Shane Watson of the Sydney Thunder celebrates after taking the wicket of Melbourne Stars' Marcus Stoinis during the T20 Big Bash League cricket final between the Melbourne Stars and Sydney Thunder at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on January 24, 2016. THEO KARANIKOS/AFP/Getty Images
There have been a staggering 65 centuries in IPL history, with some of them downright outrageous by the biggest hitters on the planet.
From Chris Gayle’s record-breaking 175 not out in 2013, to some of our own Australian stars going past three figures, it’s a feat which is extremely difficult to achieve in the shortest form of the sport.
Gayle himself holds the record for the most IPL centuries with six, meaning he has scored just over one out of every 11 centuries in T20 cricket’s richest competition.
Indian captain - although recently standing down from that job in the shortest form of the game - sits second with five centuries, while Australian duo, retired all-rounder Shane Watson and opening batsman David Warner round out the podium, the duo tied on four centuries.
But what are the best of the best when it comes to centuries? The game-winning performances which fans all around the world still go back and watch to this day?
Here is our top-five countdown.
The very first IPL game saw New Zealand’s former wicketkeeper and captain tonk one of the biggest centuries in T20 history.
McCullum, who was playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders, will forever be remembered as the man who launched the IPL, scoring 158 from just 73 balls for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Kolkata would go on to miss the finals in that opening season with McCullum's form falling away, but that special innings in Bangalore will forever be known as the moment which launched the IPL.
The Kiwi's innings included ten fours and 13 sixes, going along at a strike rate of 216.43. He scored well over 50 per cent of his teams 222 total, before the bowling attack held the Rahul Dravid-captained Bangalore team to just 82.
Interestingly enough, Australian Michael Hussey would be the second century-maker the following day as the Chennai Super Kings ran up 240, with another six games then being played before another century was hit, this time by Andrew Symonds.
The only century on this list to come in a losing effort, Pathan's 2010 effort to try and get the Rajasthan Royals over the line chasing 212 against the Mumbai Indians is still the highest strike rate century in IPL history.
A record which hasn't been beaten, and is unlikely to ever be beaten, Pathan's effort saw him monster 100 exactly from just 37 balls at a strike rate of 270.27, with nine fours and eight sixes to boot. That's a boundary almost every two balls.
He was eventually run out with the score at 5 for 173 from 17.1 overs, and while it would have been an uphill battle anyway to score the remaining 40 runs from 17 balls, Pathan's form suggested it could have been done.
Rajagopal Sathish wore the brunt of the destruction, going for 51 runs fro his three overs, while Sanath Jayasuria's single over went for 19.
Probably the best performance by a batsman in an IPL final, Watson's 2018 century inspired the Chennai Super Kings to make a difficult run chase look suddenly easy as they mowed down the 178 scored by the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
They say runs on the board in a final are worth their weight in gold, however, Watson's 117 from 57 balls at a strike rate of 205.26, with 11 fours and eight sixes eased the pressure on his teammates around him as the Super Kings won by eight wickets, not even needing MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo or Ravindra Jadeja to bat.
The performance was even more impressive given the control Watson showed at the top of the order to see of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled his four overs for just 17 runs.
Earlier, the Sunrisers had all of Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Shakib Al Hasan and the previously mentioned Pathan go past 20, with Pathan whacking 45 from 25 balls.
Watson put together the ultimate final performance though, one which will go down in the books as one of the best in IPL history.
There is nothing tougher than chasing a big score in T20 cricket. That only gets harder when your team is in all sorts as you come to the crease.
However, that didn't phase Millar in a pivotal clash for the Kings XI Punjab at the back end of the 2013 season.
Chasing 190 against Bangalore on the back of Chris Gayle and AB De Villiers both going big, Millar found himself walking to the crease at 3 for 51 off 7.4 overs.
The game looked over, with Punjab needing 140 off just 12.2 overs with seven wickets in hand.
However, Millar teed off from ball one, ending up 101 not out from just 38 balls with eight sixes and seven fours for a strike rate of 265.78, still the second-highest in IPL history.
None of his other teammates passed 30 as he dominated the bowling attack, spanking Chris Gayle for 22 off an individual over at one point.
The best century in IPL history was never going to be anyone else. The man who titles himself as the universe boss inevitably also bosses most of the IPL's batting records.
It might have been a seemingly innocuous mid-season IPL match, but by the end of it, the Royal Challengers Bangalore had the highest T20 score in history as Gayle scored a staggering 175 off just 66 balls, in an innings which included 13 4s and 17 6s.
He finished with a strike rate of 265.15 in an innings which was blistering from start to finish. Bangalore ended up on 263.
Only two bowlers managed to go at less than ten runs per over, while Aaron Finch went for 29 off his one over, and Ali Murtaza went for 45 from two overs. Mitchell Marsh also went for 56 from three in what was a tale of devastation.
In reply, the Finch-led Pune Warriors ended up with 133 in what was an incredibly one-sided contest dominated by Gayle.
So, there is our list. The best IPL batting performances. Did we get it right? Drop a comment below and let us know.