DM de Silva of Sri Lanka scored twin hundreds against Bangladesh at Sylhet to provide the 17th occasion of a captain scoring centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
A Melville
189
104*
South Africa
v England
Nottingham
07 Jun 1947
2
DG Bradman
132
127*
Australia
v India
Melbourne
01 Jan 1948
3
RB Simpson
153
115
Australia
v Pakistan
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
4
IM Chappell
145
121
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
5
GS Chappell
123
109*
Australia
v West Indies
Brisbane
28 Nov 1975
6
SM Gavaskar
107
182*
India
v West Indies
Eden Gardens
29 Dec 1978
7
AR Border
140
114*
Australia
v New Zealand
Christchurch
28 Feb 1986
8
GA Gooch
333
123
England
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
9
MP Vaughan
103
101*
England
v West Indies
Lord’s
22 Jul 2004
10
RT Ponting
149
104*
Australia
v West Indies
Brisbane
03 Nov 2005
11
Inzamam-ul-Haq
109
100*
Pakistan
v England
Faisalabad
20 Nov 2005
12
RT Ponting
120
143*
Australia
v South Africa
Sydney
02 Jan 2006
13
RT Ponting
103
116
Australia
v South Africa
Durban
24 Mar 2006
14
BRM Taylor
171
102*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Harare
17 Apr 2013
15
Misbah-ul-Haq
101
101*
Pakistan
v Australia
Abu Dhabi
30 Oct 2014
16
V Kohli
115
141
India
v Australia
Adelaide
09 Dec 2014
17
DM de Silva
102
108
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
DM de Silva became the first Sri Lankan captain to perform such a feat and also became the second captain to score twin centuries against Bangladesh.
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
BRM Taylor
171
102*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Harare
17 Apr 2013
2
DM de Silva
102
108
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
RT Ponting is the only captain to perform the feat on three occasions in the annals of test cricket. His feat is tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
RT Ponting
149
104*
Australia
v West Indies
Brisbane
03 Nov 2005
2
RT Ponting
120
143*
Australia
v South Africa
Sydney
02 Jan 2006
3
RT Ponting
103
116
Australia
v South Africa
Durban
24 Mar 2006
GA Gooch and MP Vaughan of England are two captains to perform the feat at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. GA Gooch is the only captain to score a triple century and a century at Lord’s in the annals of test cricket.
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Start Date
1
GA Gooch
333
123
England
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
2
MP Vaughan
103
101*
England
v West Indies
Lord’s
22 Jul 2004
Batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket
DM de Silva and PHKD Mendis scored centuries in both innings in the test against Bangladesh at Sylhet to provide the 93rd and 94th occasion of batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
W Bardsley
136
130
Australia
v England
The Oval
09 Aug 1909
2
CAG Russell
140
111
England
v South Africa
Durban
16 Feb 1923
3
H Sutcliffe
176
127
England
v Australia
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
4
WR Hammond
119*
177
England
v Australia
Adelaide
01 Feb 1929
5
H Sutcliffe
104
109*
England
v South Africa
The Oval
17 Aug 1929
6
GA Headley
114
112
West Indies
v England
Georgetown
21 Feb 1930
7
E Paynter
117
100
England
v South Africa
Johannesburg
24 Dec 1938
8
GA Headley
106
107
West Indies
v England
Lord’s
24 Jun 1939
9
DCS Compton
147
103*
England
v Australia
Adelaide
31 Jan 1947
10
AR Morris
122
124*
Australia
v England
Adelaide
31 Jan 1947
11
A Melville
189
104*
South Africa
v England
Nottingham
07 Jun 1947
12
B Mitchell
120
189*
South Africa
v England
The Oval
16 Aug 1947
13
DG Bradman
132
127*
Australia
v India
Melbourne
01 Jan 1948
14
VS Hazare
116
145
India
v Australia
Adelaide
23 Jan 1948
15
ED Weekes
162
101
West Indies
v India
Eden Gardens
31 Dec 1948
16
J Moroney
118
101*
Australia
v South Africa
Johannesburg
10 Feb 1950
17
CL Walcott
126
110
West Indies
v Australia
Port of Spain
11 Apr 1955
18
CL Walcott
155
110
West Indies
v Australia
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
19
GS Sobers
125
109*
West Indies
v Pakistan
Georgetown
13 Mar 1958
20
RB Kanhai
117
115
West Indies
v Australia
Adelaide
27 Jan 1961
21
Hanif Mohammad
111
104
Pakistan
v England
Dhaka
19 Jan 1962
22
RB Simpson
153
115
Australia
v Pakistan
Karachi
24 Oct 1964
23
KD Walters
242
103
Australia
v West Indies
Sydney
14 Feb 1969
24
SM Gavaskar
124
220
India
v West Indies
Port of Spain
13 Apr 1971
25
LG Rowe
214
100*
West Indies
v New Zealand
Kingston
16 Feb 1972
26
IM Chappell
145
121
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
27
GS Chappell
247*
133
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
28
GM Turner
101
110*
New Zealand
v Australia
Christchurch
08 Mar 1974
29
GS Chappell
123
109*
Australia
v West Indies
Brisbane
28 Nov 1975
30
CG Greenidge
134
101
West Indies
v England
Manchester
08 Jul 1976
31
GP Howarth
122
102
New Zealand
v England
Auckland
04 Mar 1978
32
SM Gavaskar
111
137
India
v Pakistan
Karachi
14 Nov 1978
33
SM Gavaskar
107
182*
India
v West Indies
Eden Gardens
29 Dec 1978
34
AR Border
150*
153
Australia
v Pakistan
Lahore
18 Mar 1980
35
LRD Mendis
105
105
Sri Lanka
v India
Chennai
17 Sep 1982
36
Javed Miandad
104
103*
Pakistan
v New Zealand
Hyderabad-Sind
25 Nov 1984
37
AR Border
140
114*
Australia
v New Zealand
Christchurch
28 Feb 1986
38
DM Jones
116
121*
Australia
v Pakistan
Adelaide
19 Jan 1990
39
GA Gooch
333
123
England
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
40
AP Gurusinha
119
102
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Hamilton
22 Feb 1991
41
AH Jones
122
100*
New Zealand
v Sri Lanka
Hamilton
22 Feb 1991
42
AJ Stewart
118
143
England
v West Indies
Bridgetown
08 Apr 1994
43
G Kirsten
102
133
South Africa
v India
Eden Gardens
27 Nov 1996
44
PA de Silva
138*
103*
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
45
SR Waugh
108
116
Australia
v England
Manchester
03 Jul 1997
46
PA de Silva
146
120
Sri Lanka
v India
Col-SSC
09 Aug 1997
47
GW Flower
104
151
Zimbabwe
v New Zealand
Harare
18 Sep 1997
48
R Dravid
190
103*
India
v New Zealand
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
49
Wajahatullah Wasti
133
121*
Pakistan
v Sri Lanka
Lahore
04 Mar 1999
50
A Flower
142
199*
Zimbabwe
v South Africa
Harare
07 Sep 2001
51
BC Lara
221
130
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
29 Nov 2001
52
ML Hayden
197
103
Australia
v England
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
53
Yasir Hameed
170
105
Pakistan
v Bangladesh
Karachi
20 Aug 2003
54
ML Hayden
117
132
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
55
MP Vaughan
103
101*
England
v West Indies
Lord’s
22 Jul 2004
56
ME Trescothick
105
107
England
v West Indies
Birmingham
29 Jul 2004
57
R Dravid
110
135
India
v Pakistan
Eden Gardens
16 Mar 2005
58
RT Ponting
149
104*
Australia
v West Indies
Brisbane
03 Nov 2005
59
Inzamam-ul-Haq
109
100*
Pakistan
v England
Faisalabad
20 Nov 2005
60
RT Ponting
120
143*
Australia
v South Africa
Sydney
02 Jan 2006
61
RT Ponting
103
116
Australia
v South Africa
Durban
24 Mar 2006
62
Mohammad Yousuf
102
124
Pakistan
v West Indies
Karachi
27 Nov 2006
63
JH Kallis
155
100*
South Africa
v Pakistan
Karachi
01 Oct 2007
64
AJ Strauss
123
108
England
v India
Chennai
11 Dec 2008
65
TM Dilshan
162
143
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
66
PJ Hughes
115
160
Australia
v South Africa
Durban
06 Mar 2009
67
HM Amla
114
123*
South Africa
v India
Eden Gardens
14 Feb 2010
68
JH Kallis
161
109*
South Africa
v India
Cape Town
02 Jan 2011
69
KOA Powell
117
110
West Indies
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
13 Nov 2012
70
KC Sangakkara
142
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
71
PG Fulton
136
110
New Zealand
v England
Auckland
22 Mar 2013
72
BRM Taylor
171
102*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Harare
17 Apr 2013
73
KC Sangakkara
319
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
74
DA Warner
135
145
Australia
v South Africa
Cape Town
01 Mar 2014
75
Younis Khan
106
103*
Pakistan
v Australia
Dub-DICS
22 Oct 2014
76
Azhar Ali
109
100*
Pakistan
v Australia
Abu Dhabi
30 Oct 2014
77
Misbah-ul-Haq
101
101*
Pakistan
v Australia
Abu Dhabi
30 Oct 2014
78
DA Warner
145
102
Australia
v India
Adelaide
09 Dec 2014
79
V Kohli
115
141
India
v Australia
Adelaide
09 Dec 2014
80
DA Warner
163
116
Australia
v New Zealand
Brisbane
05 Nov 2015
81
AM Rahane
127
100*
India
v South Africa
Delhi
03 Dec 2015
82
SD Hope
147
118*
West Indies
v England
Leeds
25 Aug 2017
83
Mominul Haque
176
105
Bangladesh
v Sri Lanka
Chattogram
31 Jan 2018
84
BRM Taylor
110
106*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
11 Nov 2018
85
SPD Smith
144
142
Australia
v England
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
86
RG Sharma
176
127
India
v South Africa
Visakhapatnam
02 Oct 2019
87
UT Khawaja
137
101*
Australia
v England
Sydney
05 Jan 2022
88
Imam-ul-Haq
157
111*
Pakistan
v Australia
Rawalpindi
04 Mar 2022
89
JM Bairstow
106
114*
England
v India
Birmingham
01 Jul 2022
90
M Labuschagne
204
104*
Australia
v West Indies
Perth
30 Nov 2022
91
Najmul Hossain Shanto
146
124
Bangladesh
v Afghanistan
Mirpur
14 Jun 2023
92
KS Williamson
118
109
New Zealand
v South Africa
Mount Maunganui
04 Feb 2024
93
DM de Silva
102
108
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
94
PHKD Mendis
102
164
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
It also provides the eighth and ninth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
LRD Mendis
105
105
Sri Lanka
v India
Chennai
17 Sep 1982
2
AP Gurusinha
119
102
Sri Lanka
v New Zealand
Hamilton
22 Feb 1991
3
PA de Silva
138*
103*
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
4
PA de Silva
146
120
Sri Lanka
v India
Col-SSC
09 Aug 1997
5
TM Dilshan
162
143
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
6
KC Sangakkara
142
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
7
KC Sangakkara
319
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
8
DM de Silva
102
108
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
9
PHKD Mendis
102
164
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
It also provides the eighth and ninth occasion of batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test against Bangladesh in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
Yasir Hameed
170
105
Pakistan
v Bangladesh
Karachi
20 Aug 2003
2
TM Dilshan
162
143
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
3
KOA Powell
117
110
West Indies
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
13 Nov 2012
4
KC Sangakkara
142
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
5
BRM Taylor
171
102*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Harare
17 Apr 2013
6
KC Sangakkara
319
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
7
BRM Taylor
110
106*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
11 Nov 2018
8
DM de Silva
102
108
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
9
PHKD Mendis
102
164
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
It also provides the fourth and fitth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test against Bangladesh in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
TM Dilshan
162
143
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
03 Jan 2009
2
KC Sangakkara
142
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
3
KC Sangakkara
319
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
4
DM de Silva
102
108
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
5
PHKD Mendis
102
164
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
The following batsmen have scored centuries in both innings of a test on two occasions.
