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IPL 01 – Chennai vs Bangalore at Chennai on 23.03.19 – Chennai won by seven wickets

IPL 01 – Chennai vs Bangalore at Chennai on 23.03.19 – Chennai won by seven wickets

PA Patel became the second Indian cricketer to represent six teams in IPL. He is representing Bangalore in this edition which is his sixth team. He had represented Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad in the earlier editions of IPL. KD Karthik is the other Indian cricketer to represent six teams in IPL. He had represented Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Incidentally. PA Patel and KD Karthik are wicket keepers representing these teams.

PA Patel became the third cricketer in IPL to represent six or more teams after KD Karthik and AJ Finch. AJ Finch has represented seven teams in IPL – Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Pune Warriors, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad

MS Dhoni earned a unique distinction in this game. He became the first captain who kept wickets to appear in 250 T20 games.  Prior to this game he has captained and kept wickets in 249 T20 games

Bangalore was dismissed for 70 in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of a team for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of Bangalore dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in IPL. All the five occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Bangalore 49 9.4 2 Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17
2 Bangalore 70 15.0 1 Rajasthan Abu Dhabi 26.04.14
3 Bangalore 82 15.1 2 Kolkata Bangalore 18.04.08
4 Bangalore 87 15.2 2 Chennai P Elizabeth 20.04.09
5 Bangalore 70 17.1 1 Chennai Chennai 23.04.19

Bangalore became the third team in IPL to be dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs on five or more occasions. Others are – Delhi {09} and Mumbai {05}

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Bangalore 49 9.4 2 Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17
2 Bangalore 70 15.0 1 Rajasthan Abu Dhabi 26.04.14
3 Bangalore 82 15.1 2 Kolkata Bangalore 18.04.08
4 Bangalore 87 15.2 2 Chennai P Elizabeth 20.04.09
5 Bangalore 70 17.1 1 Chennai Chennai 23.04.19
               
1 Delhi 66 13.4 2 Mumbai Delhi 06.05.17
2 Delhi 67 17.1 1 Punjab Mohali 30.04.17
3 Delhi 80 19.1 1 Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 04.05.13
4 Delhi 83 17.3 2 Chennai Delhi 18.04.13
5 Delhi 84 15.4 2 Chennai Abu Dhabi 21.04.14
6 Delhi 87 16.1 2 Rajasthan Mumbai 30.05.08
7 Delhi 95 17.4 1 Mumbai Delhi 10.04.11
8 Delhi 95 18.2 1 Bangalore Delhi 26.04.15
9 Delhi 98 17.4 2 Kolkata Kolkata 10.04.16
               
1 Mumbai 87 12.5 2 Punjab Mohali 10.05.11
2 Mumbai 87 18.5 2 Sunrisers Mumbai 24.04.18
3 Mumbai 92 19.2 1 Delhi Mumbai 16.04.12
4 Mumbai 92 18.2 2 Rajasthan Jaipur 17.04.13
5 Mumbai 92 16.3 2 Sunrisers Vizag 08.05.16

Bangalore suffered its 85th defeat in IPL. Only two other teams have suffered more defeats than Bangalore in IPL – Delhi {91} and Punjab {86}

Chennai posted its 91st win in IPL by winning this game. Mumbai is the other team to win 90 plus games in IPL. It has won 97 games.

Harbhajan Singh was playing his 150th game in IPL. He became the tenth cricketer in IPL to appear in 150 plus games

No Player Span Mat
1 SK Raina 2008-2018 177
2 MS Dhoni 2008-2018 176
3 RG Sharma 2008-2018 173
4 KD Karthik 2008-2018 168
5 RV Uthappa 2008-2018 165
6 YK Pathan 2008-2018 164
7 V Kohli 2008-2018 164
8 G Gambhir 2008-2018 154
9 RA Jadeja 2008-2018 155
10 Harbhajan Singh 2008-2018 150

SK Raina became the first batsman to aggregate 5000 runs in IPL. He reached the milestone when he was on 15 during his knock of 19 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 5004

At the end of this game Harbhajan Singh and D Bravo have captured 137 wickets in IPL. They share the fourth place in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets in IPL. SL Malinga {154}, A Mishra {146} and PP Chawla {140} occupy the first three places

D Bravo with 137 wickets to his credit occupies the second place amongst the overseas bowlers who have captured most wickets in IPL. SL Malinga with 154 wickets occupies the first place.

Bangalore’s innings contained only one double figure innings of 29 by PA Patel in its score of 70 in this game. Bangalore is the only team in IPL to be dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs or to score less than 100 runs in its quota of 20 overs with a single batsman reaching double figures on three occasions. Bangalore was also dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs with no batsman reaching double figures. The following table tabulates the four  occasions

No Team Score Num Inns Result Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Bangalore 49 11 2 lost Kolkata Kolkata 23 Apr 2017
2 Bangalore 82 10 2 lost Kolkata Bengaluru 18 Apr 2008
3 Bangalore 96/9 10 2 Lost Ris Pune Pune 29 Apr 2017
4 Bangalore 70 10 1 lost Chennai Chennai 23 Mar 2019

In its total of 82 all out against Kolkata at Bengaluru on 18.04.08, P Kumar was the only batsman to reach double figures. He remained not out on 18. This was the inaugural match of the IPL tournament.

In its total of 96 for in 20 overs against Rising Pune at Pune on 29.04.17, V Kohli was the only batsman to reach double figures. He scored 55.

In its total of 70 all out against Chennai at Chennai on 23.04.19, PA Patel was the only batsman to reach double figures. He scored 29

In its total of 49 all out against Kolkata at Kolkata on 23.04.17,  no batsman reached double figures.

Bangalore’s dubious distinction in IPL

Bangalore’s dubious distinction in IPL

Bangalore’s innings contained only one double-figure innings of 29 by PA Patel in its score of 70 in this game. Bangalore is the only team in IPL to be dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs or to score less than 100 runs in its quota of 20 overs with a single batsman reaching double figures on three occasions. Bangalore was also dismissed for a total of less than 100 runs with no batsman reaching double figures. The following table tabulates the four occasions

No Team Score Num Inns Result Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Bangalore 49 11 2 lost Kolkata Kolkata 23 Apr 2017
2 Bangalore 82 10 2 lost Kolkata Bengaluru 18 Apr 2008
3 Bangalore 96/9 10 2 Lost Ris Pune Pune 29 Apr 2017
4 Bangalore 70 10 1 lost Chennai Chennai 23 Mar 2019

In its total of 82 all out against Kolkata at Bengaluru on 18.04.08, P Kumar was the only batsman to reach double figures. He remained not out on 18. This was the inaugural match of the IPL tournament.

