IPL 5 has thrown some amazing cricket stats – related to both T20 games and also IPL games.  This portal hrgcricstats.com brings such highlights that has emanated in matches starting from 26 to 57  in its second part. The highlights emanated  from matches 01 to 25  were posted in the earlier article. Please read on ………..

Match No 26 – Chennai Super Kings vs. Rajasthan Rajasthan at Chennai on 21.04.12 – Chennai Super Kings  won by seven wkts on the last ball of the match

 

OA Shah took his T20 aggregate runs to 3827 with his 52 in this game. He now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in T20 games. Others are – DJ Hussey {4384} and BJ Hodge {4355}

 

This game was BJ Hodge’s 150^th T20 game. He became the third cricketer to appear in 150 plus T20 games after DJ Hussey {177} and JA Morkel {174}

 

Match No 27 – Delhi Daredevils vs. Pune Warriors at Delhi on 21.04.12 – Pune Warriors won by 20 runs

 

V Sehwag’s 57 in this game represent his eighth fifty as captain in IPL. He became the fourth captain to score eight or more fifties in IPL. Others are – SR Tendulkar {11}, AC Gilchrist {10} and MS Dhoni {08}

 

V Sehwag’s IPL run aggregate read 1533 at the end of this game which includes his 57 in this game. He became the eighth batsman to total 1500 plus runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1951}, SR Tendulkar {1739}, AC Gilchrist {1702}, RG Sharma {1666}, G Gambhir {1654}, JH Kallis {1649} and MS Dhoni {1557}

 

V Sehwag’s 57 in this game represent his tenth half century in IPL. He became the    eighth batsman to score ten or more half centuries.

 

Match No 28 – Mumbai Indians vs. Kings Eleven Punjab at Mum-WS on 22.04.12 – Kings Eleven Punjab won by six wickets

 

Kings Eleven Punjab won this game with three balls to spare providing the eleventh occasion of a team winning a game with exact three balls remaining.

 

Punjab’s win in this game with three balls to spare provide the third occasion of Punjab winning a game with three balls to spare in IPL. Punjab became the second team to win a game with three balls to spare on three occasions in IPL after Bangalore.

 

SE Marsh’s 68 not out in this game represent his 14^th fifty in IPL. He now shares the record of most fifties in IPL along with JH Kallis. JH Kallis has also scored 14 fifties. SE Marsh went past SK Raina who has scored 13 fifties on his way to equal JH Kallis’s record for most fifties in IPL

 

SE Marsh’s 68 not out in this game represent his 13^th half century in IPL. Other batsmen to score 13 or more half centuries are – JH Kallis {14} and SK Raina {13}

 

DJ Hussey took his T20 runs aggregate to 4405 with his 21 in this game. He became the first batsman in T20 games to score 4400 runs. He holds the record for most runs in T20 games.

 

SE Marsh’s 68 not out in this game represent his 21^st fifty in T20 games. Others to score 21 plus fifties are – BJ Hodge {31}, CH Gayle {29}, DJ Hussey {25}, JH Kallis {24}, DA Warner {24}, HH Gibbs {24}, OA Shah {23], BB McCullum {22} and G Gambhir {21}

 

SE Marsh’s T20 aggregate at the end of this game stood at 2506 which includes his 68 not out in this game. He became the 19^th batsman in T20 game to total 2500 runs.

 

Match No 29 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Deccan Chargers at Cuttack on 22.04.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by five wickets

 

S Dhawan’s 50 in this game represent his eighth fifty and was in a losing cause providing the 136^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the 23^rd occasion of a Deccan Chargers batsman’s fifty going in vain.

 

It is interesting to note that Deccan Chargers’s batsmen have most fifties going in vain in IPL – 23 occasions. They are closely followed by Punjab which has 19 occasions of batsmen’s fifty going in vain.

 

S Dhawan became the tenth batsman to witness four or more fifties in vain in IPL. Others are –  JH Kallis {08}, RG Sharma {06}, AC Gilchrist {05}, JP Duminy {05}, SE Marsh {05}, Yuvraj Singh {05}, DA Warner {04}, SK Raina {04}, V Kohli {04}

 

PA Patel was dismissed run out in this game providing the 25^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in IPL. He became the first Deccan Chargers wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out in IPL

 

PA Patel owns the record for most occasions of wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in IPL. He was dismissed run out on three occasions – interestingly enough – representing three different teams on each occasion – Chennai, Kochi and Deccan. Other wicket keeper batsmen who have been dismissed run out on two occasions are – AC Gilchrist, Kamran Akmal, KC Sangakkara, KD Karthik, L Ronchi, MS Dhoni and NV Ojha. The complete list is furnished below

 

DW Steyn’s two wickets in this game gave him an aggregate of 50 wickets in IPL. He became the 12^th bowler to capture 50 wickets in IPL,

 

DW Steyn’s two wickets in this game gave him an aggregate of 100 wickets in T20 games. He became the 21st bowler to capture 100 wickets in T20 games.

