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IPL 5 – Match No 10 – Kolkata wins against Bangalore comfortably – Gambhir and Balaji shine with willow and leather

IPL 5 – Match No 10 – Kolkata wins against Bangalore comfortably – Gambhir and Balaji shine with willow and leather

Match No 10 – Royal Challengers vs. Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore on 10.04.2012 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 42 runs

 

 

Match was delayed by 20 minutes as there was a fire in front of the Members stand in the stadium The fire broke out due to short circuit after the toss.

 

G Gambhir completed 1500 runs in IPL when he as on 9 during the course of his knock of 64 in this innings. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 1555. He became the sixth batsman to aggregate 1500 plus runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1865}, SR Tendulkar {1739}, AC Gilchrist {1636}, RG Sharma {1616} and JH Kallis {1586}

 

G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 60 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 48th occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership by Kolkata batsmen in IPL. This stand also represents the 13th occasion of 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket by Kolkata batsmen in IPL

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 BJ Hodge/MK Tiwary 101 1st v RCB Kolkata 14 Mar 2010
2 SCGanguly/BB McCullum 97 1st v Mum Indians Kolkata 19 Apr 2010
3 SCGanguly/CH Gayle 94 1st v Daredevils Kolkata 07 Apr 2010
4 CH Gayle/SC Ganguly 70 1st v Mum Indians Mumbai (BS) 22 Mar 2010
5 JH Kallis/EJG Morgan 69 1st v Kochi Kochi 05 May 2011
6 MS Bisla/JH Kallis 64 1st v Super Kings Chennai 08 Apr 2011
7 SCGanguly/BB McCullum 61 1st v RCB Bangalore 18 Apr 2008
8 JH Kallis/G Gambhir 60 1st v RCB Bangalore 10 Apr 2012
9 MNvanWyk/BBMcCullum 58 1st v Daredevils Durban 05 May 2009
10 BB McCullum/CH Gayle 57 1st v Kings XI Durban 21 Apr 2009
11 SCGanguly/CH Gayle 56 1st v Kings XI Kolkata 04 Apr 2010
12 SCGanguly/CH Gayle 52 1st v RCB Bangalore 10 Apr 2010
13 JH Kallis/MS Bisla 51 1st v Chargers Kolkata 11 Apr 2011

 

G Gambhir and MS Bisla added 65 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 49h occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting 50 plus runs in IPL. This stand also represent the eleventh occasion of a second wicket partnership of 50 plus runs in IPL

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 JH Kallis/G Gambhir 152* 2nd Royals Jaipur 15Apr2011
2 CH Gayle/MK Tiwary 101 2nd Kings XI Kolkata 04Apr2010
3 BB McCullum/BJ Hodge 90 2nd Super Kings Centurion 18May2009
4 CH Gayle/OA Shah 82 2nd Mum Indians Mumbai (BS) 22Mar2010
5 A Chopra/SC Ganguly 69 2nd Chargers Hyd-RGS 11May2008
6 G Gambhir/MS Bisla 65 2nd RCB Bangalore 10Apr2012
7 SCGanguly/BJ Hodge 58 2nd Chargers Johannesburg 16May2009
8 JH Kallis/G Gambhir 58 2nd RCB Kolkata 22Apr2011
9 BBMcCullum/RTPonting 51 2nd RCB Bangalore 18Apr2008
10 SCGanguly/BBMcCullum 51 2nd RCB Bangalore 10Apr2010
11 BJ Hodge/CA Pujara 50 2nd Royals Ahmedabad 20Mar2010

 

G Gambhir competed 2500 runs in his T20 career when he was on 40 during his knock of   in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate stood at 2524. He became the 18th batsman to aggregate 2500 runs in T20 games.

 

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C F Z
1 DJ Hussey 173 167 31 4301 100* 31.62 1 24 13
2 BJ Hodge 146 142 23 4291 106 36.05 2 29 10
3 BB McCullum 133 132 15 3755 158* 32.09 4 18 6
4 OA Shah 141 134 31 3594 80 34.89 0 20 7
5 DA Warner 119 119 8 3426 135* 30.86 4 20 10
6 CH Gayle 92 91 12 3237 117 40.97 7 19 10
7 HH Gibbs 137 134 9 3227 101* 25.81 1 23 19
8 LRPL Taylor 123 115 23 3002 111* 32.63 1 15 6
9 SB Styris 137 127 18 2800 106* 25.68 1 9 2
10 KC Sangakkara 102 98 8 2789 94 30.98 0 18 8
11 SK Raina 101 96 15 2758 101 34.04 1 18 2
12 JH Kallis 91 90 15 2695 89* 35.93 0 24 5
13 RG Sharma 110 102 19 2674 101* 32.21 1 17 6
14 JP Duminy 110 104 23 2637 99* 32.55 0 17 9
15 DPMD Jayawardene 106 103 17 2631 110* 30.59 2 17 5
16 KA Pollard 142 124 31 2629 89* 28.26 0 13 4
17 M van Jaarsveld 118 107 16 2525 82 27.74 0 18 3
18 G Gambhir 97 95 13 2524 86 30.78 0 20 7

 

G Gambhir’s 64 in this game was his 20th fifty in T20 games. He became the ninth     batsman to score 20 or more fifties in T20 games. Others are – BJ Hodge {32}, CH Gayle {26}, DJ Hussey {25}, JH Kallis {24}, DA Warner {24}, HH Gibbs {24}, BB McCullum {22} and OA Shah {20}

 

G Gambhir’s 64 in this game was his 11th fifty in IPL. He became the seventh batsman to score 11 or more fifties in IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {14}, SK Raina {13}, SE Marsh {12}, RG Sharma {12}, SR Tendulkar {11} and AC Gilchrist {11}

 

Zaheer Khan captured his 50th IPL wicket when he accounted for G Gambhir in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate wickets in IPL stood at 51. He became the tenth bowler in IPL to capture 50 plus wickets. Others are – SL Malinga {68}, RP Singh {64}, PP Ojha {63}, A Mishra {62}, MM Patel {61}, PP Chawla {58}, IK Pathan {58}, SK Warne {57}, JA Morkel {56}

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 in this game provide the third occasion of his capturing four or more wickets in IPL. He emulates A Kumble who also has captured four or more wickets on three occasions. Performances of these two bowlers are furnished below

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 A Kumble 3.1 1 5 5 Bangalore Rajasthan Cape Town 18 Apr 2009
2 A Kumble 4.0 0 16 4 Bangalore Deccan Johannesburg 24 May 2009
3 A Kumble 3.3 0 16 4 Bangalore Deccan Mumbai 24 Apr 2010
                   
1 L Balaji 4.0 0 24 5 Super Kings Punjab Chennai 10 May 2008
2 L Balaji 3.3 0 21 4 Super Kings Rajasthan Centurion 30 Apr 2009
3 L Balaji 4.0 1 18 4 Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10 Apr 2012

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 represent the 47th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. His figures also represent the 38th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 represent the fourth occasion of a Kolkata bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. The performances of these bowlers are listed below

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Shoaib Akhtar 3.0 0 11 4 Kolkata Delhi Kolkata 13 May 2008
2 AD Mathews 4.0 0 19 4 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14 Mar 2010
3 Umar Gul 4.0 0 23 4 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 25 May 2008
4 L Balajo 4.0 1 18 4 Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10 Apr 2012

 

L Balaji became the second Kolkata bowler to capture four wickets against Bangalore after AD Mathews who had returned with figures of 4 for 19 at Kolkata on 14.03.10. thus L Balaji’s figures of 4 for 18 represent the best bowling figures by a Kolkata bowler against Bangalore

 

L Balaji with his 4 for 18 in this game became the first Kolkata bowler to capture four wickets on away ground.

