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Batsmen scoring ninety at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket – BA Stokes of England is the new entrant

Batsmen scoring ninety at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket – BA Stokes of England is the new entrant

BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 53rd occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. All such occasions are listed below

After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92,   JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the 54th occasiion of a batsman scoring a ninety at Lord’s in a test innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hon.FS Jackson 91 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
2 R Abel 94 2 Eng v Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 GL Jessop 93 1 Eng v SAF Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
4 CG Macartney 99 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 24 Jun 1912
5 HW Taylor 93 1 SAF v Aus Lord’s 15 Jul 1912
6 FE Woolley 95 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
7 FE Woolley 93 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
8 RC Blunt 96 3 NZl v Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1931
9 HB Cameron 90 1 SAF v Eng Lord’s 29 Jun 1935
10 E Paynter 99 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
11 TE Bailey 93 1 Eng v NZl Lord’s 25 Jun 1949
12 R Benaud 97 3 Aus v Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
13 ED Weekes 90 3 Win v Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1957
14 R Subba Row 90 1 Eng v SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
15 MJK Smith 99 1 Eng v SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
16 KF Barrington 91 2 Eng v SAF Lord’s 22 Jul 1965
17 TW Graveney 96 2 Eng v Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
18 JM Parks 91 2 Eng v Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
19 KF Barrington 97 2 Eng v Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
20 G Boycott 92 3 Eng v NZl Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
21 JH Edrich 96 1 Eng v Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
22 AW Greig 96 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 31 Jul 1975
23 R Edwards 99 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 1975
24 AW Greig 91 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
25 HA Gomes 92* 4 Win v Eng Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
26 LRD Mendis 94 3 Srl v Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
27 GM Ritchie 94 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 27 Jun 1985
28 AL Logie 95* 3 Win v Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1988
29 RC Russell 94 2 Eng v Srl Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
30 DC Boon 94 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
31 RA Smith 96 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
32 JG Wright 98 2 NZl v Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1990
33 ME Waugh 99 1 Aus v Eng Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
34 MA Atherton 99 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
35 BA Young 94 3 NZl v Eng Lord’s 16 Jun 1994
36 RA Smith 90 3 Eng v Win Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
37 SL Campbell 93 4 Win v Eng Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
38 R Dravid 95 2 Ind v Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
39 AC Gilchrist 90 2 Aus v Eng Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
40 HH Dippenaar 92 2 SAF v Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
41 MH Richardson 93 1 NZl v Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
42 BB McCullum 96 3 NZl v Eng Lord’s 20 May 2004
43 S Chanderpaul 97* 4 Win v Eng Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
44 MJ Clarke 91 3 Aus v Eng Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
45 AJ Strauss 96 1 Eng v Ind Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
46 BB McCullum 97 1 NZl v Eng Lord’s 15 May 2008
47 AN Cook 95 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
48 Salman Butt 92 4 Pak v Aus Lord’s 13 Jul 2010
49 AN Cook 96 1 Eng v Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
50 S Chanderpaul 91 3 Win v Eng Lord’s 17 May 2012
51 JM Bairstow 95 2 Eng v SAF Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
52 M Vijay 95 3 Ind v Eng Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
53 BA Stokes 92 1 Eng v NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015

BA Stokes of England scored 92 against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 26th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. All such occasions are listed below

After the dismissal of BA Stokes for 92,   JE Root was dismissed for 98 to provide the 27th occasion of an England batsman scoring a ninety against  New Zealand in a test innings

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Hon.FS Jackson 91 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
2 R Abel 94 2 Eng v Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1896
3 GL Jessop 93 1 Eng v SAF Lord’s 01 Jul 1907
4 FE Woolley 95 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
5 FE Woolley 93 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 11 Jun 1921
6 E Paynter 99 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
7 TE Bailey 93 1 Eng v NZl Lord’s 25 Jun 1949
8 R Subba Row 90 1 Eng v SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
9 MJK Smith 99 1 Eng v SAF Lord’s 23 Jun 1960
10 KF Barrington 91 2 Eng v SAF Lord’s 22 Jul 1965
11 TW Graveney 96 2 Eng v Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
12 JM Parks 91 2 Eng v Win Lord’s 16 Jun 1966
13 KF Barrington 97 2 Eng v Ind Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
14 G Boycott 92 3 Eng v NZl Lord’s 21 Jun 1973
15 JH Edrich 96 1 Eng v Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
16 AW Greig 96 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 31 Jul 1975
17 AW Greig 91 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 16 Jun 1977
18 RC Russell 94 2 Eng v Srl Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
19 RA Smith 96 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
20 MA Atherton 99 3 Eng v Aus Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
21 RA Smith 90 3 Eng v Win Lord’s 22 Jun 1995
22 AJ Strauss 96 1 Eng v Ind Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
23 AN Cook 95 1 Eng v Aus Lord’s 16 Jul 2009
24 AN Cook 96 1 Eng v Srl Lord’s 03 Jun 2011
25 JM Bairstow 95 2 Eng v SAF Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
26 BA Stokes 92 1 Eng v NZl Lord’s 21 May 2015