In its total of 96 for in 20 overs against Rising Pune at Pune on 29.04.17, V Kohli was the only batsman to reach double figures. He scored 55.

In its total of 70 all out against Chennai at Chennai on 23.04.19, PA Patel was the only batsman to reach double figures. He scored 29

In its total of 49 all out against Kolkata at Kolkata on 23.04.17,  no batsman reached double figures.

Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan in one-day internationals.

Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan in one-day internationals.

AJ Finch and SE Marsh of Australia posted 172 runs partnership for the second wicket against Pakistan at Sharjah on 22 Mar 2019 to provide the 32nd occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BM Laird, GM Wood 1 104 2 v Pakistan Hyd-Pak 20 Sep 1982
2 KJ Hughes, BM Laird 4 117 2 v Pakistan Lahore 08 Oct 1982
3 AR Border, KC Wessels 3 140 1 v Pakistan Sydney 10 Jan 1984
4 DM Jones, SR Waugh 4 173 1 v Pakistan Perth 02 Jan 1987
5 DC Boon, SP O’Donnell 4 114 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 03 Apr 1987
6 DM Jones, GR Marsh 2 126* 2 v Pakistan Adelaide 11 Dec 1988
7 DC Boon, GR Marsh 1 100 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 08 Jan 1989
8 AR Border, GR Marsh 2 114 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 10 Jan 1989
9 TM Moody, MA Taylor 1 154 1 v Pakistan Brisbane 11 Feb 1990
10 AR Border, DM Jones 4 109* 2 v Pakistan Melbourne 23 Feb 1990
11 DM Jones, MA Taylor 2 101 2 v Pakistan Adelaide 13 Dec 1992
12 DC Boon, DM Jones 2 124 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1993
13 DC Boon, MA Taylor 1 112 1 v Pakistan Sydney 14 Jan 1993
14 DC Boon, SR Waugh 4 119* 2 v Pakistan Multan 14 Oct 1994
15 MJ Slater, MA Taylor 1 121 1 v Pakistan Lahore 30 Oct 1994
16 MG Bevan, DS Lehmann 5 157 1 v Pakistan Karachi 06 Nov 1998
17 AC Gilchrist, RT Ponting 2 193 2 v Pakistan Lahore 10 Nov 1998
18 MG Bevan, SR Waugh 5 113 2 v Pakistan Leeds 23 May 1999
19 MG Bevan, SR Waugh 4 116* 2 v Pakistan Cardiff 09 Jun 2001
20 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 101 2 v Pakistan Melbourne (CS) 12 Jun 2002
21 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 128 1 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 30 Aug 2002
22 ML Hayden, JP Maher 4 122 1 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 30 Aug 2002
23 MJ Clarke, SM Katich 1 107 2 v Pakistan Hobart 16 Jan 2005
24 DR Martyn, A Symonds 4 137 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 04 Feb 2005
25 MJ Clarke, SR Watson 3 197* 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 01 May 2009
26 MJ Clarke, CL White 4 102 2 v Pakistan Brisbane 22 Jan 2010
27 SE Marsh, SR Watson 1 100 1 v Pakistan Sydney 24 Jan 2010
28 PSP Handscomb, SPD Smith 3 183 2 v Pakistan Perth 19 Jan 2017
29 SPD Smith, DA Warner 2 120 1 v Pakistan Sydney 22 Jan 2017
30 TM Head, GJ Maxwell 4 100 1 v Pakistan Sydney 22 Jan 2017
31 TM Head, DA Warner 1 284 1 v Pakistan Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
32 AJ Finch, SE Marsh 2 172 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the eighth occasion of Australian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan in one-day internationals for the second wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DM Jones, GR Marsh 2 126* 2 v Pakistan Adelaide 11 Dec 1988
2 AR Border, GR Marsh 2 114 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 10 Jan 1989
3 DM Jones, MA Taylor 2 101 2 v Pakistan Adelaide 13 Dec 1992
4 DC Boon, DM Jones 2 124 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 12 Jan 1993
5 AC Gilchrist, RT Ponting 2 193 2 v Pakistan Lahore 10 Nov 1998
6 ML Hayden, RT Ponting 2 128 1 v Pakistan Nairobi (Gym) 30 Aug 2002
7 SPD Smith, DA Warner 2 120 1 v Pakistan Sydney 22 Jan 2017
8 AJ Finch, SE Marsh 2 172 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the eighth occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership against Pakistan in one-day internationals. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 TM Head, DA Warner 1 284 1 v Pakistan Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
2 MJ Clarke, SR Watson 3 197* 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 01 May 2009
3 AC Gilchrist, RT Ponting 2 193 2 v Pakistan Lahore 10 Nov 1998
4 PSP Handscomb, SPD Smith 3 183 2 v Pakistan Perth 19 Jan 2017
5 DM Jones, SR Waugh 4 173 1 v Pakistan Perth 02 Jan 1987
6 AJ Finch, SE Marsh 2 172 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019
7 MG Bevan, DS Lehmann 5 157 1 v Pakistan Karachi 06 Nov 1998
8 TM Moody, MA Taylor 1 154 1 v Pakistan Brisbane 11 Feb 1990

It also provides the second occasion of Australian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership against Pakistan in one-day internationals for the second wicket. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Gilchrist, RT Ponting 2 193 2 v Pakistan Lahore 10 Nov 1998
2 AJ Finch, SE Marsh 2 172 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019
Pakistan batsmen’s century going in vain in one-day international.

Pakistan batsmen’s century going in vain in one-day international.