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
AR Border
150*
153
Australia
v Pakistan
Lahore
18 Mar 1980
2
AR Border
140
114*
Australia
v New Zealand
Christchurch
28 Feb 1986
1
BRM Taylor
171
102*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Harare
17 Apr 2013
2
BRM Taylor
110
106*
Zimbabwe
v Bangladesh
Mirpur
11 Nov 2018
1
CL Walcott
126
110
West Indies
v Australia
Port of Spain
11 Apr 1955
2
CL Walcott
155
110
West Indies
v Australia
Kingston
11 Jun 1955
1
GA Headley
114
112
West Indies
v England
Georgetown
21 Feb 1930
2
GA Headley
106
107
West Indies
v England
Lord’s
24 Jun 1939
1
GS Chappell
247*
133
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
2
GS Chappell
123
109*
Australia
v West Indies
Brisbane
28 Nov 1975
1
H Sutcliffe
176
127
England
v Australia
Melbourne
01 Jan 1925
2
H Sutcliffe
104
109*
England
v South Africa
The Oval
17 Aug 1929
1
JH Kallis
155
100*
South Africa
v Pakistan
Karachi
01 Oct 2007
2
JH Kallis
161
109*
South Africa
v India
Cape Town
02 Jan 2011
1
KC Sangakkara
142
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Galle
08 Mar 2013
2
KC Sangakkara
319
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
1
ML Hayden
197
103
Australia
v England
Brisbane
07 Nov 2002
2
ML Hayden
117
132
Australia
v Sri Lanka
Cairns
09 Jul 2004
1
PA de Silva
138*
103*
Sri Lanka
v Pakistan
Col-SSC
26 Apr 1997
2
PA de Silva
146
120
Sri Lanka
v India
Col-SSC
09 Aug 1997
1
R Dravid
190
103*
India
v New Zealand
Hamilton
02 Jan 1999
2
R Dravid
110
135
India
v Pakistan
Eden Gardens
16 Mar 2005
DA Warner, RT Ponting and SM Gavaskar are the three batsmen in the annals of test cricket to score centuries in both innings of a test on three occasions.
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
DA Warner
135
145
Australia
v South Africa
Cape Town
01 Mar 2014
2
DA Warner
145
102
Australia
v India
Adelaide
09 Dec 2014
3
DA Warner
163
116
Australia
v New Zealand
Brisbane
05 Nov 2015
1
RT Ponting
149
104*
Australia
v West Indies
Brisbane
03 Nov 2005
2
RT Ponting
120
143*
Australia
v South Africa
Sydney
02 Jan 2006
3
RT Ponting
103
116
Australia
v South Africa
Durban
24 Mar 2006
1
SM Gavaskar
124
220
India
v West Indies
Port of Spain
13 Apr 1971
2
SM Gavaskar
111
137
India
v Pakistan
Karachi
14 Nov 1978
3
SM Gavaskar
107
182*
India
v West Indies
Eden Gardens
29 Dec 1978
The following table lists the eight batsmen who have scored a double century and a century in a test. SM Gavaskar is the only batsman to score a double century in the second innings of a test.
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
KD Walters
242
103
Australia
v West Indies
Sydney
14 Feb 1969
2
SM Gavaskar
124
220
India
v West Indies
Port of Spain
13 Apr 1971
3
LG Rowe
214
100*
West Indies
v New Zealand
Kingston
16 Feb 1972
4
GS Chappell
247*
133
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
5
GA Gooch
333
123
England
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
6
BC Lara
221
130
West Indies
v Sri Lanka
Col-SSC
29 Nov 2001
7
KC Sangakkara
319
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
8
M Labuschagne
204
104*
Australia
v West Indies
Perth
30 Nov 2022
GA Gooch of England and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka are the two batsmen who have scored a triple century and a century in a test
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
GA Gooch
333
123
England
v India
Lord’s
26 Jul 1990
2
KC Sangakkara
319
105
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Chattogram
04 Feb 2014
Indian Premier League 2024 – Match by Match highlights-Some Salient statistical highlights
Match No 04 – Rajasthan Vs Lucknow at Jaipur on 24.03.24 – Rajasthan won by 20 runs
SV Samson of Rajasthan and KL Rahul of Lucknow scored 82 not out and 58 in this game to provide the 24th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the tournament.
SV Samson of Rajasthan and KL Rahul of Lucknow scored 82 not out and 58 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in the tournament.
KL Rahul’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 129th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. It also provides the 109th occasion of a wicket keeper’s fifty in a losing cause and also provides the 18th occasion of a captain wicket keeper’s fifty in a losing cause in the tournament
Match No 05 – Mumbai Vs Titans at Ahmedabad on 24.03.24 – Titans won by 06 runs
HH Pandya became the eighth cricketer and fourth Indian cricketer to lead Mumbai in the tournament. HH Pandya became the 18th captain to lead two teams in the tournament. This game was his first captaincy assignment for Mumbai. Prior to this he had led Titans in 30 games in the tournament.
Ishan Kishan was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 83rd occasion of a wicket keeper scoring zero in the tournament. It also represents the 17th occasion of a Mumbai wicket keeper scoring zero in the tournament. It also represents his fifth zero in the tournament and a record for most zeroes by a Mumbai wicket keeper in the tournament.
Titans won this game by six runs to provide the 92nd occasion of a team winning a game by single digit runs. It also represents Titan’s second single digit runs win in the tournament. It also provides the tenth occasion of a team winning the game by exact six runs in the tournament.
Two batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket
DM de Silva and PHKD Mendis scored centuries in both innings in the test against Bangladesh at Sylhet to provide the third occasion of two batsmen scoring centuries in both innings of a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
FI
SI
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
1
IM Chappell
145
121
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
2
GS Chappell
247*
133
Australia
v New Zealand
Wellington
01 Mar 1974
1
Azhar Ali
109
100*
Pakistan
v Australia
Abu Dhabi
30 Oct 2014
2
Misbah-ul-Haq
101
101*
Pakistan
v Australia
Abu Dhabi
30 Oct 2014
1
DM de Silva
102
108
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
2
PHKD Mendis
102
164
Sri Lanka
v Bangladesh
Sylhet
22 Mar 2024
It is interesting to note that in all these three occasions, one of the batsmen was leading the respective team. In the first instance, IM Chappell was captaining Australia, in the second instance, Misbah-ul-Haq was leading Pakistan and in the third instance DM de Silva was captaining Sri Lanka.
The interval between the first and second occasion was 40 years {1974 and 2014} and the interval between the second and third occasion is 20 years {2014 and 2024}
Indian Premier League 2024 – Match by Match highlights – Some Salient statistical highlights
Match Number 01 – Chennai Vs Bangalore at Chennai on 22.03.24 – Chennai won by six wickets
RD Gaekwad became the 66th captain to lead a team in the tournament. He also became the fourth captain to lead Chennai in the tournament. Others are – MS Dhoni, SK Raina and RA Jadeja.
Mustafizur Rehman returned with four for 29 – his maiden four wicket haul in the tournament
V Kohli’s run aggregate against Chennai read 1006 at the end of this game. He became the second batsman to score 1000 plus runs against Chennai in the tournament. S Dhawan has scored 1057 runs against Chennai in the tournament.
Match Number 02 – Delhi Vs Punjab at Mullanpur on 23.03.24 – Punjab won by four wickets
Mullanpur became the 36th venue to host an IPL game in the tournament. RR Pant was playing his first cricket match after his life threatening car accident in Dec 2021
Match Number 03 – Kolkata Vs Sunrisers at Kolkata on 23.03.24 – Kolkata won by four runs
SS Iyer scored zero and PD Salt scored 54 in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain and wicket keeper from the same team scoring zero and fifty in a game in the tournament.
PD Salt scored 54 and H Klassen scored 63 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in the tournament.
Kolkata won this game by four runs to provide the 92nd occasion of a team winning a game by single digit runs in the tournament. It also provides the eighth occasion of Kolkata winning a game by single digit runs in the tournament. It also provides the 13th occasion of a team winning the tournament by exact four runs.
Indian Premier League – Statistical highlights – Part Three
IPL has 16 editions and the ensuing edition will be the 17th edition. A peep into the previous sixteen editions will unfold the following interesting statistical nuggets/feats. Please peruse them in Part Three
There are four cricketers who have led the teams in 100 plus matches in the tournament. MS Dhoni is the only cricketer to lead in 200 plus matches. He has led in 226 matches – most for a captain. He has won 133 matches – most matches won by a captain. He is the only captain to win 100 plus matches. He has lost 91 matches – most matches lost by a captain in the tournament.
No
Player
Span
Mar
Won
Lost
Tied
NR
1
MS Dhoni
2008-2023
226
133
91
0
2
2
RG Sharma
2013-2023
158
87
67
4
0
3
V Kohli
2011-2023
143
66
70
3
4
4
G Gambhir
2009-2018
129
71
57
1
0
There are 61 cricketers who have played 100 plus matches in the tournament. 46 of these are Indian cricketers and 15 of these are overseas cricketers.
MS Dhoni has played 250 matches – most by any cricketer in the tournament and also most by an Indian cricketer in the tournament. KA Pollard owns the record for most matches by an overseas cricketer. He has played 189 cricketers.
The following is the list of Indian cricketers who have played 200 plus matches with their performance.
No
Player
Span
Mat
Runs
HS
Ave
C
W
BBI
Ave
5
Ct
St
1
MS Dhoni
I
2008-2023
250
5082
84*
38.79
–
–
–
–
–
142
42
2
RG Sharma
I
2008-2023
243
6211
109*
29.57
1
15
4/6
30.2
–
98
–
3
KD Karthik
I
2008-2023
242
4516
97*
25.8
–
–
–
–
–
141
36
4
V Kohli
I
2008-2023
237
7263
113
37.24
7
4
2/25
92
–
106
–
5
RA Jadeja
I
2008-2023
226
2692
62*
26.39
–
152
5/16
29.57
1
97
–
6
S Dhawan
I
2008-2023
217
6617
106*
35.38
2
4
1/7
16.5
–
96
–
7
SK Raina
I
2008-2021
205
5528
100*
32.51
1
25
2/0
44.72
–
109
–
8
RV Uthappa
I
2008-2022
205
4952
88
27.51
–
–
–
–
–
92
32
9
AT Rayudu
I
2010-2023
204
4348
100*
28.23
1
–
–
–
–
64
2
There are 31 occasions of batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match for zero in the tournament. There are 42 occasions of batsmen dismissed for a duck without facing a delivery in the tournament. There are seven occasions of opening batsmen dismissed for a duck without facing a delivery in the tournament.
