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V Kohli on the threshold of achieving a unique milestone in IPL

V Kohli on the threshold of achieving a unique milestone in IPL

V Kohli is on the threshold of a record which no captain has achieved in the Indian Premier League so far. He has an aggregate of 433 runs so far in the ongoing edition of IPL 2016. He needs 67 runs for his 500 runs. If he gets them, he would become the only captain in the history of IPL to score 500 plus runs in three separate editions. He has an aggregate of 634 in 2013 and 505 in 2015. He would then go past SR Tendulkar who has accomplished the feat in two editions – 618 in 2010 and 553 in 2011. V Kohli’s 634 in 2013 represents the most runs scored by a captain in any edition of Indian Premier League. The following list shows the performance of captains who have an aggregate of 500 plus runs in an edition of IPL

No Player Team Edition Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 V Kohli Bangalore 2013 16 16 2 634 99 45.28 0 6 0
2 SR Tendulkar Mumbai 2010 15 15 2 618 89* 47.53 0 5 0
3 G Gambhir Kolkata 2012 17 17 1 590 93 36.87 0 6 2
4 DA Warner Sunrisers 2015 14 14 1 562 91 43.23 0 7 0
5 SR Tendulkar Mumbai  ` 2011 16 16 3 553 100* 42.53 1 2 0
6 V Kohli Bangalore 2015 16 16 5 505 82* 45.90 0 3 0

 

G Gambhir joins the list of batsmen who have scored 100 boundary fours and 50 boundary sixes in Indian Premier League

G Gambhir joins the list of batsmen who have scored 100 boundary fours and 50 boundary sixes in Indian Premier League

G Gambhir scored a lone boundary six in his knock of 54 in the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and  Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 which fetched him his 50th boundary six in IPL. He earned the distinction of becoming the 25th batsman in the history of IPL to score 100 plus boundary fours and 50 plus boundary sixes. The following table lists such batsmen. The list being arranged in the descending order of boundary sixes scored.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 85 84 12 3207 175* 44.54 5 18 23 4 261 231
2 RG Sharma 137 133 23 3768 109* 34.25 1 29 30 8 313 158
3 SK Raina 141 137 20 3951 100* 33.76 1 26 27 7 343 155
4 YK Pathan 128 116 29 2565 100 29.48 1 10 11 7 213 133
5 MS Dhoni 137 123 43 3132 70* 39.15 0 15 15 3 230 130
6 DA Warner 90 90 11 2911 109* 36.84 2 28 30 7 288 120
7 Yuvraj Singh 98 95 12 2099 83 25.28 0 10 10 3 152 120
8 V Kohli 130 122 20 3570 100* 35.00 1 23 24 4 316 119
9 KA Pollard 101 92 28 1873 78 29.26 0 9 9 2 126 119
10 AB de Villiers 111 100 23 2890 133* 37.53 2 18 20 7 248 118
11 SR Watson 85 83 12 2472 104* 34.81 2 14 16 2 245 116
12 V Sehwag 104 104 5 2728 122 27.55 2 16 18 7 334 106
13 RV Uthappa 129 124 15 3309 83* 30.35 0 17 17 5 329 103
14 BB McCullum 85 85 5 2300 158* 28.75 2 11 13 5 230 102
15 DR Smith 72 70 3 2000 87* 29.85 0 14 14 5 199 100
16 AC Gilchrist 80 80 4 2069 109* 27.22 2 11 13 7 239 92
17 M Vijay 94 94 4 2262 127 25.13 2 10 12 5 210 83
18 JP Duminy 72 69 23 1919 78* 41.71 0 14 14 1 119 78
19 NV Ojha 88 80 16 1396 94* 21.81 0 6 6 8 114 74
20 SE Marsh 62 61 7 2213 115 40.98 1 18 19 1 230 73
21 AT Rayudu 105 98 17 2262 81* 27.92 0 13 13 7 194 73
22 KD Karthik 131 114 14 2422 86 24.22 0 11 11 6 240 58
23 S Dhawan 103 102 14 2762 95* 31.38 0 23 23 3 312 55
24 MEK Hussey 59 58 7 1977 116* 38.76 1 15 16 1 198 52
25 G Gambhir 126 125 12 3526 93 31.20 0 30 30 11 411 50

 

Most successful opening pair in Indian Premier League

Most successful opening pair in Indian Premier League

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders are the most successful opening pair in the history of Indian Premier League. They have been concerned in twelve partnerships of 50 plus runs of which three are century partnerships for the opening wicket in IPL. All the twelve partnerships are listed below

They have five 50 plus stands for the first wicket in 2014 editions of IPL, two such stands in 2015 edition and five such stands in the ongoing 2016 edition.

