19 of IPL 2024.
Top five players with most centuries in T20 cricket history
|
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100 |
50 |
|
CH Gayle |
2005-2022 |
463 |
455 |
14562 |
175* |
36.22 |
144.75 |
22 |
88 |
|
Babar Azam |
2012-2024 |
290 |
280 |
10495 |
122 |
44.28 |
129.32 |
11 |
87 |
|
V Kohli |
2007-2024 |
380 |
363 |
12197 |
122* |
41.48 |
133.54 |
9 |
93 |
|
M Klinger |
2006-2019 |
206 |
198 |
5960 |
126* |
34.45 |
123.08 |
8 |
33 |
|
DA Warner |
2007-2024 |
374 |
373 |
12213 |
135* |
37.12 |
140.21 |
8 |
102 |
Babar ahead of Kohli
Gayle is miles away from any other batter as the second player on the list is Pakistan’s Babar Azam who has hit 11 centuries, two more than his idol Virat Kohli. Babar, 29, still has age by his side and might as well get to Gayle’s number.
Kohli’s centuries in IPL
Virat Kohli’s all centuries in IPL
|
Century No. |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
SR |
Opposition |
Ground |
Year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
100* |
63 |
11 |
1 |
158.73 |
GL |
Rajkot |
2016 |
|
2 |
108* |
58 |
8 |
7 |
186.21 |
RPS |
Bengaluru |
2016 |
|
3 |
109 |
55 |
5 |
8 |
198.18 |
GL |
Bengaluru |
2016 |
|
4 |
113 |
50 |
8 |
4 |
226 |
KXIP |
Bengaluru |
2016 |
|
5 |
100 |
58 |
9 |
4 |
172.41 |
KKR |
Kolkata |
2019 |
|
6 |
100 |
63 |
12 |
4 |
158.73 |
SRH |
Hyderabad |
2023 |
|
7 |
101* |
61 |
13 |
1 |
165.57 |
GT |
Bengaluru |
2023 |
|
8 |
113* |
72 |
12 |
4 |
156.9 |
RR |
Jaipur |
2024 |
Kohli’s centuries in T20 international
The only T20 international century for Kohli came in the Asia Cup 2022 against Afghanistan at the Dubai Intentional Cricket Stadium in UAE.
Most catches in IPL history by Virat Kohli
Top five players with most catches in IPL
|
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Inns |
Ct |
Max |
Ct/Inn |
|
SK Raina (CSK/GL) |
2008-2021 |
205 |
204 |
109 |
3 |
0.534 |
|
V Kohli (RCB) |
2008-2024 |
242* |
240 |
109 |
3 |
0.454 |
|
KA Pollard (MI) |
2010-2022 |
189 |
189 |
103 |
2 |
0.544 |
|
RG Sharma (DC/MI) |
2008-2024 |
246 |
246 |
99 |
3 |
0.402 |
|
S Dhawan (DC/MI/PBKS/SRH) |
2008-2024 |
221 |
221 |
98 |
3 |
0.443 |
First Published: Apr 06 2024 | 11:59 PM IST
