DA Warner’s distinction

DA Warner’s distinction

DA Warner of Sunrisers scored 92 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Hyd-RGS on 30.04.16 to register his fifth fifty in 2016 edition as captain of Sunrisers. He achieved a distinction which no captain has achieved in Indian Premier League He became the first and the only captain to score five or more fifties in two separate editions of IPL. He had scored seven fifties in 2015 edition and followed with five in 2016. It is interesting to note that DA Warner’s feat has come in two consecutive editions of IPL. His exploits as captain in these two editions are listed below

No Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
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 Punjbab 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
7 DA Warner 52* Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 15.05.15
             
1 DA Warner 58 Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 12.04.16
2 DA Warner 90* Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 18.04.16
3 DA Warner 74* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
4 DA Warner 59 Sunrisers Punjab Hyd-RGS 23.04.16
5 DA Warner 92 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 30.04.16

His 92 in this game provides the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 V Sehwag 94* Delhi Deccan Deccan 22.04.08
2 SC Ganguly 91 Kolkata Deccan Deccan 11.05.08
3 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
4 V Kohli 99 Bangalore Delhi Delhi 10.05.13
5 RG Sharma 98* Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 08.04.15
6 DA Warner 91 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
7 G Gambhir 90* Kolkata Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16
8 DA Warner 90* Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 18.04.16
9 DA Warner 92 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 30.04.16

DA Warner is the only captain in the history of IPL to score a ninety on three separate occasions. Prior to his 92 in the game against Bangalore on 30.04.16, he shared the record for most nineties by a captain {on two occasions} with G Gambhir of Kolkata. The following table lists the nineties scored by these two captains

No Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 DA Warner 91 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
2 DA Warner 90* Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 18.04.16
3 DA Warner 92 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 30.04.16
             
1 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
2 G Gambhir 90* Kolkata Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16

 

 

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