 

Match No 30 : Rajasthan Royals vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore at Jaipur on 23.04.12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 46 runs

 

AC Gilchrist and R Dravid are the only two captains in IPL to score fifties for a team and against a team. AC Gilchrist while leading Deccan Chargers scored a fifty against Punjab and while leading Kings Eleven Punjab he scored fifty against Deccan Chargers. R Dravid while leading Bangalore against Rajasthan and scored a fifty while leading Rajasthan against Bangalore. Their performances are listed below

 

Match No 31 – Pune Warriors vs. Delhi Daredevils at Pune-SRS on 24.04.12 – Delhi Daredevils won by eight wickets

 

V Sehwag scored 87 not out in this game which represent his 12^th fifty in IPL. He became the sixth batsman to score 12 or more fifties in IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {14}, SE Marsh {14}, SK Raina {13}, G Gambhir {12} and RG Sharma {12}

 

V Sehwag’s IPL run aggregate read 1620 at the end of this game including his 87 not out in this game. He became the seventh batsman to total 1600 runs in IPL.

 

V Sehwag’s 87 not out in this game represent his ninth fifty as captain in IPL. Other captains to score nine or more fifties are – SR Tendulkar {11} and AC Gilchrist {10}.

 

Match No 32 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Deccan Chargers at Kolkata on 24.04.12 – Match abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain

 

This match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rein. This is the fifth occasion of a match being abandoned without a ball being bowled in IPL.

 

Match No 33 – Kings Eleven Punjab vs. Mumbai Indians at Mohali on 25.04.12 – Mumbai Indians won by four wickets

 

Mumbai won this game by four wkts with one ball to spare providing the sixth   occasion of team emerging victorious with a ball to spare in IPL.

 

JC Franklin was appearing in his 100^th T20 game to become the 47^th cricketer in the history of T20 game to play 100 T20 games.

 

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out in this game was his 25^th half century. He became the second batsman in the history of T20 games to score 25 plus half centuries. BJ Hodge is the other batsman to score 29 half centuries.

 

DJ Hussey’s four boundary fours in this game gave him an aggregate of 302 boundary fours in T20 games. He became the eighth batsman to score 300 plus boundary fours in IPL.

 

DJ Hussey’s T20 run aggregate stood at 4473 which includes his 68 not out in this game. He continues to hold the record for most runs in T20 games. He is closely followed by BJ Hodge who has amassed 4365 runs

 

Match No 34 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore on 25.04.12 – Match abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain

 

This match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rein. This is the sixth occasion of a match being abandoned without a ball being bowled in IPL.

This is the first game to be abandoned after the toss, while the previous five games were abandoned without toss

 

As per ICC guidelines this game was treated as a No Result game as the match was called off after the toss. This game was the second No result game in IPL after the Delhi-Pune game at Delhi on 21.05.11

 

Match No 35 – Pune Warriors vs. Deccan Chargers at Pune-SRS on 26.04.12 – Deccan Chargers won by 18 runs

 

SC Ganguly’s aggregate runs as captain in IPL read 990 including his 21 in this game. He requires ten more runs for his 1000 runs as captain in IPL.

 

SC Ganguly was playing his 50^th IPL innings in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 1231.

 

Match No 36 – Delhi Daredevils vs. Mumbai Indians at Delhi on 27.04.12 – Delhi Daredevils won by 37 runs

 

V Sehwag’s 73 in this game represent his 13^th fifty in IPL. He became the fifth batsman to score 13 or more fifties in IPL.  Other batsmen to score 13 or more fifties in IPL are – SE Marsh {14}, JH Kallis {14}, RG Sharma {13} and SK Raina {13}. Thus V Sehwag holds the second position amongst the batsmen who have scored most fifties in IPL with RG Sharma and SK Raina, while the first place is shared by JH Kallis and SE Marsh

 

V Sehwag’s 73 in this game represent his tenth fifty as captain in IPL. He became the third captain after SR Tendulkar {11} and AC Gilchrist {10} to score ten or more fifties in IPL.

 

DPMD Jayawardene {55} and V Sehwag {73} scored fifties in this game providing the 15^th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in IPL. DPMD Jayawardene {55} and V Sehwag {73} scored fifties in this game providing the third occasion of both the openers from Delhi scoring fifties in IPL.

 

DPMD Jayawardene {55} and V Sehwag {73} and KP Pietersen {50 not out} scored fifties creating an IPL record. This is the very first occasion of three batsmen scoring fifties and also provide the first occasion of first three batsmen scoring fifties in IPL.

 

DPMD Jayawardene’s aggregate of boundary fours in T20 games stood at 307 including his eight boundary fours in his knock of 55 in this game. He became the ninth batsman in T20 games to score 300 plus boundary fours. Others are – BJ Hodge {454}, BB McCullum {356}, DA Warner {344}, HH Gibbs {337}, KC Sangakkara {320}, G Gambhir {316}, OA Shah {307} and DJ Hussey {302}

 

RG Sharma’s lone catch in this gave him a total of 33 catches in IPL, while DPMD Jayawardene’s two catches in this game gave him a total of 26 catches. The top three catchers in IPL are – SK Raina {35}, RG Sharma {33} and DPMD Jayawardene {26}. DPMD Jayawardene went past AB de Villiers, V Kohli and JH Kallis who had pouched 25 catches each on his way to occupy the third position.

