Rajat Patidar scores quickest IPL century by an uncapped player

The RCB player scored a hundred in 49 balls against Lucknow Super Giants. Rajat Patidar is the 15th batter to register an IPL century in less than 50 balls

RCB's Rajat Patidar scored his maiden IPL century in just 49 balls.

49 The number of balls taken by RCB’s Rajat Patidar to reach his maiden century in T20 cricket. He did so against Lucknow Super Giants in Kolkata on May 25, 2022. This is now the quickest by any uncapped player in IPL history. Meanwhile, Patidar became the 15th batter to register an IPL century in less than 50 balls. For the record, Chris Gayle has done this on three occasions, while A. B. de Villiers has done it twice.

Fewest balls taken to reach an IPL century by uncapped players

Balls to 100	Batter	Runs (Balls)	For	Against	Venue	Date	Result
49	Rajat Patidar	112* (54)	RCB	LSG	Kolkata	May 25, 2022	Won
51	Devdutt Padikkal	101* (52)	RCB	RR	MumbaiWS	Apr 22, 2021	Won
52	Paul Valthaty	120* (63)	PBKS	CSK	Mohali	Apr 13, 2011	Won
58	Shaun Marsh	115 (69)	PBKS	RR	Mohali	May 28, 2008	Won

Note: Padikkal and Marsh are the only players listed above who appeared in an international match after scoring an IPL century.

 

3 The number of opening pairs of a side aggregating 500-plus runs in an IPL season. LSG’s K. L. Rahul and Quinton de Kock became the latest pair to join this exclusive list this season.

Two players from the same side aggregating 500+ runs the same IPL season while opening the innings

Batter1	Batter2	For	Year
David Warner (848)	Shikhar Dhawan (501)	SRH	2016
Ruturaj Gaikwad (635)	Faf du Plessis (633)	CSK	2021
K. L. Rahul (616)	Quinton de Kock (508)	LSG	2022

 

27 The number of wickets claimed by Yuzvendra Chahal this IPL season. This now makes him the seventh bowler in IPL history to claim this many or more wickets in a single IPL season. However, Chahal became the first spinner to claim this many wickets in a single IPL season, thus bettering the previous tally of 26 wickets by CSK’s Imran Tahir in 2019. Late Shane Warne captured 19 wickets for RR in the inaugural season of 2008, then the most by a spinner. Over the years, the record had changed hands and now it belongs to another RR leggie Chahal.

Most wickets by spinners in an IPL season

Wkts	Bowler	For	Year	Mts	Ave	Eco
27	Yuzvendra Chahal	Rajasthan Royals	2022	17	19.52	7.75
26	Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	2019	17	16.58	6.70
26	Wanindu Hasaranga	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2022	16	16.54	7.54
24	Sunil Narine	Kolkata Knight Riders	2012	15	13.50	5.48
24	Harbhajan Singh	Mumbai Indians	2013	19	19.00	6.51

 

How the record (most wickets by a spinner in an IPL season) changed hands

Wkts	Bowler	For	Year	Mts	Ave	Eco
19	Shane Warne	Rajasthan Royals	2008	15	21.26	7.77
21	Anil Kumble	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2009	16	16.52	5.86
21+	Pragyan Ojha	Deccan Chargers	2010	16	20.43	7.29
24	Sunil Narine	Kolkata Knight Riders	2012	15	13.50	5.48
24+	Harbhajan Singh	Mumbai Indians	2013	19	19.00	6.51
26	Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	2019	17	16.58	6.70
26+	Wanindu Hasaranga	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2022	16	16.54	7.54
27	Yuzvendra Chahal	Rajasthan Royals	2022	17	19.52	7.75

+ equaled existing record

 

3889 The number of runs aggregated by K. L. Rahul after batting in his 100th innings in IPL cricket. This is by far the highest run-aggregate for an IPL batter after playing 100 innings. The previous record was held by Chris Gayle who managed 3626 runs in 2017. Rahul appeared in his 100th innings against RCB while playing for LSG in the eliminator in Kolkata on May 25, 2022.

Most IPL runs after 100 innings

Runs	Batter	for	Against	Venue	Achieved on	Ave
3889	K. L.. Rahul	LSG+	RCB	Kolkata	May 25, 2022	48.01
3626	Chris Gayle	RCB+	DCp	Delhi	May 14, 2017	41.20
3373	David Warner	SRH+	RCB	Bangalore	May 29, 2016	38.33
3185	Faf du Plessis	RCB+	LSG	Mumbai DYP	Apr 19, 2022	35.00
2901	Suresh Raina	CSK	SRH	Sharjah	Apr 27, 2014	34.13

Note: + All the players mentioned above have appeared for more than one team, except in the case of Raina, which was all for CSK.