 

Batsmen who have scored 1000 plus boundary fours in tests – AN Cook of England gets added to the elite list

Batsmen who have scored 1000 plus boundary fours in tests – AN Cook of England gets added to the elite list

AN Cook of England scored 16 runs in England’s first innings against New Zealand at Lord’s in the ongoing first test. He scored three boundary fours in his innings of 16. These three boundary fours game him 1000 boundary fours and with it the distinction of becoming the 21st batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 1000 plus boundary fours. He also became the third England batsman to achieve the feat after AJ Stewert {1121} and GA Gooch {1079).  The following table furnishes the complete list of batsmen who have achieved the feat.

 

BATSMEN WHO HAVE SCORED 1000 PLUS BOUNDARY FOURS IN TESTS
No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 200 329 33 15921 248* 53.78 51 68 14 2058
2 R Dravid Ind 164 286 32 13288 270 52.31 36 63 8 1654
3 BC Lara Win 131 232 6 11953 400* 52.88 34 48 17 1559
4 RT Ponting Aus 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 41 62 17 1509
5 JH Kallis SAF 166 280 40 13289 224 55.37 45 58 16 1488
6 KC Sangakkara Srl 130 225 17 12203 319 58.66 38 51 10 1473
7 M Jayawardene Srl 149 252 15 11814 374 49.84 34 50 15 1387
8 S Chanderpaul Win 164 280 49 11867 203* 51.37 30 66 15 1285
9 V Sehwag Ind 104 180 6 8586 319 49.34 23 32 16 1233
10 SR Waugh Aus 168 260 46 10927 200 51.06 32 50 22 1175
11 GC Smith SAF 117 205 13 9265 277 48.25 27 38 11 1165
12 AR Border Aus 156 265 44 11174 205 50.56 27 63 11 1161
13 VVS Laxman Ind 134 225 34 8781 281 45.97 17 56 14 1135
14 AJ Stewart Eng 133 235 21 8463 190 39.54 15 45 14 1121
15 Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 120 200 22 8830 329 49.60 25 46 15 1105
16 GA Gooch Eng 118 215 6 8900 333 42.58 20 46 13 1079
17 IVA Richards Win 121 182 12 8540 291 50.23 24 45 10 1051
18 ML Hayden Aus 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30 29 14 1049
19 CH Gayle Win 103 182 11 7214 333 42.18 15 37 15 1046
20 SM Gavaskar Ind 125 214 16 10122 236* 51.12 34 45 12 1016
21 AN Cook Eng 113 201 12 8707 294 46.06 26 40 7 1000
ENGLAND BATSMEN WHO HAVE SCORED 1000 PLUS BOUNDARY FOURS IN TESTS
No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s
1 AJ Stewart Eng 133 235 21 8463 190 39.54 15 45 14 1121
2 GA Gooch Eng 118 215 6 8900 333 42.58 20 46 13 1079
3 AN Cook Eng 113 201 12 8707 294 46.06 26 40 7 1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teams which have won 60 plus games in Indian Premier League

Teams which have won 60 plus games in Indian Premier League

Bangalore became the fifth team to win 60 IPL games when it trounced Rajasthan by 71 runs at Pune-SRS on 20.05.15. Other teams which have won 60 plus IPL games are – Chennai {78}, Mumbai {72}, Rajasthan {60} and Kolkata {60}. The following table furnishes the performance of these five teams in Indian Premier League

No Team Mat Won Lost Tied Tie+W Tie+L NR
1 Chennai 130 78 50 0 0 1 1
2 Mumbai 125 72 53 0 0 0 0
3 Rajasthan 118 61 53 0 2 1 1
4 Kolkata 117 60 55 0 0 2 0
5 Bangalore 123 60 58 0 1 1 3

 

Batmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in Indian Premier League

Batmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in Indian Premier League

AB de Villiers scored four sixes in his knock of 66 in the game against Rajasthan at Pune-SRS on 21.05.15. His aggregate of IPL sixes at the end match read 104. He is the 12th batsman to score 100 plus sixes in IPL. The complete list is furnished below

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 6s
1 CH Gayle 81 80 12 3158 175* 46.44 5 18 227
2 SK Raina 130 126 20 3671 100* 34.63 1 25 149
3 RG Sharma 127 123 20 3335 109* 32.37 1 23 145
4 YK Pathan 119 109 24 2400 100 28.23 1 9 127
5 MS Dhoni 127 114 40 2942 70* 39.75 0 15 125
6 Yuvraj Singh 98 95 12 2099 83 25.28 0 10 120
7 SR Watson 78 75 11 2362 104* 36.90 2 14 109
8 V Kohli 122 114 19 3125 99 32.89 0 19 109
9 KA Pollard 92 84 25 1715 78 29.06 0 8 106
10 V Sehwag 104 104 5 2728 122 27.55 2 16 106
11 AB de Villiers 103 92 24 2569 133* 37.23 2 14 104
12 DA Warner 83 83 9 2525 109* 34.12 2 23 103

