Shubman Gill leapfrogged Virat Kohli with a third hundred in IPL 2023. The Gujarat Titans opener smashed his third three-figure score this season and it helped his side get off to a great start in the first innings in the qualifier 2. This was the 12th hundred of the tournament. Earlier in this RCB vs GT match, Shubman Gill notched up his second century of the season. Virat Kohli and Cameron Green had scored a century earlier in that day. Harry Brook scored the first century of IPL 2023, with Venkatesh Iyer soon joining him on this list. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Heinrich Klaasen joined them on this list.  Buy IPL 2023 Playoffs Tickets Online: Here Is How You Can Purchase Tickets for Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 Match in Ahmedabad.

Scoring a century in any format of the game is a tough ask and in the case of T20s, it is even tougher. One can argue that the shortest format of the game has evolved a lot and batters generally have the freedom to go hammer and tongs from the first ball itself. The Indian Premier League is one of the toughest T20 competitions in the world, especially for the amount of pressure and competition. Over the years, plenty of batters have risen to the occasion and breached the century mark in the Indian Premier League, getting their names registered into the record books.  RCB Funny Memes Go Viral After Virat Kohli's Century Helps Side Win Over SRH in IPL 2023 Match, Check Hilarious Reactions.

Centurions in IPL 2023

Player Team Hundred
Harry Brook Sunrisers Hyderabad 1
Venkatesh Iyer Kolkata Knight Riders 1
Yashasvi Jaiswal Rajasthan Royals 1
Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai Indians 1
Prabhsimran Singh Punjab Kings 1
Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans 3
Heinrich Klaasen Sunrisers Hyderabad 1
Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore 2
Cameron Green Mumbai Indians 1

 

Manish Pandey is the first-ever Indian batter to score a hundred in the Indian Premier League. The record for most centuries in a season is jointly held by Virat Kohli (2016) and Jos Buttler (2022), with four hundreds apiece. Universe Boss Chris Gayle, part of JioCinema’s commentary panel for IPL 2023, has the most IPL hundreds to his name (6).

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