8 The number of individual centuries recorded in this year’s IPL. This is now the most registered in any of the IPL seasons. Previously, the record was seven in 2016. Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 106 for RR against RCB in Ahmedabad in the second qualifier on May 27, 2022 was the eighth of the season.

Most individual 100s registered in an IPL season

100s	Year	Batters who registered centuries
8	2022	Jos Buttler (4), K. L. Rahul (2), Quinton de Kock (1), Rajat Patidar (1)
7	2016	Virat Kohli (4), Quinton de Kock (1), Steve Smith (1), AB de Villiers (1)
6	2012	Ajinkya Rahane (1), Kevin Pietersen (1), David Warner (1), Rohit Sharma (1), Chris Gayle (1), M Vijay (1)
6	2011	Chris Gayle (2), Paul Valthaty (1), Sachin Tendulkar (1), Virendra Sehwag (1), Adam Gilchrist (1)
6	2008	Brendon McCullum (1), Michael Hussey (1), Andrew Symonds (1), Adam Gilchrist (1), Sanath Jayasuriya (1), Shaun Marsh (1)

 

 

45 The number of sixes that came off the bat of Jos Buttler in IPL 2022. Only two other players have hit more in a single IPL season — Chris Gayle, twice for RCB, and Andre Russell for KKR.

Most sixes hit by batters in an IPL season

6s	Batter	For	Year	Inns	6s/inns
59	Chris Gayle	RCB	2012	14	4.21
52	Andre Russell	KKR	2019	13	4.00
51	Chris Gayle	RCB	2013	16	3.19
45	Jos Buttler	RR	2022	17	2.65
44	Chris Gayle	RCB	2011	12	3.67

 

1062 The number of sixes hit during IPL 2022 in 74 matches and 148 innings. For the first time, this season saw a record 1000-plus sixes being hit, thus obliterating the previous record of 872 sixes set during the season of 2018.

Most sixes hit in a single IPL edition

6s	Year	Mts	Inns	6s/inns	Balls/6
1062	2022	74	148	7.17	16.21
872	2018	60	120	7.27	15.88
784	2019	60	120	6.53	17.72
734	2020	60	120	6.11	19.15
734	2012	75	148	4.96	23.53
714	2014	60	120	5.95	19.45
705	2017	59	118	5.97	19.05

Note: 509 — the fewest number of sixes were hit in 2009 (in South Africa) in 57 matches (114 inns), 6s/inns: 4.44, Balls/6: 26

 

5 The number of players who have the distinction of being a part of a successful IPL title winning side on five or more occasions. Hardik Pandya’s success with the Gujarat Titans makes him the latest player to join this elite list.

Players being part of a successful IPL side on most occasions

Titles	Player	Title1	Title2	Title3	Title4	Title5	Title6
6	Rohit Sharma	Dch — 2009	MI — 2013	MI — 2015	MI — 2017	MI — 2019	MI — 2020
5	Ambati Rayudu	MI — 2013	MI — 2015	MI — 2017	CSK — 2018	CSK — 2021
5	Kieron Pollard	MI — 2013	MI — 2015	MI — 2017	MI — 2019	MI —2020
5	Jasprit Bumrah	MI — 2013+	MI — 2015+	MI — 2017	MI — 2019	MI — 2020
5	Hardik Pandya	MI — 2015	MI — 2017	MI — 2019	MI — 2020	GT — 2022

Note: Except for Bumrah, all the above players mentioned have appeared in the Grand final game. However, Bumrah, although part of a successful IPL winning squad in 2013 and 2015, did not play the Grand final+.

 

7 The number of franchises who have won the IPL title since the inaugural edition in 2008. Gujarat Titans is now the latest side to join six other IPL title winners and engrave its name on the Trophy. Interestingly, Rajasthan Royals (in 2008) and now Gujarat Titans are now the only two sides to win the IPL title on first attempt.

IPL winners

Titles	Team	1st title	2nd title	3rd title	4th title	5th title
5	Mumbai Indians	2013	2015	2017	2019	2020
4	Chennai Super Kings	2010	2011	2018	2021
2	Kolkata Knight Riders	2012	2014
1	Rajasthan Royals	2008
1	Deccan Chargers	2009
1	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2016
1	Gujarat Titans	2022

All records are correct and updated until May 29, 2022