 

AB de Villiers is the fifth foreign batsman to score 100 plus sixes in IPL. Others are – CH Gayle {227}, SR Watson {109}, KA Polllard {106} and DA Warner {103}

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 6s
1 CH Gayle 81 80 12 3158 175* 46.44 5 18 227
2 SR Watson 78 75 11 2362 104* 36.90 2 14 109
3 KA Pollard 92 84 25 1715 78 29.06 0 8 106
4 AB de Villiers 103 92 24 2569 133* 37.23 2 14 104
5 DA Warner 83 83 9 2525 109* 34.12 2 23 103

 

DJ Bravo’s feat – becomes the first all rounder to score 1000 plus runs and to capture 100 plus wickets in Indian Premier League

DJ Bravo’s feat – becomes the first all rounder to score 1000 plus runs and to capture 100 plus wickets in Indian Premier League

DJ Bravo earned the distinction of becoming the first all rounder in Indian Premier League to score 1000 plus runs and to capture 100 plus wickets. He achieved the feat when he captured the wicket of PA Patel caught by RA Jadeja for 35 in the game between Chennai and Mumbai at Mumbai on 19.05.15. He returned with figures of 3 for 40 and his wicket aggregate at the end of this game read 102. He scored 20 in this game to take run aggregate in IPL to 1154. The following table furnishes the IPL career of DJ Bravo. He represented two teams – Mumbai and Chenai. His performance for these two teams read as under

 

BATTING CAREER
Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
DJ Bravo Mumbai 30 25 4 457 70* 21.76 0 3 0 38 1
DJ Bravo Chennai 59 43 19 697 62* 29.04 0 1 0 54 29
  Total 89 68 23 1154 70* 25.64 0 4 0 92 30

 

BOWLING CAREER
Player Team Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
DJ Bravo Mumbai 30 30 87.4 1 719 26 3/24 27.65 0 0
DJ Bravo Chennai 59 56 185.3 0 1485 76 4/42 19.53 1 0
  Total 89 86 272.7 1 2204 102 4/42 21.61 1 0

 

