70 centuries have been struck in the biggest T20 league IPL to date and 7 of them were scored In the 2016 season, know who has the most centuries in one season in the IPL
It is the most in any T20 league all over the globe. The ‘universe Boss’ Chris Gayle has scored the most number of centuries in IPL(6). It is unthinkable for many to score a single Ton but in IPL there are players who score multiple tons in a single season. let’s talk about Players with most no. centuries in a single season.
Full List Of Top 5 Players With Most Centuries In One Season In IPL
5. Chris Gayle 2011 (2 centuries)
The Universe Boss has played the most important role in making IPL popular all over the globe. Gayle has many scoring records on his name in IPL and one of them is scoring multiple centuries in a season. Chris Gayle has scored 2 tons in the 2011 season. His first century came against his former team KKR at the Eden Gardens while chasing. RCB won that game convincingly at the end with the help of gayle’s incredible 102*. Gayle’s second century came against Kings XI Punjab when he scored a match-winning107* while batting first.
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4. HASHIM AMLA 2017 (2 CENTURIES)
The South African great Hashim Amla has scored 2 centuries in one season in 2017. His twin centuries surprised many because he is not known for hard-hitting shots. Unfortunately, both of his centuries went in losing cause. Against Mumbai Indians, he scored his first of the season followed by his second against Gujrat Lions. Both of his centuries came while batting first for Kings XI Punjab.
3. Shane Watson 2018 (2 CENTURIES)
Watto has scored overall 4 tons in IPL history and two of them came in a single edition of IPL. In CSK’s title-winning season Shane Watson played a major role by scoring match-winning centuries. His one of the two-century came in the finals of IPL 2018 against SRH. Shane Watson’s Incredible twin tons are in 3rd position in our list of Players with most no. centuries in a single an IPL season.
2. Jos Buttler 2022 (2 centuries*)
The English destructive opener has been the main man of the RR batting lineup for the past 2-3 years. Arguably the best T20 batter in the world at the moment has already scored 2 centuries in the ongoing season 2022. Both of his centuries came in winning cause for Rajasthan royals. It’s still mid-season and Jos still has the opportunity to score more centuries.
1. Virat Kohli 2016 (4 centuries)
The first on the list is Run machine Kohli who scored 4 centuries in a single edition. Virat Kohli scored outrageously 973 runs in that tournament which is the most by any batsman. The year 2016 was surely Kohli’s year as he had zero centuries before the 2016 season. This record of Virat Kohli is yet to be broken but it seems almost impossible to break.