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.

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#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.

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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.

No. 4: 129* by AB de Villiers of RCB vs Gujarat Lions

AB de Villiers celebrating after scoring a century against Gujarat Lions.

AB de Villiers scored 129* (52 balls,12 sixes & 10 fours) vs Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016. He was also involved in a 229 run partnership with Virat Kohli in the match.

One of the highlights of De Villiers' innings was scoring 23 runs off Praveen Kumar in the 16th over. He hit Praveen for 3 sixes, Dwayne Bravo for 2 sixes, Ravindra Jadeja for 3 sixes, Pravin Tambe for 2 sixes, Dhawal Kulkarni for 1 six and Shivil Kaushik for 1 six.

De Villiers was also named the Player of the Match. His 129* was the highest individual score and his 12 sixes was the most number of sixes hit by a player in an innings in the 2016 IPL.

This was also the second time in a row that he had the highest individual score to his name.

No. 3: 133* by AB de Villiers of RCB vs Mumbai Indians

De Villiers on his way to a century against Mumbai Indians in 2015

The third spot is also occupied by AB de Villiers. His 133* (59 balls, 4 sixes & 19 fours) against Mumbai in 2015 is the third highest individual score in the IPL.

In this innings too De Villiers was involved in a huge partnership with Virat Kohli - this time 215 runs. An interesting fact about this innings was that the first 5 balls that De Villiers faced were all dot balls.

The highest number of runs he scored in an over was 15, off Hardik Pandya in the 18th over. His performance also earned him the Player of the Match Award.

The 19 boundaries that De Villiers hit was the most by any batsman in an innings in 2015 IPL.

No. 2: 158* by Brendon McCullum of KKR vs RCB

McCullum was the first person to score a century in the IPL.

Brendon McCullum was the first player to score a century in the IPL when he scored 158* (73 balls, 13 sixes & 10 fours) against RCB in 2008. He held the record for the highest individual score till 2013.

McCullum hit sixes against all the bowlers involved in the match - 3 against Praveen Kumar and 2 each against Zaheer Khan, Ashley Noffke, Jacques Kallis, Sunil Joshi and Cameron White.

The highest number of runs scored by him in an over was 22 against Praveen Kumar in the 20th over. His performance made him the first player to win the Player of the Match award in the IPL.

Unfortunately for McCullum, he could play only 4 matches in 2008 and could score only 30 runs from the remaining 3 that he played after this 158 knock.

No. 1: 175* by Chris Gayle of RCB vs Pune Warriors

Chris Gayle scored the fastest century in the history of IPL against Pune Warriors in 2013

The top spot is unsurprisingly occupied by Chris Gayle. His 175* (66 balls, 17 sixes and 13 fours) against Pune Warriors in 2013 is the highest individual score in the history of IPL. It is also the fastest century scored; he reached his century in just 30 balls.

Gayle hit 5 sixes each against Mitchell Marsh and Ali Murtaza, 4 sixes against Aaron Finch, 2 sixes against Ashok Dinda and 1 six against Luke Wright. He hit Mitchell Marsh and Aaron Finch for 28 runs in the 5th the 8th overs respectively.

It was no surprise that he was named as the Player of the Match. The 17 sixes hit by him is still the record for the most number of sixes hit by a player in an innings in the history of IPL.