DJ BRAVO’S IPL CAREER – MATCH BY MATCH
No Inn Score Wkts Runs Match Ground Date
1 1 24  0 36 Mumbai  v Chennai Chennai 23.04.08
2 2 23  0 27 Mumbai  v Punjab Mohali 25.04.08
3 3 34  0 31 Mumbai  v Deccan Mum-DYP 27.04.08
4 4 64* 1 25 Mumbai  v Kolkata Kolkata 29.04.08
5 5 2  1 27 Mumbai  v Delhi Mum-DYP 04.05.08
6 6 1  2 12 Mumbai  v Rajasthan Mum-DYP 07.05.08
7     2 37 Mumbai  v Chennai Mum-WS 14.05.08
8     2 13 Mumbai  v Kolkata Mum-WS 16.05.08
9 7 30  3 24 Mumbai  v Deccan Hyd-RGS 18.05.08
10 8 5  1 27 Mumbai  v Chennai Cape Town 18.04.09
11 9 21  3 34 Mumbai  v Deccan Durban 25.04.09
12 10 3  2 31 Mumbai  v Kolkata Port Elizabeth 27.04.09
13 11 15  1 24 Mumbai  v Punjab Durban 29.04.09
14 12 50* 0 32 Mumbai  v Bangalore Johannesburg 03.05.09
15 13 13  1 16 Mumbai  v Deccan Centurion 06.05.09
16 14 35  0 02 Mumbai  v Delhi ast London 08.05.09
17     1 27 Mumbai  v Bangalore Port Elizabeth 10.05.09
18 15 70* 0 17 Mumbai  v Punjab Centurion 12.05.09
19 16 1  1 30 Mumbai  v Rajasthan Durban 14.05.09
20 17 5  1 19 Mumbai  v Chennai Port Elizabeth 16.05.09
21 18 9  2 11 Mumbai  v Delhi Delhi 17.03.10
22 19 1  0 35 Mumbai  v Bangalore Mum-BS 20.03.10
23     0 36 Mumbai  v Kolkata Mum-BS 22.03.10
24 20 11* 0 42 Mumbai  v Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
25 21 23  0 16 Mumbai  v Deccan Mum-DYP 28.03.10
26 22 8  1 22 Mumbai  v Punjab Mum-BS 30.03.10
27 23 2  0 12 Mumbai  v Deccan Mum-BS 03.04.10
28 24 2  1 21 Mumbai  v Chennai Chennai 06.04.10
29     0 26 Mumbai  v Delhi Mum-BS 13.04.10
30 25 5  0 07 Mumbai  v Kolkata Kolkata 19.04.10
31     1 36  Chennai v Rajasthan Jaipur 09.05.11
32     2 21  Chennai v Delhi Chennai 12.05.11
33     1 36  Chennai v Kochi Chennai 18.05.11
34 26 5  0 21  Chennai v Bangalore Bangalore 22.05.11
35     1 28  Chennai v Bangalore Mum-WS 24.05.11
36 27 6* 1 15  Chennai v Bangalore Chennai 28.05.11
37 28 19  1 14  Chennai v Mumbai Chennai 04.04.12
38 29 43* 0 10  Chennai v Deccan Vizag-YSR 07.04.12
39 30 22  0 05  Chennai v Delhi Delhi 10.04.12
40 31 25* 0 30  Chennai v Bangalore Chennai 12.04.12
41 32 5* 0 31  Chennai v Pune Pune-SRS 14.04.12
42 33 12  2 28  Chennai v Pune Chennai 19.04.12
43 34 16* 0 32  Chennai v Rajasthan Chennai 21.04.12
44          Chennai v Bangalore Bangalore 25.04.12
45 35 30  2 28  Chennai v Punjab Chennai 28.04.12
46 36 12  2 27  Chennai v Kolkata Chennai 30.04.12
47 37 12* 0 35  Chennai v Deccan Chennai 04.05.12
48 38 40  2 39  Chennai v Mumbai Mum-WS 06.05.12
49 39 10  0 38  Chennai v Rajasthan Jaipur 10.05.12
50     0 22  Chennai v Delhi Chennai 12.05.12
51 40 11* 0 22  Chennai v Kolkata Kolkata 14.05.12
52 41 48  2 18  Chennai v Punjab Dharamsala 17.05.12
53 42 33* 2 10  Chennai v Mumbai Bangalore 23.05.12
54 43 33* 1 24  Chennai v Delhi Chennai 25.05.12
55     1 49  Chennai v Kolkata Chennai 27.05.12
56 44 10  2 44  Chennai v Mumbai Chennai 06.04.13
57     3 27  Chennai v Punjab Mohali 10.04.13
58 45 8  1 32  Chennai v Bangalore Chennai 13.04.13
59 46 1  2 35  Chennai v Pune Chennai 15.04.13
60 47 3  1 08  Chennai v Delhi Delhi 18.04.13
61 48 7* 1 14  Chennai v Kolkata Kolkata 20.04.13
62 49 15* 2 36  Chennai v Rajasthan Chennai 22.04.13
63 50 7  2 37  Chennai v Sunrisers Chennai 25.04.13
64     1 37  Chennai v Kolkata Chennai 28.04.13
65     1 18  Chennai v Pune Pune-SRS 30.04.13
66     3 34  Chennai v Punjab Chennai 02.05.13
67 51 9  1 19  Chennai v Mumbai Mum-WS 05.05.13
68     1 25  Chennai v Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 08.05.13
69 52 23* 1 35  Chennai v Rajasthan Jaipur 12.05.13
70 53 12* 2 19  Chennai v Delhi Chennai 14.05.13
71 54 11  1 26  Chennai v Bangalore Bangalore 18.05.13
72     3 09  Chennai v Mumbai Delhi 21.05.13
73 55 15  4 42  Chennai v Mumbai Kolkata 26.05.13
74 56 8*      Chennai v Punjab Abu Dhabi 18.04.14
75 57 1  2 36  Chennai v Delhi Chennai 09.04.15
76 58 0* 2 25 Chennai v Sunrisers Chennai 11.04.15
77 59 13* 2 30 Chennai v Mumbai Mum-WS 17.04.15
78 60 62* 1 30 Chennai v Rajasthan Ahmedabad 19.04.15
79 61 5  1 25 Chennai v Bangalore Bangalore 22.04.15
80     0 13 Chennai v Punjab Chennai 25.04.15
81 62 5  3 22 Chennai v Kolkata Chennai 28.04.15
82 63 30  0 27 Chennai v Kolkata Kolkata 30.04.15
83 64 25* 3 25 Chennai v Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 02.05.15
84 65 2  2 17 Chennai v Bangalore Chennai 04.05.15
85     1 16 Chennai v Mumbai Chennai 08.05.15
86 66 15* 2 43 Chennai v Rajasthan Chennai 10.05.15
87 67 8      Chennai v Delhi Raipur 12.05.15
88     1 20 Chennai v Punjab Mohali 16.05.15
89 68 20 3 40 Chennai v Mumbai Mumbai 19.05.15
    1154 102 2204 Total    

 

 

 

CAREER SUMMARY OF DJ BRAVO
Mat Inns NO Runs HS  Ave 50 100
89 68 23 1154 70* 25.64 4 0
Balls Mdns Runs Wkts BB Ave Ct St
1615 1 2204 102 4-42 21.61 53 0