 

IK Pathan’s first wicket in this game – that of – AC Blizzard caught by DPMD Jayawardene for zero – gave him his 100^th T20 wicket. At the end of this game he has an aggregate of 101 T20 wickets. He became the 22^nd bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in T20 games. 

 

Match No 37 – Chennai Super Kings vs. Kings Eleven Punjab at Chennai on 27.04.12 – Kings Eleven Punjab won by seven runs

 

PP Chawla failed to score in this game providing the sixth occasion of his collecting a duck in IPL. Other batsmen who have collected six or more ducks in IPL are – A Mishra {07}, SK Warne {07}, M Manhas {06}, P Kumar {06}, PA Patel {06} and AC Gilchrist {06}.

 

PP Chawla with his two wickets in this game has now an aggregate of 68 wickets in IPL. He now occupies the second place amongst the most wicket takers in IPL. The first place is held by SL Malinga who has an aggregate of 72 wickets. PP Chawla went past RP Singh who has an aggregate of 67 wickets on his way to second place.

 

DJ Hussey and JA Morkel occupy the first and second place amongst the cricketers who have played most T20 games. This was the 180^th game for DJ Hussey and 176^th game for JA Morkel. DJ Hussey became the first cricketer to appear in 180 T20 games.

 

MS Dhoni’s lone catch in this game gave him 70 dismissals in T20 games. He became the seventh wicket keeper to effect 70 plus dismissals in T20 games. Others are – Kamran Akmal {105}, KC Sangakkara {90}, AC Gilchrist {79}, KD Karthik {73}, PA Nixon {73} and JC Foster {70}

 

MS Dhoni’s lone catch in this game gave him a total of 20 catches in IPL. He became the fifth wicket keeper to pouch 20 plus catches in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {34}, KC Sangakkara {33}, KD Karthik {27} and RV Uthappa {23}

 

MS Dhoni’s run out dismissal in this game was his third run out dismissal as a wicket keeper batsman in IPL. He became the second wicket keeper batsman to be dismissed run out on three occasons after PA Patel.

 

SE Marsh became the first batsman to complete 1500 runs representing Punjab. His aggregate at the end of this game read 1515. He became the fifth batsman to total 1500 runs representing a single team in IPL. Others are – SK Raina of Chennai – 1966, SR Tendulkar of Mumbai – 1803, V Sehwag of Delhi – 1693, MS Dhoni of Chennai – 1557

 

SE Marsh became the ninth batsman to total 1500 runs in IPL. The complete list read thus

 

 

SE Marsh’s aggregate boundary fours read 150 including his four boundaries in this game. He became the ninth batsman to score 150 plus boundary fours in IPL. The complete list read thus

 

 

Match No 38 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata on 28.04.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 47 runs

 

G Gambhir scored 93 in this game providing the 13^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in IPL.

 

G Gambhir became the sixth batsman in IPL to score 13 or more fifties. Others are – SE Marsh {14}, JH Kallis {14}, V Sehwag {13}, RG Sharma {13} and SK Raina {13}

 

D Vettori captured his 100^th wicket in T20 games when he captured the wicket of BB McCullum – bowled for 43 – in this game. He became the 23^rd bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 100 plus wickets.

 

JH Kallis completed 1700 runs in IPL when he was on 28 during his knock of 41 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 1713. He became the sixth batsman to score 1700 plus runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1966}, SR Tendulkar {1803}, G Gambhir {1777} and RG Sharma {1730}

 

BB McCullum completed 3800 runs in T20 games when he was on 20 during his knock of 43 in this game. At the end of this game, his T20 run aggregate stood at 3823. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to total 3800 plus runs. Others are – DJ Hussey {4480}, BJ Hodge {4365} and OA Shah {3835}

 

CH Gayle completed 3500 runs in T20 games when he was on 17 during his knock of 86 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 3573. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to total 3500 plus runs. Others are – DJ Hussey {4480}, BJ Hodge {4365}, OA Shah {3835} and BB McCullum {3823}

 

R Vinay Kumar with his two wickets in this game has an aggregate of 50 wickets in IPL. He became the 13^th bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in IPL.

 

Match No 39 – Delhi Daredevils vs. Rajasthan Royals at Delhi on 29.04.12 – Delhi Daredevils won by one run

 

V Sehwag’s boundary fours’ aggregate in IPL stood at 207 at the end of this game. His first boundary in this game gave him 200 boundary fours. He became the third batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in IPL. Others are – SR Tendulkar {226} and G Gambhir {213}

 

V Sehwag’s 63 in this game represent his eleventh fifty as captain in IPL. He became the second captain after SR Tendulkar to score eleven fifties in IPL.

 

V Sehwag’s 63 in this game represent his 14^th fifty as batsman in IPL. He now shares the first spot for most fifties in IPL with JH Kallis and SK Raina who also have scored 14 fifties.

