Glovemen’s fifties in a losing cause – RV Uthappa becomes the third wicket keeper in the Indian Premier League to witness five fifties going in vain
RV Uthappa of Kolkata scored 72 against Gujarat at Kolkata on 21.04.17. His effort went in vain as Kolkata lost the game by four wickets to provide the 44th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | + | KC Sangakkara | 54* | Punjab | Chennai | Mohali | 19.04.08 |
| 2 | + | WP Saha | 59* | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 03.05.08 |
| 3 | + | M Boucher | 50* | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.05.08 |
| 4 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 5 | + | SP Goswami | 52 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bangalore | 19.05.08 |
| 6 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 7 | + | PA Patel | 54 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 24.05.08 |
| 8 | + | KC Sangakkara | 64 | Punjab | Kolkata | Kolkata | 25.05.08 |
| 9 | + | KD Karthik | 52 | Delhi | Chennai | Jo’burg | 02.05.09 |
| 10 | + | MN van Wyk | 74 | Kolkata | Delhi | Durban | 05.05.09 |
| 11 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 |
| 12 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 13 | + | NV Ojha | 94* | Rajasthan | Chennai | Chennai | 02.04.10 |
| 14 | *+ | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 15 | + | AB de Villiers | 65 | Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai | 16.04.11 |
| 16 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 17 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 70* | Chennai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.05.11 |
| 18 | * | RV Uthappa | 60* | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
| 19 | + | KD Karthik | 60 | Mumbai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 04.03.13 |
| 20 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 51 | Chennai | Mumbai | Chennai | 06.04.13 |
| 21 | + | RV Uthappa | 75 | Pune | Bangalore | Pune-SRS | 02.05.13 |
| 22 | + | RV Uthappa | 54 | Pune | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 05.05.13 |
| 23 | + | PA Patel | 61 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Mohali | 11.05.13 |
| 24 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 63* | Chennai | Mumbai | Kolkata | 26.05.13 |
| 25 | + | SV Samson | 52 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Sharjah | 20.04.14 |
| 26 | + | WP Saha | 59 | Punjab | Mumbai | Mumbai | 03.05.14 |
| 27 | + | RV Uthappa | 65 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 |
| 28 | + | KD Karthik | 51 | Delhi | Chennai | Delhi | 05.05.14 |
| 29 | + | NV Ojha | 79 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 14.05.14 |
| 30 | + | KD Karthik | 69 | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 19.05.14 |
| 31 | *+ | MS Dhoni | 57 | Chennai | Sunrisers | Ranchi | 22.05.14 |
| 32 | + | SV Samson | 74 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Mumbai-WS | 25.05.14 |
| 33 | + | WP Saha | 115 | Punjab | Kolkata | Bangalore | 01.06.14 |
| 34 | + | SV Samson | 76 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Mumbai-WS | 01.05.15 |
| 35 | + | Q de Kock | 50 | Delhi | Sunrisers | Raipur | 09.05.15 |
| 36 | + | KL Rahul | 51* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 37 | + | KL Rahul | 51 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 30.04.16 |
| 38 | + | KL Rahul | 52 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 02.05.16 |
| 39 | + | KD Karthik | 53 | Gujarat | Delhi | Rajkot | 03.05.16 |
| 40 | + | Q de Kock | 52 | Delhi | Punjab | Mohali | 07.05.16 |
| 41 | + | KL Rahul | 68* | Bangalore | Mumbai | Bangalore | 11.05.16 |
| 42 | + | Q de Kock | 60 | Delhi | Bangalore | Raipur | 22.05.16 |
| 43 | + | R Pant | 57 | Delhi | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.17 |
| 44 | + | RV Uthappa | 72 | Kolkata | Gujarat | Kolkata | 21.04.17 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of a Kolkata gloveman’s fifty going in vain in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below. It is observed that out of the four occasions, RV Uthappa has witnessed his fifties in a losing cause on two occasions.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | + | WP Saha | 59* | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | + | MN van Wyk | 74 | Kolkata | Delhi | Durban | 05.05.09 |
| 3 | + | RV Uthappa | 65 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 |
| 4 | + | RV Uthappa | 72 | Kolkata | Gujarat | Kolkata | 21.04.17 |
RV Uthappa of Kolkata scored 72 against Gujarat at Kolkata on 21.04.17. His effort went in vain as Kolkata lost the game by four wickets to provide the fifth occasion of his going in vain in the Indian Premier League – three while representing Pune Warriors and two while representing Kolkata Knight Riders. He became the third wicket keeper batsman to witness five fifties in a losing cause. The other two glovemen who have accomplished the dubious feat are – AC Gilchrist and KD Karthik. The following table lists the performance of the three wicket keepers
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 2 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 3 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 |
| 4 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 5 | *+ | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 1 | + | KD Karthik | 52 | Delhi | Chennai | Jo’burg | 02.05.09 |
| 2 | + | KD Karthik | 60 | Mumbai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 04.03.13 |
| 3 | + | KD Karthik | 51 | Delhi | Chennai | Delhi | 05.05.14 |
| 4 | + | KD Karthik | 69 | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 19.05.14 |
| 5 | + | KD Karthik | 53 | Gujarat | Delhi | Rajkot | 03.05.16 |
| 1 | * | RV Uthappa | 60* | Pune | Delhi | Pune-SRS | 24.04.12 |
| 2 | + | RV Uthappa | 75 | Pune | Bangalore | Pune-SRS | 02.05.13 |
| 3 | + | RV Uthappa | 54 | Pune | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 05.05.13 |
| 4 | + | RV Uthappa | 65 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 |
| 5 | + | RV Uthappa | 72 | Kolkata | Gujarat | Kolkata | 21.04.17 |