DA Warner becomes the first captain ever to score six fifties in a single edition of IPL

DA Warner becomes the first captain ever to score six fifties in a single edition of IPL

DA Warner of Sunrisers scored 81 against Punjab at Hyd-RGS on 11.05.15. It was his sixth score of fifty while leading Sunrisers in IPL 2015. He became the first captain ever in IPL to score six fifties in a single edition of IPL.

 

He also became the fourth captain to score five or more fifties in a single edition of IPL. Others are SR Tendulkar of Mumbai – five fifties in 2010, G Gambhir of Kolkata – five fifties in 2012 and V Sehwag of Delhi – five fifties in 2012. The exploits of these four captains are listed below

 

No No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 1 DA Warner 53 Sunrisers Chennai Chennai 11.04.15
  2 DA Warner 57 Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 13.04.15
  3 DA Warner 91 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
  4 DA Warner 58 Sunrisers Punjab Mohali 27.04.15
  5 DA Warner 61 Sunrisers Chennai Hyd-RGS 02.05.15
  6 DA Warner 81 Sunrisers Punjab Hyd-RGS 11.05.15
               
2 1 SR Tendulkar 63 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 17.03.10
  2 SR Tendulkar 71* Mumbai Kolkata Mum-BS 22.03.10
  3 SR Tendulkar 72 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
  4 SR Tendulkar 55 Mumbai Deccan Mumbai 28.03.10
  5 SR Tendulkar 89* Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 11.04.10
               
3 1 G Gambhir 64* Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10.04.12
  2 G Gambhir 66* Kolkata Punjab Mohali 18.04.12
  3 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
  4 G Gambhir 63 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 30.04.12
  5 G Gambhir 62 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 14.05.12
               
4 1 V Sehwag 57 Delhi Pune Delhi 21.04.12
  2 V Sehwag 87* Delhi Pune Pune-SRS 24.04.12
  3 V Sehwag 73 Delhi Mumbai Delhi 27.04.12
  4 V Sehwag 63 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 29.04.12
  5 V Sehwag 73 Delhi Rajasthan Jaipur 01.05.12

 

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