Mayank Agarwal’s 99 not out
Mayank Agarwal’s 99 not out in the ongoing Indian Premier League against Delhi representing Pun on 02 May 21 has the following statistical accreditations in the history of Indian Premier League
He became the sixth captain in the history of Indian Premier League to score a fifty on captaincy debut. He was deputizing for the regular captain of Punjab who could not take the field as he underwent surgery for appendicitis. The following table lists the captains who have achieved the feat.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 64 | Pune | Pun | Mohali | 21.04.13 |
| 2 | M Vijay | 55 | Pun | Guj | Rajkot | 01.05.16 |
| 3 | SS Iyer | 93* | Del | Kol | Delhi | 27.04.18 |
| 4 | KA Pollard | 83 | Mum | Pun | Mumbai | 10.04.19 |
| 5 | SV Samson | 119 | Raj | Pun | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
| 6 | MA Agqrwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
He is the second Punjab captain to score a fifty on captaincy debut after M Vijay. M Vijay had scored 55 against Gujarat at Rajkot on 01.05.16
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | M Vijay | 55 | Pun | Guj | Rajkot | 01.05.16 |
| 2 | MA Agqrwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
He is the second captain to score a ninety on captaincy debut after SS Iyer. SS Iyer had scored 93 not out representing Delhi against Kolkata at Del on 27.04.18
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | SS Iyer | 93* | Del | Kolkata | Delhi | 27.04.18 |
| 2 | MA Agqrwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
He became the seventh batsman in the history of Indian Premier League to score ninety nine. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SK Raina | 99* | Che | Sun | Hyd-RGS | 08.05.13 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 99* | Pun | Ban | Mohali | 13.04.19 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 99 | Ban | Del | Delhi | 10.05.13 |
| 4 | PP Shaw | 99 | Del | Kol | Delhi | 30.03.19 |
| 5 | I Kishan | 99 | Mum | Ban | Dub-DSC | 28.09.20 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 99 | Pun | Raj | A Dhabi | 30.10.20 |
| 7 | MA Agarwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
He became the third batsman in the history of Indian Premier League to score ninety nine and remain not out. All such occasions are tabulated below. He is the only captain to score 99 not out in the history of Indian Premier League.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SK Raina | 99* | Che | Sun | Hyd-RGS | 08.05.13 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 99* | Pun | Ban | Mohali | 13.04.19 |
| 3 | MA Agarwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the 15th occasion of a captain scoring ninety in Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | V Sehwag | 94* | Del | Dec | Hyd-RGS | 22.04.08 | ||
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 91 | Kol | Dec | Hyd-RGS | 11.05.08 | ||
| 3 | G Gambhir | 93 | Kol | Ban | Kolkata | 28.04.12 | ||
| 4 | V Kohli | 99 | Ban | Del | Delhi | 10.05.13 | ||
| 5 | RG Sharma | 98* | Mum | Kol | Kolkata | 08.04.15 | ||
| 6 | DA Warner | 91 | Sun | Kol | Vizag | 22.04.15 | ||
| 7 | G Gambhir | 90* | Kol | Sun | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.16 | ||
| 8 | DA Warner | 90* | Sun | Mum | Hyd-RGS | 18.04.16 | ||
| 9 | DA Warner | 92 | Sun | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 30.04.16 | ||
| 10 | DA Warner | 93* | Sun | Guj | Delhi | 27.05.16 | ||
| 11 | KD Karthik | 97* | Kol | Raj | Kolkata | 25.04.19 | ||
| 12 | V Kohli | 90* | Ban | Che | Dub-DSC | 10.10.20 | ||
| 13 | KL Rahul | 91 | Pun | Raj | Mumbai | 12.04.21 | ||
| 14 | KL Rahul | 91* | Pun | Ban | Ahm’bad | 30.04.21 | ||
| 15 | MA Agarwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the third occasion of a Punjab captain scoring ninety in Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | KL Rahul | 91 | Pun | Raj | Mumbai | 12.04.21 | ||
| 2 | KL Rahul | 91* | Pun | Ban | Ahm’bad | 30.04.21 | ||
| 3 | MA Agarwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring ninety and remaining not out in Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | V Sehwag | 94* | Del | Dec | Deccan | 22.04.08 | ||
| 2 | RG Sharma | 98* | Mum | Kol | Kolkata | 08.04.15 | ||
| 3 | G Gambhir | 90* | Kol | Sun | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.16 | ||
| 4 | DA Warner | 90* | Sun | Mum | Hyd-RGS | 18.04.16 | ||
| 5 | DA Warner | 93* | Sun | Guj | Del | 27.05.16 | ||
| 6 | KD Karthik | 97* | Kol | Raj | Kolkata | 25.04.19 | ||
| 7 | V Kohli | 90* | Ban | Che | Dub-DSC | 10.10.20 | ||
| 8 | KL Rahul | 91* | Pun | Ban | Ahm’bad | 30.04.21 | ||
| 9 | MA Agarwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
Pun lost the game and MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the 105th occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause. It also provides the 14th occasion of a Punjab captain’s fifty in a losing cause.