Haris Sohail of Pakistan scored 101 not out against Australia at Sharjah on 22 Mar 2019.  His effort was in a losing cause providing the 33rd occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century going in vain in one-day international. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 123 1 v Sri Lanka Lahore 29 Mar 1982
2 Zaheer Abbas 105 1 v India Lahore 31 Dec 1982
3 Javed Miandad 119* 1 v India Lahore 31 Dec 1982
4 Javed Miandad 113 1 v England The Oval 21 May 1987
5 Javed Miandad 100* 1 v West Indies Georgetown 30 Mar 1988
6 Shoaib Mohammad 126* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 08 Mar 1989
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq 101 1 v Sri Lanka Multan 17 Jan 1992
8 Rameez Raja 102* 1 v West Indies Melbourne 23 Feb 1992
9 Basit Ali 127* 1 v West Indies Sharjah 05 Nov 1993
10 Aamer Sohail 111 1 v South Africa Karachi 29 Feb 1996
11 Saeed Anwar 140 1 v India Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
12 Ijaz Ahmed 117 1 v India Dhaka 18 Jan 1998
13 Ijaz Ahmed 111 1 v Australia Lahore 10 Nov 1998
14 Mohammad Yousuf 100 1 v Australia Lahore 10 Nov 1998
15 Saeed Anwar 104 1 v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
16 Saeed Anwar 101 1 v India Centurion 01 Mar 2003
17 Inzamam-ul-Haq 122 2 v India Karachi 13 Mar 2004
18 Inzamam-ul-Haq 123 1 v India Lahore 21 Mar 2004
19 Shoaib Malik 108 1 v India Lahore 13 Feb 2006
20 Salman Butt 129 2 v India Kanpur 11 Nov 2007
21 Shoaib Malik 125* 1 v India Karachi 26 Jun 2008
22 Shahid Afridi 109 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 15 Jun 2010
23 Mohammad Hafeez 121 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 02 May 2011
24 Mohammad Hafeez 105 1 v India Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
25 Nasir Jamshed 112 1 v India Dhaka 18 Mar 2012
26 Ahmed Shehzad 124 1 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 20 Dec 2013
27 Fawad Alam 114* 1 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 08 Mar 2014
28 Younis Khan 103 2 v New Zealand Abu Dhabi 17 Dec 2014
29 Azhar Ali 101 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 22 Apr 2015
30 Sarfaraz Ahmed 105 1 v England Lord’s 27 Aug 2016
31 Babar Azam 100 2 v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
32 Imam-ul-Haq 101 1 v South Africa Centurion 25 Jan 2019
33 Haris Sohail 101* 1 v Australia Sharjah 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century going in vain against Australia. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Ijaz Ahmed 111 1 v Australia Lahore 10 Nov 1998
2 Mohammad Yousuf 100 1 v Australia Lahore 10 Nov 1998
3 Babar Azam 100 2 v Australia Adelaide 26 Jan 2017
4 Haris Sohail 101* 1 v Australia Sharjah 22 Mar 2019

Haris Sohail became the second Pakistan batsman to witness his century in a losing cause at Sharjah. Prior to this, Basit Ali’s 127 not out against West Indies on 05 Nov 1993 had gone in vain.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Basit Ali 127* 1 v West Indies Sharjah 05 Nov 1993
2 Haris Sohail 101* 1 v Australia Sharjah 22 Mar 2019
Australian batsmen scoring a ninety in a one-day international.

Australian batsmen scoring a ninety in a one-day international.

SE Marsh of Australia scored 91 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah on 22 Mar 19 to provide the 82nd occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety in a one-day international. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 92 1 v England Melbourne 08 Dec 1979
2 RB McCosker 95 1 v West Indies Sydney 18 Jan 1980
3 KJ Hughes 98 2 v England Birmingham 22 Aug 1980
4 GM Wood 98* 2 v India Melbourne 11 Jan 1981
5 GS Chappell 90 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 01 Feb 1981
6 BM Laird 91* 2 v Pakistan Lahore 08 Oct 1982
7 GM Wood 91 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 13 Feb 1983
8 KC Wessels 92 1 v Pakistan Sydney 10 Jan 1984
9 AR Border 90 1 v West Indies Castries 19 Apr 1984
10 DM Jones 99* 1 v Sri Lanka Adelaide 28 Jan 1985
11 AR Border 90* 2 v India Srinagar 09 Sep 1986
12 AR Border 91* 2 v India Rajkot 07 Oct 1986
13 GR Marsh 93 1 v England Brisbane 18 Jan 1987
14 DM Wellham 97 1 v England Sydney 22 Jan 1987
15 GR Marsh 94 2 v West Indies Adelaide 25 Jan 1987
16 AR Border 91 1 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 1987
17 DM Jones 93 1 v England Melbourne 01 Feb 1987
18 DC Boon 93 1 v Zimbabwe Cuttack 30 Oct 1987
19 DM Jones 92 2 v New Zealand Perth 03 Jan 1988
20 DM Jones 93* 1 v West Indies Sydney 18 Jan 1989
21 DC Boon 92* 1 v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Apr 1990
22 DM Jones 90 1 v India Brisbane 01 Mar 1992
23 MA Taylor 94 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 15 Aug 1992
24 DM Jones 98 1 v South Africa Brisbane 09 Jan 1994
25 DC Boon 98* 1 v Zimbabwe Hobart 08 Dec 1994
26 MA Taylor 97 1 v New Zealand Auckland 19 Feb 1995
27 MA Taylor 90 2 v Sri Lanka Sydney 21 Dec 1995
28 SG Law 93 1 v West Indies Brisbane 05 Jan 1997
29 ME Waugh 92 1 v West Indies Perth 12 Jan 1997
30 SR Waugh 91 2 v South Africa Bloemfontein 13 Apr 1997
31 ME Waugh 95 1 v England Lord’s 25 May 1997
32 AC Gilchrist 92 1 v India Adelaide 26 Jan 2000
33 AC Gilchrist 98 2 v West Indies Brisbane 14 Jan 2001
34 RT Ponting 93 1 v West Indies Sydney 17 Jan 2001
35 DS Lehmann 92* 2 v Zimbabwe Melbourne 21 Jan 2001
36 ML Hayden 99 2 v India Bengaluru 25 Mar 2001
37 JP Maher 95 1 v South Africa Centurion 24 Mar 2002
38 RT Ponting 92 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 06 Apr 2002
39 DS Lehmann 91 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 06 Apr 2002
40 ML Hayden 98 2 v England Sydney 13 Dec 2002
41 AC Gilchrist 99 1 v Sri Lanka Centurion 07 Mar 2003
42 A Symonds 91* 1 v Sri Lanka Port Elizabeth 18 Mar 2003
43 DR Martyn 92* 2 v Bangladesh Cairns 03 Aug 2003
44 AC Gilchrist 95 2 v India Sydney 22 Jan 2004
45 ML Hayden 93 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 22 Feb 2004
46 RT Ponting 91 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 25 May 2004
47 DR Martyn 95* 1 v West Indies Melbourne 14 Jan 2005
48 MJ Clarke 97 2 v Pakistan Hobart 16 Jan 2005
49 A Symonds 91 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 04 Feb 2005
50 AC Gilchrist 91 1 v New Zealand Napier 05 Mar 2005
51 PA Jaques 94 1 v South Africa Melbourne (CS) 20 Jan 2006
52 AC Gilchrist 92 2 v West Indies Mumbai (BS) 18 Oct 2006
53 BJ Hodge 99* 2 v New Zealand Melbourne 04 Feb 2007
54 BJ Hodge 97* 1 v New Zealand Auckland 18 Feb 2007
55 MJ Clarke 93* 1 v Netherlands Basseterre 18 Mar 2007
56 RT Ponting 91 1 v South Africa Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
57 MJ Clarke 92 1 v South Africa Basseterre 24 Mar 2007
58 ML Hayden 92 2 v India Chandigarh 08 Oct 2007
59 MJ Clarke 98 1 v New Zealand Melbourne 06 Feb 2009
60 SR Watson 93 1 v India Hyd-RGS 05 Nov 2009
61 RT Ponting 92 1 v England The Oval 30 Jun 2010
62 MJ Clarke 99* 1 v England The Oval 30 Jun 2010
63 MJ Clarke 93 1 v Kenya Bengaluru 13 Mar 2011
64 SR Watson 94 2 v Canada Bengaluru 16 Mar 2011
65 RT Ponting 90* 2 v Sri Lanka Hambantota 14 Aug 2011
66 GJ Bailey 92* 1 v India Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
67 GJ Bailey 98 1 v India Ranchi 23 Oct 2013
68 GJ Maxwell 92 1 v India Ranchi 23 Oct 2013
69 GJ Maxwell 93 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 25 Aug 2014
70 AJ Finch 96 2 v India Melbourne 18 Jan 2015
71 GJ Maxwell 95 1 v England Perth 01 Feb 2015
72 SPD Smith 95 1 v Afghanistan Perth 04 Mar 2015
73 GJ Maxwell 96 2 v India Melbourne 17 Jan 2016
74 DA Warner 93 1 v India Canberra 20 Jan 2016
75 DA Warner 98 2 v New Zealand Wellington 06 Feb 2016
76 UT Khawaja 98 1 v West Indies Basseterre 13 Jun 2016
77 GJ Bailey 90* 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 31 Aug 2016
78 AJ Finch 94 1 v India Bengaluru 28 Sep 2017
79 TM Head 96 2 v England Adelaide 26 Jan 2018
80 AJ Finch 93 1 v India Ranchi 08 Mar 2019
81 UT Khawaja 91 2 v India Mohali 10 Mar 2019
82 SE Marsh 91* 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a ninety against Pakistan in a one-day international. All the five occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 BM Laird 91* 2 v Pakistan Lahore 08 Oct 1982
2 KC Wessels 92 1 v Pakistan Sydney 10 Jan 1984
3 MJ Clarke 97 2 v Pakistan Hobart 16 Jan 2005
4 A Symonds 91 1 v Pakistan Melbourne 04 Feb 2005
5 SE Marsh 91* 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019
Australian captains scoring a century in one-day internationals.

