IPL – Captain’s fifties in a losing cause
G Gambhir’s 58 in the game between Kolkata and Bangalore at Kolkata on 11.04.15 in the ongoing IPL was in a losing cause to provide the 46th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No | *+ | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 2 | * | SC Ganguly | 51 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 01.05.08 |
| 3 | * | S Laxman | 52 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 4 | * | R Dravid | 66 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 05.05.08 |
| 5 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 6 | * | V Sehwag | 51* | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 17.05.08 |
| 7 | * | R Dravid | 75* | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.05.08 |
| 8 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 9 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 10 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 11 | * | BB McCullum | 84* | Kolkata | Bangalore | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 12 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 |
| 13 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 14 | *+ | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 15 | * | SR Tendulkar | 100* | Mumbai | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 |
| 16 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 62* | Pune | Chennai | Mum-DYP | 27.04.11 |
| 17 | * | M Jayawardene | 76 | Kochi | Punjab | Indore | 13.05.11 |
| 18 | + | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | Pune | Delhi | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 19 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 20 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 70* | Chennai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.05.11 |
| 21 | * | V Sehwag | 52 | Delhi | Pune | Delhi | 21.04.12 |
| 22 | * | R Dravid | 58 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Jaipur | 23.04.12 |
| 23 | * | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
| 24 | * | R Dravid | 57 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Jaipur | 01.05.12 |
| 25 | * | G Gambhir | 62 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | 14.05.12 |
| 26 | * | M Jayawardene | 66 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 03.04.13 |
| 27 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 51 | Chennai | Mumbai | Chennai | 06.04.13 |
| 28 | * | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 11.04.13 |
| 29 | * | R Dravid | 54 | Rajasthan | Pune | Pune-SRS | 11.04.13 |
| 30` | * | V Kohli | 58 | Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai | 13.01.13 |
| 31 | * | RG Sharma | 79 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mum-WS | 29.04.13 |
| 32 | * | V Kohli | 57 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 14.05.13 |
| 33 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 63 | Chennai | Mumbai | Kolkata | 26.05.13 |
| 34 | * | SR Watson | 50 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Sharjah | 20.04.14 |
| 35 | * | RG Sharma | 50 | Mumbai | Chennai | Dubai-DSC | 25.04.14 |
| 36 | * | V Kohli | 67 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 20.05.14 |
| 37 | *+ | KD Karthik | 56 | Delhi | Kolkata | Dubai-DSC | 19.04.14 |
| 38 | * | G Gambhir | 54 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 |
| 39 | * | SR Watson | 51 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Ranchi | 13.05.14 |
| 40 | * | RG Sharma | 51 | Mumbai | Kolkata | Cuttack | 14.05.14 |
| 41 | * | MS Dhoni | 57 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Ranchi | 22.05.14 |
| 42 | * | V Kohli | 73 | Bangalore | Chennai | Bangalore | 24.05.14 |
| 43 | * | KP Pietersen | 58 | Delhi | Punjab | Mohali | 25.05.14 |
| 44 | * | RG Sharma | 98* | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
| 45 | * | DA Warner | 53 | Sunrisers | Chennai | Chennai | 11.04.15 |
| 46 | * | G Gambhir | 58 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 11.04.15 |
G Gambhir’s 58 in the game between Kolkata and Bangalore at Kolkata on 11.04.15 in the ongoing IPL was in a losing cause to provide the sixth occasion of a Kolkata captain’s fifty going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No | *+ | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | * | SC Ganguly | 51 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 01.05.08 |
| 2 | * | BB McCullum | 84* | Kolkata | Bangalore | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 3 | * | G Gambhir | 62 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | 14.05.12 |
| 4 | * | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 11.04.13 |
| 5 | * | G Gambhir | 54 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 |
| 6 | * | G Gambhir | 58 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 11.04.15 |
G Gambhir’s 58 in the game between Kolkata and Bangalore at Kolkata on 11.04.15 in the ongoing IPL was in a losing cause to provide the seventh occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain against Bangalore in a IPL game. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | *+ | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | * | VVS Laxman | 52 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 3 | * | BB McCullum | 84* | Kolkata | Bangalore | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 4 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 70* | Chennai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.05.11 |
| 5 | * | R Dravid | 58 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Jaipur | 23.04.12 |
| 6 | * | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 11.04.13 |
| 7 | * | G Gambhir | 58 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 11.04.15 |
G Gambhir is the only captain to witness two of his fifties going in vain against Bangalore. By a strange coincidence his 59 against Bangalore at Bangalore on the same day, same month, two years back had gone in vain {on 11.04.13}.
| No | *+ | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | * | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 11.04.13 |
| 2 | * | G Gambhir | 58 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 11.04.15 |
G Gambhir’s 58 in the game between Kolkata and Bangalore at Kolkata on 11.04.15 in the ongoing IPL was in a losing cause to provide the fourth occasion of his fifty going in vain when he was leading a team in IPL. He became the seventh captain in IPL to witness four or more fifties going in vain in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {05}, R Dravid {05}, Yuvraj Singh {05}, MS Dhoni {04}, RG Sharma {04} and V Kohli {04}. All such occasions are listed below
| No | No | *+ | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 2 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 | |
| 3 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 | |
| 4 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 | |
| 5 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 | |
| 2 | 1 | * | R Dravid | 66 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 05.05.08 |
| 2 | * | R Dravid | 75* | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.05.08 | |
| 3 | * | R Dravid | 58 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Jaipur | 23.04.12 | |
| 4 | * | R Dravid | 57 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Jaipur | 01.05.12 | |
| 5 | * | R Dravid | 54 | Rajasthan | Pune | Pune-SRS | 11.04.13 | |
| 3 | 1 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 2 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 | |
| 3 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 | |
| 4 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 62* | Pune | Chennai | Mum-DYP | 27.04.11 | |
| 5 | + | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | Pune | Delhi | Mumbai | 17.04.11 | |
| 4 | 1 | * | G Gambhir | 62 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | 14.05.12 |
| 2 | * | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 11.04.13 | |
| 3 | * | G Gambhir | 54 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 | |
| 4 | * | G Gambhir | 58 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 11.04.15 | |
| 5 | 1 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 70* | Chennai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.05.11 |
| 2 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 51 | Chennai | Mumbai | Chennai | 06.04.13 | |
| 3 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 63 | Chennai | Mumbai | Kolkata | 26.05.13 | |
| 4 | * | MS Dhoni | 57 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Ranchi | 22.05.14 | |
| 6 | 1 | * | RG Sharma | 79 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mum-WS | 29.04.13 |
| 2 | * | RG Sharma | 50 | Mumbai | Chennai | Dubai-DSC | 25.04.14 | |
| 3 | * | RG Sharma | 51 | Mumbai | Kolkata | Cuttack | 14.05.14 | |
| 4 | * | RG Sharma | 98* | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 | |
| 7 | 1 | * | V Kohli | 58 | Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai | 13.01.13 |
| 2 | * | V Kohli | 57 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 14.05.13 | |
| 3 | * | V Kohli | 67 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 20.05.14 | |
| 4 | * | V Kohli | 73 | Bangalore | Chennai | Bangalore | 24.05.14 |