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V Kohli on the threshold of achieving a unique milestone in IPL

V Kohli on the threshold of achieving a unique milestone in IPL

V Kohli is on the threshold of a record which no captain has achieved in the Indian Premier League so far. He has an aggregate of 433 runs so far in the ongoing edition of IPL 2016. He needs 67 runs for his 500 runs. If he gets them, he would become the only captain in the history of IPL to score 500 plus runs in three separate editions. He has an aggregate of 634 in 2013 and 505 in 2015. He would then go past SR Tendulkar who has accomplished the feat in two editions – 618 in 2010 and 553 in 2011. V Kohli’s 634 in 2013 represents the most runs scored by a captain in any edition of Indian Premier League. The following list shows the performance of captains who have an aggregate of 500 plus runs in an edition of IPL

No Player Team Edition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 V Kohli Bangalore 2013 16 16 2 634 99 45.28 0 6 0
2 SR Tendulkar Mumbai 2010 15 15 2 618 89* 47.53 0 5 0
3 G Gambhir Kolkata 2012 17 17 1 590 93 36.87 0 6 2
4 DA Warner Sunrisers 2015 14 14 1 562 91 43.23 0 7 0
5 SR Tendulkar Mumbai  ` 2011 16 16 3 553 100* 42.53 1 2 0
6 V Kohli Bangalore 2015 16 16 5 505 82* 45.90 0 3 0

 

Feroz Shah Kotla’s distinction – has hosted most Twenty20 games on Indian soil

Feroz Shah Kotla’s distinction – has hosted most Twenty20 games on Indian soil

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi has the distinction of hosting most Twenty20 games in India. It has hosted 87 games and yesterday’s game between Delhi Daredevils and Kings Eleven Punjab was the 87th game.  The following table shows the grounds on Indian soil which have hosted 60 plus Twenty20 games. It is observed that four grounds, Delhi-FSK {87} Hyderabad-RGS {82}, Mumbai-WS {81} and Bangalore-MCS {80} has hosted 80 plus games. Note – all stats as of 05.05.16

No Ground Span Mat
1 Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi 2007-2016 87
2 Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad 2008-2016 82
3 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 2007-2016 81
4 M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 2008-2016 80
5 Eden Gardens, Kolkata 2007-2016 71
6 Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh 2008-2016 68
7 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai 2008-2015 64
8 Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 2007-2013 61

Holkar Stadium, Indore has hosted  48 games.  

What are the milestones that SR Tendulkar did not achieve

What are the milestones that SR Tendulkar did not achieve

We all know that the very name Sachin Tendulkar mesmerises the cricket fans all over the world. As I was going through my data, I found that i had made a list of stats that he failed to achieve. This has been published on the portal after he  announced his retirement. However to recapture the same, it is being published again for the benefit of the netizens – Gopala Krishna HR – Cricket Statistician

He failed to become the most run getter against Australia. Only seven runs separated in getting this honour. At the end of his career he has an aggregate of 3630 runs against Australia. JB Hobbs has totalled 3636 runs against Australia

Seven runs against Australia would have given 3637 runs and he would then have become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to total most runs against a specific opposition, DG Bradman has totalled 5028 runs against England

He has scored 11 test hundreds against Australia. He needed one more hundred to share the record of most hundreds against Australia with JB Hobbs who has scored most hundreds against Australia {12}, If he had scored two more centuries against Australia, then he would have scored most hundreds against Australiq

He has scored 16 half centuries against Australia and shares the record jointly with GA Gooch and H Sutcliffe – both from England – who have scored 16 half centuries. One more half century would have given him the record of scoring most half centuries against Australia.

He has played 39 tests against Australia. One more test would have given him 40 test appearances against Australia which would have put in the company of elite five batsmen who have played 40 plus tests against Australia – MC Cowdrey {43}, GA Gooch {42}, DI Gower {42}, JB Hobbs {41} and W Rhodes {41}

He would have become the first batsman other than the England batsman to appear in 40 plus tests against Australia, had he played one more test. He would also have had the honour of becoming the first Indian batsman to play 40 plus tests against Australia.

One more test innings against Australia would have given him 75 test innings and he would have become the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to appear in 75 plus test innings against Australia. Others are – GA Gooch of England {79}, DI Gower of England {77} and MC Cowdrey {75}

He would have become the first batsman other than the England batsman to appear in 75 plus test innings against Australia, had he played one more test innings He would also had the honour of becoming the first Indian batsman to play 75 plus test innings against Australia.