 

L Balaji’s 4 for 18 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a bowler to capture four wickets against Bangalore in IPL. The following table lists out the nine occasions

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 PP Chawla 4.0 0 17 4 Punjab Bangalore Dharamsala 17 May 2011
2 CRD Fernando 4.0 0 18 4 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 28 May 2008
3 L Balaji 4.0 1 18 4 Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10 Apr 2012
4 A Singh 4.0 0 19 4 Rajasthan Bangalore Centurion 07 May 2009
5 AD Mathews 4.0 0 19 4 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14 Mar 2010
6 GD McGrath 4.0 0 29 4 Delhi Bangalore Delhi 30 Apr 2008
7 YA Abdulla 4.0 0 31 4 Punjab Bangalore Durban 24 Apr 2009
8 JA Morkel 4.0 0 32 4 Super Kings Bangalore Chennai 21 May 2008
9 YA Abdulla 4.0 1 36 4 Punjab Bangalore Durban 01 May 2009

 

L Balaji with his 4 for 18 in this game became the fourth bowler and the second visiting bowler to capture four or more wickets in an IPL game played at Bangalore

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 S Aravind 4.0 0 14 4 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 06 May 2011
2 CRD Fernando 4.0 0 18 4 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 28 May 2008
3 L Balaji 4.0 1 18 4 Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10 Apr 2012
4 R Vinay Kumar 4.0 0 40 4 Bangalore Super Kings Bangalore 23 Mar 2010

 

R Vinay Kumar’s 25 in this game represent his IPL career best score. It was an improvement over his 23 made against Mumbai at Bangalore on 29.05.08

IPL 5 – Match No 09 – Mumbai pull of last ball win against Hyderabad – RG Sharma shines with the willow

IPL 5 – Match No 09 – Mumbai pull of last ball win against Hyderabad – RG Sharma shines with the willow

Match Number 09 – Deccan Chargers vs. Mumbai Indians at Vizag on 09.04.12 – Mumbai Indians won by five wickets

 

S Dhawan’s aggregate at the end of this game stood at 1033 including his 41 in this game. He became the 23rd batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in IPL.

 

MM Patel captured 4 for 20 in this game providing the 38th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wicket in IPL. His figures represent the seventh occasion of a Mumbai bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SL Malinga 3.4 1 13 5 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 10 Apr 2011
2 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 18 5 Mumbai Super Kings Mumbai 22 Apr 2011
3 MM Patel 4.0 0 21 5 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10 May 2011
4 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 17 4 Mumbai Delhi Centurion 21 May 2009
5 CRD Fernando 4.0 0 18 4 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 28 May 2008
6 SL Malinga 4.0 0 22 4 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai BS 30 Mar 2010
7 MM Patel 4.0 0 20 4 Mumbai Hyderabad Vizag 09 Apr 2012

 

Mumbai and Chennai bowlers share the record for most occasions of four or more wickets in IPL. The performance of these teams read thus

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SL Malinga 3.4 1 13 5 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 10 Apr 2011
2 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 18 5 Mumbai Super Kings Mumbai 22 Apr 2011
3 MM Patel 4.0 0 21 5 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10 May 2011
4 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 17 4 Mumbai Delhi Centurion 21 May 2009
5 CRD Fernando 4.0 0 18 4 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 28 May 2008
6 SL Malinga 4.0 0 22 4 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai BS 30 Mar 2010
7 MM Patel 4.0 0 20 4 Mumbai Hyderabad Vizag 09 Apr 2012
                   
1 L Balaji 4.0 0 24 5 Super Kings Punjab Chennai 10 May 2008
2 DE Bollinger 4.0 1 13 4 Super Kings Deccan Mumbai 22 Apr 2010
3 M Ntini 4.0 0 21 4 Super Kings Kolkata Kolkata 18 May 2008
4 L Balaji 3.3 0 21 4 Super Kings Rajasthan Centurion 30 Apr 2009
5 SB Jakati 4.0 0 22 4 Super Kings Deccan East London 04 May 2009
6 SB Jakati 4.0 0 24 4 Super Kings Delhi Johannesburg 02 May 2009
7 JA Morkel 4.0 0 32 4 Super Kings Bangalore Chennai 21 May 2008

 

MM Patel became the third Mumbai bowler to capture four or more wickets on two occasions. Others are – Harbhajan Singh and SL Malinga

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 18 5 Mumbai Super Kings Mumbai 22 Apr 2011
2 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 17 4 Mumbai Delhi Centurion 21 May 2009
                   
1 MM Patel 4.0 0 21 5 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10 May 2011
2 MM Patel 4.0 0 20 4 Mumbai Hyderabad Vizag 09 Apr 2012
                   
1 SL Malinga 3.4 1 13 5 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 10 Apr 2011
2 SL Malinga 4.0 0 22 4 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai BS 30 Mar 2010

 

It is interesting to note that all these three bowlers have a five wicket haul and four wicket haul.

