IPL: Most centuries by players against single team
There have been certain batters who have fancied scoring against a particular team and clobbered multiple centuries against an IPL franchise.
2. Chris Gayle vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) {2}
Chris Gayle has been a giant of a player in the T20 circuit. He has destroyed bowling attacks for fun and made the shortest format his happy hunting ground. The Jamaica-born has featured in 463 T20 matches and amassed a staggering tally of 14,562 runs at a strike rate of 144.75.
Gayle has also established his supremacy in the Indian Premier League and plundered 4965 runs in 142 games at a strike rate of 148.96. Moreover, in his illustrious IPL career, the legendary cricketer has hammered six centuries, which is the most by a batter in the marquee tournament. Among his tally of tons, two have come against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings)
Gayle's first century against Punjab came in the 47th match of IPL 2011 when he inflicted carnage on the opposition and notched up 107 runs off 49 deliveries. Then in the 40th match of IPL 2015, he put up a six-hitting fest and smashed his second ton against the Punjab franchise. The Southpaw clobbered 117 runs off 57 balls, which included 12 maximums.
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