The Fastest century in IPL was made by Chris Gayle. In the Indian Premier League, many batsmen turn the match with his fastest centuries. The century of a batsman makes work easy for his team. If the centuries come at in fast ton pace the possibility of winning the match increases for the team.
Many players in IPL amuse the fans with their fours and sixes. IPL is the biggest league in the world with many biggest records. Here we can see many brilliant players which played in the Indian Premier League and made a record for the fastest century in IPL.
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Top Fastest Century in IPL Made by Players
Chris Gayle is the man who has scored Fastest Century in IPL
Chris Gayle West Indies opening former made the record of fastest century in IPL. He is known as “Universe Boss” on the behalf of his playing record in all types of cricket. In the year 2013, Chris made a record for his Indian Premier League Team Royal Challengers Bangalore with his fastest century on just 30 balls against Pune Warriors.
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He scored 175 runs on 66 balls which is also a record of individual score in the Indian Premier League. Chris Gayle hits seventeen sixes and thirteen fours in his outstanding innings. Royal Challengers Bangalore gave the target of 263/5 to Pune Warriors but the Pune team lost the match by 130 runs and made just 133 runs in 20 overs with the loss of nine wickets.
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He also hist five centuries for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Punjab Kings which was one of his best. Gayle also took two wickets on five balls. Chris Gayle said, “ I don’t know what I say, It was a nice day for one of them in which I started well and I got a good Score”. In 2011 Chris Gayle made his century on just 46 balls against Punjab Kings.
He scored 107 on 49 balls and his nine sixes and ten 4rs. In this inning, his team set a target of 205 runs for Punjab Kings but Punjab Kings lost the match and made only 120/9 in 20 overs. He also made a century record in 2015 against Punjab Kings to make a century on 46 balls. He scored 117 on 57 balls and hit 12 sixes and seven fours in his innings.
Yusuf Pathan is the person to score 2nd fastest century in IPL
Yusuf Pathan the Indian former cricketer played in IPL as vice-captain of Rajasthan Royals in 2010. He made a record for the fastest century in IPL and 2nd in the player list of fastest century in IPL. Yusuf is known for his ability to score fast. He made his 100 on just 37 balls against Mumbai Indians.
In this innings, Yusuf hits eight sixes and nine 4rs. Yusuf faces a nip bowl at the end of the innings. Mumbai Indian gives a target of 213 runs to Rajasthan Royals but Rajasthan Royals made 208 runs and lost the match by 4 runs. His Team skipper Shane Warne said, “ This inning of Yusuf is one of the brilliant innings of his seven from his career”. In this inning, he also gets the award of Man of the Match.
David Warner 3rd Fastest Century in IPL
Australian cricketer David Warner made the fastest century in his IPL career. He joined Sunrisers Hyderabad as the captain of the team. David made his 100 on 43 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders. During his brilliant innings, he scored 126 runs and he hits eights sixes and seven fours for his 3rd Indian Premier League century.
He finished the season as the leading scorer and win the Orange Cap 2nd time in the Indian Premier League. He scored 641 runs with an average of 58.27. Sunrisers gave the target of 209 runs to Kolkata knight Riders but KKR lost the match and made 161/7 in 20 overs.
David Miller 4th Fastest Century in IPL
South African middle-order batsmen showed the capability to score fast many times in the Indian Premier League. He made the fastest century in IPL with his potential. Miller scored the 3rd fastest century of Indian Premier League history. He made his 100 on just 38 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He scored 101 on 38 balls and hits eight 4rs and seven sixes in his innings. Virat Kohli dropped the catch of Miller on 41 balls, and after the inning, Virat said it was one of the best inning seen ever in the Indian Premier League. Royal Challengers Bangalore set the target of 191 for Punjab Kings and Punjab win the match by 3 runs making 194 runs.