 

MM Patel with his four or more wickets haul on two occasions became the tenth bowler to capture four or more wickets on two or more occasions. The complete is tabulated below

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 A Kumble 3.1 1 5 5 Bangalore Rajasthan Cape Town 18 Apr 2009
2 A Kumble 4.0 0 16 4 Bangalore Deccan Johannesburg 24 May 2009
3 A Kumble 3.3 0 16 4 Bangalore Deccan Mumbai 24 Apr 2010
                   
1 A Mishra 4.0 0 17 5 Delhi Deccan Delhi 15 May 2008
2 A Mishra 4.0 1 9 4 Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21 May 2011
                   
1 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 18 5 Mumbai Super Kings Mumbai 22 Apr 2011
2 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 17 4 Mumbai Delhi Centurion 21 May 2009
                   
1 L Balaji 4.0 0 24 5 Super Kings Punjab Chennai 10 May 2008
2 L Balaji 3.3 0 21 4 Super Kings Rajasthan Centurion 30 Apr 2009
                   
1 RP Singh 3.4 0 22 4 Deccan Kolkata Cape Town 19 Apr 2009
2 RP Singh 4.0 0 25 4 Kochi Punjab Indore 13 May 2011
                   
1 SB Jakati 4.0 0 22 4 Super Kings Deccan East London 04 May 2009
2 SB Jakati 4.0 0 24 4 Super Kings Delhi Johannesburg 02 May 2009
                   
1 SL Malinga 3.4 1 13 5 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 10 Apr 2011
2 SL Malinga 4.0 0 22 4 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai BS 30 Mar 2010
                   
1 Sohail Tanvir 4.0 0 14 6 Rajasthan Super Kings Jaipur 04 May 2008
2 Sohail Tanvir 4.0 0 14 4 Rajasthan Mumbai Jaipur 26 May 2008
                   
1 YA Abdulla 4.0 0 31 4 Punjab Bangalore Durban 24 Apr 2009
2 YA Abdulla 4.0 1 36 4 Punjab Bangalore Durban 01 May 2009
                   
1 MM Patel 4.0 0 21 5 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10 May 2011
2 MM Patel 4.0 0 20 4 Mumbai Hyderabad Vizag 09 Apr 2012

 

MM Patel’s IPL aggregate wickets stood at 61 including his four wickets in this game. He became the fifth bowler to aggregate 60 plus wickets in IPL. Others are – SL Malinga {68}, RP Singh {64}, PP Ojha {63} and A Mishra {61}

 

SL Malinga captured three wickets in this game to take his IPL aggregate wickets to 68, He has the record for most wickets in IPL.

 

Mumbai won this game by the last ball of the match providing the third occasion of Mumbai winning a game of the last ball of the match. All the three occasions are listed below

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Mumbai 7 wkts 0 119 20.0 20.0 Pune Mumbai 20 Apr 2011
2 Mumbai 5 wkts 0 176 20.0 20.0 Kolkata Kolkata 22 May 2011
3 Mumbai 5 wkts 0 138 20.0 20.0 Hyderabad Vizag 09 Apr 2011

 

Mumbai’s three such wins is a record in IPL for a team winning a game of the last ball of the match. Rajasthan had won two such games

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
2 Rajasthan 5 wkts 0 146 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Jaipur 26 May 2008
3 Rajasthan 3 wkts 0 164 20.0 20.0 Super Kings Mumbai 01 Jun 2008

 

Mumbai won this game by the last ball of the match providing the ninth occasion of a team winning a game of the last ball of the match in IPL All the nine occasions are listed below

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Super Kings 4 wkts 0 188 20.0 20.0 Delhi Delhi 8 May 2008
2 Rajasthan 5 wkts 0 146 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Jaipur 26 May 2008
3 Rajasthan 3 wkts 0 164 20.0 20.0 Super Kings Mumbai 01 Jun 2008
4 Punjab 6 wkts 0 154 20.0 20.0 Kolkata P Elizabeth 03 May 2009
5 Deccan 6 wkts 0 161 20.0 20.0 Kolkata Jo’burg 16 May 2009
6 Kolkata 7 wkts 0 189 20.0 20.0 Super Kings Centurion 18 May 2009
7 Mumbai 7 wkts 0 119 20.0 20.0 Pune Mumbai 20 Apr 2011
8 Mumbai 5 wkts 0 176 20.0 20.0 Kolkata Kolkata 22 May 2011
9 Mumbai 5 wkts 0 138 20.0 20.0 Hyderabad Vizag 09 Apr 2011

 

RG Sharma’s 73 not out in this game represent his 12th fifty in IPL. He became the fourth batsman to score 12 or more fifties in IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {14}, SK Raina {13} and SE Marsh {12}

 

RG Sharma’s 73 not out in this game represent his 12th half century in IPL. He became the third batsman to score 12 or more half centuries in IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {14} and SK Raina {13}

 

RG Sharma’s run aggregate in IPL stood at 1616 at the end of this game including his 73 not out in this game. He became the fourth batsman to aggregate 1600 plus runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1865}, SR Tendulkar {1739} and AC Gilchrist {1636}

 

RG Sharma’s 73 not out in this game contained five boundary sixes providing the fifth occasion of a Mumbai batsman scoring five or more sixes in an IPL game. ST Jayasuriya and RG Sharma are the batsmen who have achieved the feat on two occasions. All the five such occasions are furnished below

 

No Player Runs 6s Opposition Ground Match Date
1 ST Jayasuriya 114* 11 v Super Kings Mumbai 14 May 2008
2 ST Jayasuriya 66 5 v Daredevils Delhi 24 May 2008
3 KA Pollard 45* 5 v Daredevils Mum-BS 13 Apr 2010
4 RG Sharma 87 5 v Super Kings Mumbai 22 Apr 2011
5 RG Sharma 73* 5 v Chargers Vizag 09 Apr 2012

 

A Mishra’s lone wicket in this game gave him an aggregate of 100 wickets in T20 games. He became the 20th  bowler in T20 games  to capture 100 plus wickets. The complete list is furnished below

No

Player Mat Inns Overs M Runs Wkts BBI Ave 4 5
1 DP Nannes 142 139 515.5 8 3698 178 5/40 20.77 5 1
2 AC Thomas 134 126 446.3 9 3210 156 4/27 20.57 1 0
3 Yasir Arafat 126 124 427.4 5 3385 148 4/17 22.87 5 0
4 JA Morkel 171 155 479.5 7 3824 141 4/30 27.12 2 0
5 SL Malinga 100 97 355.3 6 2347 138 5/13 17.00 3 1
6 Shahid Afridi 108 108 393.4 4 2513 137 5/20 18.34 4 1
7 M Muralitharan 109 109 409.0 5 2623 127 4/16 20.65 3 0
8 Saeed Ajmal 85 84 306.5 7 1957 122 4/14 16.04 5 0
9 Umar Gul 81 81 289.0 6 2043 121 5/6 16.88 6 1
10 CK Langeveldt 93 92 327.3 4 2470 121 5/16 20.41 4 1
11 KA Pollard 142 117 341.5 0 2656 120 4/15 22.13 2 0
12 Azhar Mahmood 117 117 394.5 4 2991 120 4/20 24.92 2 0
13 AJ Hall 97 94 315.4 6 2398 118 6/21 20.32 2 2
14 Naved-ul-Hasan 93 93 324.2 2 2284 116 5/17 19.68 2 1
15 DJ Bravo 115 111 346.3 1 2812 111 4/23 25.33 2 0
16 Abdul Razzaq 111 102 336.3 3 2542 110 4/13 23.10 2 0
17 AD Mascarenhas 92 88 300.1 7 2101 106 5/14 19.82 1 1
18 J Botha 113 110 406.4 3 2480 102 4/16 24.31 2 0
19 R McLaren 121 120 389.5 4 3053 102 5/19 29.93 2 1
20 A Mishra 75 75 276.1 7 1866 100 5/17 18.66 1 2