There are 97 occasion of batsman dismissed run out for a duck in the tournament. The only occasion of rival opening batsmen dismissed run out in the tournament is furnished below
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
PP Shaw
53
Delhi
Sunrisers
Chennai
25.04.21
2
DA Warner
06
Sunrisers
Delhi
Chennai
25.04.21
There are ten occasions of batsmen dismissed run out for a duck on two or more occasions in the tournament. PP Chawla, SK Warne and SL Malinga are the three batsmen who were dismissed run out for a duck on three occasions.
No
Batsman
Run out
R
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
PP Chawla
Run out
00
Punjab
Delhi
Cape Town
19.04.09
2
PP Chawla
Run out
00
Punjab
Mumbai
Centurion
12.05.09
3
PP Chawla
Run out
00
Kolkata
Rajasthan
A Dhabi
29.04.14
1
SK Warne
Run out
00
Rajasthan
Mumbai
Durban
14.05.09
2
SK Warne
Run out
00
Rajasthan
Chennai
Ahmedabad
28.03.10
3
SK Warne
Run out
00
Rajasthan
Delhi
Delhi
31.03.10
1
SL Malinga
Run out
00
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Durban
14.05.09
2
SL Malinga
Run out
00
Mumbai
Delhi
Centurion
21.05.09
3
SL Malinga
Run out
00
Mumbai
Deccan
Mumbai
14.05.11
There are 13 occasions of captains scoring a century in the tournament. V Kohli has scored five centuries – most by a captain in the tournament. KL Rahul’s 132 not out representing Punjab against Bangalore at Dub-DSC on 24.09.20 is the highest individual score by a captain In the tournament. KL Rahul has scored three centuries as captain
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
KL Rahul
132*
Punjab
Bangalore
Dub-DSC
24.09.20
2
KL Rahul
103*
Lucknow
Mumbai
Mum-BS
16.04.22
3
KL Rahul
103*
Lucknow
Mumbai
Mumbai
16.04.22
1
V Kohli
100*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
2
V Kohli
108*
Bangalore
Ris Pune
Bangalore
07.05.16
3
V Kohli
109
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bangalore
14.05.16
4
V Kohli
113
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
18.05.16
5
V Kohli
100
Bangalore
Kolkata
Kolkata
19.04.19
The tournament has witnessed 15 occasions of captain and wicket keeper from the same team scoring fifties. It has also witnessed an occasion of captain scoring a century and the wicket keeper scoring a half century and also an occasion of captain scoring a half century and the wicket keeper scoring a century. It is interesting to note that KL Rahul appears in the first occasion as wicket keeper and in the second occasion as a captain
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
*
V Kohli
100*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
+
KL Rahul
51*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
2
*
KL Rahul
68*
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
+
Q de Kock
140*
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
The tournament has witnessed five occasions of captain and wicket keeper from the same team scoring unbeaten fifties. It has also witnessed an occasion of captain scoring a unbeaten century and the wicket keeper scoring an unbeaten half century and also an occasion of captain scoring an unbeaten half century and the wicket keeper scoring a unbeaten century. It is interesting to note that KL Rahul appears in the first occasion as wicket keeper and in the second occasion as a captain
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
*
V Kohli
100*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
2
+
KL Rahul
51*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
1
*
KL Rahul
68*
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
2
+
Q de Kock
140*
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
The tournament has also witnessed an occasion of captain and wicket keeper from the same team scoring similar scores of 52 not out
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
*
V Kohli
52*
Bangalore
Kolkata
Bangalore
02.05.16
2
+
KL Rahul
52*
Bangalore
Kolkata
Bangalore
02.05.16
DA Warner is the only captain in the tournament to score five or more fifties in four different editions of the tournament. He is also the only captain in the tournament to score five or more fifties in three consecutive editions – 2015, 2016 and 2017. He was leading Sunrisers when he scored five or more fifties in three consecutive editions
No
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1
DA Warner
53
Sunrisers
Chennai
Chennai
11.04.15
2
DA Warner
57
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Bangalore
13.04.15
3
DA Warner
91
Sunrisers
Kolkata
Vizag
22.04.15
4
DA Warner
58
Sunrisers
Punjbab
Mohali
27.04.15
5
DA Warner
61
Sunrisers
Chennai
Hyd-RGS
02.05.15
6
DA Warner
81
Sunrisers
Punjab
Hyd-RGS
11.05.15
7
DA Warner
52*
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
15.05.15
2
1
DA Warner
58
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Bangalore
12.04.16
2
DA Warner
90*
Sunrisers
Mumbai
Hyd-RGS
18.04.16
3
DA Warner
74*
Sunrisers
Gujarat
Rajkot
21.04.16
4
DA Warner
59
Sunrisers
Punjab
Hyd-RGS
23.04.16
5
DA Warner
92
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
30.04.16
6
DA Warner
52
Sunrisers
Punjab
Mohali
15.05.16
7
DA Warner
73
Sunrisers
Delhi
Raipur
20.05.16
8
DA Warner
93*
Sunrisers
Gujarat
Delhi
27.05.16
9
DA Warner
69
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Bangalore
29.05.16
3
1
DA Warner
76*
Sunrisers
Gujarat
Hyd-RGS
09.04.17
2
DA Warner
70
Sunrisers
Punjab
Hyd-RGS
17.04.17
3
DA Warner
51
Sunrisers
Punjab
Mohali
28.04.17
4
DA Warner
126
Sunrisers
Kolkata
Hyd-RGS
30.04.17
5
DA Warner
69*
Sunrisers
Gujarat
Kanpur
13.05.17
3
1
DA Warner
56
Delhi
Lucknow
Lucknow
01.04.23
2
DA Warner
65
Delhi
Rajasthan
Guwahathi
08.04.23
3
DA Warner
51
Delhi
Mumbai
Delhi
11.04.23
4
DA Warner
57
Delhi
Kolkata
Delhi
20.04.23
5
DA Warner
54
Delhi
Punjab
Delhi
13.05.23
6
DA Warner
86
Delhi
Chennai
Delhi
20.05.23
V Kohli of Bangalore owns the record for scoring most fifties in a single edition. He scored eleven fifties in 2016 edition. He is the only batsman in the entire tournament to score ten or more fifties in a single edition of the tournament.
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
V Kolhi
75*
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Bangalore
12.04.16
2
V Kohli
79
Bangalore
Delhi
Bangalore
17.04.16
3
V Kohli
80
Bangalore
Ris Pune
Pune-MCA
22.04.16
4
V Kohli
100*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
5
V Kohli
52
Bangalore
Kolkata
Bangalore
02.05.16
6
V Kohli
108*
Bangalore
Ris Pune
Bangalore
07.05.16
7
V Kohli
109
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bangalore
14.05.16
8
V Kohli
75*
Bangalore
Kolkata
Kolkata
16.05.16
9
V Kohli
114
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
18.05.16
10
V Kohli
54*
Bangalore
Delhi
Raipur
22.05.16
11
V Kohli
54
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Bangalore
29.05.16
The tournament has witnessed 24 occasions of rival captains scoring fifties in a match in the tournament. It has also witnessed two occasions of one of the rival captains scoring a century and another a half century.
No
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1
SR Tendulkar
100*
Mumbai
Kochi
Mumbai
15.04.11
2
Jayawardene
56
Kochi
Mumbai
Mumbai
15.04.11
2
1
KL Rahul
91
Punjab
Rajasthan
Mumbai
12.04.21
2
SV Samson
119
Rajasthan
Punjab
Mumbai
12.04.21
There is an occasions of one of the rival captains scoring a ninety and another a half century and also an occasion of one of the rival captains scoring a ninety and another a century in the tournament
No
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1
RG Sharma
98*
Mumbai
Kolkata
Kolkata
08.04.15
2
G Gambhir
57
Kolkata
Mumbai
Kolkata
08.04.15
2
1
KL Rahul
91
Punjab
Rajasthan
Mumbai
12.04.21
2
SV Samson
119
Rajasthan
Punjab
Mumbai
12.04.21
There is only one occasion of both the rival captains scoring nineties in the tournament.
No
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1
RG Sharma
94
Mumbai
Bangalore
Bangalore
17.04.18
2
V Kohli
92*
Bangalore
Mumbai
Bangalore
17.04.18
There are eight occasions of rival captain openers scoring fifties in the tournament
The tournament has witnessed 20 occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in the tournament and also two occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring unbeaten fifties in the tournament.
It has also witnessed two occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring similar scores – exact 50 – and an occasion of one of the rival wicket keepers scoring a ninety and another a century
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
AC Gilchrist
50
Deccan
Punjab
Mohali
23.05.08
KC Sangakkara
50
Punjab
Deccan
Mohali
23.05.08
2
WP Saha
52
Punjab
Delhi
Mohali
07.05.16
Q de Kock
52
Delhi
Punjab
Mohali
07.05.16
1
KL Rahul
91
Punjab
Rajasthan
Mumbai
12.04.21
SV Samson
119
Rajasthan
Punjab
Mumbai
12.04.21
It has also witnessed two occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring unbeaten fifties
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
KL Rahul
51*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
KD Karthik
50*
Gujarat
Bangalore
Rajkot
24.04.16
2
AB devilliers
75*
Bangalore
Delhi
Ahmedabad
27.04.21
RR Pant
58*
Delhi
Bangalore
Ahmedabad
27.04.21
There are 13 occasions of a wicket keeper scoring nineties in the tournament. KL Rahul of Punjab has scored nineties on four occasions.
No
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
KL Rahul
95
Punjab
Rajasthan
Jaipur
08.05.18
2
KL Rahul
94
Punjab
Mumbai
Mumbai
16.05.18
3
KL Rahul
91
Punjab
Rajasthan
Mumbai
12.04.21
4
KL Rahul
91*
Punjab
Bangalore
Ahmedabad
30.04.21
YK Pathan is the only batsman in the tournament to be dismissed run out after scoring a century. MS Bisla, V Kohli and CH Gayle are the three batsmen to be dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in the tournament. V Kohli is the only batsman to be dismissed run out for 99 in the tournament.
BATSMEN RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A HUNDRED
No
Pos
Batsman
R
B
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
05
YK Pathan
100
37
Rajasthan
Mumbai
Mum-BS
13.03.10
BATSMEN RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A NINETY
1
+
01
MS Bisla
92
61
Kolkata
Chennai
Chennai
28.04.13
2
*
03
V Kohli
99
52
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
08.05.13
3
01
CH Gayle
96
56
Bangalore
Kolkata
Kolkata
11.04.15
There are eleven occasions of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament. V Kohli is the only captain to be dismissed run out for 99 in the tournament. There are six occasions of a wicket keeper dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.
There are 92 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out without scoring in the tournament which includes 39 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out for zero without facing a delivery and six occasions of captain dismissed run out for zero without facing a delivery in the tournament
There are 45 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out for a duck facing the first ball in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 91 occasion of captain dismissed run out, 83 occasions of wicket keepers dismissed run out and 20 occasions of captain wicket keeper dismissed run out in the tournament.
There are two occasions of rival captain and wicket keeper dismissed run out in a match in the tournament.
No
Pos
Batsman
R
B
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
C
09
SK Warne
00
00
Rajasthan
Chennai
Ahmedabad
28.03.10
K
04
MS Dhoni
21
19
Chennai
Rajasthan
Ahmedabad
28.03.10
2
C
04
SV Samson
11
11
Rajasthan
Titans
Mum-DYP
14.04.22
K
01
MS Wade
12
06
Titans
Rajasthan
Mum-DYP
14.04.22
There are two occasions of rival wicket keepers dismissed run out in a match in the tournament.
