RV Uthappa’s feat – becomes the third gloveman in the history of IPL to effect 15 or more dismissals in two editions of IPL

RV Uthappa’s feat – becomes the third gloveman in the history of IPL to effect 15 or more dismissals in two editions of IPL

Robin Venu Uthappa

RV Uthappa effected 15 dismissals in IPL 2017 to provide the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting 15 or more dismissals in an edition of IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Mat Inns Dis Ct St Team Edition
1 KC Sangakkara 13 13 19 17 2 Deccan   2011
2 KD Karthik 16 15 18 14 4 Bangalore  2015
3 AC Gilchrist 16 16 18 10 8 Deccan    2009
4 NV Ojha 17 17 18 18 0 Sunrisers   2016
5 KD Karthik 15 15 17 12 5 Delhi    2009
6 MS Dhoni 18 18 17 15 2 Chennai   2013
7 NV Ojha 18 18 16 14 2 Delhi   2012
8 RV Uthappa 14 13 15 12 3 Pune   2011
9 RV Uthappa 14 14 15 09 6 Kolkata   2017

RV Uthappa became the third wicket keeper in the history of IPL to effect 15 or more dismissals in two editions of IPL after KD Karthik and NV Ojha. The exploits of these three glovemen are detailed below. It is interesting to note that all the three glovemen represented different teams while accomplishing the feat 

No No Player Mat Inns Dis Ct St Team Edition
1 1 KD Karthik 16 15 18 14 4 Bangalore  2015
  2 KD Karthik 15 15 17 12 5 Delhi    2009
                   
2 1 NV Ojha 17 17 18 18 0 Sunrisers   2016
  2 NV Ojha 18 18 16 14 2 Delhi   2012
                   
3 1 RV Uthappa 14 13 15 12 3 Pune   2011
  2 RV Uthappa 14 14 15 09 6 Kolkata   2017

 

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