Match No 38 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata on 28.04.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 47 runs

G Gambhir scored 93 in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. All the thirteen occasions are furnished below

G Gambhir with his 93 became the second Kolkata batsman after SC Ganguly to score a ninety in IPL. Performance of both the batsmen read thus

Thus G Gambhir’s 93 in this game represents the highest individual ninety by a Kolkata batsman in IPL

G Gambhir’s 93 in this game provide the 71st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represent the 14th occasion of a Kolkata captain scoring a fifty in IPL.

G Gambhir’s 93 in this game provide the third occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in IPL. All the three occasions are listed below

G Gambhir’s 93 in this game represent his seventh fifty as captain in IPL which are listed below.  It represents his highest individual score as captain. His previous best was his 75 not out representing Kolkata against Rajasthan on 15.04.11

G Gambhir’s 93 in this game represent the 39^th occasion of a Kolkata batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the sixth occasion of a Kolkata batsman scoring a fifty against Bangalore which are listed below

G Gambhir’s 93 in this game represent his highest individual score in IPL. His previous best was his 86 against Bangalore representing Delhi against Bangalore on 30.04.08

G Gambhir’s 93 in this game represent his 13^th fifty in IPL which are furnished below. He has represented Delhi and Kolkata in IPL. He has scored eight fifties representing Delhi and five fifties representing Kolkata.

G Gambhir became the sixth batsman in IPL to score 13 or more fifties. Others are – SE Marsh {14}, JH Kallis {14}, V Sehwag {13}, RG Sharma {13} and SK Raina {13}

D Vettori captured his 100^th wicket in T20 games when he captured the wicket of BB McCullum – bowled for 43 – in this game. He became the 23^rd bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 100 plus wickets.

JH Kallis completed 1700 runs in IPL when he was on 28 during his knock of 41 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 1713. He became the sixth batsman to score 1700 plus runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1966}, SR Tendulkar {1803}, G Gambhir {1777} and RG Sharma {1730}

R Vinay Kumar with his two wickets in this game has an aggregate of 50 wickets in IPL. He became the 13^th bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in IPL. The complete list is furnished below.

BB McCullum completed 3800 runs in T20 games when he was on 20 during his knock of 43 in this game. At the end of this game, his T20 run aggregate stood at 3823. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to total 3800 plus runs. Others are – DJ Hussey {4480}, BJ Hodge {4365} and OA Shah {3835}

CH Gayle completed 3500 runs in T20 games when he was on 17 during his knock of 86 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 3573. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to total 3500 plus runs. Others are – DJ Hussey {4480}, BJ Hodge {4365}, OA Shah {3835} and BB McCullum {3823}

AB de Villiers scored a duck in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a zero in IPL. It also represents the fourth occasion of a Bangalore wicket keeper batsman scoring a duck in IPL which are listed below

AB de Villiers collected a first ball duck in this game providing the tenth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a first ball duck in IPL. All the ten occasions are listed below

AB de Villiers became the second Bangalore wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball duck in IPL after RV Uthappa who had suffered such an ignominy against Punjab at Durban on 24.04.09

AB de Villiers’s zero in this game represents his third duck as a wicket keeper batsman in IPL. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score three or more zeroes in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {06}, NV Ojha {04} and KC Sangakkara {03}

BB McCullum and G Gambhir added 95 runs for the first wicket and G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 80 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 52^nd and 53^rd occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL.

BB McCullum and G Gambhir added 95 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 15^th occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket which are listed below

G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 80 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 12th occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the second wicket in IPL which are listed below

BB McCullum and G Gambhir added 95 runs for the first wicket and G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 80 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the sixth  occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting 50 plus partnerships for the first two wickets in IPL. All the six occasions are listed below.

It is interesting to note that out of the six occasions, four such occasions are against Bangalore which are furnished below

BB McCullum and G Gambhir added 95 runs for the first wicket and G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 80 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 13^th  and 14^th  occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Bangalore in IPL. All the 14 occasions are listed below

CH Gayle’s 86 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 141st occasion of a batsman’s 50 going in vain in IPL. It also represent the 19^th occasion of a Bangalore batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in IPL which are listed below

CH Gayle’s 86 in this game was in a losing cause providing the third occasion of a Bangalore batsman’s fifty going in vain against Kolkata in IPL which are listed below

CH Gayle’s 86 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 12^th occasion of  batsman’s fifty going in vain against Kolkata in IPL which are listed below

CH Gayle’s 86 represent the highest individual score by a batsman in a losing cause against Kolkata in IPL, The previous best was 71 not out by YVG Rao of Deccan Chargers at Hyd-RGS on 11.05.08

CH Gayle scored six boundary sixes in this game to take his IPL sixes to 95. He became the first batsman to score 90 plus sixes in IPL