G Gambhir {71*} and RV Uthappa {59} scored fifties for Kolkata Knight Riders against Delhi Daredevils on 28.04.17 to provide the eighth occasion of captain and wicket keeper scoring fifties  in the same innings  in the history of Indian Premier League. All such eight occasions are tabulated below.

 

No	No		Batsman	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1	+	SV Samson	52	Rajasthan	Punjab	Sharjah	20.04.14
	2	*	SR Watson	50	Rajasthan	Punjab	Sharjah	20.04.14
2	1	+	AB de Villiers	82	Bangalore	Sunrisers	Bangalore	12.04.16
	2	*	V Kolhi	75	Bangalore	Sunrisers	Bangalore	12.04.16
3	1	*	V Kohli	100*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
	2	+	KL Rahul	51*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
4	1	*	V Kohli	52	Bangalore	Kolkata	Bangalore	02.05.16
	2	+	KL Rahul	52	Bangalore	Kolkata	Bangalore	02.05.16
5	1	*	G Gambhir	54	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	04.05.16
	2	+	RV Uthappa	70	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	04.05.16
6	1	*	M Vijay	54*	Punjab	Mumbai	Vizag	13.05.16
	2	+	WP Saha	56	Punjab	Mumbai	Vizag	13.05.16
7	1	*	G Gambhir	62	Kolkata	Ris Pune	Pune-MCAS	26.04.17
	2	+	RV Uthappa	87	Kolkata	Ris Pune	Pune-MCAS	26.04.17
8	1	*	G Gambhir	71*	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	28.04.17
	2	+	RV Uthappa	59	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	28.04.17

 

V Kohli-KL Rahul and G Gambhir-RV Uthappa are the only two captain wicket keeper pairs to score fifties in the same innings on two or more occasions in the history of Indian Premier League. The performance of these two pairs is furnished below

 

No	No		Batsman	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1	*	V Kohli	100*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
	2	+	KL Rahul	51*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
2	1	*	V Kohli	52	Bangalore	Kolkata	Bangalore	02.05.16
	2	+	KL Rahul	52	Bangalore	Kolkata	Bangalore	02.05.16
1	1	*	G Gambhir	54	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	04.05.16
	2	+	RV Uthappa	70	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	04.05.16
2	1	*	G Gambhir	62	Kolkata	Ris Pune	Pune-MCAS	26.04.17
	2	+	RV Uthappa	87	Kolkata	Ris Pune	Pune-MCAS	26.04.17
3	1	*	G Gambhir	71*	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	28.04.17
	2	+	RV Uthappa	59	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	28.04.17

 

G Gambhir-RV Uthappa are the only captain wicket keeper pairs to score fifties in the same innings on three occasions in the history of Indian Premier League. This pair now owns the record in this category of statistics having performed the feat on three occasions. The performance of this pair is furnished below

 

No	No		Batsman	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1	*	G Gambhir	54	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	04.05.16
	2	+	RV Uthappa	70	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	04.05.16
2	1	*	G Gambhir	62	Kolkata	Ris Pune	Pune-MCAS	26.04.17
	2	+	RV Uthappa	87	Kolkata	Ris Pune	Pune-MCAS	26.04.17
3	1	*	G Gambhir	71*	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	28.04.17
	2	+	RV Uthappa	59	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	28.04.17