He has scored 1000 plus runs against all oppositions except two teams. Against Bangladesh he has totalled 820 runs and against Zimbabwe his aggregate read 918

He failed to score 250 runs in a test innings. His highest test score was 248 not out against Bangladesh at Dhaka in Dec 2004

He shares the record of scoring 22 test hundreds on home soil with DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka and JH Kallis of South Africa. One more hundred would have made him to share the record for most hundreds at home with RT Ponting who has scored 23 home soil hundreds and two more hundreds would have given him the record of most hundreds on home soil

He is one of the four batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 25 plus fifties against a specific opposition – DG Bradman of Australia vs England {31}, AR Border of Australia against England {29}, JB Hobbs of England against Australia {27} and SR Tendulkar of India against Australia {27}. One more fifty would have given him 28 fifties and he would have moved to third position in the captioned list. At present he is joint third in the list

He shares the record for most fifties against Australia with JB Hobbs of England. Both batsmen have scored 27 fifties. One more fifty would have given him 28 fifties and with it the record of most fifties against Australia

He has an aggregate of 1809 runs against Australia in Australia. He needed 191 runs for his 2000 runs. Had he scored them, he would have become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 2000 plus runs against Australia in Australia after JB Hobbs who has totalled 2493 runs.

He has an aggregate of 1809 runs against Australia in Australia. He needed 191 runs for his 2000 runs. Had he scored them, he would have become the fifth batsman to score 2000 plus runs against a specific opposition on away soil. Others are – DG Bradman of Australia against England in England {2674}, JB Hobbs of England against Australia in Australia {2493}, AR Border of Australia against England in England {2082} and IVA Richards of West Indies in England {2057}

He has an aggregate of 1821 runs against Australia on home soil. He needed 179 runs for his 2000 runs. Had he scored them, he would have become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 2000 plus runs against a specific opposition on home soil. The only other batsman is DG Bradman who has an aggregate of 2354 runs against England at home

He has an aggregate of 1821 runs against Australia on home soil. He needed 179 runs for his 2000 runs. Had he scored them, he would have become the first and the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to total 2000 plus runs against Australia on home soil.

He has scored 195 boundary sixes in his one day career. Had he scored five more sixes, he would have got his 200 boundary sixes and with it he would have become the first Indian batsman to aggregate 200 boundary sixes and the fourth batsman in the annals of one day games to achieve the feat. Others are – Shahid Afridi {317}, ST Jayasuriya {270} and CH Gayle {204}

He has scored 6976 runs on home soil in one day games and was shy of four runs for 7000 one day runs. Had he scored them he would have become the only batsman and also the only Indian batsman to total 7000 one day runs on home soil.

Has scored 49 one day hundreds. Had he scored one more hundred, he would have become the only batsman to score 50 hundreds in the annals of one day games

Has pouched 48 catches in one day games on neutral soil. Two more catches would have given him 50 catches. He would have then become tenth fieldsman to have an aggregate of 50 plus catches in one day games on neutral soil. Others are – M Azharuddin {67}, DPMD Jayawardene {67}, ST Jayasuriya {59}, Inzamam-ul-Huq {58}, M Muralitharan {55}, Shahid Afridi {54}, R Dravid {51}, Wasim Akram {50} and PA de Silva {50}

Has pouched 48 catches in one day games on neutral soil. Two more catches would have given him 50 catches. He would have then become third Indian fieldsman to have an aggregate of 50 plus catches in one day games on neutral soil. Others are – M Azharuddin {67} and R Dravid {51}

One more partnership of 50 plus runs with R Dravid would have given SR Tendulkar-R Dravid pair 50 fifty plus runs partnerships and the pair would have become the only pair to post 50 fifty plus partnerships in the annals of test cricket

V Kohli aggregates 1000 plus runs in 2016 in Twenty20 games

V Kohli aggregates 1000 plus runs in 2016 in Twenty20 games

V Kohli’s run aggregate in Twenty20 games in the calendar year 2016 at the end of the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore on 02.05.16 read 1058. He became the first batsman to total 1000 plus runs in Twenty20 game in the calendar year 2016. It was his first such feat in Twenty20 games. His feat provides the 35th occasion of a batsman accomplishing the feat of scoring 1000 runs in a calendar year in the history of Twenty20 games. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 V Kohli 2016 20 19 8 1058 100* 96.18 1 11 0
                       