 

V Sehwag’s 63 in this game represent his fourth consecutive fifty as captain in IPL. He holds the record for most consecutive fifties in IPL. The previous record was held by SR Tendulkar who had scored three consecutive fifties

 

V Sehwag became the first batsman in IPL to score four consecutive fifties. SR Tendulkar in 2010 and JH Kallis in 2011 has scored three consecutive fifties

 

V Sehwag’s boundary sixes aggregate at the end of this game read 76. He became the fifth   batsman to score 75 plus sixes in IPL. Others are – CH Gayle {95}, AC Gilchrist {84}, SK Raina {82} and YK Pathan {77}

 

V Sehwag’s boundary sixes aggregate in T20 games read 101 at the end of this game. He became the 21^st batsman to total 100 plus sixes in T20 games.

 

Match No 40 – Mumbai Indians vs. Deccan Chargers at Mumbai on 29.04.12 – Mumbai Indians won by five wickets

 

Deccan were dismissed all out for 100 runs in this innings providing the 16^th occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of 100 runs and less than 100 runs in IPL.

 

Rajasthan {04}, Mumbai {03} and Deccan {03} are the three teams in IPL which have been dismissed all out for a total of 100 and less than 100 on three occasions in IPL. Deccan joined the fray in this game.

 

SL Malinga retuned with figures of 4.0-0-16-4 in this game providing the 54^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. His figures also represent the 43^rd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL. His figures represent the tenth occasion of a Mumbai bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL.

 

SL Malinga’s four wicket haul in this game represent his third four or more wickets haul in IPL. He became the fourth bowler to capture four or more wickets on three occasions in IPL. Others are – A Kumble, MM Patel and L Balaji.

 

SL Maling’s tally of IPL wickets read 76 at the end of this game which includes his four wickets haul. He continues to hold the record for most wickets in IPL. He became the first bowler to capture 75 plus wickets in IPL.

 

Harbhajan Singh captured his 50^th wicket in IPL when he captured the wicket of IR Jaggi caught by MM Patel for 2 in this game. At the end of this game, his total tally read 51. He became the 14^th bowler to reach the milestone.

 

RP Singh’s lone wicket in this game gave him a total of 68 wickets in IPL. He now shares the second place for most wickets jointly with PP Chawla. The record for most wickets is held by SL Malinga with a tally of 76 wickets

 

RP Singh became the second bowler in IPL to concede 1700 plus runs. At the end of this game he has conceded 1714 runs. IK Pathan is the other bowler who has conceded 1751 runs and holds the record for most runs leaked in IPL.

 

SL Malinga’s tally of T20 wickets at the end of this game read 146. He shares the fourth place amongst the most wicket takers in T20 games with JA Morkel who also has 146 wickets to his credit. The other three bowlers are – DP Nannes {178}, AC Thomas {159} and Yasir Arafat {148}

 

RG Sharma’s three catches in this game gave him a total of 36 catches in IPL. He now shares the record for most catches in IPL with SK Raina who also has a tally of 36 catches.

 

KD Kathik’s lone stumping dismissal gave him a total of 42 dismissals in IPL. He now shares the second place for most dismissals in IPL with KC Sangakkara. The record for most dismissals in IPL is held by AC Gilchrist who had effected 50 dismissals

 

KD Kathik’s lone stumping dismissal gave him a total of 15 stumping dismissals in IPL. He became the third wicket keeper to effect 15 or more stumping dismissals in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {16} and MS Dhoni {16}.

 

RG Sharma’s lone boundary six in this game gave him a total of 75 sixes in IPL. He became the fifth batsman to score 75 plus sixes in IPL. Others are – CH Gayle {95}, AC Gilchrist {84}, SK Raina {82} and YK Pathan {76}

 

RG Sharma’s three catches in this game provide the 23^rd occasion of a fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in IPL.

 

RG Sharma became the second fieldsman after DA Warner to pouch three or more catches on two occasions. DA Warner’s feat has come representing a single team – Delhi, while RG Sharma’s feat has come representing two teams – Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians

 

PA Patel’s two catches in this game gave him an aggregate of 21 dismissals in IPL. He became the seventh wicket keeper to effect 20 plus dismissals in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {50}, KC Sangakkara {42}, KD Karthik {42}, MS Dhoni {36}, RV Uthappa {33} and NV Ojha {26}

 

RP Singh’s lone wicket in this gave him an aggregate of 100 wickets in T20 games. He became the 24^th bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in T20 games. RP Singh became the third Indian bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in T20 games after A Mishra {104} and IK Pathan {102}

 

Match No 41 – Chennai Super Kings vs. Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on 30.04.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by five wickets with two balls remaining

 

Raina became the first batsman to tatal 2000 runs in IPL. He reached the milestone when he was on 34 during his knock of 44 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 2010.

 

SK Raina became the third batsman to score 800 plus runs at a specific venue in T20 games. At the end of this game, he has an aggregate of 807 runs at Chepauk. Other batsmen to perform such a feat are – V Sehwag of Delhi – 855 runs at Delhi and V Kohli of Bangalore – 802 at Bangalore

 

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game gave him an aggregate of 1840 runs in IPL. He became the third batsman to score 1800 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {2010} and SR Tendulkar {1817}.