No Partners Runs Wkt Oppn Ground Date
1 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 121 1st Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
2 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 106 1st Delhi Delhi 07.05.14
3 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 68 1st Punjab Cuttack 11.05.14
4 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 50 1st Mumbai Cuttack 14.05.14
5 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 64 1st Chennai Kolkata 20.05.14
6 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 81 1st Bangalore Kolkata 11.04.15
7 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 57 1st Sunrisers Kolkata 04.05.15
8 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 69 1st Mumbai Kolkata 10.04.16
9 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 92 1st Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16
10 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 82 1st Punjab Mohali 19.04.16
11 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 69 1st Mumbai Mumbai 28.04.16
12 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 101 1st Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

 

Both the openers dismissed run out in Indian Premier League

Both the openers dismissed run out in Indian Premier League

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 and were dismissed run out in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the eighth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in the history of IPL. All such occasions are listed below.

It is interesting to note that the Indian Premier League witnessed for the first time the occasion of both the openers dismissed after scoring fifties.  RV Uthappa {70} and G Gambhir {54} were dismissed run out in this game after scoring fifties

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Oppn Venue Date
1   01 JH Kallis 31 31 Bangalore Deccan Hyd-RGS 25.05.08
2   02 W Jaffer 05 05 Bangalore Deccan Hyd-RGS 25.05.08
                   
1   01 PA Patel 25 19 Chennai Kolkata Centurion 18.05.09
2   02 GJ Bailey 30 26 Chennai Kolkata Centurion 18.05.09
                   
1 * 01 R Dravid 26 24 Rajasthan Kolkata Jaipur 08.04.12
2   02 AM Rahame 00 04 Rajasthan Kolkata Jaipur 08.04.12
                   
1 *+ 01 AC Gilchrist 06 08 Punjab Pune Pune-SRS 08.04.12
2   02 PC Valthaty 01 05 Punjab Pune Pune-SRS 08.04.12
                   
1   01 M Vijay 21 18 Punjab Rajasthan Ahmedabad 21.04.15
2   02 V Sehwag 01 04 Punjab Rajasthan Ahmedabad 21.04.15
                   
1 * 01 RG Sharma 65 48 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
2 + 02 PA Patel 01 04 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
                   
1   01 AM Rahane 53 45 Ris Pune Gujarat Pune-SRS 29.04.16
2   02 SS Tiwary 01 02 Ris Pune Gujarat Pune-SRS 29.04.16
                   
1 + 01 RV Uthappa 70 49 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
2 * 02 G Gambhir 54 45 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 and were dismissed run out in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the second occasion of both the openers dismissed run out – of which one is captain and the other is the wicket keeper – in the history of IPL. Both occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was witnessed in this edition of IPL when RG Sharam {65} and PA Patel {01} of Mumbai Indians were dismissed run out against Delhi Daredevils at Delhi on 23.04.16

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Oppn Venue Date
1 * 01 RG Sharma 65 48 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
2 + 02 PA Patel 01 04 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
                   
1 + 01 RV Uthappa 70 49 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
2 * 02 G Gambhir 54 45 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

Both the openers scoring fifties – Indian batsmen – in Indian Premier League

Both the openers scoring fifties – Indian batsmen – in Indian Premier League

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the ninth occasion of both the Indian openers scoring fifties in the history of IPL. All such occasions are listed below

BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING FIFITES – INDIAN BATSMEN
No Pos Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 01 G Gambhir 50 Delhi Chennai Chennai 02.05.08
  02 V Sehwag 71 Delhi Chennai Chennai 02.05.08
               
2 01 S Dhawan 56 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
  02 SR Tendulkar 72 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
               
3 01 S Dhawan 95 Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21.05.11
  02 DB Ravi Teja 60 Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21.05.11
               
4 01 R Dravid 58 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 67 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
               
5 01 R Dravid 53 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 63 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
               
6 01 RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
               
7 01 MA Agarwal 53* Delhi Punjab Delhi 01.05.15
  02 SS Iyer 54 Delhi Punjab Delhi 01.05.15
               
8 01 M Vijay 53 Punjab Ris Pune Mohali 16.04.16
  02 M Vohra 51 Punjab Ris Pune Mohali 16.04.16
               
9 01 RV Uthappa 70 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

RV Uthappa and G Gambhir of Kolkata Knight Riders scored 70 and 54 in the game against Kings Eleven Punjab at Kolkata on 04.05.16 to provide the second pair of the Indian openers scoring fifties on two occasions in the history of IPL. R Dravid and AM Rahane are the first pair to accomplish such a feat on two occasions. All such occasions are listed below

