Sai Sudarshan created history by scoring a century against RCB, became only the second cricketer to achieve this feat in IPL.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 25, 2026

This batsman, playing for Gujarat Titans in the 34th match of IPL 2026, created history by batting brilliantly against Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match being played on Friday (April 24) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Sudarshan along with captain Shubman Gill gave an excellent start to the team.

There was a strong partnership of 128 runs in 76 balls for the first wicket between the two batsmen. Sai Sudarshan showed his excellent form during this period and completed his century in 57 balls. He played an excellent inning of 100 runs in 58 balls, which included 11 fours and 5 sixes.

With this century, Sai Sudarshan created a big history. He has become the first Indian batsman to score centuries in IPL in three consecutive seasons (2024, 2025 and 2026). Before him in the world, only West Indies legend Chris Gayle had been able to achieve this feat. Chris Gayle had scored centuries in three consecutive IPL seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2013, whereas now Sai Sudarshan has also made his place in the same special club.

Batsmen who scored centuries in 3 consecutive IPL seasons:

Chris Gayle – 2011, 2012, 2013
Sai Sudarshan – 2024, 2025, 2026

Talking about the match, on the basis of this brilliant innings of Sai Sudarshan, Gujarat Titans batted first and scored a strong score of 205 runs. Apart from this, Shubman Gill (32), Jos Buttler (25) also added important runs for the team.

Teams for this match

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (captain), Tim David, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salaam.

Impact Substitute: Jacob Bethel, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer.

Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj.

Impact Substitute: Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan.