Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-14 – Bellary Tuskers Vs Rockstars at Hubli on 23.09.16 – Bellary Tuskers won by eight wickets with 52 balls to spare

Bellary Tuskers were led by Amit Verma in this game. He became the 25^th captain to lead a team in KPL. He also became the fifth captain to lead Bellary Tuskers in KPL. Others are – DT Patil {05}, B Chipli {04}, C Raghu {04} and B Akhil {03}.  Bellary Tuskers became the third team in KPL 2016 to have two captains. Mangalore United and Mysore Warriors are the other two teams. Mangalore United is led by CM Gautham and KK Nair while Mysore Warriors is led by – AB Sagar and MK Pandey

Bellary Tuskers won this game by eight wickets to provide the 16^th occasion of a team winning the game by eight or more wickets. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a team winning the game by exact eight wickets.

Bellary Tuskers won this game by eight wickets with 52 balls to spare to provide the third occasion of a team winning a KPL game by 50 plus balls to spare. The other two occasions are – Mysore Warriors winning the game by ten wickets with 60 balls to spare against Rockstars at Mysore on 03.09.14 and Belgavi Panthers winning the game by eight wickets with 50 balls to spare against Bellary Tuskers at Hubli on 10.09.14. Thus the Bellary Tuskers’ win in this game with 52 balls to spare represents the second largest win by a team with remaining balls to spare

Amit Verma’s lone wicket in this game fetched him a total of 26 wickets in KPL. Having scored 712 runs in the tournament, he now has the distinction of becoming the only allrounder in KPL to score 700 plus runs and capture 26 wickets.

KB Pawan’s run aggregate in KPL reads 756 at the end of this game. He became the fourth batsman in KPL to total 750 plus runs. Others are – MA Agarwal {925}, R Jonathan {776} and B Chipli {753}

KB Pawan’s aggregate of boundary fours in KPL read 77 at the end of this game. He now occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have score most boundary fours in KPL. The first place is occupied by MA Agarwal with 78 boundary fours to his credit.

Bellary Tuskers won its fifth game in KPL, while Rockstars lost its 15^th game. Rockstars became the third team in KPL to lose 15 games. Others are Belagavi Panthers and Mangalore United are the other two teams to lose 15 KPL games

Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-15 – Bijapur Bulls vs Mysore Warriors at Hubli on 23.09.16 – Mysore Warriors won by four wickets

Mysore Warriors won this game by four wickets with two balls to spare to provide the sixth occasion of a team winning a KPL game with exact two deliveries to spare

RV Uthappa was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 15^th occasion of a captain dismissed runout in KPL.

R Samarth’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 704. He became the seventh batsmen in KPL to total 700 plus runs. Others are – MA Agarwal {925}, R Jonathan {777}, KB Pawan {756}, B Chipli {753}, Amit Verma {712} and KK Nair {704}

R Samarth scored 66 in this game which represents his sixth fifty in KPL. He became the third batsman in KPL to score six fifties. Others are – RK Sabharwal and B Chipli.

R Samarth’s boundary fours aggregate in KPL read 77 at the end of this game. He now jointly shares the second place with KB Pawan amongst the batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in KPL. MA Agarwal with 78 boundary fours to his credit occupies the first place.

R Samarth’s 66 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 42nd occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in KPL. It also provides the 30th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty in a losing cause and also provides the 23^rd   occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty batting at number one in a losing cause in KPL

R Samarth witnessed his second fifty going in vain in KPL – the other being his 64 against Belagavi Panthers at Hubli on 17.09.16. He became the sixth batsmen to witness exact two fifties going in vain in KPL. Others are HTS Rao, J Arunkumar. KB Pawan. M Nidesh and Rajeev. The following table lists all the five batsmen with their performances

No	Pos	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Res
1	02	HTS Rao	77	Maharaajas	Bulls	Bangalore	10.09.09	L
2	02	HTS Rao	55	Maharaajas	Panthers	Bangalore	12.09.09	L
1	01	J Arunkumar	73	Panthers	Bulls	Bangalore	16.09.09	L
2	01	J Arunkumar	57	Panthers	Diamonds	Bangalore	22.09.10	L
1	02	KB Pawan	73	Hubli-T	Bulls	Hubli	06.09.15	L
2	02	KB Pawan	54	Bellary	Hubli-T	Hubli	20.09.16	L
1	03	M Nidesh	54*	Diamonds	Brigadiers	Bangalore	21.09.09	L
2	01	M Nidesh	70	Panthers	Mysore-W	Hubli	12.09.14	L
1	01	Rajeev	52	Rockstars	Shivamogga	Hubli	08.09.15	L
2	01	Rajeev	51	Rockstars	Mysuru-W	Hubli	18.09.16	L

J Suchith’s wicket aggregate at the end of this game read 32. He now holds the third place amongst the most wicket takers in KPL. The first two places are occupied by K Gowtham {42} and R Vinay Kumar {33}

K Gowtham’s three wickets for 23 runs in this game fetched him an aggregate of 42 wickets in KPL. He became the first bowler to capture 40 plus wickets in KPL

MK Pandey was dismissed caught by substitute in this game to provide the 12^th occasion of a batsman dismissed caught by a substitute in KPL. MK Pandey became the fourth captain to be dismissed caught by a substitute in KPL.  Others are – C Raghu, RV Uthappa and KK Nair

RR Bhatkal {61} and AA Joshi {56 not out} scored fifties in Mysore Warrior’s innings to provide the 15^th and 16^th occasion of Mysore Warriors’ batsmen scoring fifties in KPL.

RR Bhatkal and AA Joshi added 63 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of Mysore Warriors batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in KPL. It also provides the second occasion of Mysore Warriors batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in KPL.

RR Bhatkal and AA Joshi added 63 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the fifth wicket in KPL.