Fifties in losing cause in KPL
It is interesting to note that in the first three matches of KPL 2016 played on 17.09.16, opening batsmen in the three matches witnessed their fifties going in vain. In the first game, it was SH Kirmani, in the second game it was CM Gautham and in the third game it was R Samarth. The following table furnishes the list of batsmen whose fifties were in a losing cause in the history of KPL with combinations of Opening batsmen, Captains, Wicket keeper batsmen and captain wicket keepers
| FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE | |||||||||
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Res |
| 1 | 04 | R Jonathan | 63 | Mangalore | Provident | Bangalore | 09.09.09 | L | |
| 2 | 02 | HTS Rao | 77 | Maharaajas | Bulls | Bangalore | 10.09.09 | L | |
| 3 | 02 | HTS Rao | 55 | Maharaajas | Panthers | Bangalore | 12.09.09 | L | |
| 4 | 06 | SV Lazarus | 70 | Brigadiers | Provident | Bangalore | 13.09.09 | L | |
| 5 | 02 | + | VST Naidu | 63 | Provident | Bulls | Bangalore | 14.09.09 | L |
| 6 | 01 | + | RK Sabharwal | 51 | Mangalore | Panthers | Bangalore | 14.09.09 | L |
| 7 | 01 | * | J Arunkumar | 73 | Panthers | Bulls | Bangalore | 16.09.09 | L |
| 8 | 04 | R Jonathan | 73 | Mangalore | Bulls | Mysore | 18.09.09 | L | |
| 9 | 01 | MR Beerala | 63* | Bulls | Brigadiers | Mysore | 19.09.09 | L | |
| 10 | 02 | + | RK Sabharwal | 51 | Mangalore | Maharaajas | Mysore | 19.09.09 | L |
| 11 | 05 | SK Jain | 57* | Provident | Gladiators | Mysore | 20.09.09 | L | |
| 12 | 03 | M Nidesh | 54* | Diamonds | Brigadiers | Bangalore | 21.09.09 | L | |
| 13 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 56 | Diamonds | Gladiators | Bangalore | 17.09.10 | L | |
| 14 | 01 | KK Nair | 63 | Mangalore | Bulls | Bangalore | 19.09.10 | L | |
| 15 | 01 | B Chipli | 75 | Mangalore | Provident | Bangalore | 22.09.10 | L | |
| 16 | 01 | J Arunkumar | 57 | Panthers | Diamonds | Bangalore | 22.09.10 | L | |
| 17 | 05 | S Manager | 59 | Maharaajas | Bulls | Bangalore | 23.09.10 | L | |
| 18 | 05 | J Shetty | 51 | Bulls | Diamonds | Bangalore | 26.09.10 | L | |
| 19 | 05 | * | SB Joshi | 51* | Diamonds | Mangalore | Bangalore | 29.09.10 | L |
| 20 | 04 | R Jonathan | 52 | Hubli-T | Mysore-W | Mysore | 29.08.14 | L | |
| 21 | 03 | D Nischal | 50 | Bellary | Bulls | Mysore | 30.08.14 | L | |
| 22 | 01 | *+ | RK Sabharwal | 67 | Mangalore | Hubli-T | Bangalore | 06.09.14 | L |
| 23 | 01 | M Nidesh | 70 | Panthers | Mysore-W | Hubli | 12.09.14 | L | |
| 24 | 04 | + | KC Avinash | 50* | Mangalore | Panthers | Hubli | 03.09.15 | L |
| 25 | 01 | AA Hoysala | 87 | Mysuru-W | Mangalore | Hubli | 05.09.15 | L | |
| 26 | 02 | KB Pawan | 73 | Hubli-T | Bulls | Hubli | 06.09.15 | L | |
| 27 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 87* | Shivamogga | Rockstars | Hubli | 08.09.15 | L |
| 28 | 01 | Rajeev | 52 | Rockstars | Shivamogga | Hubli | 08.09.15 | L | |
| 29 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 61 | Shivamogga | Bulls | Hubli | 09.09.15 | L |
| 30 | 03 | MK Abbas | 58 | Shivamogga | Bulls | Hubli | 09.09.15 | L | |
| 31 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 56 | Shivamogga | Panthers | Mysore | 12.09.15 | L |
| 32 | 01 | RP Kadam | 50 | Mangalore | Bellary | Mysore | 12.09.15 | L | |
| 33 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 89 | Shivamogga | Hubli-T | Mysore | 13.09.15 | L |
| 34 | 01 | * | SH Kirmani | 61 | Shivamogga | Hubli-T | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |
| 35 | 02 | *+ | CM Gautham | 64 | Mangalore | Mysore-W | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |
| 36 | 01 | R Samarth | 64 | Bulls | Panthers | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L | |
| FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE – OPENING BATSMEN | |||||||||
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Res |
| 1 | 01 | + | RK Sabharwal | 51 | Mangalore | Panthers | Bangalore | 14.09.09 | L |
