RV Uthappa was playing for the fourth team in KPL. Prior to this he has represented Bangalore Brigadiers, Bellary Tuskers and Bijapur Bulls.
His run aggregate at the end of this game read 852. He became the eighth batsman to total 850 plus runs in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {1419}, R Jonathan {967}, B Chipli {959}, Amit Verma {924}, Mohd Taha {919} and R Vinay Kumar {892}. He also became the 13th batsman to total 800 plus runs in the tournament.
He scored 81 in this game which was his seventh fifty of the tournament.He became the fifth batsman to score seven or more fifties in the tournament. Others are – MA Agarwal {09], B Chipli {08}, R Samarth {07} and Mohd Taha {07}
RV Uthappa posted his highest individual score of the tournament when he scored 81 in this game. His previous best was 73 not out representing Bijapur Bulls against Hubli Tigers at Hubballi on 06.09.15.
RV Uthappa’s 81 in this game represent the third fifty by Bengaluru Blasters in the tournament. Others are – 65 by M Viswanathan against Panthers at Mysore on 08.09.17 qnd 55 by Nikin Jose against Bellary Tuskers at Hubballi on 16.09.17. Thus RV Uthappa’s 81 in this game represent the highest score by a Bengaluru Blasters batsman in the tournament.
RV Uthappa’s 81 in this game provides the 27th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in KPL. He is the fourth captain to score 80 plus runs in the tournament. Others are – 106* by KL Rahul for Hubli Tigers Vs Rockstars at Hubballi on 10.09.14, 95 by J Arunkumar for Panthers Vs Maharajaas at Bangalore on 12.09.09 and 89 by B Chipli for Mangalore Vs Diamonds at Bangalore on 10.09.09
RV Uthappa’s 81 in this game represents his third score of fifty while leading a team in KPL. Other occasions are
| No |
Pos |
*/+ |
Player |
Runs |
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Date |
| 2 |
03 |
* |
RV Uthappa |
67 |
Bulls |
Shivamogga |
Hubballi |
24.09.16 |
| 2 |
03 |
* |
RV Uthappa |
51 |
Bulls |
Hubli-T |
Hubballi |
19.09.16 |
Bangalore Blasters posted 228 for 5 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No |
Team |
Score |
Overs |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
Hubli-T |
245/6 |
20.0 |
1 |
Rockstars |
Hubballi |
10 Sep 2014 |
| 2 |
Mysuru-W |
219/4 |
20.0 |
1 |
Rockstars |
Hubballi |
18 Sep 2016 |
| 3 |
Panthers |
214/4 |
20.0 |
1 |
Rockstars |
Mysore |
01 Sep 2014 |
| 4 |
Panthers |
210/4 |
20.0 |
1 |
Hubli-T |
Hubballi |
08 Sep 2015 |
| 5 |
Mangalore |
201/3 |
20.0 |
1 |
Diamonds |
Bangalore |
29 Sep 2010 |
| 6 |
Panthers |
201/2 |
20.0 |
1 |
Mangalore |
Bangalore |
14 Sep 2009 |
It also represent the second highest team total in the tournament. 245 for 6 by Hubli Tigers against Rockstars at Hubblli on 10.09.14 is the highest team total posted in the tournament.
It also represents the highest team total posted in the matches played at Bengaluru in the tournament. The previous highest was 201 posted by two teams.
| No |
Team |
Score |
Overs |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
Mangalore |
201/3 |
20.0 |
1 |
Diamonds |
Bangalore |
29 Sep 2010 |
| 2 |
Panthers |
201/2 |
20.0 |
1 |
Mangalore |
Bangalore |
14 Sep 2009 |
RV Uthappa scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 81 which fetched him an aggregate of 34 boundary sixes inn KPL. He became the tenth batsman to score 30 plus boundary sixes in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {55}, Mohd Taha {51}, B Akhil {42}, B Chipli {41}, AA Joshi {37}, R Jonathan {37}, M Nidesh {36}, STR Binny {30} and SN Raju {30}
RV Uthappa’s six boundary sixes in this game provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring six or more boundary sixes in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No |
Player |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Team |
Opposition |
Ground |
Match Date |
| 1 |
Mohammed Taha |
83 |
45 |
4 |
9 |
Bulls |
v Hubli Tigers |
Mysore |
10 Sep 2017 |
| 2 |
MA Agarwal |
103 |
58 |
5 |
7 |
Panthers |
v Hubli Tigers |
Hubballi |
08 Sep 2015 |
| 3 |
Mohammed Taha |
89 |
56 |
5 |
7 |
Hubli Tigers |
v Bulls |
Hubballi |
19 Sep 2016 |
| 4 |
MA Agarwal |
66* |
31 |
3 |
7 |
Panthers |
v Rockstars |
Hubballi |
28 Sep 2016 |
| 5 |
SV Lazars |
70 |
34 |
4 |
6 |
Brigadiers |
v Provident |
Bengaluru |
13 Sep 2009 |
| 6 |
KS Ponnappa |
71 |
44 |
2 |
6 |
Panthers |
v Mangalore |
Bengaluru |
14 Sep 2009 |
| 7 |
J Arunkumar |
73 |
56 |
3 |
6 |
Panthers |
v Bulls |
Bengaluru |
16 Sep 2009 |
| 8 |
B Chipli |
75 |
53 |
5 |
6 |
Mangalore |
v Provident |
Bengaluru |
22 Sep 2010 |
| 9 |
B Akhil |
69* |
22 |
6 |
6 |
Bulls |
v Rockstars |
Mysore |
13 Sep 2015 |
| 10 |
J Suchith |
54* |
15 |
3 |
6 |
Mysuru-W |
v Bulls |
Mysore |
14 Sep 2015 |
| 11 |
RV Uthappa |
81 |
38 |
8 |
6 |
Blasters |
v Panthers |
Bengaluru |
15 Aug 2018 |
KB Pawan’s KPL aggregate read 929 at the end of this game. He now stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {1419}, R Jonathan {967} and B Chipli {959}
HS Sharath was dismissed stumped for 49 in this game to provide the 85th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in KPL.
Bengaluru Blasters won this game by 67 runs to provide the 16th occasion of a team winning a game by fifty plus runs margin which includes two occasions of a team winning a game by 100 plus runs margin
Bengaluru Blasters posted its first win in the tournament. It had lost all the games in the previous edition.