Pun lost the game and MA Agarwal’s 99 not out provide the fourth occasion of a captain’s ninety in a losing cause. It also provides the first occasion of a Punjab captain’s ninety in a losing cause. All the four occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that all these four knocks are unbeaten knocks.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 98* | Mum | Kol | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 92* | Ban | Mum | Ban | 17.04.18 |
| 3 | KD Karthik | 97* | Kol | Raj | Kolkata | 25.04.19 |
| 4 | MA Agarwal | 99* | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 |
MA Agarwal was awarded Man of the Math for his knock of 99 not out in this game, depite his team Punjab losing the game. He became the 17th cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match on a losing side in Indian Premier League.
| No | Batsman | Team | Opp | Ground | Date | Bat | Bowl | Dis |
| 1 | S Goswami | Ban | Del | Bangalore | 19.05.08 | 52 | 02 | |
| 2 | JA Morkel | Che | Raj | Chennai | 24.05.08 | 71 | 3/22 | |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | Pun | Ban | Durban | 01.05.09 | 50 | ||
| 4 | A Kumble | Ban | Dec | Jo’burg | 24.05.09 | 4/16 | ||
| 5 | YK Pathan | Raj | Mum | MumBS | 13.05.10 | 100 | ||
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | Pune | Del | Mumbai | 17.04.11 | 66* | 4/39 | |
| 7 | R Sharma | Pune | Mum | Mumbai | 04.05.11 | 2/17 | ||
| 8 | SP Narine | Kol | Pun | Kolkata | 15.04.12 | 5/19 | ||
| 9 | DW Steyn | Dec | Mum | Mumbai | 29.04.12 | 2/10 | ||
| 10 | V Kohli | Ban | Guj | Rajkot | 24.04.16 | 100* | ||
| 11 | CJ Morris | Del | Guj | Delhi | 27.05.16 | 82* | 2/35 | |
| 12 | A Zampa | RPune | Sun | Vizag | 10.05.16 | 6/19 | ||
| 13 | HM Amla | Pun | Sun | Mohali | 15.05.16 | 96 | ||
| 14 | AS Rajpoot | Pun | Sun | Hyd-RGS | 26.04.18 | 08 | 5/14 | |
| 15 | S Dhawan | Del | Pun | Dub-DSC | 20.10.20 | 106 | ||
| 16 | SV Samson | Raj | Pun | Mumbai | 12.04.21 | 119 | ||
| 17 | MA Agarwal | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 | 99* |
He became the fourth Punjab cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match on a losing side in Indian Premier League.
| No | Batsman | Team | Opp | Ground | Date | Bat | Bowl | Dis |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | Pun | Ban | Durban | 01.05.09 | 50 | ||
| 2 | HM Amla | Pun | Sun | Mohali | 15.05.16 | 96 | ||
| 3 | AS Rajpoot | Pun | Sun | Hyd-RGS | 26.04.18 | 08 | 5/14 | |
| 4 | MA Agarwal | Pun | Del | Ahm’bad | 02.05.21 | 99* |