 

G Gambhir’s 1840 run aggregate places him in the second place amongst the most run getters in IPL. SK Raina with 2010 runs occupies the first place. G Gambhir went past SR Tendulkar’s 1817 runs to occupy the second place.

 

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game represent his 14^th fifty in IPL. He is the fourth batsman to score 14 fifties in IPL. Others are – SE Marsh, V Sehwag and JH Kallis, All these four batsmen jointly hold the record for most fifties in IPL.

Match No 42 – Deccan Chargers vs. Pune Warriors at Cuttack on 01.05.12 – Deccan Chargers won by 13 runs

 

CL White and KC Sangakkara added 157 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of 150 plus runs partnership in IPL

 

PA Patel and MK Pandey were dismissed by the first ball of the innings in this game providing the thirdoccasion for each of them dismissed by the first ball of an innings in IPL. Both these batsmen hold the record for most occasions of first ball dismissals in an innings

 

PA Patel and MK Pandey were dismissed by the first ball of the innings in this game providing the very first occasion of rival openers dismissed by the first ball of an innings in IPL

 

PA Patel of Deccan Chargers and MK Pandey of Pune Warriors collected the first ball ducks in this game providing the second occasion of rival openers collecting the first ball ducks in IPL. Both the occasions are listed below

 

 

It is quite interesting to note that Deccan Chargers and MK Pandey figures in both these occasions – Deccan Chargers as a team and MK Pandey as a batsman

 

SC Ganguly completed 1000 runs as captain in IPL. He reached the milestone when he was on 8 during his knock of 45 in this game. He has an aggregate of 1037 runs at the end of this game. He is the sixth captain to amass 1000 runs in IPL. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1723}, MS Dhoni {1592}, AC Gilchrist {1533}, V Sehwag {1400} and G Gambhir {1141}

 

Match No 43 – Rajasthan Royals vs. Delhi Daredevils at Jaipur on 01.05.02 – Delhi Daredevils won by six wickets

 

V Sehwag’s 73 in this game represent his 15^th fifty in IPL. He now holds the record for most fifties in IPL, He went past SE Marsh, G Gambhir and JH Kallis who had scored 14 fifties.

 

V Sehwag became the fourth batsman to complete 1800 runs in IPL. He reached the milestone when he was on 44 during his knock of 73 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate read 1829. Other batsmen who have scored 1800 plus runs are – SK Raina {2010}, G Gambhir {1840} and SR Tendulkar {1817}

 

R Dravid {57} and V Sehwag {73} scored fifties in this game providing the third occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in IPL which are listed below

 

 

V Sehwag emulated SR Tendulkar in scoring five fifties in a single edition of IPL. SR Tendulkar had achieved the feat in 2010 edition. V Sehwag’s 73 in this game was his fifth fifty in 2012 edition.

 

V Sehwag became the first batsman as well as captain to score five consecutive fifties in IPL. His fifties are listed below. His five consecutive fifties is a record in T20 games

 

 

V Sehwag 73 in this game was his 12^th fifty as captain in IPL. He now holds the record for most fifties in IPL. He went past SR Tendulkar who had scored eleven fifties.

 

P Negi captured 4 for 18 in this game providing the 55^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. His figures also represent the 44^th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.

 

V Sehwag completed 2500 runs in T20 games when he was on 2 during his knock of 73 in this game. His run aggregate read 2571 at the end of this game. He became the 20^th batsman to score 2500 runs. SK Raina, RG Sharma, G Gambhir and V Sehwag are the four Indian batsmen who have completed 2500 runs in T20 runs.

 

V Sehwag’s T20 boundary four aggregate read 307 at the end of this game including his 12 boundary fours in this game He earned the distinction of becoming the tenth batsman to score 300 boundary fours in IPL. G Gambhir {331} and V Sehwag {307} are the two Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 300 plus boundary fours in T20 games.

 

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

 

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

CH Gayle’s 71 in this game provide his tenth fifty while representing Bangalore. He shares the record for most fifties by a Bangalore batsman along with JH Kallis who also has scored ten fifties.

 

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.

 

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. Delhi and Punjab are the two teams in IPL which have won two games with a ball to spare

 

Match No 45 – Pune Warriors vs. Mumbai Indians at Pune-SRS on 03.04.12 – Mumbai won by one run

 

Harbhajan Singh became the sixth captain to collect the first ball duck on two or more occasions.

 

Harbjhajan Singh’s first ball duck in this game represent the fourth occasion of his collecting the first ball duck in IPL. He became the second batsman to suffer from such an ignominy after PA Patel,

 

Mumbai innings contained four run outs in this game  {RG Sharma, NLTC Perera, SL Malinga and PP Ojha} providing the third occasion of four or more batsmen dismissed run out in IPL. All the three occasions are listed below

 

 

Mumbai won this game despite four run outs in its innings providing the first occasion of a team winning a game despite four or more run outs in its innings.

