9th match: Bellary Tuskers v Bijapur Bulls at Mysore – Sep 9, 2017 – Bijapur Bulls  won by four  wickets with three deliveries to spare

 

Amit Verma was playing his 43^rd match of KPL and has the record for most caps in KPL. He was leading Bellary Tuskers in this game for the seventh occasion.

 

CM Gautham scored 50 not out in this game to provide the 24th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in KPL. It also represents his third fifty in KPL. The other two occasions are –

 

No	*/+	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
01	*+	CM Gautam	64	Mangalore	Mysuru-W	Hubballi	17.09.16
02	*+	CM Gautam	58	Mysuru-W	Bulls	Mysore	14.09.15

 

Amit Verma’s run aggregate in KPL at the end of this game read 865. He now occupies the fourth place among the highest run getters in KPL. The other three are – MA Agarwal {1267}, R Jonathan {907} and B Chipli {867}. B Chipli occupied the third place at the end of this game. His knock of 62 in this game gave him an aggregate of 867 runs in KPL.

 

CM Gautham’s 50 not out in this game provides the 12^th occasion of a Bellary Tuskers batsman scoring a fifty in KPL.

 

B Chipli scored 62  in this game to  provide his seventh fifty in KPL. He became the third batsman to score seven or  more  fifties in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {08} and R Samarth {07}. B Chipli’s fifties are tabulated below.

 

No	Pos	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	02	B Chipli	89	Mangalore	Diamonds	Bangalore	10.09.09
2	01	B Chipli	75	Mangalore	Provident	Bangalore	22.09.10
3	02	B Chipli	57	Mangalore	Brigadiers	Bangalore	25.09.10
4	02	B Chipli	70	Mangalore	Diamonds	Bangalore	29.09.10
5	02	B Chipli	77	Panthers	Rockstars	Mysore	01.09.14
6	02	B Chipli	63	Bellary	Panthers	Mysore	14.09.15
7	02	B Chipli	62	Bellary	Bullls	Mysore	09.09.17

 

B Chipli’s 62 in this game provides  the 27^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in KPL. It also provides the fifth  occasion of a Bijapur Bulls captain scoring a fifty in KPL. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Pos	*/+	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	06	*	B Akhil	69*	Bulls	Rockstars	Mysore	13.09.15
2	03	*	RV Uthappa	67	Bulls	Shivamogga	Hubballi	24.09.16
3	04	*	SP Shinde	61	Bulls	Provident	Bangalore	14.09.09
4	03	*	RV Uthappa	51	Bulls	Hubli-T	Hubballi	19.09.16
5	02	*	B Chipli	62	Bulls	Belllary	Mysore	09.09.17

 

B Chipli’s 62 in this game provides his third  fifty while leading a side in KPL. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Pos	*/+	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	02	*	B Chipli	89	Mangalore	Diamonds	Bangalore	10.09.09
2	02	*	B Chipli	63	Bellary	Panthers	Mysore	14.09.15
3	02	*	B Chipli	62	Bulls	Bellary	Mysore	09.09.17

 

CM Gautham’s 50 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 46^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty in a losing cause. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in KPL. All  such occasions are listed below

 

No	*/+	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Res
1	+	SH Kirmani	89	Shivamogga	Hubli-T	Mysore	13.09.15	L
2	*+	RK Sabharwal	67	Mangalore	Hubli-T	Bangalore	06.09.14	L
3	*+	CM Gautham	64	Mangalore	Mysore-W	Hubli	17.09.16	L
4	+	VST Naidu	63	Provident	Bulls	Bangalore	14.09.09	L
5	+	SH Kirmani	61	Shivamogga	Bulls	Hubli	09.09.15	L
6	+	SH Kirmani	56	Shivamogga	Panthers	Mysore	12.09.15	L
7	+	RK Sabharwal	51	Mangalore	Panthers	Bangalore	14.09.09	L
8	+	RK Sabharwal	51	Mangalore	Maharaajas	Mysore	19.09.09	L
9	+	KC Avinash	50*	Mangalore	Panthers	Hubli	03.09.15	L
10	+	CM Gautham	58	Mysuru-W	Bulls	Mysore	14.09.15	L
11	+	CM Gautham	50*	Bellary	Bulls	Mysore	14.09.15	L

 

CM Gautham, RK Sabharwal and SH Kirmani are the three wicket keepers who have witnessed three of their  fifties going in vain in KPL.

 

No	*/+	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date	Res
1	*+	CM Gautham	64	Mangalore	Mysore-W	Hubli	17.09.16	L
2	+	CM Gautham	58	Mysuru-W	Bulls	Mysore	14.09.15	L
3	+	CM Gautham	50*	Bellary	Bulls	Mysore	14.09.15	L
1	*+	RK Sabharwal	67	Mangalore	Hubli-T	Bangalore	06.09.14	L
2	+	RK Sabharwal	51	Mangalore	Panthers	Bangalore	14.09.09	L
3	+	RK Sabharwal	51	Mangalore	Maharaajas	Mysore	19.09.09	L
1	+	SH Kirmani	89	Shivamogga	Hubli-T	Mysore	13.09.15	L
2	+	SH Kirmani	61	Shivamogga	Bulls	Hubli	09.09.15	L
3	+	SH Kirmani	56	Shivamogga	Panthers	Mysore	12.09.15	L

 

Bijapur Bullls posted its 23^rd win in KPL and own the record for most wins by a team in KPL. It went past Belagavi Panthers which had won 22 games in KPL.