Indian Premier League 2010 : Dual distinction for JH Kallis – completes 1500 runs in Twenty20 games and owns the record for most fifties in IPL
JH Kallis completed 1500 runs in Twenty20 game when he was on 5 during his knock of 54 in the game between Bangalore and Delhi at Delhi on 04.04.10. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 1549
His 1549 runs have come from 52 mathces, 52 innings of which nine were not outs. He has an average of 36.02 runs per innings. His highest score is 89 not out made against Mohali at Bangalore on 16.03.10 representing Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has scored 14 half centuries and three zeroes. He has hit 171 boundary fours and 31 boundary sixes
The following is the list of batsmen who have an aggregate of 1500 runs in Twenty20 games. BJ Hodge {2646}, DJ Hussey {2429}, BB McCullum {2268}, LRPL Taylor {1907}, GC Smith {1900}, HH Gibbs {1866}, HD Ackerman {1811}, KC Sangakkara {1794}, IJL Trott {1775}, ST Jayasuriya {1769}, OA Shah {1739}, JP Duminy {1720}, SB Styris {1651}, RG Sharma {1629}, G Gambhir {1624}, Yuvraj Singh {1616}, Shoaib Malik {1605}, CL White {1595}, DA Warner {1594}, M van Jaarsveld {1573}, JH Kallis {1549}, A Symonds {1520}, V Sehwag {1513}, MJ Lumb {1510} and DPMD Jayawardene {1503}
DPMD Jayawardene completed 1500 runs in Twenty20 games in the match between Mohali and Kolkata at Kolkata on 04.04.10. He reached the milestone when he was on 107 during his knock of 110 not out. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 1503
V Sehwag completed 1500 runs in Twenty20 games in the match between Delhii and Bangaloer at Delhi on 04.04.10. He reached the milestone when he was on 22 during his knock of 35. At the end of the game his aggregate stood at 1513
JH Kallis is the 25th batsman in the history of Twenty 20 games to aggregate 1500 runs. He has represented Warriors, Western Province Boland, RSA and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Twenty20 games.
JH Kallis’s 52 in the game between Bangalore and Chennai at Chennai on 31.03.10 was his ninth IPL fifty. He now owns the record for most fifties in IPL. He wrested the records of AC Gilchrist and ML Haydeb who had scored eight fifties in IPL.
JH Kallis’s fifies are –: 54 vs Delhi at Delhi on 30.04.08, 62 vs Mohali at Durban on 24.04.09, 69* vs Mumbai at Jo’burg on 03.05.09, 58* vs Delhi at Jo’burg on 19.05.09, 65* vs Kolkata at Kolkata on 14.03.10, 89* vs Mohali at Bangalore on 16.03.10, 66* vs Mumbai at Mum-BS on 20.03.10, 52 vs Chennai at Chennai on 31.03.10 and 54 vs Delhi at Delhi on 04.04.10
JH Kallis’s 52 in the game between Bangalore and Chennai at Chennai was his ninth half century in IPL. He now owns the record for most half centuries in IPL. He wrested the record from ML Hayden of Chennai who had scored eight half centuries in IPL.
JH Kallis’s five half centuries in 2010 edition – 65* vs Kolkata at Kolkata on 14.03.10, 89* vs Mohali at Bangalore on 16.03.10, 66* vs Mumbai at Mum-BS on 20.03.10, 52 vs Chennai at Chennai on 31.03.10} and 54 vs Delhi and Delhi on 04.04.10 – provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring five half centuries in an edition of IPL.. SE Marsh and G Gabmbhir had scored five half centuries in 2008 edition. JP Duminy and ML Hayden had scored five half centuries in 2009 edition
JH Kallis’s five half centuries is the record for most half centuries scored by a batsman in 2010 edition. He wrested the record from SR Tendulkar who has scored four half centuries.
