In a landmark moment for the Indian Premier League, every one of the 10 franchises now has at least one batter who has reached three figures this season. The breakthrough follows Virat Kohli’s ninth IPL century for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against KKR in Raipur, but the bigger story is what came next: IPL 2026 has become the first campaign in the tournament’s 19-year history where all teams have produced a centurion. From teenage stars such as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to established names like Virat Kohli and Quinton de Kock, the century tally has spread across every dugout.
Centurions across the IPL in 2026
- CSK: Sanju Samson — Unbeaten 115 against DC at the Chepauk Stadium marked the season’s first century. It was his fourth IPL century. Later, against arch-rivals MI, Samson added a second ton of the season with 101*.
- MI: Quinton de Kock, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickleton — MI may be positioned in the bottom half of the table, but they have already produced three centurions. De Kock, in his first appearance of the season versus PBKS, struck 112* off 60 balls. Tilak Varma went even faster to a 101 from 45 deliveries against GT. Rickleton, the wicketkeeper-batter, recorded MI’s quickest IPL century—bringing up his hundred in 44 balls. Against SRH, he followed up with 123 in 55 deliveries.
- RCB: Virat Kohli — Kohli, opening for the defending champions, delivered a match-winning century against KKR with 105 off 60 balls.
- KKR: Finn Allen — The Kiwi opener notched 100* off 47 balls against DC, in a chase that required 143.
- LSG: Mitchell Marsh — Marsh struck LSG’s fastest century in IPL history against RCB, reaching three figures in just 49 balls. He finished with 111 off 56 deliveries.
- PBKS: Cooper Connolly — Against SRH, the young Australian produced 107 off 59 balls to score a century. Connolly also became the youngest overseas player to register an IPL century.
- RR: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — Sooryavanshi, a driving force behind RR’s strong early momentum, slammed a 103-ball century off just 37 deliveries, smashing 12 sixes in the process against SRH.
- DC: KL Rahul — Rahul posted the highest individual score of the season, 152* off 66 balls against PBKS. Backed by his sixth IPL century, he also became the leading Indian for highest score in IPL history.
- GT: Sai Sudharsan — Sudharsan delivered a smooth, well-paced 100 off 57 balls against the defending champions RCB.
- SRH: Abhishek Sharma — The left-handed opener made 135* off 68 balls against DC, his second IPL century.
Why this season’s landmark matters
This is the first time in IPL history that all franchises have recorded at least one century in the same season. The milestone arrives on the back of Kohli’s ninth IPL century for RCB in Raipur, but the spread of three-figure scores across the league is what truly defines IPL 2026. With multiple teams featuring both breakthrough performers and proven match-winners, the season has rewritten the century narrative—one franchise at a time.
