IPL 5 – Match No 68 – Rajasthan Royals toppled by Deccan Chargers – Rajasthan Royals bow out of IPL 2012
Match No 68 – Deccan Chargers vs. Rajasthan Royals at Hyd-RGS on 18.05.12 – Deccan Chargers won by five wickets
R Dravid’s second boundary four in this game gave him 200 boundary fours in IPL. At the end of this game his aggregate of boundary fours in IPL read 203. He became the fourth batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in IPL. Others are – SR Tendulkar {249}, G Gambhir {236} and, V Sehwag {224}
A lone boundary four in this innings gave SR Watson 200 boundary fours in T20 games. He became the 43rd batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 200 plus boundary fours.
S Dhawan held two catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of 25 catches in IPL. He became the eighth fieldsman to pouch 25 plus catches in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {39}, RG Sharma {38}, DPMD Jayawardene {28}, V Kohli {28}, DJ Bravo {26}, AB de Villiers {25} and RP Singh {25}
A Mishra’s two wickets in this game gave him a total of 72 wickets in IPL. He is one of the five bowlers who have captured 70 plus wickets in IPL. The complete list read thus – SL Malinga {82}, RP Singh {74}, PP Chawla {73}, A Mishra [72} and MM Patel {70}. A Mishra stands fourth in the list of bowlers who have taken most wickets in IPL.
OA Shah was dismissed by last ball of Rajasthan’s innings providing the 76th occasion of a batsman dismissed of the last ball of a team’s innings in IPL. It also provides the 19th such occasion in IPL 2012.
S Dhawan has an aggregate of 564 runs at the end of this game in IPL 2012. He now occupies the second place amongst the most run getters in IPL 2012. The first place is held by CH Gayle who has amassed 706 runs. S Dhawan went past AM Rahane {547} and G Gambhir {546} on his way to second position. As on date, only these four batsmen have scored 500 plus runs in IPL 2012.
OA Shah was dismissed run out in this game to provide the 407th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in IPL.
J Botha and CL White were dismissed caught and bowled in this game to provide the 103rd and 104th occasion of a batsman dismissed caught and bowled in IPL.
CL White was dismissed caught and bowled in this game providing the 13th occasion of a captain dismissed caught and bowled in IPL.