Match No 10 – Royal Challengers vs. Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore on 10.04.2012 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 42 runs

 

 

Match was delayed by 20 minutes as there was a fire in front of the Members stand in the stadium The fire broke out due to short circuit after the toss.

 

G Gambhir completed 1500 runs in IPL when he as on 9 during the course of his knock of 64 in this innings. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 1555. He became the sixth batsman to aggregate 1500 plus runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1865}, SR Tendulkar {1739}, AC Gilchrist {1636}, RG Sharma {1616} and JH Kallis {1586}

 

G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 60 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 48^th occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership by Kolkata batsmen in IPL. This stand also represents the 13^th occasion of 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket by Kolkata batsmen in IPL

 

 

G Gambhir and MS Bisla added 65 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 49h occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting 50 plus runs in IPL. This stand also represent the eleventh occasion of a second wicket partnership of 50 plus runs in IPL

 

 

G Gambhir competed 2500 runs in his T20 career when he was on 40 during his knock of   in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 2524. He became the 18^th batsman to aggregate 2500 runs in T20 games.

 

 

 

G Gambhir’s 64 in this game was his 20^th fifty in T20 games. He became the ninth     batsman to score 20 or more fifties in T20 games. Others are – BJ Hodge {32}, CH Gayle {26}, DJ Hussey {25}, JH Kallis {24}, DA Warner {24}, HH Gibbs {24}, BB McCullum {22} and OA Shah {20}

 

G Gambhir’s 64 in this game was his 11^th fifty in IPL. He became the seventh batsman to score 11 or more fifties in IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {14}, SK Raina {13}, SE Marsh {12}, RG Sharma {12}, SR Tendulkar {11} and AC Gilchrist {11}

 

Zaheer Khan captured his 50^th IPL wicket when he accounted for G Gambhir in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate wickets in IPL stood at 51. He became the tenth bowler in IPL to capture 50 plus wickets. Others are – SL Malinga {68}, RP Singh {64}, PP Ojha {63}, A Mishra {62}, MM Patel {61}, PP Chawla {58}, IK Pathan {58}, SK Warne {57}, JA Morkel {56}

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 in this game provide the third occasion of his capturing four or more wickets in IPL. He emulates A Kumble who also has captured four or more wickets on three occasions. Performances of these two bowlers are furnished below

 

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 represent the 47th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. His figures also represent the 38^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 represent the fourth occasion of a Kolkata bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. The performances of these bowlers are listed below

 

 

L Balaji became the second Kolkata bowler to capture four wickets against Bangalore after AD Mathews who had returned with figures of 4 for 19 at Kolkata on 14.03.10. thus L Balaji’s figures of 4 for 18 represent the best bowling figures by a Kolkata bowler against Bangalore

 

L Balaji with his 4 for 18 in this game became the first Kolkata bowler to capture four wickets on away ground.

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a bowler to capture four wickets against Bangalore in IPL. The following table lists out the nine occasions

 

 

L Balaji with his 4 for 18 in this game became the fourth bowler and the second visiting bowler to capture four or more wickets in an IPL game played at Bangalore

 

 

R Vinay Kumar’s 25 in this game represent his IPL career best score. It was an improvement over his 23 made against Mumbai at Bangalore on 29.05.08