 

IPL 5 : Match No 08 – Pune registers its second win at the cost of Punjab

IPL 5 : Match No 08 – Pune registers its second win at the cost of Punjab

Match No 08 : Pune Warriors vs. Kings Eleven Punjab at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune on 08.04.12 : Pune Warriors won by 22 runs

DJ Hussey’s T20 aggregate runs stood at 4301 including the 18 runs he made in this game. He now holds the record for most runs in T20 games. He went past BJ Hodge who has an aggregate of 4291 runs. DJ Hussey and BJ Hodge are the only two batsmen who have aggregated 4000 plus runs in T20 games, Both these cricketers are appearing in IPL 5 – DJ Hussey represents Punjab while BJ Hodge plays for Rajasthan

AC Gilchrist and PC Valthaty were run out in this game providing the third occasion of both the openers dismissed run out in IPL. – The first occasion was at Hyderabad-RGS on 25.06.08 when Bangalore openers – JH Kallis and W Jaffer – were dismissed run out against Hyderabad. The first occasion was at Jaipur on 08.04.12 when Rajasthan openers – R Dravid and AM Rahane – were dismissed run out against Kolkata

MN Samuels and RV Uthappa added 81 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of 50 plus runs by Pune batsmen against various oppositions in IPL. The four occasions are listed below

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MN Samuels, RV Uthappa 81 3rd v Kings XI Pune 08 Apr 2012
2 JD Ryder, M Manhas 60 2nd v Kings XI Mumbai 10 Apr 2011
3 JD Ryder, MK Pandey 55 1st v Chargers Hyd-RGS 10 May 2011
4 JD Ryder, M Manhas 54 2nd v Daredevils Mumbai 17 Apr 2011

MN Samuels and RV Uthappa added 81 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the best stand by Pune batsmen in IPL. This stand also represents the best stand by Pune batsmen against Kolkata in IPL

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MN Samuels, RV Uthappa 81 3rd v Kings XI Pune 08 Apr 2012
2 JD Ryder, M Manhas 60 2nd v Kings XI Mumbai 10 Apr 2011

AC Gilchrist has led a team in IPL on 56 occasions. This game was his 56th appearance as captains. He now stands second in the list of captains who have led a team on most occasions. MS Dhoni with 61 captaincy assignments leads the list. AC Gichrist went past SK Warne who had 55 captaincy assignments to occupy the second place.

RV Uthappa’s total dismissals behind the wickets stood at 31 at the end of this game. He became the fifth wicket keeper to effect 30 plus dismissals in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {50}, KC Sangakkara {42}, KD Karthink {38} and MS Dhoni {34}

IPL 5 – Match No 07 : Rajasthan registers its second win : beat Kolkata by 22 runs

IPL 5 – Match No 07 : Rajasthan registers its second win : beat Kolkata by 22 runs

Match No 07 – Rajasthan Royals vs. Kolkata Knight Riders at Jaipur on 08.04.12 : Rajasthan Royals won by 22 runs

 

R Dravid and AM Rahane were dismissed run out in this game providing the second occasion of both the openers run out in an IPL game. The first occasion was at Hyderabad-RGS on 25.06.08 when Bangalore openers – JH Kallis and W Jaffer – were dismissed run out against Hyderabad.

 

BJ Hodge’s aggregate at the end of this game stood at 4291 which includes his 44 in this game. He now holds the record for highest run getter in T20 games. He went past DJ Hussey’s aggregate of 4283 runs which was the previous best.

 

BJ Hodge and AL Maneria added 64 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 50th occasion of Rajasthan batsmen posting 50 plus runs in IPL. This stand also represent the eighth occasion of a 50 plus runs stand for the fourth wicket by Rajasthan batsmen in IPL. All the eight such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SR Watson, YK Pathan 65 4th v Super Kings Mumbai 01 Jun 2008
2 AL Menaria, BJ Hodge 64 4th v KKR Jaipur 08 Apr 2012
3 GC Smith, M Kaif 60 4th v Chargers Hyd-RGS 24 Apr 2008
4 FY Fazal, AC Voges 60 4th v Kings XI Mohali 24 Mar 2010
5 J Botha, RA Jadeja 55 4th v Daredevils Bloemfontein 17 May 2009
6 SR Watson, M Kaif 52 4th v Daredevils Mumbai 30 May 2008
7 SR Watson, DS Lehmann 51 4th v Kings XI Jaipur 21 Apr 2008
8 LA Carseldine, RA Jadeja 51 4th v Chargers P Elizabeth 02 May 2009

 

BJ Hodge and AL Maneria added 64 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the second best stand by Rajasthan batsmen for the fourth wicket in IPL. The best stand is creidted to SR Watson and YK Pathan who added 65 runs against Chennai on 01.06.08.  The first two best stands are listed below

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SR Watson, YK Pathan 65 4th v Super Kings Mumbai 01 Jun 2008
2 AL Menaria, BJ Hodge 64 4th v KKR Jaipur 08 Apr 2012

 

BJ Hodge and AL Maneria added 64 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 19th occasion of 50 plus runs partnership by Rajasthan batsmen at their home ground – Jaipur.

 

This stand represents the second stand of 50 plus runs by Rajasthan batsmen against various oppositions for the fourth wicket in IPL and also the best stand for the fourth wicket. The two stands of 50 plus runs are listed below

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AL Menaria, BJ Hodge 64 4th v KKR Jaipur 08 Apr 2012
2 SR Watson, DS Lehmann 51 4th v Kings XI Jaipur 21 Apr 2008

 

This stand represents the fourth stand of 50 plus runs by Rajasthan batsmen against Kolkata for various wickets in IPL and also the best stand against Kolkata. The previous best was 57 runs partnership between YK Pathan and RA Jadeja at Jaipur on 01.05.08. It is interesting to note that all these four partnerships have been realized at Jaipur – home ground of Rajasthan.

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AL Menaria, BJ Hodge 64 4th v KKR Jaipur 08 Apr 2012
2 YK Pathan, RA Jadeja 57 5th v KKR Jaipur 01 May 2008
3 SA Asnodkar, YK Pathan 53 3rd v KKR Jaipur 01 May 2008
4 R Dravid, AL Menaria 52 2nd v KKR Jaipur 15 Apr 2011

 

Kolkata was all out for 142 in this game providing the seccond occasion of it being dismissed twice against an opposition in IPL. It was dismissed for 151 against Rajasthan at Jaipur on 01.05.08. The other team which has dismissed Kolklata all out on two occasions is Mumbai. Mumbai has dismissed Kolkata for 95 at Port Elizabeth on 27.04.09 and for 67 at Mumbai on 16.05.09

 

Kolkata was all out for 142 in this game providing the 55th occasion of team dismissed all out in IPL. This also represents Kolkata dismissed all out for the sixth occasion after scoing 100 plus runs in IPL. The other three occasions are – 151 vs. Rajasthan at Jaipur on 01.05.08, 109 v Chennai at Kolkata on 16.03.10 and 101 vs. Hyderabad at Cape Town on 19.04.09, 95 vs. Mumbai at Port Elizabeth on 27.04.09 and 67 vs. Mumbai at Mumbai on 16.05.09

 

In a rare coincidence of Statistics, both the rival captains – G Gambhir of Kolkata and R Dravid of Rajasthan – were playing their 57th match in IPL.

