MI's Ryan Rickelton slams his maiden century in IPL: Stats
What's the story
Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Ryan Rickelton has hit a superb century against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 41 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season on Wednesday. The southpaw added 93 runs with Will Jacks for the 1st wicket. Rickelton then managed a 55-run stand alongside Naman Dhir for the 3rd wicket. He then added 56 runs alongside Hardik Pandya. Here's more.
Knock
A defiant unbeaten knock from Rickelton's blade
Rickelton started watchfully before greeting Praful Hinge with a six in the 2nd over. He then attacked Pat Cummins and hammered Sakib Hussain. MI managed 78 runs in the powerplay. After Jacks' dismissal, Suryakumar Yadav came in and perished quickly. Rickelton and Dhir recovered MI's innings. In the 15th over, Rickelton completed his ton. He ended up scoring 123* as MI managed 243/5.
Fastest
Fastest IPL hundred by a MI batter
Rickelton completed his century off 44 balls in the 15th over. As per Cricbuzz, he now owns the fastest century for MI (by balls). Fastest hundreds for MI (by balls taken): 44 - Ryan Rickelton vs SRH, Wankhede, 2026 45 - Sanath Jayasuriya vs CSK, Wankhede, 2008 45 - Tilak Varma vs GT, Ahmedabad, 2026
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9th MI batter to smash an IPL hundred
Rickelton is now the 9th MI batter to smash an IPL hundred. He joined the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, Rohit Sharma (2), Lendl Simmons, Suryakumar Yadav (2), Cameron Green, Quinton de Kock, and Tilak Varma.
Stats
Rickelton gets past 4,500 runs in T20s
Rickelton's unbeaten 123 was laced with 10 fours and 8 sixes. He consumed 55 balls (SR: 223.64). With this knock, Rickelton has raced to 648 runs from 20 IPL matches at 36. In addition to a ton, he owns 4 fifties. Overall in T20s, Rickelton surpassed 4,500 runs (4,510) from 161 matches (154 innings) at 32-plus. He smashed his 4th century (50s: 27).
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3rd MI batter with an IPL hundred against SRH
As per ESPNcricinfo, Rickelton became the 13th batter to slam an IPL hundred against SRH. Meanwhile, he is now the 3rd MI batter with a century against SRH after Cameron Green in 2023 and Suryakumar in 2024. All three tons have come at Wankhede Stadium.
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Highest individual score for MI in IPL
Rickelton's 123* is now the highest individual score for MI. He went past Jayasuriya's unbeaten 114 recorded in IPL 2008. Quinton de Kock's score of an unbeaten 112 this season versus PBKS remains third-highest.