Key Insights

Brendon McCullum’s unbeaten 158 is the highest individual score against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL. In fact, McCullum was the first-ever centurion in the IPL. And as a result, RCB became the first team to concede a century in the league.

McCullum’s score remains the second highest in the league after Chris Gayle’s unbeaten 175 for RCB.

In all, the Royal Challengers have conceded 13 centuries from the opponent batters, the joint-most among IPL franchises. Check how many the other teams have conceded here.

Jos Buttler is the only batter to score multiple hundreds against Bengaluru in the league. His first ton came in the 2022 Qualifier 2, and the other came in a 2024 game.

Buttler’s unbeaten 106 from 2022 is the highest individual score against RCB in a playoff match.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have the most centurions (four) against RCB, followed by Punjab Kings (three) and Rajasthan Royals (two).

The former Punjab batter, David Miller, scored the fastest century against Bengaluru in the IPL. He took 38 balls to reach the triple-digit figures in 2013. Find out fastest century record-holders for each IPL team here.

Miller’s strike rate of 265.78 during his 101-run knock is the highest versus RCB among the batters who scored a century.


PlayerScore (Balls)Strike RateVenueDate
Brendon McCullum (KKR)158* (73)216.43Bengaluru18 Apr 2008
KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)132* (69)191.30Dubai (DICS)24 Sep 2020
Rishabh Pant (LSG)118* (61)193.44Lucknow27 May 2025
Jonny Bairstow (SRH)114 (56)203.57Hyderabad31 Mar 2019
Mitchell Marsh (LSG)111 (56)198.21Lucknow7 May 2026
Quinton de Kock (Delhi Daredevils)108 (51)211.76Bengaluru17 Apr 2016
Jos Buttler (RR)106* (60)176.66Ahmedabad27 May 2022
Adam Gilchrist (Kings XI Punjab)106 (55)192.72Dharamsala17 May 2011
Shubman Gill (GT)104* (52)200.00Bengaluru21 May 2023
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)104 (51)203.92Hyderabad18 May 2023
AM Rahane (RR)103* (60)171.66Bengaluru15 Apr 2012
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