Check out the list of players who have scored the slowest century in IPL history by balls
In Jaipur on Saturday night, star batsman Virat Kohli reached his eighth IPL hundred. By reaching the three-figure milestone in just 67 balls, Virat Kohli tied a record and became the player with the second-slowest century in IPL history.
In the 19th over of the innings, the former captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, against the Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, hit a single off Nandre Burger’s bowling to register his maiden triple digits of the season in 67 balls.
List of the slowest century in IPL history by balls as Virat Kohli joins list
With his century against RR, Kohli currently holds the record for the joint-slowest century in IPL history. In India, he holds the record for taking the most balls to score a century as a batter.
Yesterday, Virat Kohli scored the slowest 💯 in IPL History 😨
Virat – 113* in 72 vs RR
M. Pandey – 114 in 67 vs DC
S. Tendulkar – 100* in 66 vs Kochi
D. Warner – 107* vs 66 vs KKR#RRvRCB #ViratKohli #JosButtler #WrestleMania #selfish #MIvsDCpic.twitter.com/L3H3RzDAac— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) April 7, 2024
One of the most memorable events in a batter’s cricket career is hitting a century in the Indian Premier League (IPL). IPL fans have seen several hundreds of runs in the past fifteen years. Conversely, there have also been a few batters who have gradually amassed hundreds during the competition.
Since its inaugural season in 2008, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India. Brendon McCullum scored the first century in league history during the league’s opening match on April 18, 2008, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. McCullum’s century was one of just two individual batsmen to score 150 or more runs in the league’s history.
Meanwhile, a number of slow-moving centuries have been scored in the Indian Premier League over the years. Check out the list of players who have scored the slowest IPL centuries.
Slowest hundred in IPL history
- (67) Manish Pandey (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) vs Deccan Chargers in 2009
- (67) Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) vs Rajasthan Royals in 2024
- (66) Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians) vs (Kochi Tuskers Kerala) in 2011
- (66) David Warner (Delhi Capitals) vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2010
- (66) Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) vs Mumbai Indians, Mumbai in 2022
- (64) Kevin Pieterson (Delhi Daredevils) vs Deccan Chargers in 2012
- (63) KL Rahul (Punjab Kings) vs Mumbai Indians in 2019
- (64) Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) vs Gujarat Lions in 2016
- (62) Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2023
- (62) Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018