If there is an almost as much tougher twenty20 stage than international matches, its IPL and hence, if there is a list that's second most pretigious to have a name in to
highest T20 score, is highest individual score in IPL, of which we have a list in following..
Chris Gayle, the big Jamaican, has easily been the most dangerous batsman in IPL and he proved it to Pune Warriors on 23rd April 2013, smashing the highest score in T20 cricket anywhere in the world as well as the fastest century in the tournament, off just 30 balls! Gayle hit 17 sixes, the most by any batsman in an inning.
Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand swashbuckler, in the very first match in the history of Indian Premier League, struck a mind boggling 158 without being dismissed which stood as best score for more than five seasons. The game was played at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore and against the home team Royal Challengers, this Kolkata Knight Riders right handed opener mesmerized everyone, reaching fifty off 32 balls (5 fours + 3 sixes), hundred off 53 balls (8 fours + 7 sixes) and then 150 off 70 balls (10 fours and 12 sixes). Needless to say, McCullum concentrated on hitting everything out of the park once he got set and succeeded admirably.
Fact : only 27 batsmen have been able to score a century in IPL matches and hence, they're the only ones featuring in following list. Chris Gayle is the batsman to score most centuries in IPL = 4, followed by Murali Vijay, David Warner and Adam Gilchrist who all have two. 16 others have one ton each.
Related :
Fastest century in IPL matches |
Fastest fifties in IPL matches.
| Highest individual scores by a batsman in IPL T20 matches. |
| Batsman (Team) |
Score |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Versus |
Venue |
Date |
| Chris Gayle (Bangalore) |
175* |
66 |
13 |
17 |
Pune |
Bangalore |
23 Apr 2013 |
| Brendon McCullum (Kolkata) |
158* |
73 |
10 |
13 |
Bangalore |
Bangalore |
18 Apr 2008 |
| Chris Gayle (Bangalore) |
128* |
62 |
7 |
13 |
Delhi |
Delhi |
17 May 2012 |
| Murali Vijay (Chennai) |
127 |
56 |
8 |
11 |
Rajasthan |
Chennai |
3 Apr 2010 |
| Paul Valthaty (Punjab) |
120* |
63 |
19 |
2 |
Chennai |
Mohali |
13 Apr 2011 |
| Virendra Sehwag (Delhi) |
119 |
56 |
13 |
6 |
Deccan |
Hyderabad |
5 May 2011 |
| Andrew Symonds (Deccan) |
117* |
53 |
11 |
7 |
Rajasthan |
Hyderabad |
24 Apr 2008 |
| Michael Hussey (Chennai) |
116* |
54 |
8 |
9 |
Punjab |
Mohali |
19 Apr 2008 |
| Shaun Marsh (Punjab) |
115 |
69 |
11 |
7 |
Rajasthan |
Mohali |
28 May 2008 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai) |
114* |
48 |
9 |
11 |
Chennai |
Mumbai |
14 May 2008 |
| Manish Pandey (Bangalore) |
114* |
73 |
10 |
4 |
Deccan |
Centurion |
21 May 2009 |
| Murali Vijay (Chennai) |
113 |
58 |
15 |
4 |
Delhi |
Chennai |
25 May 2012 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (Punjab) |
110* |
59 |
14 |
3 |
Kolkata |
Kolkata |
4 Apr 2010 |
| David Warner (Delhi) |
109* |
54 |
10 |
7 |
Deccan |
Hyderabad |
10 May 2012 |
| Rohit Sharma (Mumbai) |
109* |
60 |
12 |
5 |
Kolkata |
Kolkata |
12 May 2012 |
| Adam Gilchrist (Deccan) |
109* |
47 |
9 |
10 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai |
27 Apr 2008 |
| David Warner (Delhi) |
107* |
69 |
9 |
5 |
Kolkata |
Delhi |
29 Mar 2010 |
| Chris Gayle (Bangalore) |
107 |
49 |
10 |
9 |
Deccan |
Bangalore |
6 May 2011 |
| Adam Gilchrist (Punjab) |
106 |
55 |
8 |
9 |
Bangalore |
Dharamsala |
17 May 2011 |
| AB de Villiers (Delhi) |
105* |
54 |
5 |
6 |
Chennai |
Durban |
23 Apr 2009 |
| Kevin Pietersen (Delhi) |
103* |
64 |
6 |
9 |
Deccan |
Hyderabad |
19 Apr 2012 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (Rajasthan) |
103* |
60 |
12 |
5 |
Bangalore |
Bangalore |
15 Apr 2012 |
| Chris Gayle (Bangalore) |
102* |
55 |
10 |
7 |
Kolkata |
Kolkata |
22 Apr 2011 |
| David Miller (Punjab) |
101* |
38 |
8 |
7 |
Bangalore |
Mohali |
6 May 2013 |
| Shane Watson (Rajasthan) |
101 |
61 |
6 |
6 |
Chennai |
Chennai |
22 Apr 2013 |
| Suresh Raina (Chennai) |
100* |
53 |
7 |
6 |
Punjab |
Chennai |
2 May 2013 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai) |
100* |
66 |
12 |
3 |
Kochi |
Mumbai |
15 Apr 2011 |
| Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan) |
100 |
37 |
9 |
8 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai |
13 Mar 2010 |
| Suresh Raina (Chennai) |
99* |
52 |
11 |
3 |
Hyderabad |
Hyderabad |
8 May 2013 |
| Virat Kohli (Bangalore) |
99 |
58 |
10 |
4 |
Delhi |
Delhi |
10 May 2013 |
| Shane Watson (Rajasthan) |
98* |
53 |
13 |
4 |
Hyderabad |
Jaipur |
27 Apr 2013 |
| Suresh Raina (Chennai) |
98 |
55 |
10 |
5 |
Rajasthan |
Centurion |
30 Apr 2009 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (Rajasthan) |
98 |
66 |
16 |
1 |
Punjab |
Jaipur |
6 Apr 2012 |
| Virender Sehwag (Delhi) |
95* |
57 |
13 |
2 |
Mumbai |
Delhi |
21 Apr 2013 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (Deccan) |
95* |
57 |
14 |
1 |
Punjab |
Dharamsala |
21 May 2011 |
| Shaun Marsh (Punjab) |
95 |
46 |
9 |
6 |
Delhi |
Delhi |
23 Apr 2011 |
| Murali Vijay (Chennai) |
95 |
52 |
4 |
6 |
Bangalore |
Chennai |
28 May 2011 |
| Michael Hussey (Chennai) |
95 |
59 |
11 |
2 |
Kolkata |
Chennai |
28 Apr 2013 |
| Virender Sehwag (Delhi) |
94* |
41 |
10 |
6 |
Deccan |
Hyderabad |
22 Apr 2008 |
| Naman Ojha (Rajasthan) |
94* |
55 |
8 |
6 |
Chennai |
Chennai |
3 Apr 2010 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (Punjab) |
94 |
56 |
13 |
1 |
Mumbai |
Mohali |
25 Apr 2008 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (Punjab) |
93* |
62 |
13 |
2 |
Deccan |
Dharamsala |
16 Apr 2010 |
| Virat Kohli (Bangalore) |
93* |
47 |
11 |
4 |
Hyderabad |
Bangalore |
9 Apr 2013 |
| Mathew Hayden (Chennai) |
93 |
43 |
9 |
7 |
Delhi |
Delhi |
19 Mar 2010 |
| Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata) |
93 |
51 |
9 |
5 |
Bangalore |
Kolkata |
28 Apr 2012 |
| Chris Gayle (Bangalore) |
92* |
58 |
11 |
5 |
Mumbai |
Bangalore |
4 Apr 2013 |
| Manvinder Bisla (Kolkata) |
92 |
61 |
14 |
2 |
Chennai |
Chennai |
28 Apr 2013 |
| Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata) |
91 |
57 |
11 |
5 |
Deccan |
Hyderabad |
11 May 2008 |
| Graeme Smith (Rajasthan) |
91 |
51 |
9 |
4 |
Chennai |
Chennai |
24 May 2008 |
| Shane Watson (Rajasthan) |
90* |
51 |
10 |
4 |
Pune |
Pune |
8 May 2012 |
| Jacques Kallis (Bangalore) |
89* |
55 |
8 |
5 |
Punjab |
Bangalore |
16 Mar 2010 |
