Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered an unwanted IPL milestone on Friday after Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan struck a century at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in an IPL 2026 clash. With Sudharsan’s knock, RCB became the franchise to have conceded the most individual hundreds in the history of the league.
Key records and what they mean
- Most individual centuries conceded by a team in IPL history: 15 — RCB
- Second most: 14 — Kolkata Knight Riders
- 14 — Mumbai Indians
- 11 — Chennai Super Kings; 11 — Sunrisers Hyderabad
- 10 — Rajasthan Royals; 10 — Punjab Kings
Sudharsan played his way back into form with a 57-ball century, his third IPL ton and his first of the 2026 season. Partnering with captain Shubman Gill at the top, he helped stitch together a 128-run opening stand after RCB opted to bowl first. That solid platform ultimately gave Gujarat Titans the foundation to post a competitive total.
Beyond the century, Sudharsan added another line to the record books by becoming the quickest player to reach 2,000 runs in IPL cricket. He attained the milestone in just 47 innings, surpassing Chris Gayle, whose 2,000-run journey took 48 matches/innings. Heading into the game, Sudharsan required 72 more runs to break the mark, and this innings pushed his aggregate past 2,000.
How the match unfolded
- RCB’s captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl against Gujarat Titans in Friday’s fixture.
- Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill put together an opening partnership worth 128 runs for the first wicket.
- Sudharsan reached his third IPL century in 57 balls, taking Gujarat to a strong position after the stand.
- Gujarat Titans batted first and finished at 205/5 in their 20 overs, with RCB’s bowlers tightening control especially during the final overs after the century.
Changes to both sides
For Royal Challengers Bengaluru, English batter Jacob Bethell was handed his first appearance of the season, coming into the lineup in place of the injured Phil Salt. Gujarat Titans, led by Shubman Gil, made a couple of alterations as well: Windies fast-bowling allrounder Jason Holder was included to make his debut, while Manav Suthar also returned to the XI.
