Match No 44 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Kings Eleven Punjab at Bangalore on 02.05.12 – Punjab won by four wickets with a ball to spare

CH Gayle and V Kohli added 119 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the   occasion of a Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs stand in IPL. This stand also represent the 17^th  occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs stand for the second wicket in IPL which are listed below

CH Gayle and V Kohli added 119 plus runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 66^th occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the 19^th  occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL which are listed below 

CH Gayle and V Kohli added 119 plus runs for the second wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL by Bangalore batsmen which are listed below. 

CH Gayle and V Kohli added 119 plus runs for the second wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL by Bangalore batsmen which are listed below. 

CH Gayle and V Kohli added 119 plus runs for the second wicket in this game providing the twelfth occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL against which are listed below. 

CH Gayle hit four boundary sixes in his knock of 71 in this game which gave him an aggregate of 251 sixes in T20 games. He became the first batsman in the history of T20 games to score 250 plus sixes

His four sixes in this game fetched him an aggregate of 99 boundary sixes in IPL. He needs one more six for his 100 sixes in IPL. He holds the record for most sixes in IPL.

CH Gayle’s 71 in this game provide the 51^st occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the ninth occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a fifty against Punjab in IPL which are listed below

CH Gayle’s 71 in this game provide his tenth fifty while representing Banglaore. He shares the record for most fifties by a Bangalore batsman along with JH Kallis who also has scored ten fifties. The performances of these two batsmen are furnished below

CH Gayle completed 1000 runs when he was on 56 during his knock of 71 in this game representing Bangalore. His run aggregate read 1015 at the end of this game. He became the third Bangalore batsman to reach the milestone. Others are – V Kohli {1467} and JH Kallis {1132}

CH Gayle’s 71 in this game provide his 12^th fifty in IPL. He became the seventh batsman to score 12 or more fifties in IPL, Others are – V Sehwag {15}, SE Marsh {14}, G Gambhir {14}, JH Kallis {14}, RG Sharma {13} and SK Raina {13}

DJ Hussey became the first batsmen in the history of T20 games to score 4500 runs. He reached the milestone when he was on 20 during his knock of 45 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 4525. He holds the record for most runs in T20 games.

N Saini and DJ Hussey added 73 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 56^th occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the 13^th occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the third wicket in IPL which are listed below

N Saini and DJ Hussey added 73 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the   occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Bangalore in IPL.

N Saini’s 50 in this game provide the 49^th occasion of a Punjab batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. His knock also represent the eighth occasion of a Punjab batsman scoring a fifty against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below

N Saini’s 50 in this game provide the 49^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. His knock also represent the second occasion of a Punjab wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below

N Saini’s 50 in this game provide the 12th occasion of a Punjab wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL.

DJ Hussey was run out for 45 in this game providing the 36^th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in IPL. It also represents the eighth occasion of a Punjab captain dismissed run out which are listed below

DJ Hussey was run out for 45 in this game providing the seventh occasion of a captain dismissed run out against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below

CH Gayle’s 71 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 145th  occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the 20^th occasion of Bangalore batsman’s fifty in a losing cause which are listed below

CH Gayle’s 71 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 20^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty against Punjab going in vain in IPL.

CH Gayle’s 71 in this game was in a losing cause providing the third occasion of a Bangalore batsman’s fifty against Punjab going in vain in IPL. CH Gayle’s 71 represent the highest individual score by a Bangalore batsman that has gone in vain against Punjab. All the three ocassions are listed below

Punjab won this game with a ball to spare providing the seventh occasion of a team winning a game with a ball remaining in IPL which are listed below. All the seven occasions are listed below

Delhi and Punjab are the two teams in IPL which have won two games with a ball to spare. The performance of these two teams are furnished below