2 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0
3 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 3
4 KP Pietersen 2015 26 25 4 1020 115* 48.57 2 7 1
                       
5 LMP Simmons 2014 37 36 4 1209 100* 37.78 1 9 4
6 DR Smith 2014 44 43 2 1203 110* 29.34 2 7 2
7 AJ Finch 2014 42 42 4 1172 89 30.84 0 9 2
8 DA Miller 2014 45 44 17 1135 93* 42.03 0 7 3
9 GJ Maxwell 2014 51 50 2 1123 95 23.39 0 6 6
10 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 0
11 Shoaib Malik 2014 37 37 9 1030 81* 36.78 0 7 2
12 LJ Wright 2014 36 36 3 1028 153* 31.15 2 4 4
                       
13 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0
14 RN ten Doeschate 2013 44 42 9 1248 95* 37.81 0 8 1
15 DR Smith 2013 48 47 4 1077 68 25.04 0 7 5
                       
16 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2
17 Azhar Mahmood 2012 48 47 9 1158 100* 30.47 1 7 1
18 Ahmed Shehzad 2012 34 34 3 1138 113* 36.70 2 8 5
19 LJ Wright 2012 37 35 3 1090 117 34.06 1 6 1
20 MJ Guptill 2012 26 26 6 1042 120* 52.10 2 5 0
21 KA Pollard 2012 50 43 15 1041 65* 37.17 0 7 0
22 Imran Nazir 2012 37 37 4 1036 76* 31.39 0 9 3
24 BB McCullum 2012 37 36 1 1034 123 29.54 2 2 2
25 OA Shah 2012 39 39 12 1021 79* 37.81 0 7 2
                       
26 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3
27 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2
                       
28 DJ Hussey 2010 49 47 12 1275 81* 36.42 0 7 2
29 DPMD Jayawardene 2010 32 32 4 1156 110* 41.28 2 8 3
30 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4
31 LRPL Taylor 2010 49 44 10 1080 80* 31.76 0 5 1
32 KA Pollard 2010 55 52 9 1076 89* 25.02 0 5 3
33 SK Raina 2010 29 29 7 1042 101 47.36 1 8 0
                       
34 TM Dilshan 2009 37 36 4 1086 96* 33.93 0 10 2
35 JP Duminy 2009 35 34 11 1019 99* 44.30 0 11 3

The following are the six batsmen who have accomplished the feat in two or more calendar years. CH Gayle has scored 1000 runs in five calendar years. It is noted with interest that his feat has come in successive calendar years – 2011 to 2015 – a feat unparalleled in the history of Twenty20 games

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 3
2 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 2
3 CH Gayle 2013 33 33 6 1344 175* 49.77 3 7 0
4 CH Gayle 2014 37 36 3 1056 111* 32.00 2 5 0
5 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 0
                       
1 DA Warner 2010 45 45 2 1082 107* 25.16 1 5 4
2 DA Warner 2011 33 33 5 1181 135* 42.17 3 7 2
                       
1 DR Smith 2013 48 47 4 1077 68 25.04 0 7 5
2 DR Smith 2014 44 43 2 1203 110* 29.34 2 7 2
                       
1 KA Pollard 2010 55 52 9 1076 89* 25.02 0 5 3
2 KA Pollard 2012 50 43 15 1041 65* 37.17 0 7 0
                       
1 LJ Wright 2012 37 35 3 1090 117 34.06 1 6 1
2 LJ Wright 2014 36 36 3 1028 153* 31.15 2 4 4
                       
1 LMP Simmons 2014 37 36 4 1209 100* 37.78 1 9 4
2 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 3

V Kohli’s 1058 runs in the calendar year comprises of 12 fifties – one century and 11 half centuries. He became the second batsman after CH Gayleto score 12 or more fifties in a calendar year. His feat provides the fourth such occasion with CH Gayle performing the feat on three occasions – 16 fifties in 2013, 14 fifties in 2011 and 13 fifties in 2015

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
1 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 16 2
2 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 14 3
3 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 13 0
4 V Kohli 2016 20 19 8 1058 100* 96.18 1 11 12 0

