IPL 2024: Here are the slowest centuries in tournament's history

Virat Kohli notched up his eighth century in the Indian Premier League during (Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) encounter against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Saturday.

The 35-year-old also extended his record as the player with the most number of centuries in the IPL.

The RCB batter was in fine form at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur, as his team posted a total of 183 runs after batting first. Once again, it was Kohli who guided the innings, remaining steadfast until the end.

The star batsman finished the innings with 113 runs off 72 balls. He struck 11 boundaries and four sixes during his innings. Kohli reached the 100-run mark in 67 balls.

The century against RR meant that Kohli has now recorded the joint-slowest century in IPL history. He also holds the record for taking the most deliveries to score a century on Indian soil.

“The wicket looks quite different from the outside. It feels like it’s flat, but the ball is holding up in the pitch. One of us (Virat or Faf) had to bat till the end. I knew I couldn’t get over aggressive and had to keep the bowlers guessing,” Kohli told the broadcaster after his knock.

Here is the list of players with the slowest hundreds in the Indian Premier League.

Slowest IPL centuries

67 - Manish Pandey (RCB) vs Deccan Chargers in 2009

67 - Virat Kohli (RCB) vs RR in 2024

66 - Sachin Tendulkar (MI) vs KTK in 2011

66 - David Warner (DC) vs KKR in 2010

66 - Jos Buttler (RR) vs MI, Mumbai in 2022

It must be noted Kohli became just the first player to complete 7,500 runs in his 242nd IPL innings, which is the most by any batter in the tournament’s history. The second on the list is another Indian, Shikhar Dhawan, who has 6755 runs in 221 matches.

Most runs in IPL history

Virat Kohli — 7575 runs in 242 innings

Shikhar Dhawan — 6755 runs in 220 innings

David Warner — 6545 runs in 180 innings

Rohit Sharma — 6280 runs in 246 innings

Suresh Raina — 5528 runs in 208 innings