Captain’s fifties in a losing cause – V Kohli’s dubious distinction
V Kohli’s 62 in the game between Bangalore and Mumbai at Bangalore on 14.04.17 was in a losing cause to provide the 66th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 2 | * | SC Ganguly | 51 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 01.05.08 |
| 3 | * | S Laxman | 52 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 4 | * | R Dravid | 66 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 05.05.08 |
| 5 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 6 | * | V Sehwag | 51* | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 17.05.08 |
| 7 | * | R Dravid | 75* | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.05.08 |
| 8 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 9 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 10 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 11 | * | BB McCullum | 84* | Kolkata | Bangalore | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 12 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 |
| 13 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 14 | *+ | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 15 | * | SR Tendulkar | 100* | Mumbai | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 |
| 16 | * | Yuvraj Singh | 62* | Pune | Chennai | Mum-DYP | 27.04.11 |
| 17 | * | M Jayawardene | 76 | Kochi | Punjab | Indore | 13.05.11 |
| 18 | + | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | Pune | Delhi | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 19 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 20 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 70* | Chennai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.05.11 |
| 21 | * | V Sehwag | 52 | Delhi | Pune | Delhi | 21.04.12 |
| 22 | * | R Dravid | 58 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Jaipur | 23.04.12 |
| 23 | * | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
| 24 | * | R Dravid | 57 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Jaipur | 01.05.12 |
| 25 | * | G Gambhir | 62 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | 14.05.12 |
| 26 | * | M Jayawardene | 66 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 03.04.13 |
| 27 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 51 | Chennai | Mumbai | Chennai | 06.04.13 |
| 28 | * | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 11.04.13 |
| 29 | * | R Dravid | 54 | Rajasthan | Pune | Pune-SRS | 11.04.13 |
| 30` | * | V Kohli | 58 | Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai | 13.01.13 |
| 31 | * | RG Sharma | 79* | Mumbai | Punjab | Mumbai | 29.04.13 |
| 32 | * | V Kohli | 57 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 14.05.13 |
| 33 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 63* | Chennai | Mumbai | Kolkata | 26.05.13 |
| 34 | * | SR Watson | 50 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Sharjah | 20.04.14 |
| 35 | * | RG Sharma | 50 | Mumbai | Chennai | Dubai-DSC | 25.04.14 |
| 36 | * | V Kohli | 67 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 20.05.14 |
| 37 | *+ | KD Karthik | 56 | Delhi | Kolkata | Dubai-DSC | 19.04.14 |
| 38 | * | G Gambhir | 54 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 |
| 39 | * | SR Watson | 51 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Ranchi | 13.05.14 |
| 40 | * | RG Sharma | 51 | Mumbai | Kolkata | Cuttack | 14.05.14 |
| 41 | * | MS Dhoni | 57 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Ranchi | 22.05.14 |
| 42 | * | V Kohli | 73 | Bangalore | Chennai | Bangalore | 24.05.14 |
| 43 | * | KP Pietersen | 58 | Delhi | Punjab | Mohali | 25.05.14 |
| 44 | * | RG Sharma | 98* | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
| 45 | * | DA Warner | 53 | Sunrisers | Chennai | Chennai | 11.04.15 |
| 46 | * | G Gambhir | 58 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 11.04.15 |
| 47 | * | RG Sharma | 50 | Mumbai | Chennai | Mumbai | 17.04.15 |
| 48 | * | GJ Bailey | 60 | Punjab | Kolkata | Pune | 18.04.15 |
| 49 | * | V Kohli | 51 | Bangalore | Chennai | Bangalore | 22.04.15 |
| 50 | * | JP Duminy | 56 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Mum-BS | 03.05.15 |
| 51 | * | DA Warner | 52* | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 15.05.15 |
| 52 | * | DA Warner | 58 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Bangalore | 12.04.16 |
| 53 | * | G Gambhir | 64 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Mumbai | 13.04.16 |
| 54 | * | V Kohli | 79 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bangalore | 17.04.16 |
| 55 | * | SK Raina | 75 | Gujarat | Sunrisers | Rajkot | 21.04.16 |
| 56 | ^ | RG Sharma | 65 | Mumbai | Delhi | Delhi | 23.04.16 |
| 57 | * | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 58 | * | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Mumbai | 28.04.16 |
| 59 | * | V Kohli | 52 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 02.05.16 |
| 60 | * | M Vijay | 89 | Punjab | Bangalore | Mohali | 09.05.16 |
| 61 | * | G Gambhir | 51 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 16.05.16 |
| 62 | * | DA Warner | 73 | Sunrisers | Delhi | Raipur | 20.05.16 |
| 63 | * | M Vijay | 59 | Punjab | Ris Pune | Vizag | 21.05.16 |
| 64 | * | V Kohli | 54 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Bangalore | 29.05.16 |
| 65 | * | SK Raina | 64* | Gujarat | Kolkata | Rajkot | 07.04.17 |
| 66 | * | V Kohli | 62 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Bangalore | 14.04.17 |
It also provides the 12th occasion of a Bangalore captain’s fifty going in vain in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below
It also represents the V Kohli’s tenth fifty going in vain to provide the most occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause in the Indian Premier League
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | * | R Dravid | 66 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 05.05.08 |
| 2 | * | R Dravid | 75* | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.05.08 |
| 3 | * | V Kohli | 58 | Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai | 13.04.13 |
| 4 | * | V Kohli | 57 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 14.05.13 |
| 5 | * | V Kohli | 67 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 20.05.14 |
| 6 | * | V Kohli | 73 | Bangalore | Chennai | Bangalore | 24.05.14 |
| 7 | * | V Kohli | 51 | Bangalore | Chennai | Bangalore | 22.04.15 |
| 8 | * | V Kohli | 79 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bangalore | 17.04.16 |
| 9 | * | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.15 |
| 10 | * | V Kohli | 52 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 02.05.16 |
| 11 | * | V Kohli | 54 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Bangalore | 29.05.16 |
| 12 | * | V Kohli | 62 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Bangalore | 14.04.17 |