 

MK Tiwari’s 59 went in vain providing the 130th occasion of a batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in IPL. It also provides the 15th occasion of a Kollkata batsman’s fifty in a losing cause.  


 

 

 

IPL 5 – Match No 06 : Jadeja stars with all round display in Chennai's win over Hyderabad

IPL 5 – Match No 06 : Jadeja stars with all round display in Chennai's win over Hyderabad

Match No 06 – Deccan Chargers vs. Chennai Super Kings at Vizag on 07.04.12 – Chennai Super Kings won by 74 runs

SK Raina was caught and bowled by DT Christian for 16 in this game providing the 87th occasion of a batsman caught and bowled in IPL

RA Jedeja was dismissed hit wicket of the bowling of DW Steyn in this game providing the fourth occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in IPL. The other occasions are – MA Khote hit wicket of S Sreesanth for 8 {Punjab vs. Mumbai at Mohali on 25.04.08 ; Misbah-ul-Huq hit wicket of S Sreesanth for 21 {Bangalore vs. Punjab at Mohali on 12.05.08} and SA Asnodkar hit wicket of JA Morkel for {Rajasthan vs. Chennai at Centurion on 30.04.09

It is interesting to nate that Chennai posted 193 for 6 in this game. This team total has come with out a half century and without a half century partnership!!!

Chennai’s 193 for 6 in this game represent the highest team total posted against Hyderabad in IPL. The previous best was 178 for 3 at East London on 04.05.09

SK Raina’s aggregate runs in IPL stood at 1865 including 16 runs made by him in this game. He leads the table of batsmen who have scored most runs in IPL.

MS Gony conceded 54 runs in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL.

MS Gony conceded 54 runs without a wicket in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs with out a wicket in IPL. All such occasions are furnished below

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SK Trivedi 4.0 0 59 0 Rajasthan Punjab Mohali 21 Apr 2011
2 Mashrafe Mortaza 4.0 0 58 0 Kolkata Deccan Johannesburg 16 May 2009
3 VRV Singh 4.0 0 56 0 Punjab Mumbai Mumbai 21 May 2008
4 MM Patel 4.0 0 55 0 Rajasthan Deccan Hyd-RGS 24 Apr 2008
5 Pankaj Singh 4.0 0 54 0 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 17 Apr 2010
6 MS Gony 4.0 0 54 0 Deccan Chennai Vizag 07 Apr 2012
7 JDP Oram 4.0 0 53 0 Super Kings Mumbai Chennai 23 Apr 2008
8 Z Khan 4.0 0 53 0 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 22 Apr 2011
9 Mohammad Asif 4.0 0 51 0 Delhi Deccan Delhi 15 May 2008
10 PJ Sangwan 3.0 0 51 0 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 19 May 2008
11 S Sreesanth 4.0 0 51 0 Punjab Deccan Cuttack 19 Mar 2010
12 RP Singh 4.0 0 50 0 Deccan Delhi Delhi 15 May 2008
13 A Flintoff 4.0 0 50 0 Super Kings Delhi Durban 23 Apr 2009
14 JJ van der Wath 4.0 0 50 0 Bangalore Punjab Dharamsala 17 May 2011

Hyderabad was all out for 119 in this game providing the 55th occasion of a team dismissed all out in IPL.

Hyderabad was all out for 119 in this game leaving Chennai victorious by 74 runs providing the 23rd occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs in IPL. The complete is furnished below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Kolkata 140 runs 223 Bangalore Bangalore 18 Apr 2008
2 Punjab 111 runs 233 Bangalore Dharamsala 17 May 2011
3 Rajasthan 105 runs 193 Delhi Mumbai 30 May 2008
4 Mumbai 98 runs 219 Delhi Delhi 17 Mar 2010
5 Super Kings 92 runs 180 Bangalore Port Elizabeth 20 Apr 2009
6 Mumbai 92 runs 188 Kolkata Port Elizabeth 27 Apr 2009
7 Bangalore 85 runs 206 Punjab Bangalore 06 May 2011
8 Deccan 82 runs 199 Punjab Dharamsala 21 May 2011
9 Super Kings 78 runs 179 Deccan East London 04 May 2009
10 Rajasthan 78 runs 212 Punjab Durban 05 May 2009
11 Punjab 76 runs 164 Mumbai Mohali 10 May 2011
12 Bangalore 75 runs 134 Rajasthan Cape Town 18 Apr 2009
13 Super Kings 74 runs 194 Deccan Vizag 07 Apr 2012
14 Delhi 67 runs 189 Rajasthan Delhi 31 Mar 2010
15 Punjab 66 runs 183 Mumbai Mohali 25 Apr 2008
16 Rajasthan 65 runs 198 Bangalore Jaipur 17 May 2008
17 Mumbai 63 runs 179 Deccan Mumbai BS 03 Apr 2010
18 Super Kings 63 runs 197 Rajasthan Jaipur 09 May 2011
19 Super Kings 58 runs 206 Bangalore Chennai 28 May 2011
20 Mumbai 57 runs 192 Bangalore Bangalore 17 Apr 2010
21 Super Kings 55 runs 165 Kolkata Kolkata 16 Mar 2010
22 Deccan 55 runs 130 Kochi Kochi 27 Apr 2011
23 Deccan 53 runs 167 Rajasthan Kimberley 11 May 2009

Chennai’s win by 74 runs in this game is its sixth win by 50 plus runs margin in IPL. Chennai has carved most wins by 50 plus runs margin in IPL. All the six victories are tabulated below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Super Kings 92 runs 180 Bangalore Port Elizabeth 20 Apr 2009
2 Super Kings 78 runs 179 Deccan East London 04 May 2009
3 Super Kings 74 runs 194 Deccan Vizag 07 Apr 2012
4 Super Kings 63 runs 197 Rajasthan Jaipur 09 May 2011
5 Super Kings 58 runs 206 Bangalore Chennai 28 May 2011
6 Super Kings 55 runs 165 Kolkata Kolkata 16 Mar 2010

Hyderabad lost this game by 74 runs providing its third loss by 50 plus margin in IPL. The other two such losses were against Chennai at East London on 04.05.00 and against Mumbai at Mum-BS on 03.04.10.

