Slowest Centuries in IPL: T20 cricket has its own thrill and the Indian Premier League has made it even more thrilling. If a team makes 250 in 20 overs, then the target of 262 has also been chased. All these things look incredible. Everything happens very quickly in T20 cricket, but here too there have been some players who scored centuries at a snail’s pace. Here is the list of those 5 players, who have the unwanted record of scoring the slowest century in the Indian Premier League.
5 slowest centuries in IPL history
The record of scoring the slowest century in IPL is jointly held by Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey. Virat had completed his century in 67 balls against Rajasthan Royals in the 2024 season. This means that he played more than half the balls of the innings alone. At the same time, Manish Pandey has also made an unwanted record in his name of completing the century in 67 balls. His century came against Deccan Chargers in 2009.
‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar is also present in this list, who scored a century in 66 balls against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011. In IPL 2019, KL Rahul took 64 balls to complete his century while playing for Punjab Kings. The fifth place in this list is with Ambati Rayudu, who completed his century in 62 balls while batting for CSK.
67 balls – Virat Kohli – IPL 2024
67 balls – Manish Pandey – IPL 2009
66 balls – Sachin Tendulkar – IPL 2011
64 balls – KL Rahul – IPL 2019
62 balls – Ambati Rayudu – IPL 2018
The slowest century of the Indian Premier League came in 67 balls, while the fastest century was scored by Chris Gayle in 30 balls. This proves that T20 is really a game of uncertainties. It is also a strange coincidence that all Indians are in the top-5 list of cricketers who have scored the slowest century.