Australian captains scoring a century in one-day internationals.

AJ Finch of Australia scored 116 against Pakistan at Sharjah on 22.03.19t to provide the 45th occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a one-day international. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GS Chappell 125* 2 v England The Oval 06 Jun 1977
2 GS Chappell 138* 1 v New Zealand Sydney 25 Nov 1980
3 GS Chappell 108 2 v New Zealand Auckland 13 Feb 1982
4 AR Border 118* 1 v Sri Lanka Adelaide 28 Jan 1985
5 AR Border 127* 1 v West Indies Sydney 06 Feb 1985
6 MA Taylor 105 1 v India Bengaluru 21 Oct 1996
7 SR Waugh 120* 2 v South Africa Leeds 13 Jun 1999
8 SR Waugh 114* 1 v South Africa Melbourne (CS) 16 Aug 2000
9 RT Ponting 129 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 30 Mar 2002
10 RT Ponting 119 1 v England Melbourne 15 Dec 2002
11 RT Ponting 106* 2 v Sri Lanka Melbourne 21 Jan 2003
12 RT Ponting 114 1 v Sri Lanka Centurion 07 Mar 2003
13 RT Ponting 140* 1 v India Johannesburg 23 Mar 2003
14 RT Ponting 101 1 v Bangladesh Darwin 06 Aug 2003
15 RT Ponting 108* 1 v India Bengaluru 12 Nov 2003
16 RT Ponting 141* 1 v New Zealand Napier 05 Mar 2005
17 RT Ponting 111 2 v England Lord’s 10 Jul 2005
18 AC Gilchrist 116 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 29 Jan 2006
19 RT Ponting 124 1 v Sri Lanka Sydney 12 Feb 2006
20 RT Ponting 164 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Mar 2006
21 MEK Hussey 109* 1 v West Indies Kuala Lumpur 18 Sep 2006
22 RT Ponting 111 1 v New Zealand Perth 28 Jan 2007
23 RT Ponting 104 2 v New Zealand Melbourne 04 Feb 2007
24 MEK Hussey 105 1 v New Zealand Auckland 18 Feb 2007
25 RT Ponting 113 1 v Scotland Basseterre 14 Mar 2007
26 RT Ponting 107* 2 v New Zealand Adelaide 14 Dec 2007
27 RT Ponting 134* 1 v New Zealand Hobart 20 Dec 2007
28 RT Ponting 124 1 v India Sydney 24 Feb 2008
29 MJ Clarke 100* 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 01 May 2009
30 RT Ponting 126 2 v England Nottingham 15 Sep 2009
31 RT Ponting 111* 2 v England Centurion 02 Oct 2009
32 RT Ponting 106 1 v West Indies Brisbane 14 Feb 2010
33 MJ Clarke 111* 1 v India Visakhapatnam 20 Oct 2010
34 RT Ponting 104 1 v India Ahmedabad 24 Mar 2011
35 MJ Clarke 101 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 09 Apr 2011
36 MJ Clarke 117 1 v Sri Lanka Adelaide 06 Mar 2012
37 MJ Clarke 105 1 v England Manchester 08 Sep 2013
38 GJ Bailey 156 1 v India Nagpur 30 Oct 2013
39 SPD Smith 102* 2 v England Hobart 23 Jan 2015
40 SPD Smith 149 2 v India Perth 12 Jan 2016
41 DA Warner 106 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 04 Sep 2016
42 SPD Smith 108 1 v South Africa Durban 05 Oct 2016
43 SPD Smith 164 1 v New Zealand Sydney 04 Dec 2016
44 SPD Smith 108* 2 v Pakistan Perth 19 Jan 2017
45 AJ Finch 116 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the third occasion of an Australian captain scoring a century in a one-day international against Pakistan.  All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual score by an Australian captain against Pakistan. The previous best was 108 not out by SPD Smith at Perth on 19.01.17

