Sanju Samson has scored an unbeaten hundred against MI today to single-handedly take CSK to 207 on the board. This is his second hundred of the season for CSK. Samson fumbled with his form in the beginning with CSK, but ever since his first century with CSK, Sanju seems to have turned back the clock on his red-hot form from the T20 World Cup Campaign 2026. CSK batsmen once again fumbled tonight at Wankhede with a mini collapse, but Sanju as a saviour stood tall with his willow, scoring an unbeaten 101 off 54 balls, with this Sanju becomes the 9th batter to have multiple centuries in a single IPL season.
The Indian batsman has joined the elite list that has names like Virat Kohli, Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, Jos Buttler, etc. This is also his 5th IPL century, which equals him with Indian wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul as joint second; Virat Kohli still tops the chart with eight total IPL centuries. After Shane Watson, Murali Vijay and Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson is the fourth CSK batsman to have scored multiple centuries in a single season in IPL.
Let us have a look at who the players are who have multiple centuries in a single IPL season over the years:
4 Centuries in One IPL Season
| Player | Team | Season | Centuries | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | RCB | 2016 | 4 | 973 |
| Jos Buttler | RR | 2022 | 4 | 863 |
Virat Kohli (RCB) - 2016, 4 centuries
Who can even forget the iconic 2016 season of Virat Kohli in IPL? He recorded the most runs in a single season with 973 runs in 16 matches - a record which some players can only dream of. He averaged 81.08 and a strike rate of 152.03, scoring four centuries and seven half-centuries, ending up winning the Orange Cap. Kohli, along with AB de Villiers, had a record partnership of 229 runs against the Gujarat Lions that season. Under his valuable captaincy, Kohli took RCB to the finals that year, but unfortunately lost to SRH.
Jos Buttler (RR) - 2022, 4 centuries
2022 was Buttler’s season in RR as he won the Orange Cap, being the leading run scorer that season. He scored 863 runs in 17 matches, averaging 57.53 at 149.05 with 4 centuries and four half-centuries. He also took the mighty Royals to the final in 2022. His centuries came against MI, KKR, DC, and RCB in Qualifier 2, although in the final, he failed against the Gujarat Titans, scoring a 39.
3 in One IPL Season
| Player | Team | Season | Centuries | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | GT | 2023 | 3 | 890 |
Shubman Gill (GT) - 2023, 3 centuries
The second-highest run in a single season goes to Shubman Gill, scoring a mammoth of 890 runs in 17 matches, averaging 63.57. Gill won the orange cap too that season for his incredible run for GT and took the team to finals in his second consecutive season. His record in home ground was incredible; he amassed a total of 590 runs in Narendra Modi Stadium. His 3 centuries came against SRH, RCB and MI in Qualifier 2, having scored the highest individual score in a playoff, 129 runs.
2 Centuries in One IPL Season
| Player | Team | Season | Centuries | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | RCB | 2011 | 2 | 608 |
| Hashim Amla | PBKS | 2017 | 2 | 420 |
| Shane Watson | CSK | 2018 | 2 | 555 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | DC | 2020 | 2 | 618 |
| KL Rahul | LSG | 2022 | 2 | 616 |
| Virat Kohli | RCB | 2023 | 2 | 639 |
| Sanju Samson | CSK | 2026 | 2 | - |
Chris Gayle (RCB) - 2011
Gayle was unsold in the auction but then came to RCB as a replacement for Dirk Nannes. He got the Orange Cap and MVP award that season, scoring 608 runs in just 12 matches, including two centuries and three fifties at a high strike rate of 183.13.
Hashim Amla ( KXIP/PBKS)- 2017
Hashim Amla, the Proteas star, scored 420 runs in 10 matches at an average of 60.00 and a strike rate of 145.83. Fun fact being both his centuries came to a losing cause against the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions.
Shane Watson (CSK) - 2018
Watson played an important role in CSK’s 2018 IPL win as he amassed 555 runs, including two centuries and two fifties. The pomp and show moment was when he scored 117* off 57 balls against SRH in the finals, giving CSK their third title.
Shikhar Dhawan (DC) - 2020
Dhawan played incredibly for Delhi Capitals as he scored 618 runs in 17 matches at an average of 44.14 and a strike rate of 144.73. He also became the first player to score consecutive centuries in IPL - 101* vs CSK and 106* vs KXIP.
KL Rahul (LSG) - 2022
KL Rahul was the captain of the team LSG in 2022, taking them to play offs but failing to win. He was the second-highest run scorer of the season, scoring 616 runs in 15 matches at an average of 51.33 and a strike rate of 135.38. Both his centuries came against MI.
Virat Kohli (RCB) - 2023
Virat Kohli was going through a dry patch at that team, but he had an incredible resurgence in IPL 2023 for RCB, scoring 639 runs in 14 matches at an average of 53.25 and a strike rate of 139.82 as the fourth-highest run getter of the season. He became the first player to get 7 centuries in IPL
Raed Also: Sanju Samson Century list
Sanju Samson (CSK) - 2026
Samson was traded from the Rajasthan Royals with Ravindra Jadeja to CSK. Although he fumbled at the start of the season, he scored two centuries this season already, with 115* against DC and 101* against MI today.