 

Match No 46 – Chennai Super Kings vs. Deccan Chargers at Chepauk on 04.05.12 – Chennai Super Kings won by 10 runs

 

MS Dhoni completed 1600 runs in IPL when he was on 9 during the course of his knock of 34 in this game. His aggregate read 1625 at the end of this game. He became the eighth  batsman to total 1600 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina [2042}, SR Tendulkar {1851}, G Gambhir {1840}, V Sehwag {1829}, RG Sharma {1775}, JH Kallis {1739} and AC Gilchrist {1702}

 

MS Dhoni with 1592 runs to his credit became the third captain to total 1500 runs in IPL after SR Tendulkar {1723} and AC Gilchrist {1533}

 

MS Dhoni became the first captain to lead an IPL team in 70 games. This game was his 70^th game. It was also his 111^th game as captain in T20 games.

Match No 47 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Pune Warriors at Kolkata on 05.04.12 – Kolkata won by seven runs

 

G Gambhir registered his ninth fifty as captain when he made 56 in this game. He became the fourth captain to score nine or more fifties in IPL. Others are – V Sehwag {12}, SR Tendukar {11} and AC Gilchrist {10}

 

G Gambhir with his aggregate of 1896 runs at the end of this game in IPL occupies the second place amongst the most run getters in IPL. SK Raina with his 2042 runs holds the first place. G Gambhir is one of the four batsmen who have scored 1800 runs in IPL. The other three are – SK Raina {2042}, SR Tendulkar {1851} and V Sehwag {1829}

 

V Sehwag’s 56 in this game represent his 15^th fifty in IPL. He now shares the record of most fifties in IPL with V Sehwag who also has scored 15 fifties. G Gambhir went past SE Marsh and JH Kallis who have scored 14 fifties on his way to the second position.

 

G Gambhir’s 56 in this game represent his fifth fifty in the on going fifth edition of IPL. He is the third batsman, after CH Gayle and V Sehwag to score five fifties in IPL Five. Three batsmen scoring five fifties in a single edition is the first such occurrence in IPL.

 

CH Gayle and G Gambhir are the two batsmen who have scored five fifties in two separate editions. The performances of these two batsmen are furnished below.

 

 

It is interesting to note that CH Gayle is the only batsmen to achieve this feat is consecutive or back to back editions – 2011 and 2012, while G Gambhir has achieved this feat two separate editions – 2008 and 2012

 

Match No 48 – Kings Eleven Punjab vs. Rajasthan Royals at Mohali on 05.04.12 – Rajasthan Royals won by 47 runs

 

RJ Harris returned with figures of 4 for 34 in this game providing the 56^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. His figures also represent the 45th  occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.

 

RJ Harris’s 4 for 34 in this game was in a losing cause providing the tenth occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain in IPL

 

At the end of this game, P Kumar has conceded 1794 runs for his 47 wickets in IPL. He holds the record for most runs conceded by a bowler in IPL and is one of the four bowlers who has leaked 1700 runs in IPL. The following table lists out the four bowlers with their performance in IPL

 

 

Match No 49 – Mumbai Indians vs. Chennai Super Kings at Mum-WS on 06.05.12 – Mumbai won by two wickets on the last ball of the match

 

Mumbai won this game on the last ball of the match providing the 13th occasion of a team winning the game on the last ball of the match in IPL.

 

Mumbai’s win on the last ball of the match in this game gave it fourth such win in IPL. Now Mumbai has the record for most such wins in IPL. Chennai and Mumbai held the record jointly with three such wins.

Chennai and Kolkata share the record for losing most games on the last ball of the match. Both the teams have lost three games. Chennai’s loss in this game was its third loss.

SR Tendulkar and RG Sharma added 126 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 68^th occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the 20^th occasion of a three figure partnership for the second wicket

 

SR Tendulkar scored 10 boundary fours in his knock of 74 in this game providing the sixth occasion of his scoring 10 or more boundary fours in an innings in IPL. He is the only Mumbai batsman to score ten or more fifties. He also holds the record for number of innings in which a batsman has scored ten or more boundaries scored by a batsman in IPL. He went past V Sehwag who has five such innings to his credit.

 

RG Sharma became the fifth batsman to score 1800 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina, G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar and V Sehwag. RG Sharms’s IPL aggregate stood at 1835 at the end of this game.

 

RG Sharma’s 60 in this game represent his 14^th fifty in IPL. He became the fifth batsman in IPL to score 14 or more fifties. Others are – V Sehwag {15}, G Gambhir {15}, SE Marsh {14} and JH Kallis {14}

 

V Sehwag and G Gambhir with 15 fifties share the first place for the first position, while SE Marsh, JH Kallis and RG Sharma with 14 fifties share the second position amongst the batsman who have scored most fifties in IPL

 

Match No 50 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Deccan Chargers at Bangalore on 06.05.12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by five wickets

 

CH Gayle became the first batsman to score 100 sixes in IPL when he smote A Mishra for a six. He had scored one more six of the bowling of Anand Rajan to take his tally to 101 boundary sixes.