No
Pos
Batsman
R
B
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
+
01
MS Wade
12
06
Titans
Rajasthan
Mum-DYP
14.04.22
2
+
04
SV Samson
11
11
Rajasthan
Titans
Mum-DYP
14.04.22
1
+
06
N Pooran
29
27
Lucknow
Rajasthan
Lucknow
19.04.23
2
+
03
SV Samson
02
08
Rajasthan
Lucknow
Lucknow
19.04.23
The tournament has witnessed eight occasions of both the openers dismissed run out. It has also witnessed two occasions of both the openers who are captain and wicket keeper dismissed run out.
There are 128 occasions of captain’s fifties in a losing cause in the tournament. There are 107 occasions of wicket keeper’s fifties in a losing cause in the tournament. There are 17 occasions of captain wicket keeper’s fifties in a losing cause in the tournament.
There are five occasions of captain’s nineties and three occasions of wicket keeper’s nineties in a losing casue in the tournament.
The fastest hundred in terms of balls faced is credited to CH Gayle. He scored the century in 30 balls representing Bangalore against Pune at Bangalore on 23.04.13. He made 175 not out in this game.
The fastest fifty in terms of balls faced is credited to YBK Jaiswal, He scored the fifty in 13 balls representing Rajasthan against Kolkata at Kolkata on 11.05.23. He made 98 not out in this game.
There are 57 occasions of an opening batsman batting at number one collecting the first ball duck and 43 occasions of an opening batsman batting at number two collecting the first ball duck in the tournament. Thus the tournament has witnessed 100 occasions of opening batsmen collecting the first ball duck in the tournament.
There are 13 occasions of rival captains scoring zero and fifty in the tournament. There are 13 occasions of captain opener collecting the first ball duck and ten occasions of wicket keeper opener collecting the first ball duck in the tournament.
Mumbai has bagged 135 Man of the Match awards in the tournament – most by a team in the tournament. Chennai is close behind with 134 Man of the Match Awards. The following table shows the Man of the match awards bagged by each team in the descending order of the awards bagged by each team.
Team
Number
MoM Awards
Mumbai
135
MoM Awards
Chennai
134
MoM Awards
Kolkata
121
MoM Awards
Bangalore
116
MoM Awards
Punjab
108
MoM Awards
Delhi
107
MoM Awards
Rajasthan
104
MoM Awards
Sunrisers
075
MoM Awards
Deccan
028
MoM Awards
Titans
023
MoM Awards
Lucknow
016
MoM Awards
Ris Pune
016
MoM Awards
Pune
014
MoM Awards
Gujarat
011
MoM Awards
Kochi
006
MoM Awards
There are sixteen occasions of a batsman’s century in a losing cause which includes three occasions of captain’s centuries, five occasions of wicket keeper’s centuries and an occasion of a captain wicket keeper’s century.
SV Samson and V Kohli are the two batsmen who have witnessed their two centuries going in vain
No
Pos
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
03
SV Samson
102*
Rajasthan
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
29.03.19
1
*+
03
SV Samson
119*
Rajasthan
Punjab
Mumbai
12.04.21
1
*
01
V Kohli
100*
Bangalore
Gujarat
Rajkot
24.04.16
2
01
V Kohli
101*
Bangalore
Titans
Bangalore
21.05.23
The tournament has witnessed 65 cricketers leading various teams in the tournament. There are seventeen cricketers who have led two teams and three cricketers who have led three teams.
Punjab has been led by 16 cricketers – eight Indian cricketers and eight overseas cricketers Delhi has been led by 12 cricketers – seven Indian cricketers and five overseas cricketers
Punjab and Delhi are the two teams which are led by ten or more cricketers in the tournament. Punjab has been led by most cricketers in the tournament – sixteen.
The tournament has witnessed 22 bowlers performing the “hattrick”. A Mishra and Yuvraj Singh are the two bowlers to perform the feat on two or more occasions.
No
Bowler
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
A Mishra
Delhi
Deccan
Delhi
15.05.08
2
A Mishra
Punjab
Deccan
Dharmasala
21.05.11
3
A Mishra
Sunrisers
Pune
Pune-MCA
17.04.13
1
Yuvraj Singh
Punjab
Bangalore
Durban
01.05.09
2
Yuvraj Singh
Rajasthan
Deccan
Jo’burg
17.05.09
Rajasthan bowlers have performed the feat on six occasions – most by a team. Rajasthan is the only team to have five or more bowlers performing the feat in the tournament
There are seven occasions of cricketers performing the feat of scoring a fifty and capturing four or more wickets in the tournament with Yuvraj Singh performing the feat on two occasions.
No
Players
Runs
W
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
Res
1
PC Valthaty
75
4
29
Punjab
Deccan
Hyd-RGS
16.04.11
Won
2
Yuvraj Singh
66*
4
29
Pune
Delhi
Mum-DYP
17.04.11
Lost
3
KA Pollard
64
4
44
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Mumbai
11.04.12
Won
4
Yuvraj Singh
83
4
35
Bangalore
Rajasthan
Bangalore
11.05.14
Lost
5
JP Duminy
54
4
17
Delhi
Sunrisers
Vizag
18.04.15
Won
6
MR Marsh
63
4
27
Delhi
Sunrisers
Delhi
29.04.23
Lost
7
Rashid Khan
79*
4
30
Titans
Mumbai
Mum-WS
12.05.23
Lost
There are four occasions of cricketer’s feat of scoring a fifty and capturing four or more wickets in the tournament going in vain. Yuvraj Singh’s feat on two such occasions have gone in vain.
No
Players
Runs
W
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
Res
1
Yuvraj Singh
66*
4
29
Pune
Delhi
Mum-DYP
17.04.11
Lost
2
Yuvraj Singh
83
4
35
Bangalore
Rajasthan
Bangalore
11.05.14
Lost
3
MR Marsh
63
4
27
Delhi
Sunrisers
Delhi
29.04.23
Lost
4
Rashid Khan
79*
4
30
Titans
Mumbai
Mum-WS
12.05.23
Lost
The tournament has witnessed 82 occasions of both the openers scoring fifties. It has also witnessed nine occasions of one of the opener scoring a century and another opener a half century.
The tournament has witnessed twelve occasions of both the overseas openers scoring fifties. It has also witnessed an occasions of one of the overseas opener scoring a century and another overseas opener a half century. It has also witnessed an occasion of both the overseas openers scoring centuries.
Overseas openers – DR Smith and BB McCullum – have both scored fifties on two occasions.
No
Pos
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
01
DR Smith
66
Chennai
Punjab
A Dhabi
18.04.14
02
BB McCullum
67
Chennai
Punjab
A Dhabi
18.04.14
2
01
DR Smith
53
Gujarat
Delhi
Delhi
27.04.16
02
BB McCullum
60
Gujarat
Delhi
Delhi
27.04.16
Overseas openers –JM Bairstow and DA Warner – have both scored fifties on four occasions which includes an occasion of both scoring centuries.
No
Pos
Batsman
Runs
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
1
JM Bairstow
114
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
31.03.19
2
DA Warner
100*
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
31.03.19
2
1
JM Bairstow
61*
Sunrisers
Chennai
Hyd-RGS
17.04.19
2
DA Warner
50
Sunrisers
Chennai
Hyd-RGS
17.04.19
3
1
JM Bairstow
80*
Sunrisers
Kolkata
Hyd-RGS
21.04.19
2
DA Warner
67
Sunrisers
Kolkata
Hyd-RGS
21.04.19
4
01
DA Warner
52
Sunrisers
Punjab
Dub-DSC
08.10.20
02
JM Bairstow
97
Sunrisers
Punjab
Dub-DSC
08.10.20
There are seven occasions of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in the tournament which includes two occasions of one of the opener scoring an unbeaten century and another an unbeaten half century
There are five occasions of first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There are two occasion of first three batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in the tournament
22 Cricketers have bagged Man of the Match awards when their teams have lost the game in the tournament.
JH Kallis and PJ Cummins are the two cricketers in the tournament who have scored a fifty and conceded 50 plus runs.
No
Player
Bat
Bowl
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
JH Kallis
62
1-51
Bangalore
Punjab
Durban
24.04.09
2
PJ Cummins
66*
0-58
Kolkata
Chennai
Mumbai
21.04.21
Twenty batsmen have scored fifties on IPL debut which includes two batsmen scoring centuries on IPL debut.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
BB McCullum
158*
Kolksta
Bangalore
Bangalore
18.04.08
2
MEK Hussey
116*
Chennai
Punjab
Mohali
19.04.08
Five bowlers have captured four plus wickets on IPL debut which includes two bowlers capturing five plus wickets on their IPL debut
No
Player
W-R
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
AS Joseph
6-12
Mumbai
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
06.04.19
2
AJ Tye
5-17
Gujarat
Ris Pune
Rajkot-K
14.04.17
Eight captains have scored fifties on their captaincy debut in IPL. SV Samson is only captain to score a century. SS Iyer and MA Agarwal scored nineties. MA Agarwal scored 99 not out.
No
Player
Runs
Team
Opp
Venue
Date
1
AJ Finch
64
Pune
Punjab
Mohali
21.04.13
2
M Vijay
55
Punjab
Gujarat
Rajkot
01.05.16
3
SS Iyer
93*
Delhi
Kolkata
Delhi
27.04.18
4
KA Pollard
83
Mumbai
Punjab
Mumbai
10.04.19
5
SV Samson
119
Rajasthan
Punjab
Mumbai
12.04.21
6
MA Agarwal
99*
Punjab
Delhi
Ahmedabad
02.05.21
7
MK Pandey
69*
Sunrisers
Mumbai
A Dabhi
08.10.21
8
F du Plessis
88
Bangalore
Punjab
Mum-DYP
27.03.22
There are six occasions of captain and wicket keeper dismissed run out in the same innings in the tournament. There are nine occasions of a captain scoring a fifty and a wicket keeper scoring zero in an innings and an occasion of a captain scoring a zero and a wicket keeper scoring fifty in an innings in the tournament
There are 34 occasions of overseas batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.
There are 67 occasions of openers scoring zero and fifty which includes five occasions of one opener scoring zero and another opener scoring century in the tournament. There are ten occasions of an opener scoring zero and another opener scoring a ninety in the tournament.
DJ Bravo of Chennai and HV Patel of Bangalore share the record of capturing most wickets – 32 – in an edition of the tournament. DJ Bravo captured 32 wickets in 2013 edition while HV Patel captured the feat in 2021 edition. There are 14 bowlers who have captured 25 or more wickets in an edition of the tournament.
SL Malinga of Mumbai and YS Chahal of Rajasthan have captured 20 plus wickets in four editions.
Five Indian bowlers have captured 25 plus wickets in an edition and nine overseas bowlers have captured 25 plus wickets in an edition in the tournament.
There are 17 occasions of bowlers conceding 30 plus runs in an over in the tournament Parameswaran of Bangalore and HV Patel of Chennai have conceded most runs in an over – 37 runs and share the record of conceding most runs in an over.
No
Bowler
RC
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
Parameswaran
37
Bangalore
Kochi
Bengaluru
08.05.11
2
HV Patel
37
Chennai
Bangalore
Wankhede
25.04.21
The tournament has witnessed 17 occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament. CH Gayle owns the record of scoring most boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament. He scored 17 boundary sixes in his knock of 175 not out representing Bangalore against Kochi at Bangalore on 23.04.13. CH Gayle is the only batsman to score 15 plus boundary fours in the tournament.