 

IPL 2015 – Play off stage teams spotted

IPL 2015 – Play off stage teams spotted

Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore and Rajasthan are the four teams spotted for play offs of IPL 2015. The points table as at the end of the league stage and also the performance of the four teams who have qualified for the play off is furnished below

POINTS TABLE AT THE END OF THE LEAGUE STAGE
No Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR For Against  
1 Chennai 14 9 5 0 0 18 +0.709 2262/273.3 2073/274.1 > 
2 Mumbai 14 8 6 0 0 16 -0.043 2345/272.4 2371/274.2 > 
3 Bangalore 14 7 5 0 2 16 +1.037 1790/191.1 1693/203.2 > 
4 Rajasthan 14 7 5 0 2 16 +0.062 2028/237.3 2002/236.1 > 
                       
5 Kolkata 14 7 6 0 1 15 +0.253 2044/236.1 2022/240.4 > 
6 Sunrisers 14 7 7 0 0 14 -0.239 2096/255.2 2126/251.4 > 
7 Delhi 14 5 8 0 1 11 -0.049 1981/250.2 1976/248.1 > 
8 Punjab 14 3 11 0 0 6 -1.436 2003/270.0 2286/258.1 > 

 

MATCH RESULTS – CHENNAI
No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Chennai Daredevils Chennai 001 run Chennai Apr 09, 2015
2 Chennai Sunrisers Chennai 045 runs Chennai Apr 11, 2015
3 Mumbai Chennai Chennai 006 wkts Mumbai Apr 17, 2015
4 Rajasthan Chennai Rajasthan 008 wkts Ahmedabad Apr 19, 2015
5 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 027 runs Bangalore Apr 22, 2015
6 Chennai Punjab Chennai 097 runs Chennai Apr 25, 2015
7 Chennai Kolkata Chennai 002 runs Chennai Apr 28, 2015
8 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 007 wkts Kolkata Apr 30, 2015
9 Sunrisers Chennai Sunrisers 022 runs Hyd-RGS May 02, 2015
10 Chennai Bangalore Chennai 024 runs Chennai May 04, 2015
11 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 006 wkts Chennai May 08, 2015
12 Chennai Rajasthan Chennai 12 runs Chennai May 10, 2015
13 Daredevils Chennai Daredevils 006 wkts Raipur May 12, 2015
14 Punjab Chennai Chennai 007 wkts Mohali May 16, 2015
MATCH RESULTS – MUMBAI
No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 007 wkts Kolkata Apr 08, 2015
2 Mumbai Punjab Punjab 018 runs Mumbai Apr 12, 2015
3 Rajasthan Mumbai Rajasthan 007 wkts Ahmedabad Apr 14, 2015
4 Mumbai Chennai Chennai 006 wkts Mumbai Apr 17, 2015
5 Bangalore Mumbai Mumbai 018 runs Bangalore Apr 19, 2015
6 Daredevils Mumbai Daredevils 037 runs Delhi Apr 23, 2015
7 Mumbai Sunrisers Mumbai 020 runs Mumbai Apr 25, 2015
8 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 008 runs Mumbai May 01, 2015
9 Punjab Mumbai Mumbai 023 runs Mohali May 03, 2015
10 Mumbai Daredevils Mumbai 005 wkts Mumbai May 05, 2015
11 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 006 wkts Chennai May 08, 2015
12 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 039 runs Mumbai May 10, 2015
13 Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 005 runs Mumbai May 14, 2015
14 Sunrisers Mumbai Mumbai 009 wkts Hyd-RGS May 17, 2015
MATCH RESULTS – BANGALORE
No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 003 wkts Kolkata Apr 11, 2015
2 Bangalore Sunrisers Sunrisers 008 wkts Bangalore Apr 13, 2015
3 Bangalore Mumbai Mumbai 018 runs Bangalore Apr 19, 2015
4 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 027 runs Bangalore Apr 22, 2015
5 Rajasthan Bangalore Bangalore 009 wkts Ahmedabad Apr 24, 2015
6 Daredevils Bangalore Bangalore 010 wkts Delhi Apr 26, 2015
7 Bangalore Rajasthan no result   Bangalore Apr 29, 2015
8 Bangalore Kolkata Bangalore 007 wkts Bangalore May 02, 2015
9 Chennai Bangalore Chennai 024 runs Chennai May 04, 2015
10 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 138 runs Bangalore May 06, 2015
11 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 039 runs Mumbai May 10, 2015
12 Punjab Bangalore Punjab 022 runs Mohali May 13, 2015
13 Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 006 wkts Hyd-RGS May 15, 2015
14 Bangalore Daredevils no result   Bangalore May 17, 2015
MATCH RESULTS – RAJASTHAN
No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Punjab Rajasthan Rajasthan 026 runs Pune Apr 10, 2015
2 Daredevils Rajasthan Rajasthan 003 wkts Delhi Apr 12, 2015
3 Rajasthan Mumbai Rajasthan 007 wkts Ahmedabad Apr 14, 2015
4 Sunrisers Rajasthan Rajasthan 006 wkts Visakhapatnam Apr 16, 2015
5 Rajasthan Chennai Rajasthan 008 wkts Ahmedabad Apr 19, 2015
6 Rajasthan Punjab tied   Ahmedabad Apr 21, 2015
7 Rajasthan Bangalore Bangalore 009 wkts Ahmedabad Apr 24, 2015
8 Kolkata Rajasthan abandoned   Kolkata Apr 26, 2015
9 Bangalore Rajasthan no result   Bangalore Apr 29, 2015
10 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 008 runs Mumbai May 01, 2015
11 Rajasthan Daredevils Rajasthan 014 runs Mumbai (BS) May 03, 2015
12 Rajasthan Sunrisers Sunrisers 007 runs Mumbai (BS) May 07, 2015
13 Chennai Rajasthan Chennai 012 runs Chennai May 10, 2015
14 Rajasthan Kolkata Rajasthan 009 runs Mumbai (BS) May 16, 2015

