G Gambhir’s 57 not out in the game between Delhi and Chennai at Chennai on 15.04.10 represent his eighth fifty in IPL. He became the sixth batsman to score eight or more fifties in IPL. The others are JH Kallis of Bangalore {ten}, AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad {eight}, ML Hayden of Chennai {eight} and SK Raina {eight}

JH Kallis’s ten fifties in IPL read thus – 54 vs Delhi at Delhi on 30.04.08, 62 vs Mohali at Durban on 24.04.09, 69* vs Mumbai at Jo’burg on 03.05.09, 58* vs Delhi at Jo’burg on 19.05.09, 65* vs Kolkata at Kolkata on 14.03.10, 89* vs Mohali at Bangalore on 16.03.10, 66* vs Mumbai at Mum-BS on 20.03.10, 52 vs Chennai at Chennai on 31.03.10, 54 vs Delhi at Delhi on 04.04.10 and 68 vs Hyderabad at Bangalore on 08.04.10.

AC Gilchrist’s eight fifties read thus – 109* vs Mumbai at Mum-DYP on 27.04.08, 54 vs Chennai at Chennai on 06.05.08, 61 vs Jaipur at Jaipur on 09.05.08, 50 vs Mohali at Mohali on 23.05.08, 71 vs Bangalore at Cape Town on 22.04.09, 63 vs Delhi at Durban on 13.05.09, 85 vs Delhi at Centurion on 22.05.09 and 54 vs Kolkata at Mumbai {DYP} on 12.03.10

ML Haydens’ eight fifties read thus – 81 vs Mumbai at Chennai on 22.04.08, 70* vs Kolkata at Chennai on 26.04.08, 65 vs Bangalore at P Elizabeth on 20.04.09, 57 vs Delhi at Durban on 23.04.09, 89 vs Mohali at Centurion on 07.05.09, 60 vs Bangalore at Durban on 14.05.09, 60* vs Mumbai at P Elizabeth on 16.05.09 and 93 vs Delhi at Delhi on 19.03.10

SR Tendulkar’s eight fifties read thus – 65 vs Mohali at Mumbai on 21.05.08, 59* vs Chennai at Cape Town on 18.04.09, 68 vs Kolkata at P Elizabeth on 27.04.10, 63 vs Delhi at Delhi on 17.03.10, 71* vs Kolkata at Mumbai {BS} on 22.03.10, 72 vs Chennai at Mumbai {BS} on 25.03.10, 55 vs Hyderabad at Mumbai on 28.03.10 and 89* vs Jaipur at Jaipur on 11.04.10

SK Raina’s fifties read thus – 53 vs Mumbai at Chennai on 22.04.08, 54* vs Hyderabad at Hyderabad on 27.05.08, 55* vs Mohali at Mumbai on 31.05.08, 98 vs Jaipur at Centurion on 30.04.09, 52 vs Kolkata at Centurion on 18.05.09, 83 vs Mumbai at Mumbai {BS} on 25.03.10, 52 vs Hyderabad at Nagpur on 10.04.10 and 78* vs Kolkata at Chennai on 13.04.10

G Gambhir’s eight fifties read thus – 58 vs Jaipur at Delhi on 19.04.08, 86* vs Bangalore at Delhi on 30.04.08, 50 vs Chennai at Chennai on 02.05.08, 80 vs Chennai at Delhi on 08.05.08, 79 vs Hyderabad at Delhi on 15.05.08, 71* vs Kolkata at Durban on 05.05.09, 72 vs Mohali at Mohali on 13.03.10 and 57* vs Chennai at Chennai on 15.04.10