Match No 29 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Deccan Chargers at Cuttack on 22.04.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by five wickets

S Dhawan’s 50 in this game represent his eighth fifty and was in a losing cause providing the 136^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the 23^rd occasion of a Deccan Chargers batsman’s fifty going in vain. All the 23 occasions are listed below

It is interesting to note that Deccan Chargers’s batsmen have most fifties going in vain in IPL – 23 occasions. They are closely followed by Punjab which has 19 occasions of batsmen’s fifty going in vain.

S Dhawan’s 50 in vain in this game represent his fourth fifty in losing cause in IPL which are listed below.

S Dhawan became the  tenth  batsman to witness four or more fifties in vain in IPL. Others are –  JH Kallis {08}, RG Sharma {06}, AC Gilchrist {05}, JP Duminy {05}, SE Marsh {05}, Yuvraj Singh {05}, DA Warner {04}, SK Raina {04}, V Kohli {04}

RG Sharma {05}, AC Gilchrist {04} and S Dhawan {03} are the three Deccan Chargers’s batsmen who have witnessed three or more fifties in a losing cause. Their performances are listed below

PA Patel was dismissed run out in this game providing the 25^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in IPL. He became the first Deccan Chargers wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in IPL

PA Patel owns the record for most occasions of wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in IPL. He was dismissed run out on three occasions – interestingly enough – representing three different teams on each occasion – Chennai, Kochi and Deccan. Other wicket keeper batsmen who have been dismissed run out on two occasions are – AC Gilchrist, Kamran Akmal, KC Sangakkara, KD Karthik, L Ronchi, MS Dhoni and NV Ojha. The complete list is furnished below

At the end of this game, three bowlers jointly share the second place among the most wicket takers in IPL – A Mishra, PP Ojha and RP Singh – have an aggregate of 66 wickets. SL Malinga with 70 wickets holds the record for most wickets in IPL.

DW Steyn’s two wickets in this game gave him an aggregate of 50 wickets in IPL. He became the 12^th bowler to capture 50 wickets in IPL, The following table lists all of them

DW Steyn’s two wickets in this game gave him an aggregate of 100 wickets in T20 games. He became the 21st bowler to capture 100 wickets in T20 games. The following table lists all of them

The following bowlers who are representing various teams in IPL are on the verge of capturing 100 wickets in T20 games – DL Vettori {99}, RP Singh {98}, IK Pathan {98}, PP Ojha {97} and SW Tait {97}

Deccan Chargers have played five matches in this edition and are yet to register a win. Their overall record in IPL read thus – Played – 65 : won – 25 : Lost – 40 : Deccan Chargers’s 40 losses is a record for most losses suffered by a team in IPL