The Lanka Premier League (LPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league, which is operated by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). It is contested between five franchises comprising cricketers from Sri Lanka and around the world.
A century is regarded as a landmark score for a batsman, achieved when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. His number of centuries is generally recorded in his career statistics.
The first century in the history of the Lanka Premier League was scored by Laurie Evans for Colombo Kings in the inaugural edition of the LPL on 10 December 2020. The highest scorer in the tournament was Lahiru Udara, who scored 132 (not out) runs for Kandy Royals against Galle Gallants. The fastest century in terms of balls (44 balls) was scored by Rilee Rossouw, who scored an unbeaten 108 off 50 balls for Jaffna Kings against Colombo Strikers. The slowest century was scored by Andre Fletcher, for Kandy Falcons, reaching this milestone in 66 deliveries while his final score was 102 runs not out in 67 deliveries.
The highest number of centuries have been scored by Rilee Rossouw with two centuries. Till date, 12 centuries have been scored by 11 different batsmen, out of which 6 are Sri Lankan players and 5 are overseas players. Players from all the 5 franchises have scored centuries. 6 centuries have been made by the players of Jaffna franchise, which is more than any other team.
Centuries +Key Symbol Meaning * Remained not out Balls Balls faced during the innings S/R Strike rate during the innings Inn. The innings of the match ResultResult for the batter's team +Lanka Premier League centuriesNo. Score Balls S/R Player Team Opposition Inn. Venue Date Result1108* 65 166.15 Laurie Evans Colombo Kings Jaffna Stallions1Hambantota10 December 2020 210064 156.25 Avishka Fernando Jaffna Kings Dambulla Giants1Hambantota21 December 2021 3102*67 152.23 Andre Fletcher Kandy Falcons Colombo Stars1Hambantota6 December 2022 410459 176.27 Babar Azam Colombo Strikers Galle Titans2Pallekele7 August 2023 5102*52 196.15 Kusal Perera Dambulla Sixers Jaffna Kings1Pallekele3 July 2024 6104*63 165.07 Tim Seifert Galle Marvels Jaffna Kings1Dambulla5 July 2024711959 201.69 Pathum Nissanka Jaffna Kings Kandy Falcons1Dambulla9 July 20248108*50 216.00 Rilee Rossouw (1/2) Jaffna Kings Colombo Strikers2Dambulla10 July 2024 9105*54 194.44 Kusal Mendis Jaffna Kings Kandy Falcons1Colombo (RPS)20 July 2024 10106*53 200.00 Rilee Rossouw (2/2) Jaffna Kings Galle Marvels2Colombo (RPS)21 July 2024 11 132* 63 209.52 Lahiru Udara Kandy Royals Galle Gallants 2 Pallekele 29 July 2026 12 108* 55 196.36 Kamil Mishara Jaffna Kings Galle Gallants 1 Colombo (RPS) 5 August 2026
Season overview 2024 season holds the record for the most centuries in a year with 6.
+ Season wise statistics for century scores Season No. of centuries Highest score Highest scorer20201108* Laurie Evans2021110020221102* Andre Fletcher20231104 Babar Azam20246119 Pathum Nissanka 2026 2 132* Lahiru Udara
Team overview
+ Team statistics for century scores Team (Franchise) No. of matches No. of centurions No. of centuries Highest score Highest scorer Colombo 56 2 2 108* Laurie Evans Dambulla 53 1 1 102* Kusal Perera Galle 60 1 1 104* Tim Seifert Jaffna 61 5 6 119 Kandy 56 2 2 132* Lahiru Udara
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