A century in a T20 format is gold dust. With just 120 deliveries available for the batting team, scoring an individual hundred is a terrific accomplishment. In the last 14 years of IPL, 66 centuries have been hit. Mumbai Indians have hit only four of them. In this article, we take a look at the list of players who have scored a century for Mumbai Indians in IPL history so far.
The most successful team in IPL history
Mumbai Indians did not start their IPL campaigns on a good note. In the initial seasons, the team struggled to perform consistently. This is despite them having a few superstars on the roster. However, once Rohit Sharma took over the reins in the middle of 2013, things started changing for the Mumbai-based outfit.
While the franchise won the competition in 2013, from then on, every alternate year, they were the IPL winners until IPL 2019. In IPL 2020, they won IPL again, thereby becoming the second team to win back-to-back IPL championships. Hence, Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchise in IPL history right now with five titles.
Batters who have hit a century for Mumbai Indians in IPL
It is interesting to note that there have not been many centuries by Mumbai Indians batters so far. Only four players have managed the feat till now. Here is the list of centurions for MI in IPL:
- 2008: Sanath Jayasuriya vs CSK
- 2011: Sachin Tendulkar vs KTK
- 2012: Rohit Sharma vs KKR
- 2014: Lendl Simmons vs KXIP
IPL 2008 did not begin well for Mumbai Indians. However, after a few games, they picked up form. Against Chennai Super Kings in a chase of 157, Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya scored a century. Next up, in 2011, Sachin Tendulkar scored his first T20 century against Kochi. Rohit Sharma got one against his favourite opponent KKR in 2012. Lendl Simmons is a surprise name on this list. Not many are aware that he has scored a century in IPL, but the West Indian did it in 2014 in a chase against eventual finalists Kings XI Punjab.
