What is a maiden century?

Question

jayasurya made a maiden century recently in an IPL match.

Answer 1

Your first ever century.

Answer 2

Maiden century means the first century  one make in his carreer in any particular game.  While Jayasuriya has made many centuries in test cricket and ODI, the century he made in the IPL Match on 14th May was his first cebntury in Twenty/20 format of cricket and as such it is called as maiden century.

Answer 3

Maiden = First

Jayasuriya made his first century in the Indian Premier League.

Answer 4

STOP SCROLLING DOWN!

Enough people have said this. and I repeat;

It is your first century in a particular format

Answer 5

The first century you make.   He's made centuries before,  but it was the first one he made in the 20/20 format.

It's either that or it's a 100 year old woman!

Answer 6

It was Jayasuriya's first century in the T20 format.

Answer 7

the first one