 

CH Gayle’s IPL run aggregate at the end of this game read 1504. He became the 12^th batsman in IPL to total 1500 runs.

 

CH Gayle was playing his 100^th innings in T20 games in this game. He became the 29^th batsman to appear in 100 innings in T20 games

 

Match No 51 – Delhi Daredevils vs. Kolkata Knight Riders at Delhi on 07.05.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by six wickets

 

V Sehwag who is one of the five batsmen to complete 1800 runs in IPL has an aggregate of 1852 runs at the end of this game. He now occupies the fourth place amongst the batsmen who have scored most runs in IPL. The complete list read thus – SK Raina {2078}, G Gambhir {1932}, SR Tendulkar {1852}, V Sehwag {1852} and RG Sharma {1835}

 

V Sehwag who is one of the three batsmen to score 200 plus boundary fours has a total of 222 boundary fours at the end of this game. Others are – SR Tendulkar {247} and G Gambhir {227}. G Gambhir occupies the second place amongst the batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in IPL with 227 boundary fours which includes the four boundary fours he scored in this game.

 

JH Kallis and IK Pathan were playing their 100^th T20 games when they appeared for Kolkata and Delhi respetively in this game

 

M Morkel with his lone wicket in this game has an aggregate of 20 wickets in IPL 2012. He now shares the the record of most wickets in IPL 2012 with SL Malinga who also has captured 20 wickets.

 

M Morkel’s 20 wickets in IPL 2012 provide the tenth occasion of a bowler capturing 20 or more wickets in a single edition of IPL.

 

SL Malinga is the only bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in two separate editions. He captured 28 wickets in IPL 2011 and 20 wickets in IPL 2012. He is the only bowler to achieve the feat in consecutive editions of IPL

 

Match No 52 – Pune Warriors vs. Rajasthan Royals at Pune-SRS on 08.05.12 – Rajasthan Royals won by seven wickets

 

This game was the 150^th game for OA Shah in T20 games. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to appear in 150 or more games. Others are – DJ Hussey {182}, JA Morkel {179} and BJ Hodge {154}

 

Rajasthan won its 36^th game in IPL. It became the fifth team two win 36 plus games in IPL. Other teams are – Chennai {42}, Mumbai {40}, Delhi {36} and Bangalore {36}.

 

SC Ganguly became the eighth captain to lead a team on 40 occasions in IPL, This game was his 40^th game. Others are – MS Dhoni {71}, AC Gilchrist {59}, SK Warne {55}, SR Tendulkar {51}, V Sehwag {47}, Yuvraj Singh {43} and G Gambhir {41}

 

SR Watson’s 90 not out in this game provide the 13^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety n IPL. It also provide the fourth occasion of Rajasthan batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. Rajasthan has the record of scoring most nineties in IPL. Chennai and Punjab has three nineties in IPL,  

 

Match No 53 – Deccan Chargers vs. Kings Eleven Punjab at Hyd-RGS on 08.05.12 – Kings Eleven Punjab won by 25 runs

 

DJ Hussey’s run aggregate in T20 games stood at 4549 at the end of this game. He continues to hold the record for most runs in IPL.

 

PP Chawla’s lone wicket in this game gave him an aggregate of 72 wickets in IPL. He is now the second highest wicket taker in IPL. The record for most wickets in IPL is credited to SL Malinga who has a tally of 81 wickets.

 

The following table lists out the bowlers who have conceded 1700 plus runs in IPL. PP Chawla joined this list at the end of this game having conceded 1719 runs. P Kumar {1809} became the second bowler to leak 1800 runs after IK Pathan who has conceded 1801 runs. P Kumar holds the record for conceding most runs in IPL.

 

 

Match No 54 – Mumbai Indians vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mum-WS on 09.05.12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by nine wits

 

SR Tendulkar’s run aggregate in IPL read 1949 at the end of this match including his 24 in this game. He now occupies the second place amongst the highest run getters in IPL. The first place is occupied by SK Raina who has amassed 2078 runs. SR Tendulkar went past G Gambhir who has a total of 1932 on his way to second position. In fact, SK Raina, SR Tendulkar and G Gambhir are the only three batsmen who have an aggregate of 1900 plus runs in IPL.

 

CH Gayle scored 82 not out in this game providing his 13^th fifty in IPL. He became the seventh batsman to score 13 or more fifties in IPL. Others are – V Sehwag {15}, G Gambhir {15}, SE Marsh {14}, JH Kallis {14}, RG Sharma {14} and SK Raina {13}

 

CH Gayle’s aggregate of boundary fours at the end of this game stood at 302 in T20 games. He also hit six boundary sixes to take his tally of sixes to 259. He has now a unique record in the history of T20 games. He became first batsman in the history of T20 games to score 300 boundary fours and 250 sixes.

 

CH Gayle required three more boundary fours for his 300 boundary fours in T20 games prior to the start of this game. At the end of this game, his boundary fours aggregate in T20 games read 302. He became the eleventh batsman to score 300 boundary fours in T20 games.