 

IPL witnesses a unique feat – a team opens its innings with both the openers who have an aggregate of 3000 plus runs

IPL witnesses a unique feat – a team opens its innings with both the openers who have an aggregate of 3000 plus runs

The contrived game between Punjab and Bangalore at Mohali on 13.05.15 witnessed an unique incidence in  the history of IPL. Bangalore opened its innings with CH Gayle and V Kohli. Both the batsmen had an aggregate of 3000 plus runs. CH Gayle had an aggregate of 3078 IPL runs while V Kohli’s aggreate read 3048 IPL runs at the start of the match providing the unique occasion of both the openers having an aggregate of 3000 plus runs.  They scored 17 and 19 runs respectively in this  game and had an aggregate of 3095 and 3068  at the end of the game. Bangalore remains the only team in the Indian Premier League to have two batsmen with an aggregate of 3000 plus  runs

IPL 2015 witness the eighth win by single digit runs margin and shares the record for most such wins with IPL 2013

IPL 2015 witness the eighth win by single digit runs margin and shares the record for most such wins with IPL 2013

Mumbai won its IPL game by five runs against Kolkata at Mum-WS on 14.05.15 to provide the eighth win by single digit run  margin in IPL 2015. This equalled the record in the history of IPL for most wins by single digit run margin in a single edition of IPL.  The previous record was eight wins 2013. The following table lists out the teams which have won an IPL game by single digit margin  seasonwise.

No Team1 Team2 Winnner Margin Ground Date
1 Chennai Mumbai Chennai 6 runs Chennai 23.04.08
2 Bangalore Deccan Bangalore 3 runs Bangalore 03.05.08
3 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 9 runs Mohali 03.05.08
4 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 5 runs Kolkata 08.05.08
5 Delhi Punjab Punjab 6 runs Delhi 17.05.08
6 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 3 runs Kolkata 18.05.08
7 Mumbai Punjab Punjab 1 run Mumbai 21.05.08
             
1 Chennai Delhi Delhi 9 runs Durban 23.04.09
2 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 3 runs Durban 29.04.09
3 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 8 runs Durban 01.05.09
4 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs East London 01.05.09
5 Mumbai Rajasthan Rajasthan 2 runs Durban 14.05.09
6 Deccan Punjab Punjab 1 run Johannesburg 17.05.09
7 Bangalore Deccan Deccan 6 runs Johannesburg 24.05.09
             
1 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai (BS) 13.05.10
2 Deccan Punjab Deccan 6 runs Cuttack 19.05.10
3 Deccan Rajasthan Rajasthan 2 runs Nagpur 05.04.10
             
1 Chennai Kolkata Chennai 2 runs Chennai 08.04.11
2 Kolkata Deccan Kolkata 9 runs Kolkata 11.04.11
3 Kolkata Kochi Kochi 6 runs Kolkata 20.04.11
4 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai 22.04.11
             
1 Kolkata Punjab Punjab 2 runs Kolkata 15.04.12
2 Chennai Punjab Punjab 7 runs Chennai 28.04.12
3 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 1 run Delhi 29.04.12
4 Pune Mumbai Mumbai 1 run Pune 03.05.12
5 Kolkata Pune Kolkata 7 runs Kolkata 05.05.12
6 Deccan Bangalore Deccan 9 runs Hyd-RGS 20.05.12
             
1 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 2 runs Bangalore 04.04.13
2 Delhi Rajasthan Rajasthan 5 runs Delhi 06.04.13
3 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs Chennai 06.04.13
4 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 4 runs Mohali 16.04.13
5 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai 29.04.13
6 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 4 runs Delhi 10.05.13
7 Kolkata Pune Pune 7 runs Ranchi 15.05.13
8 Punjab Delhi Punjab 7 runs Dharamsala 16.05.13
             