CH Gayle is the only batsman in the tournament to score ten or more boundary sixes in an innings on four occasions
No
Player
Team
Runs
6s
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
CH Gayle
Bangalore
175*
17
Pune
Bangalore
23.04.13
2
CH Gayle
Bangalore
128*
13
Delhi
Delhi
17.05.12
3
CH Gayle
Bangalore
117
12
Punjab
Bangalore
06.05.15
4
CH Gayle
Punjab
104*
11
Sunrisers
Mohali
19.04.18
The following four batsmen have scored ten or more boundary fours and ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament
No
Player
Team
Runs
4s
6s
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
C H Gayle
Bangalore
175*
13
17
Pune
Bengaluru
23.04.13
2
B B McCullum
Kolkata
158*
10
13
Bangalore
Bengaluru
18.04.08
3
A B de Villiers
Bangalore
129*
10
12
Gujarat
Bengaluru
14.05.16
4
Q de Kock
Lucknow
140*
10
10
Kolkata
Mumbai
18.05.22
There are 30 occasions of a bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball of the match in the tournament. There are six bowlers who have captured a wicket of the first ball of the match on two or more occasions. Mohd Shami is the only bowler in the tournament to capture a wicket of the first ball on three occasions
No
Bowler
Team
Date
Inns
Opposition
Ground
Batsman
1
Mohd Shami
Delhi
19.04.14
1st
Kolkata
Dub-ICS
JH Kallis
2
Mohd Shami
Titans
28.03.22
1st
Lucknow
Mum-WS
KL Rahul
3
Mohd Shami
Titans
02.05.23
1st
Delhi
Ahmedabad
PD Salt
AC Gilchrist of Punjab and SV Samson of Rajasthan are the only two wicket keepers in the tournament to score fifty and effect four dismissals in a match. Interestingly, both these wicket keepers have performed the feat against Chennai.
No
Player
Runs
Dismissals
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
A C Gilchrist
64
4 (4ca 0st)
Punjab
Chennai
Dharamsala
17.05.12
2
S V Samson
74
4 (2ca 2st)
Rajasthan
Chennai
Sharjah
22.09.20
There are 15 occasions of batsmen retired hurt not out in an innings in the tournament. The following four batsmen were retired hurt not our without scoring.
No
Player
Runs
Retired hurt
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
DJ Thornley
00
Retired hurt
Mumbai
Bangalore
Mum-WS
20.04.08
2
KP Pietersen
00
Retired hurt
Ris Pune
Bangalore
Pune-MCA
22.04.16
3
S Dhawan
00
Retired hurt
Sunrisers
Punjab
Mohali
19.04.18
4
AT Rayudu
00
Retired hurt
Chennai
Mumbai
Dub-ICS
19.09.21
There are three occasions of batsmen retired out in an innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
Runs
Retired out
Team
Opposition
Venue
Date
1
R Ashwin
28
Retired out
Rajasthan
Lucknow
Mum-WS
10.04.22
2
A Taide
55
Retired out
Punjab
Delhi
Dharamsala
17.05.23
3
Sai Sudarhan
43
Retired out
Titans
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
26.05.23
There are 32 batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes which includes eight batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle with 357 boundary sixes owns the record for most boundary sixes in the tournament.
There are 19 Indian batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes which includes four Indian batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. RG Sharma with 257 boundary sixes owns the record for most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman in the tournament.
There are 13 overseas batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes which includes four overseas batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle with 357 boundary sixes owns the record for most boundary sixes by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
There are eleven batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament. S Dhawan with 750 boundary fours owns the record for most boundary fours in the tournament. He is the only batsman to score 700 plus boundary fours in the tournament.
There are eight Indian batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament. S Dhawan with 750 boundary fours owns the record for most boundary fours by an Indian batsman in the tournament.
There are three batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament. DA Warner with 646 boundary fours owns the record for most boundary fours by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
There are 17 batsmen who have scored ten or more zeroes in the tournament. KD Karthik with 17 zeroes owns the record for most zeroes by a batsman in the tournament.
There are eleven Indian batsmen who have scored ten or more zeroes in the tournament. KD Karthik with 17 zeroes owns the record for most zeroes by an Indian batsman in the tournament.
There are six overseas batsmen who have scored ten or more zeroes in the tournament. SP Narine with 15 zeroes owns the record for most zeroes by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
There are seven batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours and 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle is the only batsman to score 400 plus boundary fours {404} and 300 plus boundary sixes {357}
No
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
C
HC
0
4s
6s
1
CH Gayle
2009-21
142
141
16
4965
175*
39.72
6
31
8
404
357
2
RG Sharma
2008-23
243
238
28
6211
109*
29.57
1
42
16
554
257
3
AB de Villiers
2008-21
184
170
40
5162
133*
39.70
3
40
10
413
251
4
MS Dhoni
2008-23
250
218
87
5082
84*
38.79
–
24
5
349
239
5
V Kohli
2008-23
237
229
34
7263
113
37.24
7
50
10
643
234
6
DA Warner
2009-23
176
176
22
6397
126
41.53
4
61
11
646
226
7
SK Raina
2008-21
205
200
30
5528
100*
32.51
1
39
8
506
203
Indian Premier League – Statistical highlights – Part Two
IPL has 16 editions and the ensuing edition will be the 17th edition. A peep into the previous sixteen editions will unfold the following interesting statistical nuggets/feats. Please peruse them in Part Two
As many as 22 batsmen have completed 3000 plus runs in the tournament. V Kohli of Bangalore has scored most runs – 7263 runs – most runs in the tournament. He is the only batsman in the tournament to score 7000 plus runs in the tournament.
As many 15 Indian batsmen have completed 3000 plus runs in the tournament. V Kohli has scored most runs – 7263 runs – most runs in the tournament and owns the record for most runs by an Indian batsman.
As many as seven overseas batsmen have completed 3000 plus runs in the tournament DA Warner has scored most runs – 6397 runs – most runs in the tournament by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
There are 86 centuries scored in the tournament. Four batsmen have scored exact 100 runs and ten batsmen have scored 100 not out in the tournament.
As many as 41 centuries have been scored by Indian batsman and 45 centuries by overseas batsmen
The tournament has witnessed two occasions of rival batsmen scoring centuries and one occasion of rival opening batsman scoring centuries in the tournament
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
H Klassen
104
51
08
6
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
18.05.23
2
V Kohli
100
63
12
4
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
18.05.23
1
V Kohli
101*
61
13
1
Bangalore
Titans
Bangalore
21.05.23
2
Shubman Gill
104*
52
05
8
Titans
Bangalore
Bangalore
21.05.23
1
V Kohli
101*
61
13
1
Bangalore
Titans
Bangalore
21.05.23
2
Shubman Gill
104*
52
05
8
Titans
Bangalore
Bangalore
21.05.23
The tournament has witnessed one occasion of rival batsmen scoring unbeaten centuries and one occasion of rival opening batsman scoring unbeaten centuries in the tournament
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
V Kohli
101*
61
13
1
Bangalore
Titans
Bangalore
21.05.23
2
Shubman Gill
104*
52
05
8
Titans
Bangalore
Bangalore
21.05.23
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
V Kohli
101*
61
13
1
Bangalore
Titans
Bangalore
21.05.23
2
Shubman Gill
104*
52
05
8
Titans
Bangalore
Bangalore
21.05.23
S Dhawan, JC Buttler, Shubman Gill and V Kohli are the four batsmen to score consecutive centuries in the tournament.
JC Buttler {05}, CH Gayle {06} and V Kohli {07} are the three batsmen to score five or more centuries in the tournament. V Kohli with seven centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries in the tournament.
V Kohli with seven centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries in the tournament by an Indian batsman while CH Gayle with six centuries to his credit owns the record for most centuries in the tournament by an overseas batsman
CH Gayle’s 175 not out representing Bangalore against Pune at Bangalore on 23.04.13 represent the highest individual score by a batsman in the tournament.
KL Rahul’s 132 not out representing Punjab against Bangalore at Dub-DSC on 24.09.20 represent the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in the tournament, while CH Gayle’s 175 not out representing Bangalore against Pune at Bangalore on 23.04.13 represent the highest individual score by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
Bangalore batsmen with 17 centuries own the record for most centuries by a team in the tournament. Bangalore {17}, Delhi {10}, Punjab {14} and Rajasthan {13} are the four teams that have scored ten or more centuries in the tournament.
V Kohli and JC Buttler are the two batsmen to score four centuries in a single edition of the tournament. V Kohli achieved the feat in the 2016 edition, while JC Buttler achieved the feat in 2022 edition.
There are 48 occasions of batsmen scoring centuries containing ten or more boundary fours in the tournament.
There are 20 occasions of overseas batsmen scoring centuries containing ten or more boundary fours in the tournament. There are 28 occasions of Indian batsmen scoring centuries containing ten or more boundary fours in the tournament.
PC Valthaty and AB de Villiers with 19 boundary fours in their century knocks share the record for most boundary fours scored by batsmen while scoring a century in the tournament.
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
PC Valthaty
120*
63
19
2
Punjab
Chennai
Mohali
13.04.11
2
AB de Villiers
133*
59
19
4
Bangalore
Mumbai
Mumbai
10.05.15
PC Valthaty with 19 boundary fours in his century knock own the record for most boundary fours scored by an Indian batsmen while scoring a century in the tournament. AB de Villiers with 19 boundary fours in hia century knock own the record for most boundary fours scored by an overseas batsmen while scoring a century in the tournament.
WP Saha and SR Watson are the two batsmen to score ten or more boundary fours while scoring centuries in the finals of the tournament
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
WP Saha
115*
55
10
8
Punjab
Kolkata
Bangalore
01.06.14
2
SR Watson
117*
57
11
8
Chennai
Sunrisers
Mumbai
27.05.18
The following four batsmen have scored ten or more boundary fours and boundary sixes while scoring centuries in the tournament. CH Gayle’s 175 not out, 13 boundary fours and 17 boundary sixes are records for the respective categories – highest individual score, most boundary fours, most boundary sixes – scored by a batsman in the tournament. It also provided the first occasion of a batsman scoring most boundary sixes more than the boundary fours while scoring a century in the tournament.
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
BB McCullum
158*
73
10
13
Kolkata
Bangalore
Bangalore
18.04.08
2
CH Gayle
175*
66
13
17
Bangalore
Pune
Bangalore
23.04.13
3
AB de Villiers
129*
52
10
12
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bangalore
14.05.16
4
Q de Kock
140*
70
10
10
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
There are two occasions of two batsmen scoring centuries in the same innings in the tournament. Both such occasions are tabulated below
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
V Kohli
109
55
5
8
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bangalore
14.05.16
2
AB de Villiers
129*
52
10
12
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bangalore
14.05.16
1
JM Bairstow
114
56
12
7
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
31.03.19
2
DA Warner
100*
55
5
5
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
31.03.19
The tournament has witnessed 85 occasions of a batsman scoring nineties in the tournament. DA Warner has scored nineties on six occasions – most occasions by a batsman in the tournament. KL Rahul and S Dhawan have scored nineties on five occasions.
GJ Maxwell, KL Rahul and DA Warner have scored nineties on three occasions in a single edition of the tournament.
