who was the 1st batsman to score century in ipl
List of Indian Premier League centuries The first century in the IPL was scored in the first match on 18 April 2008 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore by Brendon McCullum for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bangalore.[6] The highest score in the competition was made by Chris Gayle, who scored 175 runs not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India.[5] The fastest century in terms of strike rate was scored by Chris Gayle, who scored 100 runs in 30 balls while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.[5] The slowest century was scored by Sachin Tendulkar for Mumbai Indians against Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He scored 100 runs not out in 66 balls at a strike rate of 151.51.[5]
List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket India's Rohit Sharma and New Zealand's Colin Munro lead the list with three T20I centuries, followed by Munro's compatriots Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum, West Indians Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis, India's K. L. Rahul and Australia's Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch with two each.[1] Lewis' first century came during the 2016 series against India at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.[13] In reply, India's Rahul finished on 110 not out, the only occasion where two T20I centuries were scored in the same match.[14] Rahul's innings was one of the ten instances where a batsman scored a century in the second innings of a T20I match.[15] In July 2018, Finch posted 172 from 76 balls against Zimbabwe during the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series to break his own record for the highest score in a T20I match,[16][17] elipsing the 156 he set in August 2013.[18] Rohit Sharma and David Miller of South Africa share the record for the fastest century, both reaching the milestone from 35 deliveries.[19][20][21] Miller was also the first player to score a T20I century batting at number five or lower.[22][23]