V Kohli has scored eleven half centuries in calendar year 2016 and his feat provides the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring eleven or more half centuries in a calendar year. All the six such occasions are listed below

No Player Year Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0
1 CH Gayle 2012 40 38 6 1532 128* 47.87 3 13 16 2
2 CH Gayle 2011 31 31 5 1497 109* 57.57 4 10 14 3
3 CH Gayle 2015 36 36 8 1665 151* 59.46 3 10 13 0
4 V Kohli 2016 20 19 8 1058 100* 96.18 1 11 12 0
5 LMP Simmons 2015 37 37 2 1172 73 33.48 0 11 11 3
6 JP Duminy 2009 35 34 11 1019 99* 44.30 0 11 11 3

 

G Gambhir and his fifties in Indian Premier League – becomes the first captain to score 25 fifties

G Gambhir and his fifties in Indian Premier League – becomes the first captain to score 25 fifties

G Gambhir’s 54 in the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 represents his 30th fifty in IPL. He shares the record for most fifties by a batsman in IPL with DA Warner and RG Sharma who have also scored similar number of fifties in IPL. His 54 also represents his 30th half century in IPL and he owns the record for most half centuries by a batsman in IPL

It also represents his 25th fifty while leading a team in IPL. He earned the distinction of becoming the first captain to score 25 fifties in IPL. All such occasions are listed below. He has scored three fifties while leading Delhi and 22 fifties while leading Kolkata

No Batsman Runs   Team Oppn Venue Date
1 G Gambhir 71 * Delhi Kolkata Durban 05.05.09
2 G Gambhir 72   Delhi Punjab Mohali 13.03.10
3 G Gambhir 57 * Delhi Chennai Chennai 15.04.10
4 G Gambhir 75 * Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 15.04.11
5 G Gambhir 54 * Kolkata Pune Mum-DYP 19.05.11
6 G Gambhir 64 * Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10.04.12
7 G Gambhir 66 * Kolkata Punjab Mohali 18.04.12
8 G Gambhir 93   Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
9 G Gambhir 63   Kolkata Chennai Chennai 30.04.12
10 G Gambhir 56   Kolkata Pune Kolkata 05.05.12
11 G Gambhir 62   Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 14.05.12
12 G Gambhir 59   Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 11.04.13
13 G Gambhir 53   Kolkata Sunrisera Kolkata 14.04.13
14 G Gambhir 60   Kolkata Punjab Mohali 16.04.13
15 G Gambhir 50   Kolkata Pune Pune-SRS 09.05.13
16 G Gambhir 54   Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
17 G Gambhir 69   Kolkata Delhi Delhi 07.05.14
18 G Gambhir 63*   Kolkata Punjab Cuttack 11.05.14
19 G Gambhir 57   Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 08.04.15
20 G Gambhir 58   Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 11.04.15
21 G Gambhir 60   Kolkata Delhi Delhi 20.04.15
22 G Gambhir 64   Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 13.04.16
23 G Gambhir 90 * Kolkata Sunrisers Kolkata 16.04.16
24 G Gambhir 59   Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 28.04.16
25 G Gambhir 54   Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

He was dismissed run out for 54 in the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata to provide the sixth occasion of a captain dismissed run out in IPL. He became the fifth captain to suffer such an ignominy. All such occasions are listed below

No   Pos Batsman Score Team Oppn Venue Date
1 * 04 M Jayawardene 55 Kochi Kolkata Kochi 05.05.11
2 * 02 M Jayawardene 76 Kochi Punjab Indore 13.05.11
3 * 03 V Kohli 99 Bangalore Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 08.05.13
4 * 05 GJ Bailey 60 Punjab Kolkata Pune-SRS 18.04.15
5 * 01 RG Sharma 65 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
6 * 02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

 

 

G Gambhir joins the list of batsmen who have scored 100 boundary fours and 50 boundary sixes in Indian Premier League

G Gambhir joins the list of batsmen who have scored 100 boundary fours and 50 boundary sixes in Indian Premier League