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJ Clarke 100* 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 01 May 2009
2 SPD Smith 108* 2 v Pakistan Perth 19 Jan 2017
3 AJ Finch 116 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Australian captain opener scoring a century in a one day international. All the four occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MA Taylor 105 1 v India Bengaluru 21 Oct 1996
2 AC Gilchrist 116 2 v Sri Lanka Perth 29 Jan 2006
3 DA Warner 106 2 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 04 Sep 2016
4 AJ Finch 116 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 22 Mar 2019
Batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in an innings of a one-day international

Batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in an innings of a one-day international

Australian batsman AJ Finch and SE Marsh scored 116 and 91 not out against Pakistan at Sharjah on 22.03.19 to provide the 83rd occasion of two or more batsmen scoring a century and a ninety in a one day game. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground 100 90 Date
1 Ind 2 v Aus Jaipur 2 1 16 Oct 2013
2 Aus 1 v NZl Melbourne 1 1 13 Feb 1983
3 Ind 1 v Eng Cuttack 1 1 27 Dec 1984
4 Aus 1 v Srl Adelaide 1 1 28 Jan 1985
5 Eng 2 v NZl Manchester 1 1 18 Jul 1986
6 Aus 1 v Eng Brisbane 1 1 18 Jan 1987
7 Pak 2 v Aus Rawalpindi 1 1 22 Oct 1994
8 NZl 1 v Ind Vadodara 1 1 28 Oct 1994
9 Srl 2 v Zim Harare 1 1 05 Nov 1994
10 Aus 1 v Zim Hobart 1 1 08 Dec 1994
11 RSA 1 v Ind Sharjah 1 1 14 Apr 1996
12 Aus 1 v Win Brisbane 1 1 05 Jan 1997
13 RSA 1 v Pak Durban 1 1 03 Apr 1998
14 Win 1 v Eng Port of Spain 1 1 08 Apr 1998
15 Eng 1 v Aus Sydney 1 1 17 Jan 1999
16 RSA 1 v NZl Auckland 1 1 27 Mar 1999
17 Aus 1 v Ind Adelaide 1 1 26 Jan 2000
18 Zim 2 v Win Ch-le-St 1 1 16 Jul 2000
19 RSA 1 v NZl Centurion 1 1 25 Oct 2000
20 RSA 2 v NZl Kimberley 1 1 28 Oct 2000
21 Aus 2 v Win Brisbane 1 1 14 Jan 2001
22 RSA 2 v Ind Col-RPS 1 1 25 Sep 2002
23 Win 1 v Ind Ahmedabad 1 1 15 Nov 2002
24 Aus 1 v Srl Centurion 1 1 07 Mar 2003
25 Win 1 v Srl Bridgetown 1 1 08 Jun 2003
26 Aus 1 v NZl Napier 1 1 05 Mar 2005
27 NZl 1 v Zim Bulawayo 1 1 24 Aug 2005
28 Pak 2 v Ind Peshawar 1 1 06 Feb 2006
29 RSA 2 v Aus Johannesburg 1 1 12 Mar 2006
30 Aus 2 v NZl Melbourne 1 1 04 Feb 2007
31 Pak 1 v RSA Durban 1 1 07 Feb 2007
32 Aus 1 v NZl Auckland 1 1 18 Feb 2007
33 Aus 1 v Net   Basseterre 1 1 18 Mar 2007
34 Aus 1 v RSA Basseterre 1 2 24 Mar 2007
35 RSA 2 v Zim Harare 1 1 25 Aug 2007
36 RSA 1 v Zim Harare 1 1 26 Aug 2007
37 Ind 2 v Ban Karachi 1 1 28 Jun 2008
38 Win 1 v NZl Napier 1 1 13 Jan 2009
39 Ind 1 v Srl Col-RPS 1 1 05 Feb 2009
40 Can 2 v Sco Aberdeen 1 1 07 Jul 2009
41 Zim 1 v Ban Bulawayo 1 1 14 Aug 2009
42 Aus 1 v Ind Hyd-RGS 1 1 05 Nov 2009
43 Srl 2 v Ind Rajkot 1 1 15 Dec 2009
44 Ind 2 v Ban Dhaka 1 1 07 Jan 2010
45 Srl 1 v Can Hambantota 1 1 20 Feb 2011
46 Win 1 v Ire Mohali 1 1 11 Mar 2011
47 Ind 2 v Win Visakhapatnam 1 1 02 Dec 2011
48 Ind 1 v Srl Hambantota 1 1 21 Jul 2012
49 Srl 2 v RSA Pallekele 1 1 28 Jul 2013
50 Eng 1 v Win North Sound 1 1 05 Mar 2014
51 Zim 2 v Afg Bulawayo 1 1 20 Jul 2014
52 Ind 2 v Eng Birmingham 1 1 02 Sep 2014
53 Aus 1 v Afg Perth 1 1 04 Mar 2015
54 Ire 1 v Zim Hobart 1 1 07 Mar 2015
55 Zim 2 v Ire Hobart 1 1 07 Mar 2015
56 Zim 1 v Pak Lahore 1 1 29 May 2015
57 NZl 1 v Eng The Oval 1 1 12 Jun 2015
58 NZl 1 v Zim Harare 1 1 02 Aug 2015
59 Ind 1 v Aus Perth 1 1 12 Jan 2016
60 Aus 1 v Ind Canberra 1 1 20 Jan 2016
61 Ind 2 v Aus Sydney 1 1 23 Jan 2016
62 Srl 1 v Ire Dublin (M) 1 1 18 Jun 2016
63 Win 1 v Aus Bridgetown 1 1 21 Jun 2016
64 Eng 1 v Pak Nottingham 1 1 30 Aug 2016
65 Pak 1 v Win Sharjah 1 1 02 Oct 2016
66 Eng 2 v Ban The Oval 1 1 01 Jun 2017
67 Ind 2 v Ban Birmingham 1 1 15 Jun 2017
68 Aus 1 v Ind Bengaluru 1 1 28 Sep 2017
69 Eng 2 v Win Southampton 1 1 29 Sep 2017
70 NZl 2 v Ind Mumbai 1 1 22 Oct 2017
71 Eng 2 v Aus Melbourne 1 1 14 Jan 2018
72 UAE 2 v Sco ICCA Dubai 1 1 23 Jan 2018
73 Zim 1 v Afg Sharjah 1 1 11 Feb 2018
74 Ire 1 v UAE Harare 1 1 12 Mar 2018
75 Eng 1 v Aus Cardiff 1 1 16 Jun 2018
76 Ban 1 v Win Providence 1 1 22 Jul 2018
77 RSA 1 v Srl Pallekele 1 1 05 Aug 2018
78 Win 2 v Ind Visakhapatnam 1 1 24 Oct 2018
79 RSA 1 v Pak Port Elizabeth 1 1 19 Jan 2019
80 Aus 1 v Ind Ranchi 1 1 08 Mar 2019
81 Ind 1 v Aus Mohali 1 1 10 Mar 2019
82 Aus 2 v Ind Mohali 1 1 10 Mar 2019
83 Aus 2 v Pak Sharjah 1 1 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the fifth occasion of two batsmen scoring century and a ninety in a one day game against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of Australian batsmen scoring century and a ninety in a one day game against Pakistan.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground 100 90 Date
1 RSA 1 v Pak Durban 1 1 03 Apr 1998
2 Zim 1 v Pak Lahore 1 1 29 May 2015
3 Eng 1 v Pak Nottingham 1 1 30 Aug 2016
4 RSA 1 v Pak Port Elizabeth 1 1 19 Jan 2019
5 Aus 2 v Pak Sharjah 1 1 22 Mar 2019