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Super Kings 78 runs 179 Deccan East London 04 May 2009
2 Super Kings 74 runs 194 Deccan Vizag 07 Apr 2012
3 Mumbai 63 runs 179 Deccan Mumbai BS 03 Apr 2010

Hyderabad lost this game by 74 runs chasing a target of 194 runs providing the 12th occasion of a team losing an IPL game after being set a target of 190 plus runs. The twelve such occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Punjab 111 runs 233 Bangalore Dharamsala 17 May 2011
2 Kolkata 140 runs 223 Bangalore Bangalore 18 Apr 2008
3 Mumbai 98 runs 219 Delhi Delhi 17 Mar 2010
4 Rajasthan 78 runs 212 Punjab Durban 05 May 2009
5 Bangalore 85 runs 206 Punjab Bangalore 06 May 2011
6 Super Kings 58 runs 206 Bangalore Chennai 28 May 2011
7 Deccan 82 runs 199 Punjab Dharamsala 21 May 2011
8 Rajasthan 65 runs 198 Bangalore Jaipur 17 May 2008
9 Super Kings 63 runs 197 Rajasthan Jaipur 09 May 2011
10 Super Kings 74 runs 194 Deccan Vizag 07 Apr 2012
11 Rajasthan 105 runs 193 Delhi Mumbai 30 May 2008
12 Mumbai 57 runs 192 Bangalore Bangalore 17 Apr 2010

Chennai has won three IPL games by 50 plus runs margin after setting 190 plus runs as target which are listed below

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Super Kings 58 runs 206 Bangalore Chennai 28 May 2011
2 Super Kings 63 runs 197 Rajasthan Jaipur 09 May 2011
3 Super Kings 74 runs 194 Deccan Vizag 07 Apr 2012

RA Jadeja captured five for 16 in this providing the 45th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. His figures also represent the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in IPL, The other eight occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Sohail Tanvir 4.0 0 14 6 Rajasthan Super Kings Jaipur 04 May 2008
2 A Kumble 3.1 1 5 5 Bangalore Rajasthan Cape Town 18 Apr 2009
3 I Sharma 3.0 0 12 5 Deccan Kochi Kochi 27 Apr 2011
4 SL Malinga 3.4 1 13 5 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 10 Apr 2011
5 A Mishra 4.0 0 17 5 Delhi Deccan Delhi 15 May 2008
6 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 18 5 Mumbai Super Kings Mumbai 22 Apr 2011
7 MM Patel 4.0 0 21 5 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10 May 2011
8 L Balaji 4.0 0 24 5 Super Kings Punjab Chennai 10 May 2008

RA Jadeja became the second Chennai bowler to capture five wickets in IPL. The other bowler was L Balaji who had returned with figures of 4.0-0-24-5 against Punjab at Chennai on 10.05.08, Thus RA Jadeja’s bowling figures are the best figures by a Chennai bowler in IPL.

 

 

IPL 5 – Match No 5 – AB de Villiers and Muralitharan star in Bangalore's win over Delhi

IPL 5 – Match No 5 – AB de Villiers and Muralitharan star in Bangalore's win over Delhi

Match No 05 : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore on 07.04.12 – Bangalore won by 20 runs 

AB de Villiers completed 1000 runs in IPL when he was on 17 during his knock of    in this game. At the end of this game, his IPL run aggregate stood at 1047. He became the 22nd batsman to complete 1000 runs in IPL. The complete list read thus

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C F Z
1 SK Raina 63 61 10 1849 98 36.25 0 13 1
2 SR Tendulkar 52 52 9 1739 100* 40.44 1 10 2
3 AC Gilchrist 61 61 1 1630 109* 27.16 2 9 6
4 JH Kallis 58 57 8 1560 89* 31.83 0 14 5
5 RG Sharma 63 60 9 1543 87 30.25 0 11 4
6 G Gambhir 56 55 8 1491 86 31.72 0 10 3
7 MS Dhoni 60 52 15 1429 70* 38.62 0 8 2
8 V Sehwag 52* 51 3 1404 119 29.25 1 9 4
9 KC Sangakkara 50 47 2 1367 94 30.37 0 9 4
10 YK Pathan 59 54 5 1294 100 26.40 1 6 2
11 V Kohli 62* 55 9 1283 71 27.89 0 6 1
12 SE Marsh 30 29 4 1274 115 50.96 1 11 1
13 R Dravid 56 50 4 1269 75* 27.58 0 5 3
14 Yuvraj Singh 57 55 8 1237 66* 26.31 0 5 1
15 RV Uthappa 60 55 12 1169 68* 27.18 0 4 2
16 DPMD Jayawardene 49 48 12 1136 110* 31.55 1 5 1
17 S Badrinath 63 51 17 1131 71* 33.26 0 10 4
18 ML Hayden 32 32 2 1107 93 36.90 0 8 1
19 SC Ganguly 45 42 3 1084 91 27.79 0 7 4
20 CH Gayle 28 28 4 1071 107 44.62 2 5 3
21 AB de Villiers 45 40 10 1047 105* 34.90 1 6 4
22 KD Karthik 58 49 10 1025 69 26.28 0 4 2

 

DL Vettori was dismissed run out in this game providing the 337th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in IPL

AB de Villiers scored 64 not out in this game providing the 42nd occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. His knock represents his third fifty representing Bangalore in IPL which are listed below


No Player Runs Opposition Ground Match Date
1 AB de Villiers 65 v Super Kings Chennai 16 Apr 2011
2 AB de Villiers 64* v Daredevils Bangalore 07 Apr 2012
3 AB de Villiers 54* v Kochi Kochi 09 Apr 2011

 

AB de Villiers and R Vinay Kumar added 54 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the record partnership for the seventh wicket by Bangalore batsmen in IPL. The previous best stand was 44 runs between V Kohli and RE van der Merwe against Kings Eleven Punjab at Durban on 01.05.09 

AB de Villiers and R Vinay Kumar added 54 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the 48th occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for various wickets by Bangalore batsmen in IPL.

