The Indian Premier League will have a new title winner as Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday.
Even though Punjab has only made the final once before in the IPL, back in 2014, the franchise holds the unique distinction of one its batters scoring a hundred in the summit clash of the tournament.
There have only been two instances of a player scoring a hundred in an IPL final. Here are the two:
Wriddhiman Saha (KXIP) — 115 vs KKR in 2014
Wriddhiman Saha was the first player to score century in IPL final.
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Wriddhiman Saha was the first player to score century in IPL final.
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Playing for Punjab Kings, Wriddhiman Saha lit up the night at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru as he smoked a fiery stroke-filled hundred against KKR in the IPL 2014 final to become the first player to hit a century in the IPL final since its inception.
He scored 115 runs off just 55 balls, hitting 10 fours and eight sixes, taking KXIP to a competitive total of 199/4 in 20 overs, albeit in a losing cause.
However, a gritty 94 from Manish Pandey led KKR to its second title.
Shane Watson (CSK) — 117* vs SRH in 2018
Shane Watson was the first player to score a century in IPL final in a winning cause.
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Shane Watson was the first player to score a century in IPL final in a winning cause.
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Shane Watson was the second player in the history of IPL to score a century in the final.
Playing for Chennai Super Kings, Watson scored an unbeaten 57-ball 117 deliveries against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai in 2018.
Riding on Watson’s century, CSK chased down 179 with nine deliveries to spare, winning its fourth IPL title.