It also provides the 20th occasion of two Australian batsmen scoring century and a ninety in a one day game. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team Inns Oppn Ground 100 90 Date
1 Aus 1 v NZl Melbourne 1 1 13 Feb 1983
2 Aus 1 v Srl Adelaide 1 1 28 Jan 1985
3 Aus 1 v Eng Brisbane 1 1 18 Jan 1987
4 Aus 1 v Zim Hobart 1 1 08 Dec 1994
5 Aus 1 v Win Brisbane 1 1 05 Jan 1997
6 Aus 1 v Ind Adelaide 1 1 26 Jan 2000
7 Aus 2 v Win Brisbane 1 1 14 Jan 2001
8 Aus 1 v Srl Centurion 1 1 07 Mar 2003
9 Aus 1 v NZl Napier 1 1 05 Mar 2005
10 Aus 2 v NZl Melbourne 1 1 04 Feb 2007
11 Aus 1 v NZl Auckland 1 1 18 Feb 2007
12 Aus 1 v Net   Basseterre 1 1 18 Mar 2007
13 Aus 1 v RSA Basseterre 1 2 24 Mar 2007
14 Aus 1 v Ind Hyd-RGS 1 1 05 Nov 2009
15 Aus 1 v Afg Perth 1 1 04 Mar 2015
16 Aus 1 v Ind Canberra 1 1 20 Jan 2016
17 Aus 1 v Ind Bengaluru 1 1 28 Sep 2017
18 Aus 1 v Ind Ranchi 1 1 08 Mar 2019
19 Aus 2 v Ind Mohali 1 1 10 Mar 2019
20 Aus 2 v Pak Sharjah 1 1 22 Mar 2019

Sharjah has  witnessed four such occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Inns Oppn Ground 100 90 Date
1 RSA 1 v Ind Sharjah 1 1 14 Apr 1996
2 Pak 1 v Win Sharjah 1 1 02 Oct 2016
3 Zim 1 v Afg Sharjah 1 1 11 Feb 2018
4 Aus 2 v Pak Sharjah 1 1 22 Mar 2019
IPL 2019 itinerary announced by Board of Control for Cricket in India

IPL 2019 itinerary announced by Board of Control for Cricket in India

BCCI has announced the full fixtures of IPL 2019, a couple of days back. We are providing the same for the netizens of www.hrgcricstats.com. Only League Phase games are announced. The knockout stage venues and dates are not yet announced.

1 SAT 23/3 – 08:00 PM 29 SUN 14/4 – 04:00 PM
  1st Match, (N) at Chennai, Mar 23 2019   29th Match, (D/N) at Kolkata, Apr 14 2019
  Chennai Super Kings   Kolkata Knight Riders
  Royal Challengers Bangalore   Chennai Super Kings
       
2 SUN 24/3 – 04:00 PM 30 SUN 14/4 – 08:00 PM
  2nd Match, (D/N) at Kolkata, Mar 24 2019   30th Match, (N) at Hyderabad, Apr 14 2019
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Sunrisers Hyderabad
  Sunrisers Hyderabad   Delhi Capitals
       
3 SUN 24/3 – 08:00 PM 31 MON 15/4 – 08:00 PM
  3rd Match, (N) at Mumbai, Mar 24 2019   31st Match, (N) at Mumbai, Apr 15 2019
  Mumbai Indians   Mumbai Indians
  Delhi Capitals   Royal Challengers Bangalore
       
4 MON 25/3 – 08:00 PM 32 TUE 16/4 – 08:00 PM
  4th Match, (N) at Jaipur, Mar 25 2019   32nd Match, (N) at Chandigarh, Apr 16 2019
  Rajasthan Royals   Kings XI Punjab
  Kings XI Punjab   Rajasthan Royals
       
5 TUE 26/3 – 08:00 PM 33 WED 17/4 – 08:00 PM
  5th Match, (N) at Delhi, Mar 26 2019   33rd Match, (N) at Hyderabad, Apr 17 2019
  Delhi Capitals   Sunrisers Hyderabad
  Chennai Super Kings   Chennai Super Kings
       
6 WED 27/3 – 08:00 PM 34 THU 18/4 – 08:00 PM
  6th Match, (N) at Kolkata, Mar 27 2019   34th Match, (N) at Delhi, Apr 18 2019
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Delhi Capitals
  Kings XI Punjab   Mumbai Indians
       