| 2 | 01 | * | J Arunkumar | 73 | Panthers | Bulls | Bangalore | 16.09.09 | L |
| 3 | 01 | MR Beerala | 63* | Bulls | Brigadiers | Mysore | 19.09.09 | L | |
| 4 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 56 | Diamonds | Gladiators | Bangalore | 17.09.10 | L | |
| 5 | 01 | KK Nair | 63 | Mangalore | Bulls | Bangalore | 19.09.10 | L | |
| 6 | 01 | B Chipli | 75 | Mangalore | Provident | Bangalore | 22.09.10 | L | |
| 7 | 01 | J Arunkumar | 57 | Panthers | Diamonds | Bangalore | 22.09.10 | L | |
| 8 | 01 | *+ | RK Sabharwal | 67 | Mangalore | Hubli-T | Bangalore | 06.09.14 | L |
| 9 | 01 | M Nidesh | 70 | Panthers | Mysore-W | Hubli | 12.09.14 | L | |
| 10 | 01 | AA Hoysala | 87 | Mysuru-W | Mangalore | Hubli | 05.09.15 | L | |
| 11 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 87* | Shivamogga | Rockstars | Hubli | 08.09.15 | L |
| 12 | 01 | Rajeev | 52 | Rockstars | Shivamogga | Hubli | 08.09.15 | L | |
| 13 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 61 | Shivamogga | Bulls | Hubli | 09.09.15 | L |
| 14 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 56 | Shivamogga | Panthers | Mysore | 12.09.15 | L |
| 15 | 01 | RP Kadam | 50 | Mangalore | Bellary | Mysore | 12.09.15 | L | |
| 16 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 89 | Shivamogga | Hubli-T | Mysore | 13.09.15 | L |
| 17 | 01 | * | SH Kirmani | 61 | Shivamogga | Hubli-T | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |
| 18 | 01 | R Samarth | 64 | Bulls | Panthers | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L | |
| 1 | 02 | HTS Rao | 77 | Maharaajas | Bulls | Bangalore | 10.09.09 | L | |
| 2 | 02 | HTS Rao | 55 | Maharaajas | Panthers | Bangalore | 12.09.09 | L | |
| 3 | 02 | + | VST Naidu | 63 | Provident | Bulls | Bangalore | 14.09.09 | L |
| 4 | 02 | + | RK Sabharwal | 51 | Mangalore | Maharaajas | Mysore | 19.09.09 | L |
| 5 | 02 | KB Pawan | 73 | Hubli-T | Bulls | Hubli | 06.09.15 | L | |
| 6 | 02 | *+ | CM Gautham | 64 | Mangalore | Mysore-W | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |
| FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE – CAPTAINS | |||||||||
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Res |
| 1 | 01 | * | J Arunkumar | 73 | Panthers | Bulls | Bangalore | 16.09.09 | L |
| 2 | 01 | *+ | RK Sabharwal | 67 | Mangalore | Hubli-T | Bangalore | 06.09.14 | L |
| 3 | 02 | *+ | CM Gautham | 64 | Mangalore | Mysore-W | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |
| 4 | 01 | * | SH Kirmani | 61 | Shivamogga | Hubli-T | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |
| 5 | 05 | * | SB Joshi | 51* | Diamonds | Mangalore | Bangalore | 29.09.10 | L |
| FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE – WICKET KEEPERS | |||||||||
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Res |
| 1 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 89 | Shivamogga | Hubli-T | Mysore | 13.09.15 | L |
| 2 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 87* | Shivamogga | Rockstars | Hubli | 08.09.15 | L |
| 3 | 01 | *+ | RK Sabharwal | 67 | Mangalore | Hubli-T | Bangalore | 06.09.14 | L |
| 4 | 02 | *+ | CM Gautham | 64 | Mangalore | Mysore-W | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |
| 5 | 02 | + | VST Naidu | 63 | Provident | Bulls | Bangalore | 14.09.09 | L |
| 6 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 61 | Shivamogga | Bulls | Hubli | 09.09.15 | L |
| 7 | 01 | + | SH Kirmani | 56 | Shivamogga | Panthers | Mysore | 12.09.15 | L |
| 8 | 01 | + | RK Sabharwal | 51 | Mangalore | Panthers | Bangalore | 14.09.09 | L |
| 9 | 02 | + | RK Sabharwal | 51 | Mangalore | Maharaajas | Mysore | 19.09.09 | L |
| 10 | 04 | + | KC Avinash | 50* | Mangalore | Panthers | Hubli | 03.09.15 | L |
| FIFTIES IN A LOSING CAUSE – CAPTAIN WICKET KEEPERS | |||||||||
| No | Pos | */+ | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Res |
| 1 | 01 | *+ | RK Sabharwal | 67 | Mangalore | Hubli-T | Bangalore | 06.09.14 | L |
| 2 | 02 | *+ | CM Gautham | 64 | Mangalore | Mysore-W | Hubli | 17.09.16 | L |