 

CH Gayle had scored 31 fifties in T20 games and held the record jointly with BJ Hodge for most fifties in T20 games prior to the start of this game. His 82 not out in this game represents his 32^nd fifty. He now owns the record for most fifties in T20 games

 

CH Gayle’s 82 not out in this game represent his 25^th half century. He became the third batsman to score 25 or more half centuries, after BJ Hodge {29} and DJ Hussey {25}

 

CH Gayle and BJ Hodge with 18 Man of the match awards shared the record for most MoM awards in T20 games prior to the start of this game. .His MoM in this game gave him the distinction of most Man of the Match awards in T20 games

 

CH Gayle’s 82 not out in this game represent his sixth fifty in IPL 2012 He became the third batsman to score six fifties in a single edition of IPL. Others are – SE Marsh of Punjab in 2008 and JH Kallis of Bangalore in 2009

 

CH Gayle became the first batsman to score 500 plus runs in IPL 2012. He reached the milestone when he was on 67 during his knock of 82 not out in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 515.

 

CH Gayle’s 82 not out in this game represent his 11^th fifty in IPL representing Bangalore. He now holds the record for most fifties scored by a Bangalore batsman in IPL. He went past JH Kallis who had scored ten fifties

 

Match No 55 – Deccan Chargers vs. Delhi Daredevils at Hyd-RGS on 10.04.12 – Delhi Daredevils won by nine wickets

 

S Dhawan and CL White added 126 runs for the third wicket in Deccan Chargers’ innings and DA Warner and NV Ojha added 189 runs in an unfinished stand for the second wicket Delhi’s inings providing second occasion of rival teams posting  three figure partnerships in IPL. The first such occurrence was witnessed in the match between Mumbai and Kochi at Mumbai on 15. 04.11. The two occasions are listed below

 

 

DA Warner’s 109 not out in this game provide the 21^st occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in IPL.

 

DA Warner’s 109 not out in this game represent his second hundred in IPL. He had scored 107 not out against Kolkata at Delhi on 29.03.10. He became the third batsman in IPL to score two hundreds after AC Gilchrist and CH Gayle.

 

DA Warner completed 3500 runs in T20 games during the course of his knock of 109 not out in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate read 3556. He became the sixth batsman to total 3500 runs in IPL. Others are – DJ Hussey {4549}, BJ Hodge {4424}, BB McCullum {3923}, OA Shah {3841} and CH Gayle {3752}

 

DA Warner’s 109 not out in this game represent his fifth hundred in T20 games  DA Warner became the second batsman to score five or more hundreds in T20 games after CH Gayle who has scored seven hundreds

 

DA Warner scored ten fours in this innings to take his aggregate of fours in T20 games to 356. He became the third batsman to score 350 plus fours in T20 games after BJ Hodge {461} and BB McCullum {376}

 

DA Warner scored seven sixes in this innings to take his aggregate of sixes in T20 games to 155. He became the sixth batsman to score 150 plus sixes in T20 games. Others are – CH Gayle {259}, KA Pollard {195}, DJ Hussey {191}, LRPL Taylor {181}, BB McCullum {175} and OA Shah {156}

 

NV Ojha’s 64 not out in this game represent his fifth fifty in IPL. He became the fourth wicket keeper batsman to score five or more fifties in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {11}, KC Sangakkara {10} and MS Dhoni {08}

 

Match No 56 – Rajasthan Royals vs. Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur on 10.05.12 – Chennai Super Kings won by four wickets

 

SK Raina became the most capped cricketer in IPL. This game was his 75^th appearance in IPL. S Badrinath and SK Raina had played all the 74 matches that Chennai has played in IPL. S Badrinath sat out due to injury as a result of which SK Raina became the most capped cricketer in IPL

 

R Dravid completed 2000 runs in T20 games. His aggregate read 2002 at the end of this game. He became the 56^th batsman to amass 2000 plus runs in T20 games

 

This game was the 180^th T20 game for JA Morkel. He became the second batsman in T20 games to appear in 180 plus games after DJ Hussey who has played 183 T20 games

 

SK Trivedi’s wicket aggregate stood at 51 at the end of this game. He became the 15^th    bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in IPL

 

Match No 57 – Pune Warriors vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore at Pune-SRS on 11.05.2012 – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 35 runs

 

CH Gayle’s 57 in this game represent his seventh fifty in IPL 5. His seven fifties constitute an all time record in IPL. He became the first batsman to score seven fifties in a single edition of IPL. The previous record was six fifties jointly shared by JH Kallis {06 – all half centuries} and SE Marsh {06 – 01 Century + 05 half centuries}. CH Gayle’s fifties in IPL 2012 read thus

 

CH Gayle {57} and TM Dilshan {53} scored fifties in this game providing the 16th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in IPL. Their feat provides the first occasion of Bangalore’s both the openers scoring fifties in IPL.

 

TM Dilshan was run out after scoring 53 in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in IPL.  TM Dilshan became the third Bangalore batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty. Others are – KP Pietersen and JH Kallis