CLT20 : JP Duminy excels with bat in Cape Cobra's victory in the inaugural fixture of CLT20
Match Number 1 : Cape Cobras vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore on 08.10.09 : Cape Cobras won by five wickets with two balls to spare
RV Uthappa was playing his 50th T20 game and celebrated it by scoring a half century – 51. It was his third half century, the other two being – 50 representing India against Pakistan at Durban on 14.09.07 and 66 not out representing RCB against Mumbai Indians at Johannesburg on 03.05.99. At the end of this game, he has an aggregate of 925 T20 runs from 50 games and 47 innings
RV Uthappa and R Dravid added 68 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the first occasion of a fifty plus runs partnership in CLT20 Championship. RV Uthappa earned the distinction of registering the first fifty of CLT20 Championship.
R Dravid was run out in this game for 28 providing the second occasion of run out dismissal in T20 games. The other occasion was – he was run out for 10 in the game between RCB against Mumbai Indians at Port Elizabeth on 03.05.99.
LRPL Taylor hit four boundary sixes in his knock of 53 not out. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 76 sixes in T20 games. He now occupies the joint second place in the list of batmen who have hit most sixes in T20 games. BB McCulllum is the other batsman who has scored 76 sixes. Only DJ Hussey has scored more sixes than LRPL Taylor and BB McCullum with 92 sixes to his credit and occupies the first place in the list.
LRPL Taylor hit four boundary fours in his knock of 53 not out. At the end this game he has an aggregate of 100 boundary fours in T20 games. He became the 57th batsman to aggregate 100 boundary fours in T20 games.
LRPL Taylor with his 53 not out in this game registered his eighth T20 fifty and seventh T20 half century.
JP Duminy completed 1500 runs in T20 games when he was on 12 during the course of his knock of 99 not out in this game. Prior to the start of this game he had an aggregate of 1488 runs. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 1587
JP Duminy became the ninth batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 1500 runs. Others are BJ Hodge {2288}, DJ Hussey {2053}, HD Ackerman {1463}, GC Smith {1723}, BB McCullum {1695}, IJL Trott {1617}, M van Jaarseveld {1573} and ST Jayasuriya {1547}
JP Duminy with his 99 not out in this game became the third batsman in the history of T20 games to register a score of 99 not out. The other two batsmen are – Ashfaq Ahmed {99 not out for Lahore Eagles against Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi on 27.02.06} and Salman Butt {99 not out for Lahore Lions against Quetta Bears at Lahore on 04.10.08}
JP Duminy with his 99 not out in this game registered his 13th T20 fifty. His 13 fifties puts him in the third in the list of batsmen who have scored most T20 fifty. BJ Hodge {18} and HD Ackerman {17} occupy the first and second places in the list
JP Duminy with his 99 not out in this game registered his 13th T20 half century. His 13 half centuries puts him in the second in the list of batsmen who have scored most T20 half centuries. BJ Hodge and HD Ackerman share the first place with 17 half centuries to their credit
JP Duminy’s 99 not out in this game represents the 60th occasion of a batsman registering individual ninety in the history of T20 games.
HH Gibbs who already holds the record for most zeroes in T20 games {12} prior to this game, extended his record by adding one more duck to his T20 career. He was dismissed for zero in this game. At the end of this game, he has 13 T20 ducks.
JP Duminy registered his T20 highest score when he made 99 not out in this game. His previous best was 93 representing Cape Cobras against Titans at Cape Town on 07.03.07. His 99 not out in this game represents his sixth half century for his state team Cape Cobras. JP Duminys’ thirteen half centuries are listed below
| No | Runs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 67* | Cape Cobras v Dolphins | Cape Town | 20.01.06 |
| 2 | 93 | Cape Cobras v Titans | Cape Town | 07.03.07 |
| 3 | 52 | Cape Cobras v Titans | Cape Town | 20.04.08 |
| 4 | 78 | SAF vs Aus | Melbourne | 11.01.09 |
| 5 | 69* | SAF vs Aus | Brisbane | 13.01.09 |
| 6 | 56 | Cape Cobras v Lions | Pot’stroom | 04.02.09 |
| 7 | 53* | Cape Cobras v Dolphins | Durban | 18.02.09 |
| 8 | 59 | Mum v KEP | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 9 | 52* | Mum v KKR | ELondon | 01.05.09 |
| 10 | 52 | Mum v Dec | Centurion | 06.05.09 |
| 11 | 59* | Mum RCB | PElizabeth | 10.05.09 |
| 12 | 62 | Mum v CSK | PElizabeth | 16.05.09 |
| 13 | 99* | Cape Cobras v RCB | B’lore | 08.10.09 |