BOTH THE OPENERS SCORING FIFITES – INDIAN BATSMEN
No Pos Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 01 R Dravid 58 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 67 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
               
2 01 R Dravid 53 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 63 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
               
1 01 RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
               
2 01 RV Uthappa 70 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

Wicket keeping records for Dinesh Karthik in Indian Premier League

Wicket keeping records for Dinesh Karthik in Indian Premier League

Dinesh Karthik became the first wicket keeper in the history of Indian Premier League to effect 90 plus dismissals. At the end of the game between Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions at Rajkot on 03.05.16, his aggregate of dismissals read 91.  His 91 dismissals comprised of 65 catches and 26 stumping dismissals. He owns the record for most dismissals {91}, most catches {65} and most stumping dismissals {26} in Indian Premier League. He is closely followed by MS Dhoni who has effected 85 dismissals of which 61 are catches and 24 are stumping dismissals.

Dinesh Karthik has represented five teams in IPL – Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings Eleven Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

He stands third in the list of wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in the history of Twenty20 games. He has effected 145 dismissals – 101 catches and 44 stumping dismisssals. Kamran Akmal {179 – 102 ct + 77 st} and MS Dhoni {170 – 114 ct + 56 st} are ahead of Dinesh Karthik in terms of most dismissals

He also stands third in the list of wicket keepers who have pouched 100 plus catches In the history of Twenty20 games.  He has taken 101 catches. MS Dhoni {114} and Kamran Akmal {102} are ahead of Dinesh Karthik in terms of catches taken.

Captains scoring five or more fifties in a single edition of IPL – V Kohli is the new addition to the elite list

Captains scoring five or more fifties in a single edition of IPL – V Kohli is the new addition to the elite list

V Kohli’s 52 in the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore on 02.05.16 represents his fifth fifty as captain in the ongoing edition of IPL 2016. His feat of five fifties in IPL 2016 provides the seventh occasion of a captain scoring five or more fifties in a single edition of IPL. He became the sixth captain to accomplish such a feat. Others are – SR Tendulkar {five in 2010}, G Gambhir {five in 2012}, V Sehwag {five in 2012}, DA Warner {seven in 2015 and five in 2016} and RG Sharma {five in 2016}

IPL 2016 is the only edition in the history of IPL to witness three captains scoring five or more fifties which is a record for most captains scoring five or more fifties in a single edition – three captains achieving the feat. IPL 2012 had witnessed two captains – G Gambhir and V Sehwag – accomplishing such a feat.

No No Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 1 SR Tendulkar 63 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 17.03.10
  2 SR Tendulkar 71* Mumbai Kolkata Mum-BS 22.03.10
  3 SR Tendulkar 72 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
  4 SR Tendulkar 55 Mumbai Deccan Mumbai 28.03.10
  5 SR Tendulkar 89* Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 11.04.10
               
2 1 G Gambhir 64* Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10.04.12
  2 G Gambhir 66* Kolkata Punjab Mohali 18.04.12
  3 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
  4 G Gambhir 63 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 30.04.12
  5 G Gambhir 62 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 14.05.12
               
3 1 V Sehwag 57 Delhi Pune Delhi 21.04.12
  2 V Sehwag 87* Delhi Pune Pune-SRS 24.04.12
  3 V Sehwag 73 Delhi Mumbai Delhi 27.04.12
  4 V Sehwag 63 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 29.04.12
  5 V Sehwag 73 Delhi Rajasthan Jaipur 01.05.12
               
4 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
               
5 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 1 RG Sharma 84* Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 12.04.16
  2 RG Sharma 62 Mumbai Bangalore Mumbai 20.04.16
  3 RG Sharma 65 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
  4 RG Sharma 68* Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 28.04.16
  5 RG Sharma 85* Mumbai Ris Pune Pune-SRS 01.05.16
               
7 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-SRS 22.04.16
  4 V Kohli 100* Bangalore Gujarat Rajkot 24.04.16
  5 V Kohli 52 Bangalore Kolkata Bangalore 02.05.16

 

CH Gayle dismisssed for Single digits in Indian Premier League

CH Gayle dismisssed for Single digits in Indian Premier League

CH Gayle was dismissed for 7 in the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore on 02.05.16 to provide the 19th occasion of CH Gayle dismissed for single digits in IPL  {zero to nine}. All such occasions are listed below

