List of Bangladesh Premier League centuries

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Chris Gayle holds the record of scoring most number of centuries (5) in BPL

In cricket, a batsman reaches a century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. A century is regarded as a landmark score for a batsman, and his number of centuries is generally recorded in his career statistics. [1] The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh which has been held annually since its first season in 2012. [2] Though Following the match fixing scandal, the league was not played in the year 2014. It started again at year 2015, the third season of this tournament. [3] In the ten seasons played, thirty centuries have been made by twenty four different players. [4]

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The first century in the BPL was scored in the first match on 10 February 2012 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka by Chris Gayle for Barisal Burners against Sylhet Royals. [5] The highest score in the competition was made by Chris Gayle, who scored 146 runs not out for Rangpur Riders against Dhaka Dynamites. [6] [7] [8] The fastest century in terms of balls was scored by Chris Gayle, who scored 126 runs not out in 51 balls while playing for Ranhpur Riders. [4] The slowest century was scored by Dwayne Smith for Khulna Royal Bengal against Sylhet Royals. He scored his century in 70 balls while his final score was 103 runs not out in 73 balls at a strike rate of 141.09. [4] [9]

The highest number of centuries have been scored by Chris Gayle with five centuries. [4]

Among the thirty seven centuries only ten of them are made by the player of the hosting country. Twenty seven centuries has been scored by the foreigner players with twelve from West Indies players.

Mohammad Ashraful, Shahriar Nafees and Faf du Plessis are the only players to score a century while captaining their team. Ashraful was the captain of Dhaka Gladiators side while Nafees was the captain of Khulna Royal Bengal and Faf du Plessis captaining Comilla Victorians. [10] [11] 2019 BPL, also known as BPL6 has seen the most number of centuries. Six centuries had been scored on that season. While 2015 and 2016 has the lowest number of centuries with one each. [4]

Key

SymbolMeaning
*Remained not out
†player was selected Man of the Match
BallsBalls faced during the innings
4sNumber of fours hit by the batsman
6sNumber of sixes hit by the batsman
S/R. Strike rate during the innings
Inn.The innings of the match
WonThe match was won by the team for which the player played
LostThe match was lost by the team for which the player played