7 THU 28/3 – 08:00 PM 35 FRI 19/4 – 08:00 PM
  7th Match, (N) at Bengaluru, Mar 28 2019   35th Match, (N) at Kolkata, Apr 19 2019
  Royal Challengers Bangalore   Kolkata Knight Riders
  Mumbai Indians   Royal Challengers Bangalore
       
8 FRI 29/3 – 08:00 PM 36 SAT 20/4 – 04:00 PM
  8th Match, (N) at Hyderabad, Mar 29 2019   36th Match, (D/N) at Jaipur, Apr 20 2019
  Sunrisers Hyderabad   Rajasthan Royals
  Rajasthan Royals   Mumbai Indians
       
9 SAT 30/3 – 04:00 PM 37 SAT 20/4 – 08:00 PM
  9th Match, (D/N) at Chandigarh, Mar 30 2019   37th Match, (N) at Delhi, Apr 20 2019
  Kings XI Punjab   Delhi Capitals
  Mumbai Indians   Kings XI Punjab
       
10 SAT 30/3 – 08:00 PM 38 SUN 21/4 – 04:00 PM
  10th Match, (N) at Delhi, Mar 30 2019   38th Match, (D/N) at Hyderabad, Apr 21 2019
  Delhi Capitals   Sunrisers Hyderabad
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Kolkata Knight Riders
       
11 SUN 31/3 – 04:00 PM 39 SUN 21/4 – 08:00 PM
  11th Match, (D/N) at Hyderabad, Mar 31 2019   39th Match, (N) at Bengaluru, Apr 21 2019
  Sunrisers Hyderabad   Royal Challengers Bangalore
  Royal Challengers Bangalore   Chennai Super Kings
       
12 SUN 31/3 – 08:00 PM 40 MON 22/4 – 08:00 PM
  12th Match, (N) at Chennai, Mar 31 2019   40th Match, (N) at Jaipur, Apr 22 2019
  Chennai Super Kings   Rajasthan Royals
  Rajasthan Royals   Delhi Capitals
       
13 MON 1/4 – 08:00 PM 41 TUE 23/4 – 08:00 PM
  13th Match, (N) at Chandigarh, Apr 1 2019   41st Match, (N) at Chennai, Apr 23 2019
  Kings XI Punjab   Chennai Super Kings
  Delhi Capitals   Sunrisers Hyderabad
       
14 TUE 2/4 – 08:00 PM 42 WED 24/4 – 08:00 PM
  14th Match, (N) at Jaipur, Apr 2 2019   42nd Match, (N) at Bengaluru, Apr 24 2019
  Rajasthan Royals   Royal Challengers Bangalore
  Royal Challengers Bangalore   Kings XI Punjab
       
15 WED 3/4 – 08:00 PM 43 THU 25/4 – 08:00 PM
  15th Match, (N) at Mumbai, Apr 3 2019   43rd Match, (N) at Kolkata, Apr 25 2019
  Mumbai Indians   Kolkata Knight Riders
  Chennai Super Kings   Rajasthan Royals
       
16 THU 4/4 – 08:00 PM 44 FRI 26/4 – 08:00 PM
  16th Match, (N) at Delhi, Apr 4 2019   44th Match, (N) at Chennai, Apr 26 2019
  Delhi Capitals   Chennai Super Kings
  Sunrisers Hyderabad   Mumbai Indians
       
17 FRI 5/4 – 08:00 PM 45 SAT 27/4 – 08:00 PM
  17th Match, (N) at Bengaluru, Apr 5 2019   45th Match, (N) at Jaipur, Apr 27 2019
  Royal Challengers Bangalore   Rajasthan Royals
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Sunrisers Hyderabad
       
18 SAT 6/4 – 04:00 PM 46 SUN 28/4 – 04:00 PM
  18th Match, (D/N) at Chennai, Apr 6 2019   46th Match, (D/N) at Delhi, Apr 28 2019
  Chennai Super Kings   Delhi Capitals
  Kings XI Punjab   Royal Challengers Bangalore
       
19 SAT 6/4 – 08:00 PM 47 SUN 28/4 – 08:00 PM
  19th Match, (N) at Hyderabad, Apr 6 2019   47th Match, (N) at Kolkata, Apr 28 2019
  Sunrisers Hyderabad   Kolkata Knight Riders
  Mumbai Indians   Mumbai Indians
       
20 SUN 7/4 – 04:00 PM 48 MON 29/4 – 08:00 PM
  20th Match, (D/N) at Bengaluru, Apr 7 2019   48th Match, (N) at Hyderabad, Apr 29 2019
  Royal Challengers Bangalore   Sunrisers Hyderabad
  Delhi Capitals   Kings XI Punjab
       
21 SUN 7/4 – 08:00 PM 49 TUE 30/4 – 08:00 PM
  21st Match, (N) at Jaipur, Apr 7 2019   49th Match, (N) at Bengaluru, Apr 30 2019
  Rajasthan Royals   Royal Challengers Bangalore
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Rajasthan Royals
       
22 MON 8/4 – 08:00 PM 50 WED 1/5 – 08:00 PM
  22nd Match, (N) at Chandigarh, Apr 8 2019   50th Match, (N) at Chennai, May 1 2019
  Kings XI Punjab   Chennai Super Kings
  Sunrisers Hyderabad   Delhi Capitals
       
23 TUE 9/4 – 08:00 PM 51 THU 2/5 – 08:00 PM
  23rd Match, (N) at Chennai, Apr 9 2019   51st Match, (N) at Mumbai, May 2 2019
  Chennai Super Kings   Mumbai Indians
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Sunrisers Hyderabad
       
24 WED 10/4 – 08:00 PM 52 FRI 3/5 – 08:00 PM
  24th Match, (N) at Mumbai, Apr 10 2019   52nd Match, (N) at Chandigarh, May 3 2019
  Mumbai Indians   Kings XI Punjab
  Kings XI Punjab   Kolkata Knight Riders
       
25 THU 11/4 – 08:00 PM 53 SAT 4/5 – 04:00 PM
  25th Match, (N) at Jaipur, Apr 11 2019   53rd Match, (D/N) at Delhi, May 4 2019
  Rajasthan Royals   Delhi Capitals
  Chennai Super Kings   Rajasthan Royals
       
26 FRI 12/4 – 08:00 PM 54 SAT 4/5 – 08:00 PM
  26th Match, (N) at Kolkata, Apr 12 2019   54th Match, (N) at Bengaluru, May 4 2019
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Royal Challengers Bangalore
  Delhi Capitals   Sunrisers Hyderabad
       