Adam Gilchrist
The Australian Cricketer Adam Gilchrist shows the best performance during his innings in the Indian Premier League for Deccan Chargers. Adam made his fastest century in IPL to help his team to win the match. Adam made his century in just 42 balls against Mumbai Indians and he hits ten sixes and nine fours in this match.
He scored 109 on 42 balls. Mumbai set the target of 154 runs for Deccan Chargers. Deccan Chargers won the match in just 12 overs by 10 wickets and made 155 runs.
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers is a South African batsman who played in the Indian Premier League. Firstly he played for Delhi Capitals but after the auction, he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016. He made the fastest century in IPL with his effort, he enjoyed the match and made it entertaining for fans.
He made his 100 on just 43 balls against Gujrat Lions and equal his record to David Warner. ABD scored 129 runs on 55 balls and hits eight sixes and ten fours. Single-handedly he has won many matches to Royals challengers Bangalore and his most popular inning is 18 runs in Dale Steyn over.
Virat Kohli and Devilliers made the best partnership of 200 in this inning. Royal Challengers Bangalore set a target of 248 runs for Gujrat Lions. Gujrat Lions made just 104 runs in 18.4 over and lost the match. David won the award Man of the Match and win Orange Cap.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lankan team cricketer made his fastest century in IPL for Mumbai Indians. He made his 100 on just 45 balls against Chennai Super Kings. Sanath scored 114 on 48 balls and hit eleven sixes and nine fours.
He made a partnership of 82 with Sachin Tendulkar, in which Sachin come with just 12 runs with 16 balls. In this inning, Mumbai can’t play well. Chennai Super Kings set a target of 208/5 but Mumbai lost the match by 6 runs and made 202/7 in 20 overs.
Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay is one of the best batsmen who made the fastest century in the Indian Premier League. He made his 100 on 46 balls against Rajasthan Royals. Vijay scored 127 runs on 56 balls which includes eleven sixes and eight fours.
He made an outstanding partnership with Albie Morkel in which Morkel made 62 runs on 34 balls. Chennai Super Kings team set a target of 246/5 in 20 overs for the Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royal scored 223 and lost the match by 23 runs.
Mayank Agrawal Fastest Century in IPL
Mayank Agrawal made the 2nd fastest century in IPL overall history. He made his 100 on just 45 balls against Rajasthan Royals. He made 106 scored in 50 balls and hits seven sixes and ten fours. KL Rahul and Mayank Build a great partnership.
After Mayank Rahul made 69 scores on 54 balls of Punjab Kings. The team of Punjab Kings set a target of 223 runs for the Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals won the match by 4 wickets and made 226 scores against the given target.
Virat Kohli in IPL Scored Century on just 40 balls
Virat Kohli Indian player made the fastest century in IPL. He made his 100 in 45 balls against Punjab Kings. He scored 113 runs on 47 balls and hits twelve sixes and eight fours.
Andrew Symonds
Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds made his fastest century in IPL. He made his century on 47 balls against Rajasthan Royals. He scored 117 including eleven sixes and seven fours.
Centuries In Indian Premier League
In the thirteen seasons of the Indian Premier League, 36 different batsmen have been scored 62 centuries. The Player of Kochi Tusker Kerala, Pune Warriors India, and Gujarat Lions have no players that made any century in IPL. In 2008 the first century of the Indian Premier League was Scored By Brandom McCullum for Kolkata Knight Riders.
The fastest century of the Indian Premier League was Scored by Chris Gayle on 30 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The slowest Century of the Indian Premier League was scored by Manish Pandya, 100 on 67 balls when he played for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Total 23 centuries are scored by Indian players.
Chris Gayle is the only player of the Indian Premier League who scored 6 highest centuries of IPL. AB de Villiers and Sanju Samson scored 6 centuries. Virat Kohli is on 2nd number with 5 most centuries in Indian Premier League. Shane Waston and David Warner scored four centuries in the Indian Premier League. Shikar Dhawan is the only player who scored successive centuries.
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