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Mumbai, April 16 : Quinton de Kock created history in the Indian Premier League. He became the first designated wicketkeeper to score three IPL centuries. He achieved this milestone during Mumbai Indians’ match against Punjab Kings in the 2026 season.
De Kock Joins Elite List
De Kock showed strong consistency across teams. He scored centuries for three IPL franchises. These include Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Lucknow Super Giants, and Mumbai Indians.
He joined KL Rahul and Sanju Samson in this rare list. KL Rahul scored centuries for Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Delhi Capitals. Sanju Samson achieved this feat with Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals, and Chennai Super Kings.
T20 Century Records
Chris Gayle leads the T20 century list with 22 hundreds. Babar Azam follows with 11. David Warner has 10 centuries.
Virat Kohli, Rilee Rossouw, Sahibzada Farhan, and Quinton de Kock each have nine centuries.
Top Scores for Mumbai Indians
Sanath Jayasuriya holds the highest IPL score for Mumbai Indians. He scored 114* against Chennai Super Kings in 2008.
De Kock now ranks second. He scored an unbeaten 112 against Punjab Kings in 2026. Rohit Sharma also features on the list. He scored 109 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 and 105 against Chennai Super Kings in 2024.
Match Summary: PBKS vs MI
Mumbai Indians batted first and scored 195/6. De Kock played a brilliant innings of 112* off 60 balls. He built a 122-run partnership with Naman Dhir, who scored 50 runs.
Arshdeep Singh led Punjab Kings’ bowling attack. He took 3 wickets for 22 runs.
Punjab Kings chased the target with ease. They reached 198/3 in just 16.3 overs. Prabhsimran Singh scored an unbeaten 80 off 39 balls. Captain Shreyas Iyer added 66 off 35 balls.
Allah Ghazanfar took 2 wickets for Mumbai Indians. However, the bowlers failed to defend the total.
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