Top 5 individual scores in IPL history
Till date the IPL has seen 52 centuries being scored. The first player to score a century in the tournament was Brendon McCullum, playing for KKR against RCB in 2008.
However, no player has scored more centuries than Chris Gayle, who has six centuries (five playing for RCB and one playing for KXIP) to his name. Gayle also holds the record for scoring the fastest century in the IPL - off 30 balls, against Pune Warriors India in 2013.
Players from RCB have also scored the most number of centuries - 12. So it is not surprising that four of the top 5 highest individual scores spots are occupied by RCB players.
IPL 2008, 2011 and 2012 saw the most number of centuries being scored, with 6 centuries in each of those seasons. IPL 2009 saw the least number of centuries being scored, with the number dipping down to 2.
On that note, let us take a look at the top 5 highest individual scores in the IPL.
#5 128* by Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rishabh Pant of Delhi Daredevils scored 128* (63 balls, 15 fours & 7 sixes) against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2018. Pant's century helped Delhi reach 185/5 from their allocated 20 overs. Unfortunately for him though, his century went in vain as Hyderabad went on to win the match by 9 wickets.
One of the highlights of Pant's innings was scoring 26 runs in 5 balls in the 20th over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He hit 2 fours and 3 sixes off those 5 consecutive balls.
Pant hammered Bhuvneshwar for a total of 4 sixes, and also smacked one six each against Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan and Siddarth Kaul.
128* Chris Gayle of RCB against Delhi Daredevils
Chris Gayle scored 128* (62 balls, 13 sixes & 7 fours) against Delhi in IPL 2012. Some of the highlights of his innings included taking 19 runs off Irfan Pathan in the 14th over, where he hit 3 sixes. He again hit Pawan Negi for 19 runs in the 16th over, which included 3 consecutive sixes.
Gayle's partnership of 204 runs with Virat Kohli helped RCB reach 215 from their 20 overs. Delhi in reply could manage only 194.
Gayle's century earned him the Player of the Match award.
He ended the 2012 season as the highest scorer in the tournament with 733 runs, which included 1 century and 7 half-centuries.