AB de Villiers and R Vinay Kumar added 54 runs for the seventh wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for the seventh wickets in IPL. The other three occasions are – 60 runs between RA Jadeja and SK Warne for Rajasthan against Punjab at Cape Town on 26.04.09 ; 57 runs unfinished stand between LR Shukla and AB Agarkar for Kolkata against Rajasthan at Durban on 20.05.09 and 54 runs between TM Dilshan and MF Mahroof for Delhi against Rajasthan at Durban on 11.05.09

V Kohli’s catch to dismiss NV Ojha of M Muralitharan represents his 22nd catch in IPL. All the 22 catches were pouched by him representing Bangalore. He became the third fieldsman to take 22 or more catches representing a single team in IPL. Others are – SK Raina – 31 catches representing Chennai and HH Gibbs – 22 catches representing Hyderabad

 

 

IPL 5 – Match No 04 – Rajasthan cruise past Punjab

IPL 5 – Match No 04 – Rajasthan cruise past Punjab

Match Number 04 : Rajasthan Royals vs Kings Eleven Punjab at Jaipur on 06.04.12 : Rajasthan Royals won by 31 runs

 

R Dravid became the sixth captain to lead two teams in IPL, He led Rajasthan in this game. He had led Bangalore in 2008 edition. Other captains to lead two teams are – AC Gilchrist {Hyderabad and Punjab}, Yuvraj Singh {Punjab and Pune}, G Gambhir {Delhi and Kolkata}, SC Ganguly {Kolkata and Pune}, and DPMD Jayawardene {Punjab and Kochi}

 

R Dravid became the third captain to lead Rajasthan in IPL. Others are SK Warne {55} and SR Watson {01}.

 

R Dravid was playing his 50th IPL innings in this game. He became the 14th cricketer to play 50 plus IPL innings. The complete list is furnished below

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C F Z
1 SK Raina 63 61 10 1849 98 36.25 0 13 1
2 AC Gilchrist 61 61 1 1630 109* 27.16 2 9 6
3 RG Sharma 63 60 9 1543 87 30.25 0 11 4
4 JH Kallis 58 57 8 1560 89* 31.83 0 14 5
5 G Gambhir 56 55 8 1491 86 31.72 0 10 3
6 Yuvraj Singh 57 55 8 1237 66* 26.31 0 5 1
7 RV Uthappa 60 55 12 1169 68* 27.18 0 4 2
8 YK Pathan 59 54 5 1294 100 26.40 1 6 2
9 V Kohli 61 54 9 1275 71 28.33 0 6 1
10 SR Tendulkar 52 52 9 1739 100* 40.44 1 10 2
11 MS Dhoni 60 52 15 1429 70* 38.62 0 8 2
12 V Sehwag 51 51 3 1404 119 29.25 1 9 4
13 S Badrinath 63 51 17 1131 71* 33.26 0 10 4
14 R Dravid 56 50 4 1269 75* 27.58 0 5 3

 

AM Rahane scored 98 in this game to become the 12th batsman in IPL to score a ninety. The complete list is furnished below

 

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SK Raina 98 Super Kings Rajasthan Centurion 30 Apr 2009
2 S Dhawan 95* Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21 May 2011
3 SE Marsh 95 Punjab Delhi Delhi 23 Apr 2011
4 M Vijay 95 Super Kings Bangalore Chennai 28 May 2011
5 V Sehwag 94* Delhi Deccan Hyd-RGS 22 Apr 2008
6 NV Ojha 94* Rajasthan Super Kings Chennai 03 Apr 2010
7 KC Sangakkara 94 Punjab Mumbai Mohali 25 Apr 2008
8 DPMD Jayawardene 93* Punjab Deccan Dharamsala 16 Apr 2010
9 ML Hayden 93 Super Kings Delhi Delhi 19 Mar 2010
10 SC Ganguly 91 Kolkata Deccan Hyd-RGS 11 May 2008
11 GC Smith 91 Rajasthan Super Kings Chennai 24 May 2008
12 AM Rahane 98 Rajasthan Punjab Jaipur 06 Apr 2012

AM Rahane with his 98 in this game became the third Rajasthan batsman to score ninety in IPL. Others are – NV Ojha and GC Smith.

 

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 NV Ojha 94* Rajasthan Super Kings Chennai 03 Apr 2010
2 GC Smith 91 Rajasthan Super Kings Chennai 24 May 2008

 

AM Rahane became the second batsman to score ninety against Punjab in IPL after S Dhawan of Delhi who had made 95 not out at Dharamsala on 21.05.11

 

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 S Dhawan 95* Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21 May 2011
2 AM Rahane 98 Rajasthan Punjab Jaipur 06 Apr 2012

 

AM Rahane became the second batsman to score exact 98 in IPL after SK Raina of Chennai who had made 98 against Rajasthan at Centurion on 30.04.09

 

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 SK Raina 98 Super Kings Rajasthan Centurion 30 Apr 2009
2 AM Rahane 98 Rajasthan Punjab Jaipur 06 Apr 2012

 

AM Rahane’s 98 in this game represent the second highest score by a Rajasthan batsman in IPL. The best score is credited to YK Pathan who scored 100 against Mumbai at Mum-BS on 13.03.10.

 

Rajasthan posted 191 for 4 in this game providing the third occasion of it posting 190 plus scores in the matches played on its home ground at Jaipur. The other occasions are – 197 for 1 vs Bangalore on 13.03.10 and 196 for 7 vs Kolkata on 01.05.08

 

AL Maneria scored zero in this game providing the 41st occasion of a Rajasthan batsman scoring zero in IPL.

 

K Cooper captured 4 for 26 in this game providing the 44th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL and 36th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.

 

K Cooper with his 4 for 26 in this game became the fourth Rajasthan bowler to capture four or more wickets in IPL. His feat provides the fifth such occasion. The complete list of five occasions are furnished below

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Sohail Tanvir 4.0 0 14 6 Rajasthan Super Kings Jaipur 04 May 2008
2 Sohail Tanvir 4.0 0 14 4 Rajasthan Mumbai Jaipur 26 May 2008
3 A Singh 4.0 0 19 4 Rajasthan Bangalore Centurion 07 May 2009
4 SK Warne 4.0 0 21 4 Rajasthan Deccan Nagpur 05 Apr 2010
5 K Cooper 4.0 0 26 4 Rajasthan Punjab Jaipur 06 Apr 2012

 

K Cooper became the second bowler to capture four wickets on IPL debut. He captured 4 for 26 in this game. Shoaib Akthar of Kolkata was the other bowler to perform such a feat. He had captured 4 for 11 against Delhi at Kolkata on 13.05.08

 

AM Rahane’s 98 in this game provide the 34th occasion of a Rajasthan batsman scoring fifty in IPL. It also represents his second fifty in IPL, the first being – 52 against Chennai at Jaipur on 09.05.11

 

R Dravid and AM Rahane added 77 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 15th occasion of Rajasthan batsmen posting 50 plus runs for the first wicket in IPL. It also represents the seventh occasion of 50 plus runs for the first wicket on its home ground – Jaipur.

 

R Dravid and AM Rahane added 77 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 49th occasion of Rajasthan batsmen posting 50 plus runs for the various wickets in IPL. It also represents the 18th occasion of 50 plus runs for various wickets on its home ground – Jaipur.