No Score How Out Fielder Bowler Match Date
1 7  bowled   Z Khan Kolkata  v Mumbai 01 May 2009
2 4  caught KAJ Roach A Symonds Kolkata  v Deccan 01 Apr 2010
3 7  stumped MS Dhoni R Ashwin Kolkata  v Chennai 13 Apr 2010
4 0  bowled   Kamran Khan Kolkata  v Rajasthan 17 Apr 2010
5 0  caught AC Gilchrist RJ Harris Bangalore v Punjab 17 May 2011
6 8  lbw   R Ashwin Bangalore v Chennai 24 May 2011
7 0  caught MS Dhoni R Ashwin Bangalore v Chennai 28 May 2011
8 2  caught LR Shukla JH Kallis Bangalore v Kolkata 10 Apr 2012
9 8  bowled   Pankaj Singh Bangalore v Rajasthan 15 Apr 2012
10 4  lbw   GB Hogg Bangalore v Rajasthan 23 Apr 2012
11 6  bowled   MM Patel Bangalore v Mumbai 14 May 2012
12 1  caught PA Patel GH Vihari Bangalore v Sunrisers 07 Apr 2013
13 4  caught MS Dhoni CH Morris Bangalore v Chennai 13 Apr 2013
14 4  bowled   IK Pathan Bangalore v Delhi 10 May 2013
15 4  caught WP Saha S Sharma Bangalore v Punjab 09 May 2014
16 6  lbw   UT Yadav Bangalore v Kolkata 22 May 2014
17 1  bowled   B Kumar Bangalore v Sunrisers 12 Apr 2016
18 0  caught JP Duminy Z Khan Bangalore v Delhi 17 Apr 2016
19 7 caught RV Uthappa M  Morkel Bangalore v Kolkata 02 May 2016

CH Gayle’s IPL Career reads thus

Player Teams Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
CH Gayle Kolkata, Bangalore 85* 84 12 3207 175* 44.54 5 18 4 261 231
DA Warner’s distinction

DA Warner’s distinction

DA Warner of Sunrisers scored 92 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Hyd-RGS on 30.04.16 to register his fifth fifty in 2016 edition as captain of Sunrisers. He achieved a distinction which no captain has achieved in Indian Premier League He became the first and the only captain to score five or more fifties in two separate editions of IPL. He had scored seven fifties in 2015 edition and followed with five in 2016. It is interesting to note that DA Warner’s feat has come in two consecutive editions of IPL. His exploits as captain in these two editions are listed below

No Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
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
             
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

His 92 in this game provides the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 V Sehwag 94* Delhi Deccan Deccan 22.04.08
2 SC Ganguly 91 Kolkata Deccan Deccan 11.05.08
3 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
4 V Kohli 99 Bangalore Delhi Delhi 10.05.13
5 RG Sharma 98* Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 08.04.15
6 DA Warner 91 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
7 G Gambhir 90* Kolkata Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16
8 DA Warner 90* Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 18.04.16
9 DA Warner 92 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 30.04.16

DA Warner is the only captain in the history of IPL to score a ninety on three separate occasions. Prior to his 92 in the game against Bangalore on 30.04.16, he shared the record for most nineties by a captain {on two occasions} with G Gambhir of Kolkata. The following table lists the nineties scored by these two captains

No Batsman Runs Team Oppn Venue Date
1 DA Warner 91 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
2 DA Warner 90* Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 18.04.16
3 DA Warner 92 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 30.04.16
             
1 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
2 G Gambhir 90* Kolkata Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16

 

 

RV Uthappa’s distinction

RV Uthappa’s distinction

RV Uthappa of Kolkata Knight Riders scored two boundary sixes in the game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils at Delhi on 30.04.16 which gave him an aggregate of 101 boundary sixes in IPL. His boundary fours aggregate at the end of this game read 323. He earned the distinction of becoming the fifth batsman in the history of IPL to score 300 plus boundary fours and 100 plus boundary sixes. Others are SK Raina {340-F and 153-S}, V Sehwag {334-F and 106-S}, V Kohli {311-F and 119-S} and RG Sharma {305-F and 155-S}. The following list furnishes the performance of these five batsmen

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina 139 135 20 3909 100* 33.99 1 26 7 340 153
2 V Sehwag 104 104 5 2728 122 27.55 2 16 7 334 106
3 RV Uthappa 127 122 15 3238 83* 30.26 0 16 5 323 101
4 V Kohli 129* 120 20 3504 100* 35.04 1 22 4 311 119
5 RG Sharma 136 132 22 3683 109* 33.48 1 28 8 305 155