G Gambhir scored a lone boundary six in his knock of 54 in the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and  Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 which fetched him his 50th boundary six in IPL. He earned the distinction of becoming the 25th batsman in the history of IPL to score 100 plus boundary fours and 50 plus boundary sixes. The following table lists such batsmen. The list being arranged in the descending order of boundary sixes scored.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 85 84 12 3207 175* 44.54 5 18 23 4 261 231
2 RG Sharma 137 133 23 3768 109* 34.25 1 29 30 8 313 158
3 SK Raina 141 137 20 3951 100* 33.76 1 26 27 7 343 155
4 YK Pathan 128 116 29 2565 100 29.48 1 10 11 7 213 133
5 MS Dhoni 137 123 43 3132 70* 39.15 0 15 15 3 230 130
6 DA Warner 90 90 11 2911 109* 36.84 2 28 30 7 288 120
7 Yuvraj Singh 98 95 12 2099 83 25.28 0 10 10 3 152 120
8 V Kohli 130 122 20 3570 100* 35.00 1 23 24 4 316 119
9 KA Pollard 101 92 28 1873 78 29.26 0 9 9 2 126 119
10 AB de Villiers 111 100 23 2890 133* 37.53 2 18 20 7 248 118
11 SR Watson 85 83 12 2472 104* 34.81 2 14 16 2 245 116
12 V Sehwag 104 104 5 2728 122 27.55 2 16 18 7 334 106
13 RV Uthappa 129 124 15 3309 83* 30.35 0 17 17 5 329 103
14 BB McCullum 85 85 5 2300 158* 28.75 2 11 13 5 230 102
15 DR Smith 72 70 3 2000 87* 29.85 0 14 14 5 199 100
16 AC Gilchrist 80 80 4 2069 109* 27.22 2 11 13 7 239 92
17 M Vijay 94 94 4 2262 127 25.13 2 10 12 5 210 83
18 JP Duminy 72 69 23 1919 78* 41.71 0 14 14 1 119 78
19 NV Ojha 88 80 16 1396 94* 21.81 0 6 6 8 114 74
20 SE Marsh 62 61 7 2213 115 40.98 1 18 19 1 230 73
21 AT Rayudu 105 98 17 2262 81* 27.92 0 13 13 7 194 73
22 KD Karthik 131 114 14 2422 86 24.22 0 11 11 6 240 58
23 S Dhawan 103 102 14 2762 95* 31.38 0 23 23 3 312 55
24 MEK Hussey 59 58 7 1977 116* 38.76 1 15 16 1 198 52
25 G Gambhir 126 125 12 3526 93 31.20 0 30 30 11 411 50

 

Most successful opening pair in Indian Premier League

Most successful opening pair in Indian Premier League

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders are the most successful opening pair in the history of Indian Premier League. They have been concerned in twelve partnerships of 50 plus runs of which three are century partnerships for the opening wicket in IPL. All the twelve partnerships are listed below

They have five 50 plus stands for the first wicket in 2014 editions of IPL, two such stands in 2015 edition and five such stands in the ongoing 2016 edition.

No Partners Runs Wkt Oppn Ground Date
1 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 121 1st Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
2 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 106 1st Delhi Delhi 07.05.14
3 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 68 1st Punjab Cuttack 11.05.14
4 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 50 1st Mumbai Cuttack 14.05.14
5 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 64 1st Chennai Kolkata 20.05.14
6 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 81 1st Bangalore Kolkata 11.04.15
7 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 57 1st Sunrisers Kolkata 04.05.15
8 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 69 1st Mumbai Kolkata 10.04.16
9 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 92 1st Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16
10 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 82 1st Punjab Mohali 19.04.16
11 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 69 1st Mumbai Mumbai 28.04.16
12 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 101 1st Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

 

Both the openers dismissed run out in Indian Premier League

Both the openers dismissed run out in Indian Premier League

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 and were dismissed run out in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the eighth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in the history of IPL. All such occasions are listed below.

It is interesting to note that the Indian Premier League witnessed for the first time the occasion of both the openers dismissed after scoring fifties.  RV Uthappa {70} and G Gambhir {54} were dismissed run out in this game after scoring fifties

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Oppn Venue Date
1   01 JH Kallis 31 31 Bangalore Deccan Hyd-RGS 25.05.08
2   02 W Jaffer 05 05 Bangalore Deccan Hyd-RGS 25.05.08
                   
1   01 PA Patel 25 19 Chennai Kolkata Centurion 18.05.09
2   02 GJ Bailey 30 26 Chennai Kolkata Centurion 18.05.09
                   
