Match No 09 : Royal Challegers Bangalore vs Otago Volts at Bangalore on 12.10.09 : Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 80 runs

This game witnessed three fifty plus runs partnerships in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s innings – 75 for the first wicket between JH Kallis and RV Uthappa, 59 runs for the second wicket between JH Kallis and V Kohli and 54 runs unfinished stand for the third wicket between JH Kallis and LRPL Taylor – providing the first occasion of a team posting the fifty plus runs partnerships for the first three wickets in the tournament games played so far

These three fifty plus runs partnerships swelled the number of fifty plus runs partnerships to fourteen in the tournament. Of these fourteen fifty plus runs partnerships, Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen have a major share and posted five fifty plus runs partnerships which are listed below

JH Kallis’s 73 not out in this game provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. He is the third RCB batsman to register a fifty – the other two being RV Uthappa {51} and LRPL Taylor {53 not out} against Cape Cobras at Bangalore on 08.10.09. The following table lists out al the eleven occasions

JH Kallis’s unbeaten 73 in this game provides the sixth occasion of a batsman registering an unbeaten fifty in the tournament. JH Kallis is the second Royal Challenger Bangalore’s batsman to register an unbeaten fifty after LRPL Taylor’s 53 against Cape Cobras at Bangalore on 08.10.09. All the six unbeaten fifties are listed below

Cape Cobras, New South Wales Blues and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen share these six unbeaten fifties on two occasions each.

JH Kallis’s 73 not out in this game represents his eighth T20 fifty and also his highest individual score in T20 games. His previous best was 69 not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians at Johannesburg on 03.05.09. His eight fifties are listed below.

JH Kallis became the 60^th batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 1000 plus runs. He reached the milestone when he was on 11 during the course of his knock of 73 not out against Otago Eleven at Bangalore on 12.10.09.

At the end of this game, Royal Challengers Bangalore has in its ranks, two batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs in T20 games – LRPL Taylor {1340} and JH Kallis {1062}.

MV Boucher was making his 50^th T20 appearance in this game. The other cricketer who has played fifty plus T20 games in Royal Challengers Bangalore squad is RV Uthappa with 51 appearances at the end of this game.

RV Uthappa hit five boundary fours in his knock of 42 in this game. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 100 boundary fours in T20 games. JH Kallis {112} and LRPL Taylor {102} are the other RCB Batsmen who have an aggregate of 100 plus boundary fours. Uthappa became the 58^th batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 100 plus boundary fours.

RV Uthappa’s feat of 100 boundary fours assumes more importance in the fact that he became the fifth Indian batsman to achieve the feat after G Gambhir {168}, V Sehwag {133}, Yuvraj Singh {119} and RG Sharma {111}

LRPL Taylor with his three sixes in his knock of 32 not has now an aggregate of 79 sixes. He now stands second in the list of batsmen who have most sixes in T20 games. Only DJ Hussey with 92 sixes to his credit is ahead of LRPL Taylor. LRPL Taylor went past BB McCullum’s 76 sixes in this game. Prior to this game, LRPL Taylor and BB McCullum shared the joint second place with 76 sixes to their credit.

IG Butler conceded 42 runs in this game to become the seventh bowler to concede forty plus runs in the tournament.

IG Butler became the third bowler in the tournament to concede 40 plus runs with out capturing a wicket.

IG Butler remains the only bowler to concede 40 plus runs on two occasions in CLT20 games played so far.

NT Broom’s run out for 7 in this game provides the 16^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the tournament.

NT Broom remains the only batsman to be dismissed run out on two occasions in the tournament. The other occasion was against Cape Cobras at Hyderabad on 10.10.09

JH Kallis with his 73 not out and 3 for 18 became the second cricketer to perform the allrounder’s feat of a fifty coupled with three wickets in the tournament. The other cricketer to achieve such a feat was MC Henriques of New South Wales. He scored 51 not out and captured 3 for 23 against Sussex Sharks at Delhi on 11.10.09.

Otago Volts were all out for 108 in this game providing the third occasion of a team dismissed all out in the tournament.

Otago Volts remains the only team to be dismissed all out in the tournament games played so far.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won this game by 80 runs which represents the largest margin of victory by runs in the tournament. Of the nine games played to date, six games were won by runs margin and three games were won by wickets margin. The following table lists out the games won on runs margin

Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a total of 188 for 2 in 20.0 overs in this game providing the fourth occasion of a team posting 180 plus runs in the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s total of 188 for 2 in this game represents the second highest team total registered in the tournament. The highest total is by Cape Cobras when they posted 193 for 4 agaisnt Otago Volts at Hyderabad on 10.10.09

Cape Cobras and Royal Challengers Bangalore have shared equally the four team totals of 180 plus runs.

Otago Volts remains the only team to concede 180 plus runs on two occasions – Cape Cobras posted 193 for 4 at Hyderabad on 10.10.09 and Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 188 for 2 at Bangalore on 12.10.09