Centuries

Bangladesh Premier League centuries
No.PlayerScoreBalls4s6sS/RTeamOppositionInn.VenueDateResult
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle † (1/5)101*44710229.54 Barisal Burners Sylhet Royals 2 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 10 February 2012Won
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle (2/5)11661611190.16 Dhaka Gladiators 14 February 2012Lost
3 Flag of Barbados.svg Dwayne Smith 103*7366141.09 Khulna Royal Bengals Sylhet Royals 127 February 2012Won
4 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed Shehzad †113*49126230.61 Barisal Burners Duronto Rajshahi 228 February 2012Won
5 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Shahriar Nafees †102*69122147.82 Khulna Royal Bengal 1 Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna 24 January 2013Won
6 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammad Ashraful †103*58142177.58 Dhaka Gladiators Khulna Royal Bengals 2 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 11 February 2013Won
7 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle † (3/5)11451512223.52 Sylhet Royals 115 February 2013Won
8 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Evin Lewis † (1/2)101*6576155.38 Barisal Bulls Dhaka Dynamites 2 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 1 December 2015Won
9 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sabbir Rahman †1226199200.00 Rajshahi Kings Barisal Bulls Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 13 November 2016Lost
10 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle † (4/5)126*51614247.05 Rangpur Riders Khulna Titans 8 December 2017Won
11 Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Johnson Charles †(1/2)105*6397166.66 Comilla Victorians 110 December 2017Won
12 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle † (5/5)146*69518211.59 Dhaka Dynamites 12 December 2017Won
13 Flag of England.svg Laurie Evans †104*6296167.74 Rajshahi Kings Comilla Victorians 21 January 2019Won
14 Flag of England.svg Alex Hales † (1/2)10048115208.33 Rangpur Riders Chittagong Vikings Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 25 January 2019Won
15 Flag of South Africa.svg Rilee Rossouw 100*5186196.07
16 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Evin Lewis † (2/2)109*49510222.44 Comilla Victorians Khulna Titans 28 January 2019Won
17 Flag of South Africa.svg AB de Villiers †100*5086200.00 Rangpur Riders Dhaka Dynamites 2Won
18 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tamim Iqbal † (1/2)141*611011231.14 Comilla Victorians 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 8 February 2019Won
19 Flag of Grenada.svg Andre Fletcher † (1/2)103*57115180.70 Sylhet Thunder Khulna Tigers Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 21 December 2019Won
20 Flag of England.svg Dawid Malan †100*5495185.18 Cumilla Warriors Rajshahi Royals 24 December 2019Lost
21 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Najmul Hossain Shanto †115*5787201.75 Khulna Tigers Dhaka Platoon 2 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 11 January 2020Won
22 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Lendl Simmons 11665145178.46 Sylhet Sunrisers Minister Dhaka 1 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 28 January 2022Lost
23 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tamim Iqbal † (2/2)111*64174173.43 Minister Dhaka Sylhet Sunrisers 2Won
24 Flag of South Africa.svg Faf du Plessis 10154123187.03 Comilla Victorians Khulna Tigers 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 12 February 2022Lost
25 Flag of Grenada.svg Andre Fletcher † (2/2)101*6266162.90 Khulna Tigers Comilla Victorians 2Won
26 Flag of Pakistan.svg Azam Khan 109*5898187.93 Khulna Tigers Chattogram Challengers 19 January 2023Lost
27 Flag of Pakistan.svg Usman Khan (1/2)10358105177.59 Chattogram Challengers Khulna Tigers 29 January 2023Won
28 Flag of Pakistan.svg Iftikhar Ahmed 100*4569222.22 Fortune Barishal Rangpur Riders 1 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 19 January 2023Won
29 Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Johnson Charles (2/2)107*56511197.07 Comilla Victorians Khulna Tigers 2 Sylhet International Cricket Stadium,Sylhet 31 January 2023Won
30 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Towhid Hridoy 108*5787189.47 Comilla Victorians Durdanto Dhaka 2 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 9 February 2024Won
31 Flag of England.svg Will Jacks 108*53510203.8 Comilla Victorians Chattogram Challengers 2 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 13 February 2024Won
32 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tanzid Hasan (1/2)1166588178.46 Chattogram Challengers Khulna Tigers 120 February 2024Won
33 Flag of Pakistan.svg Usman Khan (2/2)12362136198.38 Chittagong Kings Durbar Rajshahi 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 3 January 2025Won
34 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thisara Perera 103*6097171.66 Dhaka Capitals Khulna Tigers 2Lost
35 Flag of England.svg Alex Hales † (2/2)113*56107201.78 Rangpur Riders Sylhet Strikers 2 Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 6 January 2025Won
36 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Litton Das †125*55109227.27 Dhaka Capitals Durbar Rajshahi 112 January 2025Won
37 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tanzid Hasan (2/2)1086468168.75
38 Flag of England.svg Graham Clark †1015076202.00 Chittagong Kings Khulna Tigers 1 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 16 January 2025Won

Season overview

Season wise statistics for century scores
SeasonNo. of centurionsNo. of centuriesHighest scoreStrike rateHighest scorer
2012 [12] 34116190.16 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle
2013 [13] 33114223.52 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle
2015 [14] 11101*226.78 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Evin Lewis
2016 [15] 11122200.00 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sabbir Rahman
2017 [16] 23146*211.59 Flag of Jamaica.svg Chris Gayle
2019 [17] 66141*231.14 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tamim Iqbal
2019–20 33115*201.75 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Najmul Hossain Shanto
2022 44116178.46 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Lendl Simmons
2022–23 44109*187.93 Flag of Pakistan.svg Azam Khan
2024 33116178.46 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Tanzid Hasan
2025 66125*227.27

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