Virat Kohli has undeniably been the best batter of the last decade or so, and his contributions to any team he has played for have been phenomenal.
Kohli has led his side from the front, both as a leader and a batter. And this holds true in the IPL as well, where he sits pretty at the top as the leading run-getter of the tournament with 8000+ runs.
We all know Virat Kohli and scoring centuries are synonymous. He would not have racked up those many runs without reaching the triple-figure mark.
So, here is a list of centuries that Virat Kohli has scored in his illustrious IPL career.
Virat Kohli IPL Centuries List
Century No. | Score (Balls) | 4s/6s | Inns | Against | Venue | Year | Result |
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1 | 100* (63) | 11/1 | 1 | Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | 2016 | Lost |
2 | 108* (58) | 8/7 | 2 | Rising Pune Supergiants | Bengaluru | 2016 | Won |
3 | 109 (55) | 5/8 | 1 | Gujarat Lions | Bengaluru | 2016 | Won |
4 | 113 (50) | 12/8 | 1 | Kings XI Punjab | Bengaluru | 2016 | Won |
5 | 100 (58) | 9/4 | 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 2019 | Won |
6 | 100 (63) | 12/4 | 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 2023 | Won |
7 | 101* (61) | 13/1 | 1 | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru | 2023 | Lost |
8 | 113* (72) | 12/4 | 1 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | 2024 | Lost |
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Key Insights
Virat Kohli has smashed eight centuries in the IPL spread across four different seasons, and all of them came while playing for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise. Apart from eight centuries, his half-century tally in the tournament stands beyond 50.
Six instances when Virat Kohli has led the RCB side and hammered a century. The only games where the star batter scored a century and didn’t lead the team were against SRH in 2023 and RR in 2024, both away from home.
Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most tons in the IPL. The next best is Jos Buttler, who has seven of them.
Out of the eight, three centuries came in losing causes, two versus a Gujarat-based side and one against Rajasthan. The chase master has two centuries in successful run chases.
Virat Kohli is one of the two players, the other being Buttler (2022), to have scored four centuries in a single season (2016) in the IPL. Shubman Gill comes next, having scored three centuries in the 2023 edition.
Kohli scored 973 runs in the 2016 edition, where he amassed four tons, and that tally still remains unconquered.