1 Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 7 runs Dubai (DSC) 23.04.14
2 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 2 runs Sharjah 24.04.14
3 Sunrisers Delhi Sunrisers 4 runs Dubai (DSC) 25.04.14
             
1 Chennai Delhi Chennai 1 run Chennai 09.04.15
2 Sunrisers Delhi Delhi 4 runs Visakhapatnam 18.04.15
3 Chennai Kolkata Chennai 2 runs Chennai 28.04.15
4 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai 01.05.15
5 Rajasthan Sunrisers Sunrisers 7 runs Mumbai (BS) 07.05.15
6 Delhi Sunrisers Sunrisers 6 runs Raipur 09.05.15
7 Sunrisers Punjab Sunrisers 5 runs Hyd-RGS 11.05.15
8 Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 5 runs Mum-WS 14.05.15

Mumbai’s win by five runs against Kolkata at Mum-WS on 14.05.15 was its eighth win by a single digit run margin in IPL.  Mumbai  is close behind – by just one such win – Punjab which has won by single digit margin on nine occasions and holds the record for such wins in the history of IPL

No Team1 Team2 Winnner Margin Ground Date
1 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs East London 01.05.09
2 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai (BS) 13.05.10
3 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai 22.04.11
4 Pune Mumbai Mumbai 1 run Pune 03.05.12
5 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs Chennai 06.04.13
6 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai 29.04.13
7 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai 01.05.15
8 Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 5 runs Mum-WS 14.05.15
             
1 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 9 runs Mohali 03.05.08
2 Delhi Punjab Punjab 6 runs Delhi 17.05.08
3 Mumbai Punjab Punjab 1 run Mumbai 21.05.08
4 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 3 runs Durban 29.04.09
5 Deccan Punjab Punjab 1 run Johannesburg 17.05.09
6 Kolkata Punjab Punjab 2 runs Kolkata 15.04.12
7 Chennai Punjab Punjab 7 runs Chennai 28.04.12
8 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 4 runs Mohali 16.04.13
9 Punjab Delhi Punjab 7 runs Dharamsala 16.05.13

 

RA Jadeja bags the 500th IPL Man of the Match Award

RA Jadeja bags the 500th IPL Man of the Match Award

RA Jadeja of Chennai has the distinction of bagging the 500th Man of the Match Award in IPL. He was awarded Man of the Match for his bowling performance of 4 for 11 against Rajastahn at Chennai on 10.05.15. The following table lists out the performance of players who have bagged the MoM Award in IPL in multiple of 50 games.

 

No Player Team Runs W-R Opposition M# Venue Season
1 McCullum BB Kolkata 158* 0-00 Bangalore 1 Bangalore 2007-08
50 Vinay Kumar R Bangalore 0 3-27 Deccan 51 Hyd-RGS 2007-08
100 Taylor LRPL Bangalore 46 0-00 Chennai 44 Kingsmead 2008-09
150 Collingwood PD Delhi 75& 0-00 Bangalore 35 Delhi 2009-10
200 Warner DA Delhi 77 0-00 Punjab 26 Delhi 2010-11
250 Rahane AM Rajasthan 98 0-00 Punjab 4 Jaipur 2011-12
300 Hilfenhaus BW Chennai 0 2-08 Rajasthan 56 Jaipur 2011-12
350 Gayle CH Bangalore 175* 0-00 Pune 31 Bangalore 2012-13
400 Patel PA Bangalore 57 0-00 Mumbai 5 Dubai-DSC 19.04.14
450 Vohra M Punjab 47 0-00 Delhi 55 Mohali 24.05.14
500 Jadeja RA Chennai DNB 4-11 Rajasthan 47 Chennai 10.05.15

 

The following table shows the season wise break up and team wise break up of MoM Awards in IPL. Chennai is the only team to bag 75 plus awards – to be exact 78 – and Mumbai  is close behind with 66 awards. Apart from Chennai, Mumbai {66}, Rajasthan {62}, Kolkata {61} and Bangalore {60} are the four teams to bag 60 plus MoM Awards.

 

Seasonwise break up Teamwise break up
Season MoMs Prog Total No Team No
2007-08 58 58 1 Bangalore 60
2008-09 57 115 2 Chennai 78
2009-10 60 175 3 Deccan 28
2010-11 71 246 4 Delhi 46
2011-12 74 320 5 Kochi 06
2012-13 75 395 6 Kolkata 61
2013-14 60 455 7 Mumbai 66
2014-15 45 500 8 Pune 14
      9 Punjab 57
      10 Rajasthan 62
      11 Sunrisers 22
Total 500 500     500

 

 