No
No
Player
Runs
B
4s
6s
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
1
GJ Maxwell
95
43
15
2
Punjab
Cnennai
A Dhabi
18.04.14
2
GJ Maxwell
95
43
5
9
Punjab
Sunrisers
Sharjah
22.04.14
3
GJ Maxwell
90
38
6
8
Punjab
Chennai
Cuttack
07.05.14
2
1
DA Warner
90*
59
7
4
Sunrisers
Mumbai
Hyd-RGS
18.04.16
2
DA Warner
92
50
9
5
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
30.04.16
3
DA Warner
93*
58
11
3
Sunrisers
Gujarat
Delhi
27.05.16
3
1
KL Rahul
91
50
7
5
Punjab
Rajasthan
Mumbai
12.04.21
2
KL Rahul
91*
57
7
5
Punjab
Bangalore
Ahmedabad
30.04.21
3
KL Rahul
98*
42
7
8
Punjab
Chennai
Dub-DSC
07.10.21
There are five occasions of batsmen dismissed for 99 and four occasions of batsmen scoring 99 not out in the tournament.
There are 18 occasions of bowlers taking 100 plus wickets in the tournament. 14 Indian bowlers have captured 100 plus wickets, while four overseas bowlers have captured 100 plus wickets.
There are 18 occasions of bowlers taking 100 plus wickets in the tournament. 14 Indian bowlers have captured 100 plus wickets, while four overseas bowlers have captured 100 plus wickets.
There are nine occasions of bowlers taking 100 plus wickets in the tournament. Six Indian bowlers have captured 100 plus wickets, while three overseas bowlers have captured 100 plus wickets.
DJ Bravo with 183 wickets owns the record for most wickets by a bowler in the tournament.
YS Chahal and A Mishra with 166 wickets share the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in the tournament, whileDJ Bravo with 183 wickets own the record for most wickets by an overseas bowler in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 206 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in the tournament, which includes three occasions of bowlers capturing six wickets in an innings, 29 occasions of bowlers capturing five wickets in an innings and 174 occasions of bowlers capturing exact four wickets in an innings.
AJ Tye, YS Chahal and MM Sharma are the three bowlers to capture four or more wickets on three occasions in a single edition of the tournament
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
AJ Tye
4.0
0
34
4
Punjab
Rajasthan
Jaipur
08.05.18
2
AJ Tye
4.0
0
41
4
Punjab
Kolkata
Indore
12.05.18
3
AJ Tye
4,0
0
16
4
Punjab
Mumbai
Mumbai
16.05.18
1
YS Chahal
4.0
0
17
4
Rajasthan
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
02.04.23
2
YS Chahal
4.0
0
29
4
Rajasthan
Sunrisers
Jaipur
07.05.23
3
YS Chahal
4.0
0
25
4
Rajasthan
Kolkata
Kolkata
11.05.23
1
MM Sharma
4.0
0
29
4
Titans
Lucknow
Ahmedabad
07.05.23
2
MM Sharma
4.0
0
28
4
Titans
Sunrisers
Ahmedabad
15.05.23
3
MM Sharma
2.2
0
10
5
Titans
Mumbai
Ahmedabad
26.05.23
There are 92 occasions of overseas bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the tournament which includes three occasions of bowlers capturing six wickets in an innings and nine occasions of bowlers capturing five wickets in an innings and 80 occasions of bowlers capturing exact four wickets in an innings.
There are three occasions of bowlers capturing six wickets in an innings conceding 20 and less than 20 runs and 18 occasions of bowlers capturing five wickets in an innings conceding 20 and less than 20 runs in the tournament
SP Narine {08}, SL Malinga {07}, YS Chahal {07}, K Rabada {06} and A Mishra {05} are the five bowlers to capture four or more wickets in an innings on five or more occasions
SP Narine with four plus wickets on eight occasions owns the record for most four wicket hauls by a bowler in the tournament.
YS Chahal with four plus wickets on seven occasions owns the record for most four wicket hauls by an Indian bowler in the tournament. SP Narine with four plus wickets on eight occasions owns the record for most four wicket hauls by an overseas bowler in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 44 occasions of bowler’s four plus wicket haul in losing cause which includes one occasion of a bowler’s six wicket haul in a losing cause and eight occasions of bowler’s five wicket hauls in losing cause.
The tournament has witnessed 24 occasion of visiting bowler’s four plus wicket haul in losing cause
There are three occasions of two bowlers from the same team capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the tournament.
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
MM Patel
3.4
0
28
4
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Mumbai
11.04.12
2
KA Pollard
4.0
0
44
4
Mumbai
Rajasthan
Mumbai
11.04.12
1
MA Starc
4.0
0
15
4
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
06.05.15
2
S Aravind
4.0
0
27
4
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
06.05.15
1
Mohd Shami
4.0
0
21
4
Titans
Sunrisers
Ahmedabad
15.05.23
2
MM Sharma
4.0
0
28
4
Titans
Sunrisers
Ahmedabad
15.05.23
There are seven occasions of rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a match in the tournament.
There are 18 occasions of bowlers bowling a maiden over when they have captured four or more wickets in their quota of four overs.
Karanveer Singh of Punjab and JC Holder of Sunrisers are the only two bowlers to capture four wickets in an innings conceding 50 plus runs.
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
Karanveer Singh
4.0
0
54
4
Punjab
Kolkata
Bangalore
01.06.14
2
JO Holder
4.0
0
52
4
Sunrisers
Mumbai
A Dhabi
08.10.21
There are 242 occasions of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament, which includes 20 occasions of bowlers conceding 60 plus runs in an innings in the tournament.
The most expensive bowler in the tournament in terms of runs conceded is Basil Thampi of Sunrisers. He returned with figures of 4.0-0-70-0 against Bangalore at Bangalore on 17.05.18. He also owns the record for being the only bowler to concede 70 runs in the tournament.
There are 21 occasions of two bowlers from the same team conceding 50 plus runs in the tournament. There are six occasions of three bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in a match in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 25 occasions of rival bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in the tournament.
Bangalore {32}, Kolkata {26}, Delhi {22}, Chennai {27}, Mumbai {27}, Punjab {35}, Rajasthan {21} and Sunrisers {24} are the eight teams to contain 20 or more occasions of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in the tournament.
Bangalore {32} and Punjab {35} are the two teams to contain 30 or more occasions of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in the tournament.
The following are the two occasions in the tournament when two overseas bowlers from the same team conceding 50 plus runs in an innings.
No
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
1
JA Morkel
4.0
0
56
2
Chennai
Rajasthan
Chennai
03.04.10
2
M Muralitharan
4.0
0
52
1
Chennai
Rajasthan
Chennai
03.04.10
2
1
SM Curran
4.0
0
55
0
Chennai
Rajasthan
A Dhabi
02.10.21
2
JR Hazlewood
4.0
0
54
0
Chennai
Rajasthan
A Dhabi
02.10.21
The tournament has witnessed 116 occasions of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs without a wicket which include the 14 occasions of bowlers conceding 60 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the tournament.
The most expensive bowler in the tournament in terms of runs conceded without a wicket is Basil Thampi of Sunrisers. He returned with figures of 4.0-0-70-0 against Bangalore at Bangalore on 17.05.18. He also owns the record for being the only bowler to concede 70 runs with out a wicket in the tournament.
CJ Jordan owns the record for most occasions – four occasions – of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without a wicket in the tournament. It is interesting to note that he owns this dubious record representing four different teams.
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
CJ Jordan
4.0
0
56
0
Punjab
Delhi
Dub-DSC
20.09.20
2
CJ Jordan
4.0
0
52
0
Bangalore
Punjab
Mohali
09.05.16
3
CJ Jordan
3.5
0
58
0
Chennai
Titans
Pune-MCA
17.04.22
4
CJ Jordan
4.0
0
56
0
Mumbai
Titans
Ahmedabad
26.05.23
There are four occasions of two bowlers conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
AN Ahmed
4.0
0
59
0
Bangalore
Mumbai
Bangalore
19.04.15
2
VR Aaron
4.0
0
50
0
Bangalore
Mumbai
Bangalore
19.04.15
1
JJ Bumrah
4.0
0
52
0
Mumbai
Bangalore
Mumbai
10.05.15
2
HH Pandya
4.0
0
51
0
Mumbai
Bangalore
Mumbai
10.05.15
1
SM Curran
4.0
0
55
0
Chennai
Rajasthan
A Dhabi
02.10.21
2
JR Hazlewood
4.0
0
54
0
Chennai
Rajasthan
A Dhabi
02.10.21
1
Mohd Shami
4.0
0
53
0
Titans
Mumbai
Mumbai
12.05.23
2
AS Joseph
4.0
0
52
0
Titans
Mumbai
Mumbai
12.05.23
There are five occasions of rival bowlers conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No
Player
O
M
R
W
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
RP Singh
4.0
0
50
0
Deccan
Delhi
Delhi
15.05.08
2
Mohammad Asif
4.0
0
51
0
Delhi
Deccan
Delhi
15.05.08
1
DP Nannes
4.0
0
50
0
Chennai
Kolkata
Chennai
28.04.13
2
JH Kallis
4.0
0
50
0
Kolkata
Chennai
Chennai
28.04.13
1
T Shamshi
4.0
0
51
0
Bangalore
Kolkata
Bangalore
02.05.16
2
Mohd Shami
3.1
0
50
0
Delhi
Ris Pune
Delhi
05.05.16
1
SM Curran
4.0
0
55
0
Chennai
Rajasthan
A Dhabi
02.10.21
2
JR Hazlewood
4.0
0
54
0
Chennai
Rajasthan
A Dhabi
02.10.21
3
M Rahman
4.0
0
51
0
Rajasthan
Chennai
A Dhabi
02.10.21
1
TG Southee
4.0
0
57
0
Kolkata
Lucknow
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
2
Avesh Khan
4.0
0
60
0
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
The following three wicket keepers have effected 100 plus dismissals in the tournament. MS Dhoni holds the record for most dismissals in the tournament – 243. He also owns the record for most matches played by a wicket keeper {250}, most catches by a wicket keeper {180} and most stumping dismissals made by a wicket keeper {42} in the tournament
No
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Dis
Ct
St
1
MS Dhoni
2008-2023
250
243
180
138
42
2
KD Karthik
2008-2023
242
224
169
133
36
3
WP Saha
2008-2023
161
140
106
082
24
There are 22 occasions of wicket keepers effecting four or more dismissals in an innings in the tournament. KC Sangakkara is the only wicket keeper to effect five dismissals in an innings.
No
Player
Dis
Ct
St
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
KC Sangakkara
5
5
0
2
Deccan
Bangalore
Hyd-RGS
14.04.11
Fifteen Indian wicket keepers have effected four or more dismissals in an innings in the tournament, while seven overseas wicket keepers have effected four or more dismissals in an innings in the tournament.
KD Karthik and WP Saha are the two wicket keepers to effect four dismissals in an innings on three occasions.
No
Player
Dis
Ct
St
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
KD Karthik
4
2
2
2
Delhi
Rajasthan
Bloemfontein
17.05.09
2
KD Karthik
4
3
1
1
Kolkata
Rajasthan
Kolkata
15.05.18
3
KD Karthik
4
4
0
2
Kolkata
Rajasthan
Dub-DSC
01.11.20
1
WP Saha
4
3
1
2
Punjab
Ris Pune
Vizag
21.05.16
2
WP Saha
4
2
2
1
Punjab
Sunrisers
Hyd-RGS
17.04.17
3
WP Saha
4
4
0
2
Titans
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
23.04.22
The following three players have pouched 100 plus catches. SK Raina owns the record for most cathes – 109 – by a fieldsman other than the wicket keepers in the tournament. V Kohli requires four more catches to go past SK Raina.
