Statistical highlights in IPL and Twenty20 games
At the end of the IPL game between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai on 28.04.16, the following stats highlights were observed in IPL and also in Twenty20 games
G Gambhir, RG Sharma and DA Warner share the record for most fifties in IPL. All the three batsmen have scored 29 fifties. G Gambhir and RG Sharma scored their 29th fifty in the match under consideration.
G Gambhir became the first batsman to score 400 boundary fours in IPL. At the end of the game on 28.04.16, his boundary fours aggregate read 401.
RG Sharam became the seventh batsman to score 300 plus boundary fours in IPL. At the end of the game on 28.04.16, his boundary fours aggregate read 305. Others to accomplish the feat are – G Gambhir {401}, SK Raina {338}, V Sehwag {334}, RV Uthappa {317}, V Kohli {311} and S Dhawan {310}
KA Pollard’s run aggregate in Twenty20 games read 6009 at the end of the game on 28.04.16. He became the sixth batsman to total 6000 plus runs in Twenty20 games. Others are – CH Gayle {8840}, BJ Hodge {6998}, BB McCullum {6486}, DA Warner {6486} and SK Raina {6103
BB McCullum became the third batsman to score 300 boundary sixes in Twenty20 games. Others are – CH Gayle {637} and KA Pollard {398}.
BB McCullum became the second batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to score 600 plus boundary fours and 300 boundary sixes. He has scored 620 boundary fours and 300 boundary sixes. CH Gayle is the other batsman to accomplish such a feat. He has to his credit 684 boundary fours and 637 boundary sixes.
G Gambhir’s boundary fours aggregate in Twenty20 games at the end of the game on 28.04.16 read 601. He became the sixth batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to score 600 plus boundary fours. Others are CH Gayle {684}, BJ Hodge {681}, TM Dilshan {632}, DA Warner {625} and BB McCullum {620}.
RG Sharma’s boundary fours aggregate in Twenty20 games at the end of the game on 28.04.16 read 508. He became the 15th batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to score 500 plus boundary fours. Others are CH Gayle {684}, BJ Hodge {681}, TM Dilshan {632}, DA Warner {625} and BB McCullum {620}, G Gambhir {601}, LG Wright {597], V Kohli {554}, MJ Lumb {554}, DPMD Jayawardene {552}, SK Raina {533}, DR Smith {532}, KC Sangakkara {517} and RV Uthappa {503}
RG Sharma with his 44 fifties in Twenty20 games stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in the history of Twenty20 games. CH Gayle {72}, DA Warner {54} and BJ Hodge {48} are the other three batsmen to score more fifties than RG Sharma in Twenty20 games