IPL – Victory margin – single digit runs – one to nine runs

IPL – Victory margin – single digit runs – one to nine runs

Sunrisers won its match by five runs against Punjab by five runs at Hyd-RGS on 11.05.15 to provide the 45th occasion of a team winning an IPL game by single digit runs {01 to 09}. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team1 Team2 Winner Margin Ground Date
1 Chennai Mumbai Chennai 6 runs Chennai Apr 23, 2008
2 Bangalore Deccan Bangalore 3 runs Bangalore May 03, 2008
3 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 9 runs Mohali May 03, 2008
4 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 5 runs Kolkata May 08, 2008
5 Delhi Punjab Punjab 6 runs Delhi May 17, 2008
6 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 3 runs Kolkata May 18, 2008
7 Mumbai Punjab Punjab 1 run Mumbai May 21, 2008
8 Chennai Delhi Delhi 9 runs Durban Apr 23, 2009
9 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 3 runs Durban Apr 29, 2009
10 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 8 runs Durban May 01, 2009
11 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs East London May 01, 2009
12 Mumbai Rajasthan Rajasthan 2 runs Durban May 14, 2009
13 Deccan Punjab Punjab 1 run Johannesburg May 17, 2009
14 Bangalore Deccan Deccan 6 runs Johannesburg May 24, 2009
15 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai (BS) Mar 13, 2010
16 Deccan Punjab Deccan 6 runs Cuttack Mar 19, 2010
17 Deccan Rajasthan Rajasthan 2 runs Nagpur Apr 05, 2010
18 Chennai Kolkata Chennai 2 runs Chennai Apr 08, 2011
19 Kolkata Deccan Kolkata 9 runs Kolkata Apr 11, 2011
20 Kolkata Kochi Kochi 6 runs Kolkata Apr 20, 2011
21 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai Apr 22, 2011
22 Kolkata Punjab Punjab 2 runs Kolkata Apr 15, 2012
23 Chennai Punjab Punjab 7 runs Chennai Apr 28, 2012
24 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 1 run Delhi Apr 29, 2012
25 Pune Mumbai Mumbai 1 run Pune May 03, 2012
26 Kolkata Pune Kolkata 7 runs Kolkata May 05, 2012
27 Deccan Bangalore Deccan 9 runs Hyd-RGS May 20, 2012
28 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 2 runs Bangalore Apr 04, 2013
29 Delhi Rajasthan Rajasthan 5 runs Delhi Apr 06, 2013
30 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs Chennai Apr 06, 2013
31 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 4 runs Mohali Apr 16, 2013
32 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai Apr 29, 2013
33 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 4 runs Delhi May 10, 2013
34 Kolkata Pune Pune 7 runs Ranchi May 15, 2013
35 Punjab Delhi Punjab 7 runs Dharamsala May 16, 2013
36 Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 7 runs Dubai (DSC) Apr 23, 2014
37 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 2 runs Sharjah Apr 24, 2014
38 Sunrisers Delhi Sunrisers 4 runs Dubai (DSC) Apr 25, 2014
39 Chennai Delhi Chennai 1 run Chennai Apr 09, 2015
40 Sunrisers Delhi Delhi 4 runs Visakhapatnam Apr 18, 2015
41 Chennai Kolkata Chennai 2 runs Chennai Apr 28, 2015
42 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai May 01, 2015
43 Rajasthan Sunrisers Sunrisers 7 runs Mumbai (BS) May 07, 2015
44 Delhi Sunrisers Sunrisers 6 runs Raipur May 09, 2015
45 Sunrisers Punjab Sunrisers 5 runs Hyd-RGS May 11, 2015

 

Sunrisesrs won its match by five runs against Punjab by five runs at Hyd-RGS on 11.05.15 to provide the third occasion of a team winning an IPL game by exact five runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team1 Team2 Winner Margin Ground Date
1 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 5 runs Kolkata May 08, 2008
2 Delhi Rajasthan Rajasthan 5 runs Delhi Apr 06, 2013
3 Sunrisers Punjab Sunrisers 5 runs Hyd-RGS May 11, 2015

 

Sunrisesrs won its match by five runs against Punjab by five runs at Hyd-RGS on 11.05.15 to provide the fourth occasion of Surisers winning an IPL game by single digit runs {01 to 09}. All such occasions are listed below.

It is interesting to note that the Sunrisers have won its last three games by single digit runs. It won its match against Rajasthan at Mumbai-BS on 07.05.15 by seven runs, won its match against Delhi at Delhi on 09.05.15 by six runs and won its match against Punjab at Hyd-RGS on 11.05.15 by five runs

 

No Team1 Team2 Winner Margin Ground Date
1 Sunrisers Delhi Sunrisers 4 runs Dubai (DSC) Apr 25, 2014
2 Rajasthan Sunrisers Sunrisers 7 runs Mumbai (BS) May 07, 2015
3 Delhi Sunrisers Sunrisers 6 runs Raipur May 09, 2015
4 Sunrisers Punjab Sunrisers 5 runs Hyd-RGS May 11, 2015