V Kohli {100} and F du Plessis {71} of Bangalore scored a century and a half century against Sunrisers at Hyd-RGS on 18.05.23 to provide the ninth occasion of one opener scoring a century and another a century in the same match in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Pos
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
01
SE Marsh
115
Punjab
Rajasthan
Mohali
28.05.08
02
JR Hopes
51
Punjab
Rajasthan
Mohali
28.05.08
2
01
CH Gayle
73
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
18.05.16
02
V Kohli
113
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
18.05.16
3
01
SR Watson
57
Chennai
Sunrisers
Pune-MCA
13.05.18
02
AT Rayudu
100*
Chennai
Sunrisers
Pune-MCA
13.05.18
4
1
KL Rahul
100*
Punjab
Mumbai
Mumbai
10.04.19
2
CH Gayle
63
Punjab
Mumbai
Mumbai
10.04.19
5
01
KL Rahul
69
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sharjah
27.09.20
02
MA Agarwal
106
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sharjah
27.09.20
6
01
V Kohli
72*
Bangalore
Rajasthan
Mumbai
22.04.21
02
D Padikkal
101*
Bangalore
Rajasthan
Mumbai
22.04.21
7
01
JC Butler
116
Rajasthan
Delhi
Mum-WS
22.04.22
02
D Padikkal
54
Rajasthan
Delhi
Mum-WS
22.04.22
8
01
Q de Kock
140*
Lukcnow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
02
KL Rahul
68*
Lukcnow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
9
01
V Kohli
100
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
18.05.23
02
F du Plessis
71
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
18.05.23
It is interesting to note that three such occasions of the nine occasions have come on 18 May but in different years – 2016, 2022 and 2023.The three occasions are tabulated below
No
Pos
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
2
01
CH Gayle
73
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
18.05.16
02
V Kohli
113
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
18.05.16
8
01
Q de Kock
140*
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
02
KL Rahul
68*
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
9
01
V Kohli
100
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
18.05.23
02
F du Plessis
71
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
18.05.23
Punjab openers and Bangalore openers have accomplished this feat on three occasions which are tabulated below. V Kohli has figured in all the three occasions in the feat of Bangalore openers, twice with centuries and once with a half century