1 * 01 R Dravid 26 24 Rajasthan Kolkata Jaipur 08.04.12
2   02 AM Rahame 00 04 Rajasthan Kolkata Jaipur 08.04.12
                   
1 *+ 01 AC Gilchrist 06 08 Punjab Pune Pune-SRS 08.04.12
2   02 PC Valthaty 01 05 Punjab Pune Pune-SRS 08.04.12
                   
1   01 M Vijay 21 18 Punjab Rajasthan Ahmedabad 21.04.15
2   02 V Sehwag 01 04 Punjab Rajasthan Ahmedabad 21.04.15
                   
1 * 01 RG Sharma 65 48 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
2 + 02 PA Patel 01 04 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
                   
1   01 AM Rahane 53 45 Ris Pune Gujarat Pune-SRS 29.04.16
2   02 SS Tiwary 01 02 Ris Pune Gujarat Pune-SRS 29.04.16
                   
1 + 01 RV Uthappa 70 49 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
2 * 02 G Gambhir 54 45 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 and were dismissed run out in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the second occasion of both the openers dismissed run out – of which one is captain and the other is the wicket keeper – in the history of IPL. Both occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was witnessed in this edition of IPL when RG Sharam {65} and PA Patel {01} of Mumbai Indians were dismissed run out against Delhi Daredevils at Delhi on 23.04.16

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Oppn Venue Date
1 * 01 RG Sharma 65 48 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
2 + 02 PA Patel 01 04 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
                   
1 + 01 RV Uthappa 70 49 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
2 * 02 G Gambhir 54 45 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

Both the openers scoring fifties – Indian batsmen – in Indian Premier League

Both the openers scoring fifties – Indian batsmen – in Indian Premier League

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the ninth occasion of both the Indian openers scoring fifties in the history of IPL. All such occasions are listed below

BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING FIFITES – INDIAN BATSMEN
No Pos Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 01 G Gambhir 50 Delhi Chennai Chennai 02.05.08
  02 V Sehwag 71 Delhi Chennai Chennai 02.05.08
               
2 01 S Dhawan 56 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
  02 SR Tendulkar 72 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
               
3 01 S Dhawan 95 Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21.05.11
  02 DB Ravi Teja 60 Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21.05.11
               
4 01 R Dravid 58 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 67 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
               
5 01 R Dravid 53 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 63 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
               
6 01 RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
               
7 01 MA Agarwal 53* Delhi Punjab Delhi 01.05.15
  02 SS Iyer 54 Delhi Punjab Delhi 01.05.15
               
8 01 M Vijay 53 Punjab Ris Pune Mohali 16.04.16
  02 M Vohra 51 Punjab Ris Pune Mohali 16.04.16
               
9 01 RV Uthappa 70 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the second pair of the Indian openers scoring fifties on two occasions in the history of IPL. R Dravid and AM Rahane are the first pair to accomplish such a feat on two occasions. All such occasions are listed below

BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING FIFITES – INDIAN BATSMEN
No Pos Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 01 R Dravid 58 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 67 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
               
2 01 R Dravid 53 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 63 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
               
1 01 RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
               
2 01 RV Uthappa 70 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

Wicket keeping records for Dinesh Karthik in Indian Premier League

Wicket keeping records for Dinesh Karthik in Indian Premier League

Dinesh Karthik became the first wicket keeper in the history of Indian Premier League to effect 90 plus dismissals. At the end of the game between Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions at Rajkot on 03.05.16, his aggregate of dismissals read 91.  His 91 dismissals comprised of 65 catches and 26 stumping dismissals. He owns the record for most dismissals {91}, most catches {65} and most stumping dismissals {26} in Indian Premier League. He is closely followed by MS Dhoni who has effected 85 dismissals of which 61 are catches and 24 are stumping dismissals.

Dinesh Karthik has represented five teams in IPL – Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings Eleven Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

He stands third in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in the history of Twenty20 games. He has effected 145 dismissals – 101 catches and 44 stumping dismisssals. Kamran Akmal {179 – 102 ct + 77 st} and MS Dhoni {170 – 114 ct + 56 st} are ahead of Dinesh Karthik in terms of most dismissals

He also stands third in the list of wicket keepers who have pouched 100 plus catches In the history of Twenty20 games.  He has taken 101 catches. MS Dhoni {114} and Kamran Akmal {102} are ahead of Dinesh Karthik in terms of catches taken.