How Many Centuries Of Virat Kohli In IPL?: Complete Details

A century is difficult to achieve in the shortest version of the game, with only 20 overs per innings. Despite this, India and Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli has five IPL hundreds, four of which came in a single season (2016).

The List of Virat Kohli’s IPL Century

Date	Vs	Score Venue
May 18, 2016	Vs Kings XI Punjab	113 M Chinnaswamy, Bangalore
May 14, 2016	Vs Gujarat Lions	109 M Chinnaswamy, Bangalore
May 7, 2016	Vs Rising Pune Supergiants	108* M Chinnaswamy, Bangalore
April 24, 2016	Vs Gujarat Lions	100* Saurashtra Cricket, Rajkot
April 19, 2019	Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	100 Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Kohli is second only to Chris Gayle in terms of the most IPL hundreds. Six centuries have been scored by the Jamaican batsman.

The 31-year-old, who has been with RCB since the first season of the IPL in 2008, has amassed 6067 runs from 191 innings for the team, including 40 half-centuries in addition to the five tons.

With these figures, he is the IPL’s current leading run-scorer. Although Kohli has not led RCB to an IPL triumph in 13 years, he has been one of the tournament’s most productive hitters.

In this section, we will go over all of Virat Kohli’s centuries in the IPL.

In the 2016 IPL, he scored 113 points against Kings XI Punjab

This was Kohli’s fourth of four hundred in the 2016 IPL season, and it was also his greatest IPL score to date. The hit-a 50-ball 113-propelled RCB to an 82-run triumph over KXIP using the Duckworth Lewis system, as well as keeping them in contention for the playoffs.

The century was notable because it occurred when Kohli was injured. On May 16, the batter was hit on the hand against the Kolkata Knight Riders, resulting in nine stitches.

However, only two days later, while the injury was still fresh, Kohli played one of the best IPL innings. With that strike, Kohli became the first batter in history to score more than 800 runs in a single season.

Kohli hammered eight sixes and twelve fours during his 113-run performance, batting with a strike rate of 226.00. With the help of this knock, RCB amassed a score of 211/3 in 90 balls while playing at home.

Punjab finished with a score of 120/9. RCB reached the finals for the first time that season but was defeated by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.

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IPL 2016: 109 vs Gujarat Lions

Since joining RCB in 2011, Ab de Villiers and Kohli have formed numerous memorable combinations, with one of the best coming in 2016. In match 44 of the season, RCB hosted the now-defunct Gujarat Lions.

When the hosts batted first, Chris Gayle was out for 6 runs off 13 balls. But what followed was a record-breaking partnership between Kohli and de Villiers. The South African batsman hit his half-century in 26 balls and went on to score 129 off 52 balls, with 10 fours and 12 sixes.

Kohli, on the other hand, scored 109 off 55 balls, including 5 fours and 8 sixes. The pair put up a 229-run stand, with 112 runs coming in the final five overs.

The RCB squad scored 248 runs, while the Gujarat team was bowled out for 104 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets in addition to Chris Jordan’s four.

This was the first time in IPL history that two batsmen scored centuries in the same innings. The partnership between Kohli and AB remains the strongest in the tournament.

IPL 2016: 108* vs Rising Pune Supergiants

The 35th match of the IPL 2016 season was held at Bangalore. The Supergiants scored 191 runs after winning the toss and opting to bowl first, with Ajinkya Rahane leading the way with a 48-ball 74.

Shane Watson was the RCB’s sole disciplined bowler that day, bowling at a 6.50 economy rate and taking three wickets in his four-over performance.

Kohli opened the batting with KL Rahul, and the partnership lasted till the 11th over, when the two had scored 94 runs together. KL Rahul scored a sluggish 35-ball 38, while Kohli stayed undefeated on 108, smashing 8 fours and 7 sixes.

Later, Shane Watson contributed 36 runs from 13 balls to help RCB reach the mark in 19.3 overs. This was Kohli’s second century of the season, and it also earned him the Player of the Match title.

IPL 2016: 100* vs Gujarat Lions

Kohli will remember this century because it was his first in the competition. In the 19th match of the 2016 season, Gujarat Lions hosted RCB. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Kohli assumed the responsibility of getting his team off to a solid start.

Kohli batted from one end while Shane Watson and Ab de Villiers struggled to provide support as second fiddles. KL Rahul entered the picture and Kohli did not find a consistent partnership.

Kohli struck an undefeated 100 from 63 balls with a strike rate of slightly more than 158, displaying a wide range of strokes. RCB were 59-2 in eight overs at one point.

However, a run-fest in the final five overs, in which 65 runs were scored, helped the visitors reach a total of 180. KL Rahul, playing only his third IPL match, contributed with a 35-ball 51.

The target of 180 runs was not enough for the Lions, but Brendon McCullum (24-ball 42) and Dinesh Karthik (39-ball 50) got them over the line with three balls to spare. Despite the fact that Kohli’s century came in a losing cause, he deserved to be named Player of the Match.

100 vs. Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2019

Kohli’s fifth and most recent IPL century came in 2019 against KKR at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens cricket stadium.

Batting first, Kohli started alongside Parthiv Patel, but the latter struggled to get going, leaving RCB at 18-1 in the fourth over. Akshdeep Nath, batting at no. 2, also failed to make an impact, hitting a 15-ball 13.

Then, in the ninth over, he brought in Moeen Ali, who, like Kohli, hit all cylinders. While the RCB captain hit a 58-ball 100 with 9 fours and 4 sixes, the England batsman hit a staggering strike rate of 235.71 in 28 balls. Ali had six sixes and five fours.

KKR fell 10 runs short of a 214-run victory target. Nitish Rana’s 46-ball 85 and Andre Russell’s 25-ball 65 were insufficient for the hosts to win. Meanwhile, Kohli was named Player of the Match for the second time.

The run-machine, which has 70 international hundreds, will be expected to hit a lot more runs in IPL 2021 and lead RCB to their first IPL triumph.

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