No
Plyaer
Span
Mat
Inns
Cat
1
SK Raina
2008-2021
205
204
109
2
V Kohli
2008-2023
237
235
106
3
KA Pollard
2010-2022
189
189
103
RG Sharma {98}, RA Jadeja {97} and S Dhawan {96} will join the 100 plus catcher’s club, if they pouch the required number of catches that would fetch them 100 catches.
There are eleven fieldsmen other than the wicket keepers who have pouched four or more catches in an innings in the tournament. Mohd Nabi of Sunrisers is the only fieldsman in the tournament to pouch five catches in an innings.
No
Player
Ct
I
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
Mohd Nabi
5
1
Sunrisers
Mumbai
Abu Dhabi
08.10.21
The following table lists the highest partnerships for each wicket in the tournament. 229 runs posted by V Kohli and AB de Villiers for the second wicket in the game between Bangalore and Gujarat at Bangalore on 14.05.16 is the highest partnership for any wicket in the tournament.
Wkt
Runs
Partners
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1st
210*
Q de Kock, KL Rahul
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
15.05.22
2nd
229
V Kohli, AB de Villiers
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bengaluru
14.05.16
3rd
157
CL White, KC Sangakkara
Deccan
Pune
Cuttack
01.05.12
4th
144
SO Hetmyer, Gurkeerat Singh
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Bengaluru
04.05.19
5th
134*
Shakib Al Hasan, YK Pathan
Kolkata
Gujarat
Kolkata
08.05.16
6th
122*
AT Rayudu, KA Pollard
Mumbai
Bangalore
Bengaluru
14.05.12
7th
100
J Suchith, Harbhajan Singh
Mumbai
Punjab
Mumbai
12.04.15
8th
069
BJ Hodge, JP Faulkner
Rajasthan
mumbai
Ahmedabad
19.05.14
9th
088*
Rashid Khan, AS Joseph
Titqns
Mumbai
Wankhede
12.05.23
10th
055*
Mohit Rathee, S Dhawan
Punjab
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
09.04.23
The tournament has witnessed 265 occasions of batsmen posting three figure partnerships which includes 33 occasions of 150 plus runs partnerships. It has also witnessed 49 occasions of overseas batsmen posting three figure partnerships.
The following are the five occasions when batsmen have posted 200 plus runs partnerships in an innings in the tournament
No
Partners
Runs
Wkt
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
V Kohli, AB de Villiers
229
2nd
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bangalore
14.05.16
2
V Kohli, AB de Villiers
215*
2nd
Bangalore
Mumbai
Mumbai
10.05.15
3
Q de Kock, KL Rahul
210*
1st
Lucknow
Kolkata
Mum-DYP
18.05.22
4
AC Gilchrist, SE Marsh
206
2nd
Punjab
Bangalore
Dharamsala
17.05.11
5
CH Gayle, V Kohli
204*
2nd
Bangalore
Delhi
Delhi
17.05.12
The following are the four occasions when the same pair of batsmen posting 150 plus runs in an innings in the tournament.
No
Partners
Runs
Wkt
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
V Kohli, AB de Villiers
229
2nd
Bangalore
Gujarat
Bangalore
14.05.16
2
V Kohli, AB de Villiers
215*
2nd
Bangalore
Mumbai
Mumbai
10.05.15
3
V Kohli, AB de Villiers
157
2nd
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Bangalore
12.04.16
4
V Kohli, AB de Villiers
155
2nd
Bangalore
Ris Pune
Pune-MCA
22.04.16
The following is the only occasion when two century partnerships were recorded in the same innings in the tournament
No
Partners
Runs
Wkt
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
F du Plessis, Moeen Ali
108
2nd
Chennai
Mumbai
Delhi
01.05.21
2
AT Rayudu, RA Jadeja
106*
5th
Chennai
Mumbai
Delhi
01.05.21
The tournament has witnessed 19 occasions of rival teams posting century partnerships in a match.
The tournament has witnessed three occasions of rival batsmen posting century partnerships for the same wicket in a match
No
No
Partners
Runs
Wkt
Team
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
1
CH Gayle, V Kohli
136
2nd
Bangalore
Punjab
Bangalore
14.05.13
2
AC Gilchrist, Azhar Mahmood
118
2nd
Punjab
Bangalore
Bangalore
14.05.13
2
1
AB de Villers, Moin Ali
107
3rd
Bangalore
Sunrisers
Bangalore
17.05.18
2
KS Williamson, MK Pandey
135
3rd
Sunrisers
Bangalore
Bangalore
17.05.18
3
1
F du Plessis, GJ Maxwell
120
3rd
Bangalore
Mumbai
Mum-WS
09.05.23
2
SK Yadav, N Wadhera
140
3rd
Mumbai
Bangalore
Mum-WS
09.05.23
The three figure partnerships wicket wise read thus : First wicket has produced most three figure partnerships – 94
Wkt
No
TFPs
1st
94
TFPs
2nd
87
TFPs
3rd
48
TFPs
4th
22
TFPs
5th
11
TFPs
6th
03
TFPs
7th
01
TFPs
The three figure partnerships team wise read thus : Bangalore batsmen have produced most three figure partnerships – 44
Team
No
TFPs
Bangalore
44
TFPs
Chennai
37
TFPs
Punjab
33
TFPs
Kolkata
29
TFPs
Mumbai
29
TFPs
Sunrisers
29
TFPs
Delhi
22
TFPs
Rajasthan
21
TFPs
Titans
07
TFPs
Deccan
06
TFPs
Gujarat
03
TFPs
Ris Pune
02
TFPs
Kochi
01
TFPs
Lucknow
01
TFPs
Pune
01
TFPs
Indian Premier League – Statistical highlights – Part One
IPL has 16 editions and the ensuing edition will be the 17th edition. A peep into the previous sixteen editions will unfold the following interesting statistical nuggets/feats.
Chennai and Mumbai have won on five occasions – most occasions of a team winning the IPL.
Eight teams have played 100 plus matches of which seven teams have played 200 plus matches. Mumbai owns the record for playing most matches – 248 matches. Mumbai needs two more matches to become the first team to play 250 matches in the tournament.
Seven teams have won 100 plus matches in the tournament. Mumbai owns the record for winning most matches – 138 matches.
Six teams have lost 100 plus matches in the tournament. Delhi owns the dubious record of losing most matches – 127 matches.
Six teams have won 100 plus matches and lost 100 plus matches. Mumbai owns the record for winning most matches {138} and Delhi own the record for losing most matches {127}
Two teams have scored 250 plus runs in the tournament.
No
Team
Runs
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
Bangalore
263/5
20.0
1
Pune
Bangalore
23.04.13
2
Lucknow
257/5
20.0
1
Punjab
Mohali
28.04.23
IPL has witnessed three occasions of a team dismissed all out after scoring 200 plus runs
No
Team
Runs
Overs
I
Opposition
Ground
Date
1
Kolkata
202
19.1
2
Chennai
Mumbai
21.04.21
2
Kolkata
210
19.4
2
Rajasthan
Mum-BS
18.04.22
3
Punjab
201
19.5
2
Lucknow
Mohali
28.04.23
There are 170 occasions of teams posting 200 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. The following four teams have posted 200 plus runs in 20 plus occasions. Bangalore {24}, Chennai {28},Mumbai {21} and Punjab {20}. Chennai owns the record for posting 200 plus runs on most occasions – 28. It needs two more occasions to become the first team to post 200 plus runs on 30 occasions. Bangalore needs one more occasion to post 200 plus runs in an innings on 25 occasions.
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore owns the record for having most occasions of 200 plus runs scored on it. As many as 27 occasions are witnessed at Bangalore. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai has witnessed 21 such occasions. These two grounds are the only two grounds to witness 20 plus occasions of 200 plus runs scored on them.
Mumbai as a city has witnessed 37 occasions of teams scoring 200 plus runs – Mum-WS {21}, Mum-BS {10} and Mum-DYP {06}.
The tournament has witnessed Teams posting 200 plus runs on 20 plus occasions against three teams – Punjab {26}, Bangalore {23} and Chennai {20}.
The tournament has witnessed 46 occasions of both teams posting 200 plus runs. It has also witnessed a similar number of occasions of teams losing a game after scoring 200 plus runs. Teams have lost the game on 24 occasions when they have posted 200 plus runs while batting first and have lost the game on 22 occasions when they have posted 200 plus while batting second.
There are 25 occasions of a team chasing a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament. The highest run chase was by Rajasthan against Punjab at Sharjah on 27.09.20. Punjab’s total of 224 was chased by Rajasthan by posting 226-6 and Rajasthan won by four wickets
The tournament has witnessed 41 occasions of a team posting 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings. Delhi own the record of being dismissed for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings on most occasions – ten occasions. The lowest total in a completed innings is 49 by Bangalore against Kolkata at Kolkata on 23.04.17.
Bangalore holds the record for posting the highest total by a team and also the lowest total by a team in the tournament. Highest total in the tournament is 263 for 5 by Bangalore against Pune at Bangalore on 23.04.13.. The lowest total in the tournament is 49 by Bangalore against Kolkata at Kolkata on 23.04.17
The highest and the lowest total of the tournament was posted by Bangalore on the same date, same month but with a difference of four years – an amazing coincidence indeed
There are 18 occasions of a team dismissed all out for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings while batting first and 23 occasions of a team dismissed all out for a total of 100 and less than 100 runs in a completed innings while batting second.
There are ten occasions of a team winning a game by 100 plus runs in the tournament. The largest margin of win is by 146 runs – Mumbai beating Delhi at Delhi on 06.05.17. Bangalore holds the record of winning most games by 100 plus runs margin – four occasions.
There are fifteen occasions of a team winning a game without losing a wicket in the tournament. Bangalore has won four games without losing a wicket – most occasions by any team.
There are eight occasions of a team winning a game by 50 deliveries to spare in the second innings. Mumbai won by 87 deliveries to spare in the second innings against Kolkata at Mumbai on 1605.08 is the record for a team to win a game with most deliveries to spare in the second innings in the tournament.
There are eight occasion of a team winning a game by one run and three occasions of a team winning a game by one wicket in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed fourteen tied games and 41 occasions of a team winning a game on the last ball of the match.
M Musheer Khan of Mumbai scored 136 in Mumbai’s second innings against Vidarbha in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 186th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the finals of the Ranji Trophy.It also provides the 67th occasion of a Mumbai batsman scoring a century in the finals of a Ranji Trophy.
SS Iyer of Mumbai scored 95 in Mumbai’s second innings against Vidarbha in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 52nd occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the finals of the Ranji Trophy. It also provides the 17th occasion of a Mumbai batsman scoring a ninety in the finals of a Ranji Trophy.
HS Dubey of Vidarbha captured five for 144 in the first innings against Mumbai the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 116th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the finals of the Ranji Trophy. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Vidarbha bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the finals of a Ranji Trophy.