27 SAT 13/4 – 04:00 PM 55 SUN 5/5 – 04:00 PM
  27th Match, (D/N) at Mumbai, Apr 13 2019   55th Match, (D/N) at Chandigarh, May 5 2019
  Mumbai Indians   Kings XI Punjab
  Rajasthan Royals   Chennai Super Kings
       
28 SAT 13/4 – 08:00 PM 56 SUN 5/5 – 08:00 PM
  28th Match, (N) at Chandigarh, Apr 13 2019   56th Match, (N) at Mumbai, May 5 2019
  Kings XI Punjab   Mumbai Indians
  Royal Challengers Bangalore   Kolkata Knight Riders
One more feather in MS Dhoni’s cap

One more feather in MS Dhoni’s cap

MS Dhoni has captained and kept wickets in 249 T20 games. His first match in IPL 2019 against Bangalore at Chennai on 23.03.19 would fetch him unique distinction of becoming the first captain-cum-wicketkeeper to appear in 250 matches in the history of T20 games.

Some Important interesting milestones that are going to be achieved during Indian Premier League Twelve and in Twenty20 games.

Some Important interesting milestones that are going to be achieved during Indian Premier League Twelve and in Twenty20 games.

Chennai needs two more games to play 150 IPL games. It will become the sixth team in IPL to play 150 plus games. Others are – Mumbai {171}, Bangalore {167}, Kolkata {164}, Punjab {162} and Delhi {161}

Bangalore has posted a team total of 200 Plus runs on 15 occasions. It needs one more such occasion for its 16th occasion. If it posts, then it will become the second team in IPL to post 200 plus run on 16 occasions after Chennai.

SK Raina has an aggregate of 4985 runs in IPL. He needs 15 more runs which would fetch him a total of 5000 runs. He would then become the first batsman in the history of IPL to total 5000 runs

V Kohli has an aggregate of 4948 runs in IPL. He needs 52 more runs for his 5000 runs in IPL. If he gets these runs, he would then become the second batsman in IPL to aggregate 5000 plus runs. He would also become the first batsman in the history of IPL to aggregate 5000 plus runs representing a single team. V Kohli has represented Bangalore in all the previous eleven editions of IPL.

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 4493 runs in IPL. He needs seven more runs to aggregate 4500 runs in IPL. If he gets these runs, he would then become the third batsman in IPL to score 4500 plus runs after SK Raina and V Kohli.

CH Gayle has an aggregate of 3994 runs in IPL. He needs six more runs to total 4000 plus runs in the tournament. If he gets these runs, he would then become the ninth batsman to total 4000 plus runs in IPL.

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina 2008-2018 176 172 27 4985 100* 34.37 1 35 7 448 185
2 V Kohli 2008-2018 163 155 26 4948 113 38.35 4 34 6 434 177
3 RG Sharma 2008-2018 173 168 27 4493 109* 31.86 1 34 12 379 184
4 G Gambhir 2008-2018 154 152 16 4217 93 31.00 0 36 12 492 59
5 RV Uthappa 2008-2018 165 159 15 4129 87 28.67 0 23 6 407 146
6 S Dhawan 2008-2018 143 142 20 4058 95* 33.26 0 32 5 460 85
7 MS Dhoni 2008-2018 175 158 58 4016 79* 40.16 0 20 3 275 186
8 DA Warner 2009-2017 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 7 401 160
9 CH Gayle 2009-2018 112 111 14 3994 175* 41.17 6 24 7 323 292

CH Gayle has an aggregate of 3994 runs in IPL. He needs six more runs to total 4000 plus runs in the tournament. If he gets these runs, he would then become the second overseas batsman to total 4000 plus runs in IPL after DA Warner

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 DA Warner 2009-2017 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 7 401 160
2 CH Gayle 2009-2018 112 111 14 3994 175* 41.17 6 24 7 323 292

DA Warner has scored 39 fifties in the tournament. He needs one more fifty for his 40th fifty. If he gets it, he would then become the first batsman in IPL to score 40 fifties

V Kohli has scored 38 fifties in IPL. He needs two more fifties for his 40 fifties. If he scores them, then he would become the second batsman in IPL to score 40 fifties. He would also become the first Indian batsman to score 40 fifties. He would also become the first batsman in IPL to score 40 fifties representing a single team in IPL

CH Gayle has scored 292 boundary sixes in IPL. Eight more boundary sixes would fetch him 300 boundary sixes. If he scores them, he would become the first batsman in IPL to score 300 boundary sixes.

Three bowlers are in with a chance to join the bowlers with 100 wickets in IPL. The bowlers are listed below

No Player Span Mat Inns Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5
1 RA Jadeja 2008-2018 154 126 361.5 0 2809 93 5/16 30.20 3 1
2 SR Watson 2008-2018 117 105 338.1 3 2682 92 4/29 29.15 1 0
3 MM Sharma 2013-2018 84 84 285.2 0 2398 90 4/14 26.64 1 0

V Kohli has an aggregate of 7905 runs in T20 games. He requires 95 more runs for his 8000 runs in T20 games. If he gets them, he would then become the seventh batsman in the history of T20 games to total 8000 plus runs. He would also become the second  Indian batsman to score 8000 plus runs after SK Raina.

No Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 CH Gayle 2005-2019 371 363 47 12318 175* 38.98 21 76 24
2 BB McCullum 2005-2019 370 364 33 9922 158* 29.97 7 55 22
3 KA Pollard 2006-2019 459 415 113 9037 104 29.92 1 45 18
4 Shoaib Malik 2005-2019 345 324 87 8701 95* 36.71 0 51 9
5 DA Warner 2007-2019 259 258 28 8111 135* 35.26 6 63 17
6 SK Raina 2006-2019 302 286 45 8009 126* 33.23 4 48 11
7 V Kohli 2007-2019 252 238 46 7905 113 41.17 4 58 9

CH Gayle has scored 24 ducks in his T20 career. One more duck would fetch him his 25th duck and he would become the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to score 25 or more ducks. Others are – DR Smith {27}, Kamran Akmal {25} and Umar Akmal {25}

MS Dhoni has captained and kept wickets in 249 T20 games. His first match in IPL 2019 against Bangalore at Chennai on 23.03.19 would fetch him unique distinction of becoming the first captain-cum-wicketkeeper to appear in 250 matches in the history of T20 games.