Match No 57 – Pune Warriors vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore at Pune-SRS on 11.05.2012 – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 35 runs

 

SPD Smith led Pune in this game as SC Ganguly stepped down from captaincy. SC Ganguly did not play in this game. SPD Smith became the 28^th captain to lead a team in IPL.

 

Pune Warriors was led by Yuvraj Singh and SC Ganguly earlier. SPD Smith became the third captain to lead Pune in IPL. Thus Pune became the eighth team to be led by three captains in IPL. The following table lists out the teams which are led by three or more captains. .

 

 

CH Gayle’s 57 in this game represent his seventh fifty in IPL 5. His seven fifties constitute an all time record in IPL. He became the first batsman to score seven fifties in a single edition of IPL. The previous record was six fifties jointly shared by JH Kallis {06 – all half centuries} and SE Marsh {06 – 01 Century + 05 half centuries}. CH Gayle’s fifties in IPL 2012 read thus

 

 

CH Gayle’s 57 in this game provide the 54^th occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. His knock also represent the third occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a fifty against Pune which are listed below

 

 

CH Gayle and TM Dilshan added 80 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 58^th occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also provide the 14^th occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in IPL which are listed below

 

 

CH Gayle and TM Dilshan added 80 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Pune in IPL.

 

 

CH Gayle and TM Dilshan added 80 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the record partnership for any wicket by Bangalore batsmen Pune in IPL. The previous best was the 66 runs partnership for the third wicket between V Kohli and AB de Villiers at Bangalore on 29.04.11

 

 

CH Gayle and TM Dilshan added 80 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the ecord partnership for the first wicket by Bangalore batsmen against Pune in IPL. The previous best was the 57 runs partnership by the same pair at Bangalore on 29.04.11

 

 

CH Gayle {57} and TM Dilshan {53} scored fifties in this game providing the 16th   occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in IPL. The following table lists all such occasions.

 

 

CH Gayle {57} and TM Dilshan {53} scored fifties in this game providing the first   occasion of Bangalore’s both the openers scoring fifties in IPL.

 

TM Dilshan was run out after scoring 53 in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in IPL.  TM Dilshan became the third Bangalore batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. Others are – KP Pietersen and JH Kallis

 

 

TM Dilshan completed 1000 runs in IPL when he was on 37 during his knock of 53 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 1016. He became the 27^th batsman to score 1000 plus runs in IPL. The following table lists out all the batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in IPL.

 

 

CH Gayle has scored 43 boundary sixes in IPL 2012. The record for most boundary sixes in a single edition is also credited to CH Gayle who has scored 44 sixes in IPL 2011. He now needs two more sixes to rewrite the record for most sixes in a single edition of IPL.

 

RV Uthappa and AP Mujumdar added 50 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of Pune batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL which are listed below

 

 

RV Uthappa was dismissed stumped in this game providing the 25^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman stumped in IPL.