HS Dubey of Vidarbha captured five for 144 in the first innings against Mumbai the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 164th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Ranji Trophy season 2023-24. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Vidarbha bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Ranji Trophy seaon 2023-24
No
W-R
Player
Team
Opposition
Venue
1
5-010
AA Sarwate
Vidarbha
Manipur
Ahmedabad
2
5-032
AS Thakare
Vidarbha
Manipur
Ahmedabad
3
5-054
AS Thakare
Vidarbha
Maharashtra
Gahunje
4
5-144
HS Dubey
Vidarbha
Mumbai
Mumbai
M Musheer Khan of Mumbai scored 136 in Mumbai’s second innings against Vidarbha in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 188th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the Ranji Trophy season 2023-24. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Mumbai batsman scoring a century in the Ranji Trophy season 2023-24.
No
Score
Player
Team
Opposition
Venue
1
203*
Musheer Khan
Mumbai
Baroda
Mumbai
2
159
PP Shaw
Mumbai
Chhattisgarh
Naya Raipur
3
136
Musheer Khan
Mumbai
Vidarbha
Mumbai
4
123
TU Deshpande
Mumbai
Baroda
Mumbai
5
121*
SR Dubey
Mumbai
Assam
Mumbai
6
120*
TK Kotian
Mumbai
Baroda
Mumbai
7
117
SR Dubey
Mumbai
U Pradesh
Mumbai
8
114
HJ Tamore
Mumbai
Baroda
Mumbai
9
109
SN Thakur
Mumbai
Tamil Nadu
Mumbai
10
102
BB Lalwani
Mumbai
Chhattisgarh
Naya Raipur
AV Wadkar of Vidarbha scored 102 in Vidarbha’s second innings against Mumbai in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 187th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the finals of the Ranji Trophy.
It also provides the second occasion of a Vidarbha batsman scoring a century in the finals of a Ranji Trophy.
AV Wadkar’s 102 in this final provide his second century in the finals of the Ranji Trophy. The first occasion was his 133 against Delhi at Indore in 2017-18.
AV Wadkar of Vidarbha scored 102 in Vidarbha’s second innings against Mumbai in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 187th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the Ranji Trophy season 2023-24. It also provides the second occasion of a Vidarbha batsman scoring a century the Ranji Trophy season 2023-24
No
Score
Player
Team
Opposition
Venue
1
138
AY Taide
Vidarbha
Jharkhand
Ranchi
2
129
KK Nair
Vidarbha
Maharashtra
Gahunje
3
113
D Shorey
Vidarbha
Jharkhand
Ranchi
4
112
KK Nair
Vidarbha
Rajasthan
Jaipur
5
109
AY Taide
Vidarbha
Karnataka
Nagpur
6
102
AV Wadkar
Vidarbha
Mumbai
Mumbai
AV Wadkar of Vidarbha scored 102 in Vidarbha’s second innings against Mumbai in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 26th occasion of a captain scoring a century in the finals of the Ranji Trophy.
AV Wadkar of Vidarbha scored 102 in Vidarbha’s second innings against Mumbai in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the 15th occasion of a wicket keeper scoring a century in the finals of the Ranji Trophy.
AV Wadkar of Vidarbha scored 102 in Vidarbha’s second innings against Mumbai in the finals of Ranji Trophy season 2023-24 to provide the third occasion of a captain wicket keeper scoring a century in the finals of the Ranji Trophy.
No
Score
Player
I
Team
Oppostion
Venue
Season
1
115
*+P Dharmani
FI
Punjab
Railways
Chandigarh
2004-05
2
143
*+PA Patel
SI
Gujarat
Mumbai
Indore
2016-17
3
102
*+AV Wadkar
SI
Vidarbha
Mumbai
Mumbai
2023-24
Mumbai has won the Ranji Trophy on 42 occasions. This was its 42nd win in the national championship when they beat Vidarbha by 169 runs
I have compiled a statistical compendium of the Ranji Trophy Finals containing all the scored of Ranji Trophy Finals and various statistical tables of the Finals of Ranji Trophy
One hundred Tests Men – TC Southee and KS Williamson of New Zealand join the list
TC Southee and KS Wiiliamson of New Zealand joined the list of cricketers who have played 100 plus tests when they played their 100th game in the recently concluded test against Australia at Christchurch. They also became the 79th and 80th cricketers to appear in 100 plus tests. The following table list all such cricketers in the descending order of the number of tests played.
No
Player
Team
Span
Mat
Runs
HS
C
W
5
Ct
St
1
SR Tendulkar
Ind
1989-2013
200
15921
248*
51
46
0
115
0
2
JM Anderson
Eng
2003-2024
187
1353
81
0
700
32
107
0
3
RT Ponting
Aus
1995-2012
168
13378
257
41
5
0
196
0
4
SR Waugh
Aus
1985-2004
168
10927
200
32
92
3
112
0
5
SCJ Broad
Eng
2007-2023
167
3662
169
1
604
20
55
0
6
JH Kallis
SAF
1995-2013
166
13289
224
45
292
5
200
0
7
S Chanderpaul
Win
1994-2015
164
11867
203*
30
9
0
66
0
8
R Dravid
Ind
1996-2012
164
13288
270
36
1
0
210
0
9
AN Cook
Eng
2006-2018
161
12472
294
33
1
0
175
0
10
AR Border
Aus
1978-1994
156
11174
205
27
39
2
156
0
11
M Jayawardene
Srl
1997-2014
149
11814
374
34
6
0
205
0
12
MV Boucher
SAF
1997-2012
147
5515
125
5
1
0
532
23
13
SK Warne
Aus
1992-2007
145
3154
99
0
708
37
125
0
14
JE Root
Eng
2012-2024
140
11736
254
31
68
1
193
0
15
VVS Laxman
Ind
1996-2012
134
8781
281
17
2
0
135
0
16
KC Sangakkara
Srl
2000-2015
134
12400
319
38
0
0
182
20
17
M Muralidaran
Srl
1992-2010
133
1261
67
0
800
67
72
0
18
AJ Stewart
Eng
1990-2003
133
8463
190
15
0
0
263
14
19
A Kumble
Ind
1990-2008
132
2506
110*
1
619
35
60
0
20
CA Walsh
Win
1984-2001
132
936
30*
0
519
22
29
0
21
N Kapil Dev
Ind
1978-1994
131
5248
163
8
434
23
64
0
22
BC Lara
Win
1990-2006
131
11953
400*
34
0
0
164
0
23
NM Lyon
Aus
2011-2024
129
1521
47
0
530
24
61
0
24
ME Waugh
Aus
1991-2002
128
8029
153*
20
59
1
181
0
25
SM Gavaskar
Ind
1971-1987
125
10122
236*
34
1
0
108
0
26
HM Amla
SAF
2004-2019
124
9282
311*
28
0
0
108
0
27
Javed Miandad
Pak
1976-1993
124
8832
280*
23
17
0
93
1
28
GD McGrath
Aus
1993-2007
124
641
61
0
563
29
38
0
29
IVA Richards
Win
1974-1991
121
8540
291
24
32
0
122
0
30
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pak
1992-2007
120
8830
329
25
0
0
81
0
31
IA Healy
Aus
1988-1999
119
4356
161*
4
–
–
366
29
32
IR Bell
Eng
2004-2015
118
7727
235
22
1
0
100
0
33
GA Gooch
Eng
1975-1995
118
8900
333
20
23
0
103
0
34
Younis Khan
Pak
2000-2017
118
10099
313
34
9
0
139
0
35
DI Gower
Eng
1978-1992
117
8231
215
18
1
0
74
0
36
GC Smith
SAF
2002-2014
117
9265
277
27
8
0
169
0
37
DL Haynes
Win
1978-1994
116
7487
184
18
1
0
65
0
38
DB Vengsarkar
Ind
1976-1992
116
6868
166
17
0
0
78
0
39
MA Atherton
Eng
1989-2001
115
7728
185*
16
2
0
83
0
40
MJ Clarke
Aus
2004-2015
115
8643
329*
28
31
2
134
0
41
MC Cowdrey
Eng
1954-1975
114
7624
182
22
0
0
120
0
42
AB de Villiers
SAF
2004-2018
114
8765
278*
22
2
0
222
5
43
SC Ganguly
Ind
1996-2008
113
7212
239
16
32
0
71
0
44
V Kohli
Ind
2011-2024
113
8848
254*
29
0
0
111
0
45
DL Vettori
NZl
1997-2014
113
4531
140
6
362
20
58
0
46
LRPL Taylor
NZl
2007-2022
112
7683
290
19
3
0
163
0
47
DA Warner
Aus
2011-2024
112
8786
335*
26
4
0
91
0
48
SP Fleming
NZl
1994-2008
111
7172
274*
9
–
–
171
0
49
WPUJC Vaas
Srl
1994-2009
111
3089
100*
1
355
12
31
0
50
ST Jayasuriya
Srl
1991-2007
110
6973
340
14
98
2
78
0
51
CH Lloyd
Win
1966-1985
110
7515
242*
19
10
0
90
0
52
SPD Smith
Aus
2010-2024
109
9685
239
32
19
0
183
0
53
G Boycott
Eng
1964-1982
108
8114
246*
22
7
0
33
0
54
CG Greenidge
Win
1974-1991
108
7558
226
19
0
0
96
0
55
SM Pollock
SAF
1995-2008
108
3781
111
2
421
16
72
0
56
DC Boon
Aus
1984-1996
107
7422
200
21
0
0
99
0
57
AD Mathews
Srl
2009-2024
107
7502
200*
16
33
0
73
0
58
JL Langer
Aus
1993-2007
105
7696
250
23
0
0
73
0
59
I Sharma
Ind
2007-2021
105
785
57
0
311
11
23
0
60
KP Pietersen
Eng
2005-2014
104
8181
227
23
10
0
62
0
61
V Sehwag ICC/IND)
Ind
2001-2013
104
8586
319
23
40
1
91
0
62
MA Taylor
Aus
1989-1999
104
7525
334*
19
1
0
157
0
63
Wasim Akram
Pak
1985-2002
104
2898
257*
3
414
25
44
0
64
CH Gayle
Win
2000-2014
103
7214
333
15
73
2
96
0
65
Harbhajan Singh
Ind
1998-2015
103
2224
115
2
417
25
42
0
66
ML Hayden
Aus
1994-2009
103
8625
380
30
0
0
128
0
67
CA Pujara
Ind
2010-2023
103
7195
206*
19
0
0
66
0
68
Saleem Malik
Pak
1982-1999
103
5768
237
15
5
0
65
0
69
IT Botham
Eng
1977-1992
102
5200
208
14
383
27
120
0
70
CL Hooper
Win
1987-2002
102
5762
233
13
114
4
115
0
71
BA Stokes
Eng
2013-2024
102
6316
258
13
198
4
106
0
72
G Kirsten
SAF
1993-2004
101
7289
275
21
2
0
83
0
73
BB McCullum
NZl
2004-2016
101
6453
302
12
1
0
198
11
74
M Ntini
SAF
1998-2009
101
699
32*
0
390
18
25
0
75
R Ashwin
Ind
2011-2024
100
3309
124
5
516
36
33
0
76
JM Bairstow
Eng
2012-2024
100
6042
167*
12
–
–
242
14
77
TG Southee
NZl
2008-2024
100
2098
77*
0
380
15
80
0
78
AJ Strauss
Eng
2004-2012
100
7037
177
21
–
–
121
0
79
GP Thorpe
Eng
1993-2005
100
6744
200*
16
0
0
105
0
80
KS Williamson
NZl
2010-2024
100
8743
251
32
30
0
89
0
They also became the fourth and fifth New Zealand cricketers to appear in 100 plus tests. The following table list all such cricketers in the descending order of the number of tests played.