The following table shows the batting performance of JH Kallis in Twenty20 games.
| No | Runs | Match | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 30 | WP Boland v E Cape | P Elizabeth | 13.04.04 |
| 2 | 50 | WP Boland v Titans | Centurion | 18.04.04 |
| 3 | 37 | WP Boland v Lions | Cape Town | 21.04.04 |
| 4 | 23* | WP Boland v E Cape | Cape Town | 27.04.04 |
| 5 | 20 | RSA v New Zealand | Jo’burg | 21.10.05 |
| 6 | 15 | RSA v Australia | Brisbane | 09.01.06 |
| 7 | 4 | RSA v New Zealand | Jo’burg | 23.11.07 |
| 8 | 8 | RCB v Kolkata | Bangalore | 18.04.08 |
| 9 | 25 | RCB v Mumbai | Mum-WS | 20.04.08 |
| 10 | 11 | RCB v Jaipur | Bangalore | 26.04.08 |
| 11 | 14 | RCB v Chennai | Bangalore | 28.04.08 |
| 12 | 54 | RCB v Delhi | Delhi | 30.04.08 |
| 13 | 6 | RCB v Hyderabad | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 14 | 0 | RCB v Mohali | Bangalore | 05.05.08 |
| 15 | 20 | RCB v Jaipur | Jaipur | 17.05.08 |
| 16 | 25 | RCB v Delhi | Bangalore | 19.05.08 |
| 17 | 5 | RCB v Chennai | Chennai | 21.05.08 |
| 18 | 31 | RCB v Hyderabad | Hyd-RGS | 25.05.08 |
| 19 | 4 | RSA v Australia | Melbourne | 11.01.09 |
| 20 | 24 | RCB v Chennai | P Elizabeth | 20.04.09 |
| 21 | 15 | RCB v Hyderabad | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 22 | 62 | RCB v Mohali | Durban | 24.04.09 |
| 23 | 0 | RCB v Delhi | P Elizabeth | 26.04.09 |
| 24 | 23 | RCB v Kolkata | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 25 | 27 | RCB v Mohali | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 26 | 69* | RCB v Mumbai | Jo’burg | 03.05.09 |
| 27 | 10 | RCB v Jaipur | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 28 | 12 | RCB v Mumbai | P Elizabth | 10.05.09 |
| 29 | 32 | RCB v Kolkata | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 30 | 0 | RCB v Chennai | Durban | 14.05.09 |
| 31 | 58* | RCB v Delhi | Jo’burg | 19.05.09 |
| 32 | 5 | RCB v Hyderabad | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 33 | 9 | RCB v Chennai | Jo’burg | 23.05.09 |
| 34 | 15 | RCB v Hyderabad | Jo’burg | 24.05.09 |
| 35 | 48 | RSA v Scotland | The Oval | 07.06.09 |
| 36 | 24 | RSA v New Zealand | Lord’s | 09.06.09 |
| 37 | 57* | RSA v England | Nottingham | 11.06.09 |
| 38 | 45 | RSA v West Indies | The Oval | 13.06.09 |
| 39 | 64 | RSA v Pakistan | Nottingham | 18.06.09 |
| 40 | 8 | RCB v Cape Cobras | Bangalore | 08.10.09 |
| 41 | 73* | RCB v Otago | Bangaloer | 12.10.09 |
| 42 | 7 | RSA v England | Centurion | 15.11.09 |
| 43 | 55 | Warriors v Lions | P Elizabeth | 12.03.10 |
| 44 | 65* | RCB v Kolkata | Kolkata | 14.03.10 |
| 45 | 89* | RCB v Mohali | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 46 | 44* | RCB v Jaipur | Bangaloer | 18.03.10 |
| 47 | 66* | RCB v Mumbai | Mum-BS | 20.03.10 |
| 48 | 19 | RCB v Chennai | Bangalore | 23.03.10 |
| 49 | 27 | RCB v Delhi | Bangalore | 25.03.10 |
| 50 | 52 | RCB v Chennai | Chennai | 31.03.10 |
| 51 | 9 | RCB v Mohali | Mohali | 02.04.10 |
| 52 | 54 | RCB v Delhi | Delhi | 04.04.10 |