Chris Gayle holds the record of striking the most centuries in the Indian Premier League with six tons to his name. 6 C Gayle Currently representing Punjab Kings in the IPL, Chris Gayle has been an all-time great in the league. He has scored close to 5000 runs from almost 140 IPL matches at an average of over 40 and a strike rate of a shade under 150 with the help of 31 half centuries and six centuries. Gayle has the best of 175 not out and has already struck 400 boundaries and over 350 maximums in the tournament. 5 V Kohli ViratKohli isn't always looked at as a leading T20 batsman given his orthodox style of play. However, Kohli has been a giant in the IPL and has struck five centuries from 196 appearances. Kohli has made over 6000 runs at an average of 38.16 and a strike rate of over 130 with five centuries and 40 half centuries. He has struck 518 fours and 204 sixes in the competition and has remained unbeaten on 31 occasions. 4 S Watson/ D Warner Shane Watson decided to retire after a disappointing IPL 2020. He has the third highest number of centuries in the IPL. Watson has struck four centuries from 145 IPL matches at an average of 30.99 and a strike rate of 137.91. He also has 21 half centuries to his name and played some crucial innings in the knockout stages of the league. David Warner sits equal with Watson, having scored four centuries from 146 matches in the IPL at an average of 42.39 and strike rate of 144.79. The SRH skipper has 49 half centuries and has scored well over 5000 runs in IPL. 3 AB de Villiers/ S Samson With Chris Gayle and ViratKohli leading the proceedings, how could AB de Villiers lag behind? De Villiers is a part of the top five century makers in the IPL with three tons from 173 matches at an average of 40.77 and a strike rate of 152.67. He has struck 39 half centuries in the league with 403 boundaries and 246 sixes and the best of 133 not out. Sanju Samson recently equalled ABD's tally with a century in Rajasthan's opening match of IPL 2021 when he smashed 119 off 63 deliveries at a strike rate of 188.89.
