Prabhsimran Singh century: Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh had an evening to remember at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Super Saturday. The attacking opener smashed his maiden IPL hundred against Delhi Capitals, the second one by an uncapped Indian batsman after Yashasvi Jaiswal in the tournament. The 22-year-old opener slammed his ton in only 61 balls, with the help of 10 boundaries and six massive sixes. Prabhsimran Singh registered a total of 103 runs at a strike rate of 158.46. With the hundred, Prabhsimran entered his name in history books forever, at least the one possessed by Punjab Kings franchise. The hundred by Singh on Sunday, was the first by any Punjab batsmen in the IPL since 2020. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
This man!
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Prabhsimran Singh century: Check out the list of Punjab Kings batsmen with hundreds in the IPL
For the record, Prabhsimran Singh became only the 11th batsman from the Punjab franchise to have scored a hundred in the IPL. Over the years, the Punjab franchise has contributed 13 hundreds in the IPL since the league’s inception in 2008. The following list contains the names of the Punjab batsmen who have registered three-figure scores in the IPL.
Punjab Kings Century List in the IPL
Name | Runs | Opposition | Venue | Year |
Shaun Marsh | 115 | Rajasthan Royals | Mohali | 2008 |
Mahela Jayawardene | 110* | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 2010 |
Paul Valthaty | 120* | Chennai Super Kings | Mohali | 2011 |
Adam Gilchrist | 106 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Dharamsala | 2011 |
David Miller | 101* | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mohali | 2013 |
Virender Sehwag | 122 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 2014 |
Wriddhiman Saha | 115* | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | 2014 |
Hashim Amla | 104* | Mumbai Indians | Indore | 2017 |
Hashim Amla | 104 | Gujarat Lions | Mohali | 2017 |
Chris Gayle | 104* | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mohali | 2018 |
KL Rahul | 100* | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | 2019 |
KL Rahul | 132* | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Dubai | 2020 |
Mayank Agarwal | 107 | Rajasthan Royals | Sharjah | 2020 |
Prabhsimran Singh | 103 | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | 2023 |
The hundred by Prabhsimran Singh was the first hundred by any Punjab batsman against the Delhi Capitals in the history of the IPL. In the past, players like Shaun Marsh, Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, Hashim Amla, KL Rahul, and others have registered three-figure scores in the IPL for the Punjab Kings. Only KL Rahul and Hashim Amla have scored two hundreds in the IPL for the Punjab Kings. Prabhsimran Singh has joined an elite list of players for the Punjab Kings in IPL history.
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