 

IPL 5 – Match 03 : Pune beat formidable Bombay convincingly

IPL 5 – Match 03 : Pune beat formidable Bombay convincingly

Match Number 03 : Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors at Mumbai-WS on 06.04.12 : Pune Warriors won by 28 runs

 

KRD Karthik effected a stumping in this game to take his aggregate of stumpings in IPL to 14. Only AC Gilchrist {16} and MS Dhoni {15} have effected more stumpings in IPL

 

RV Uthappa effected four dismissals in this game {02 ct plus 02 st} to become the fifth wicket keeper to effect four or more dismissals in IPL. Others are – 05 by KC Sangakkara  – Hyderabad vs Bangalore at Hyd-LBS on 14.04.11 ; 04 by YV Takawale – Mumbai vs Rajasthan at Mumbai on 07.05.08 ; 04 by MN van Wyk – Kolkata vs Bangalore at Durban on 29.04.09 ; 04 by KD Karthik – Delhi vs Rajasthan at Bloemfontien on 17.05.09

 

RV Uthappa’s aggregate dismissals in IPL stood at 30 at the end of this game. He became the fifth wicket keeper to effect 30 plus dismissals. Others are – AC Gilchrist {50}, KC Sangakkara {42}, KD Karthik {38} and MS Dhoni {32}

 

KRD Karthik completed 1000 runs when he was on 11 during his knock of 36 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 1025. He became the 21st batsman to total 1000 plus runs in IPL. The complete list read thus

 

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C F 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina 63 61 10 1849 98 36.25 0 13 1 155 79
2 SR Tendulkar 52 52 9 1739 100* 40.44 1 10 2 219 21
3 AC Gilchrist 60 60 1 1603 109* 27.16 2 9 6 177 82
4 JH Kallis 58 57 8 1560 89* 31.83 0 14 5 174 27
5 RG Sharma 63 60 9 1543 87 30.25 0 11 4 128 64
6 G Gambhir 56 55 8 1491 86 31.72 0 10 3 178 15
7 MS Dhoni 60 52 15 1429 70* 38.62 0 8 2 111 55
8 V Sehwag 51 51 3 1404 119 29.25 1 9 4 169 61
9 KC Sangakkara 50 47 2 1367 94 30.37 0 9 4 161 23
10 YK Pathan 59 54 5 1294 100 26.40 1 6 2 113 74
11 V Kohli 61 54 9 1275 71 28.33 0 6 1 121 40
12 SE Marsh 29 28 4 1267 115 52.79 1 11 1 125 52
13 R Dravid 55 49 4 1241 75* 27.57 0 5 3 141 19
14 Yuvraj Singh 57 55 8 1237 66* 26.31 0 5 1 93 67
15 RV Uthappa 60 55 12 1169 68* 27.18 0 4 2 103 49
16 DPMD Jayawardene 49 48 12 1136 110* 31.55 1 5 1 122 30
17 S Badrinath 63 51 17 1131 71* 33.26 0 10 4 120 26
18 ML Hayden 32 32 2 1107 93 36.90 0 8 1 121 44
19 SC Ganguly 45 42 3 1084 91 27.79 0 7 4 107 38
20 CH Gayle 28 28 4 1071 107 44.62 2 5 3 101 70
21 KD Karthik 58 49 10 1025 69 26.28 0 4 2 95 27

 

RV Uthappa became the seventh cricketer to appear in 60 plus games in IPL. This was his 60th game. Others are – S Badrinath {63}, SK Raina {63}, RG Sharma {63}, AC Gilchrist {60}, V Kohli {61} and MS Dhoni {60}

 

SL Malinga with his two wickets in this game swelled his IPL wickets aggregate to 65. He now has most wickets in IPL. He went past RP Singh’s aggregate of 64 wickets which was the previous record for most wickets in IPL.

 

AB Dinda captured 4 for 16 in this game to provide the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. His figures also provide the 34th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.

 

AB Dinda became the third Pune bowler to capture four wickets in IPL. The following table shows the list of Pune bowlers who have captured four wickets in IPL. AB Dinda’s 4 for 16 is the best bowling figures by a Pune bowler in IPL.

 

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 MR Marsh 4.0 0 25 4 Pune Deccan Hyd-RGS 10 May 2011
2 Yuvraj Singh 4.0 0 29 4 Pune Delhi Mumbai 17 Apr 2011

IPL 5 – Match 2 : Delhi pip Kolkata in a contrived game

IPL 5 – Match 2 : Delhi pip Kolkata in a contrived game

Match No 02 : Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils at Kolkata on 05.04.12 ; Delhi Daredevils won by eight wickets

 

BB McCullum’s aggregate at the end of this game stood at 3753 in T20 games. He became the third batsman in T20 game to total 3750 runs. Others are – DJ Hussey {4270} and BJ Hodge {4226}

 

MK Tiwary failed to score in this game providing the fifth occasion of his being dismissed for a duck in IPL. He became the 12th batsman to be dismissed for a duck on five or more occasions in IPL.

 

YK Pathan’s zero in this game provides the second occasion of his being dismissed for duck in IPL. It also provides his seventh duck in T20 games.

 

Delhi won this game by eight wickets providing the 23rd occasion of a team winning a game by eight wickets margin in IPL. It also provides the second occasion of Delhi winning an IPL game by eight wickets margin, the first being its win against Chennai at Chennai on 02.05.08

IPL – 5 : Match 01 : Mumbai dethrone Chennai in the opener

IPL – 5 : Match 01 : Mumbai dethrone Chennai in the opener

First match – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at Chennai on 04.04.12 : Mumbai won by eight wickets

Mumbai became the fourth team to appear in 60 plus IPL games. This game was its 60th match. Other teams to play 60 plus IPL games are – Chennai {63}, Bangalore {62} and Hyderabad {60}

MS Dhoni became the sixth cricketer to appear in 60 plus IPL games. This game was his 60th game. Others are – S Badrinath {63}, SK Raina {63}, RG Sharma {62}, V Kohli {61} and AC Gilchrist {60}

MS Dhoni became the first captain to lead a team in 60 IPL games. This was his 60th game as captain of Chennai.

F de Pliess, MS Dhoni and R Aswhin were run out in this game providing 327th, 328th and 329th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in IPL.

KRD Karthik became the second wicket keeper batsman to represent three IPL teams. Earker he has played for Delhi and Punjab. In this edition he is representing Mumbai. The other wicket keeper batsman to represent three teams is – RV Uthappa who represented Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune

Chennai’s 112 all out in this game provide the 56th occasion of a team dismissed all out in IPL. It also provides the second occasion of Chennai being dismissed all out for less than 125 runs in IPL. The other occasion was against Rajasthan at Jaipur on 04.05.2008 when it was dismissed all out for 109 in 19.0 overs

SR Tendulkar was retired hurt in this game providing the fifth occasion of a batsman retiring hurt in IPL.

R Levi scored 50 in this game which was his debut 50 in IPL.

Mumbai won this game by eight wickets providing the 22nd occasion of a team winning the game by exact eight wickets margin in IPL. This win also provides Mumbai’s 15th win by wickets margin and fourth win by exact eight wickets margin.