Scoring a century in an IPL match is the dream of every batter. The Indian Premier League is the number one T20 competition on earth, and just last night, the 1,000th match of the tournament’s history took place between the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium.
When the BCCI announced a T20 league for India in 2008, many fans felt that anything around 150-160 should be a good team total. Not many would have expected that multiple batters would end up scoring centuries in the T20 format. Players like Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum also touched the 150-run mark alone in an innings.
Whenever a player scores a hundred, he is likely to help his team win the game in T20s. However, the same has not always been true. There have 19 occasions in the Indian Premier League history, where the batter scored a hundred and ended up on a losing side. The following two batters also ended up on the losing side after scoring more than 120 runs in a single game.
1. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 124 runs against Mumbai Indians, IPL 2023
Last night in Mumbai, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century against the Mumbai Indians in the 1,000th IPL game. The left-handed batter whacked 16 fours and eight sixes in his 62-ball 124, helping Rajasthan Royals score 212 runs in their 20 overs.
Before yesterday’s match, not a single team managed to chase a target of 200 or more in IPL matches hosted by Mumbai, but a special performance from Tim David helped MI chase 213 runs in 19.3 overs.
2. Rishabh Pant – 128* vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2018
Rishabh Pant scored 128 runs against the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Delhi Daredevils during a league stage match in 2018. However, DD scored only 187/5 despite his 128 and SRH reached 191/1, winning the game by nine wickets.
