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KD Karthik’s dubious distinction – owns the record for most fifties in a losing cause by a wicket keeper batsman in the Indian Premier League

KD Karthik’s dubious distinction – owns the record for most fifties in a losing cause by a wicket keeper batsman in the Indian Premier League

 Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik

KD Karthik of Gujarat score 58 not out against Punjab at Rajkot on 23.04.17.  This effort was in a losing cause as Gujarat lost the game by 26 runs. This provides the 45th occasion of a wicket keeper’s fifty going in vain in the history of Indian Premier League

 

This effort provides the sixth occasion of KD Karthik’s fifty going in vain in the Indian Premier League. He now holds the record for most fifties in a losing cause by a wicket keeper batsman in the tournament.  He went past AC Gilchrist and RV Uthappa who have witnessed five fifties in a losing cause in the tournament. The following table lists the performance of these three wicket keepers.

 

No   Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 + KD Karthik 52 Delhi Chennai Jo’burg 02.05.09
2 + KD Karthik 60 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 04.03.13
3 + KD Karthik 51 Delhi Chennai Delhi 05.05.14
4 + KD Karthik 69 Delhi Punjab Delhi 19.05.14
5 + KD Karthik 53 Gujarat Delhi Rajkot 03.05.16
6 + KD Karthik 58* Gujarat Punjab Rajkot 23.04.17
               
1 *+ AC Gilchrist 61 Deccan Rajasthan Jaipur 09.05.08
2 *+ AC Gilchrist 50 Deccan Punjab Mohali 23.05.08
3 *+ AC Gilchrist 64 Deccan Delhi Durban 13.05.09
4 *+ AC Gilchrist 54 Deccan Kolkata Mumbai 12.03.10
5 *+ AC Gilchrist 51 Punjab Deccan Dharmasala 21.05.11
               
1 * RV Uthappa 60* Pune Delhi Pune-SRS 24.04.12
2 + RV Uthappa 75 Pune Bangalore Pune-SRS 02.05.13
3 + RV Uthappa 54 Pune Rajasthan Jaipur 05.05.13
4 + RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
5 + RV Uthappa 72 Kolkata v Gujarat Kolkata 21.04.17

 

Harbhajan Singh joins the list of bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets in T20 games

Harbhajan Singh joins the list of bowlers who have captured 200 plus wickets in T20 games

Harbhajan Singh’s lone wicket in this game – that of Rising Pune Supergiant’s skipper SPD Smith who was bowled for 17 – gave him his 200th wicket in T20 games. At the end of this game, his wicket aggregate read 200. He became the 19th bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 200 wickets.

No Player Mat Inns Overs M Runs Wkts BBI SR 4 5
1 DJ Bravo 344 327 1089.1 02 8783 367 5/23 17.8 08 1
2 SL Malinga 231 226 845.5 13 5761 315 6/07 16.1 08 4
3 Yasir Arafat 226 224 783.4 08 6345 281 4/05 16.7 10 0
4 SP Narine 223 218 849.2 17 4953 272 5/19 18.7 10 1
5 Shakib Al Hasan 234 228 820.3 11 5560 265 6/06 18.5 06 2
6 Saeed Ajmal 187 186 697.2 13 4534 263 4/14 15.9 08 0
7 AC Thomas 225 214 759.4 15 5737 263 5/24 17.3 04 1
8 Sohail Tanvir 252 248 886.1 08 6439 260 6/14 20.4 05 1
9 Shahid Afridi 245 240 875.0 11 5808 259 5/07 20.2 05 2
10 Azhar Mahmood 230 229 804.1 10 6143 258 5/24 18.7 03 1
11 DP Nannes 215 211 770.4 09 5720 257 5/31 17.9 07 2
12 JA Morkel 298 273 809.4 08 6179 240 4/25 20.2 03 0
13 KA Pollard 366 259 682.2 01 5519 233 4/15 17.5 04 0
14 SW Tait 171 167 612.2 07 4891 218 5/32 16.8 03 1
15 AD Russell 232 216 664.1 04 5364 209 4/11 19.0 07 0
16 A Mishra 176 175 620.4 11 4367 208 5/17 17.9 04 2
17 DW Steyn 179 176 662.3 11 4423 201 4/09 19.7 04 0
18 R Ashwin 195 192 691.4 07 4663 200 4/08 20.7 04 0
19 Harbhajan Singh 225 214 773.0 12 5149 200 5/18 23.1 03 1

He also became the third Indian bowler to accomplish such a feat. Others are – A Mishra {208} and R Ashwin {200}. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers

No Player Mat Inns Overs M Runs Wkts BBI SR 4 5
1 A Mishra 176 175 620.4 11 4367 208 5/17 17.9 04 2
2 R Ashwin 195 192 691.4 07 4663 200 4/08 20.7 04 0
3 Harbhajan Singh 225 214 773.0 12 5149 200 5/18 23.1 03

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Statistical titbits of the game between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant at Mumbai on 24.04.17

Statistical titbits of the game between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiant at Mumbai on 24.04.17

RG Sharma of Mumbai scored 58 against Rising Pune Supergiant at Mumbai on 24.04.17. This knock represents his 31st fifty in the tournament. He is one of the five batsmen who have scored 30 plus fifties in  the Indian Premier League. DA Warner {36}, G Gambhir {33}, V Kohli {32}, RG Sharma {31} and SK Raina {31}. Thus he shares the  fourth place along with SK Raina in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties  in  the Indian Premier League.

 

RG Sharma of Mumbai scored 58 against Rising Pune Supergiant at Mumbai on 24.04.17. This knock represents his 30th half century in the tournament. He became the fourth batsman in the Indian Premier League to score 30 plus half centuries. Others are – DA Warner {34}, G Gambhir {33} and SK Raina {30}

 

RG Sharma’s run aggregate in the Indian Premier League at the end  of the  game between Mumbai and Rising Pune Supergiant at Mumbai on 24.03.17  read 3986. He requires 14 more runs for his 4000 runs. If  he gets them, he would then become the third  batsman in the  history of Indian Premier League to score 4000 plus runs. Others are – SK Raina {4373} and V Kohli {4264}

 

MS Dhoni and RG Sharma were playing their 150th IPL game. They became the second and third cricketers to appear in 150 plus games in the history of the tournament after SK Raina SK Raina has most appearances in Indian Premier League – 154

 

Two cricketers from rival teams appearing in their 150th game of the tournament – first such happening in the tournament

 

MS Dhoni earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper to appear in 150 games in the tournament.

 

Harbhajan Singh’s lone wicket in this game – that of Rising Pune Supergiant’s skipper SPD Smith who was bowled for 17 – gave him his 200th wicket in T20 games. At the end of this game, his wicket aggregate read 200. He became the 19th bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 200 wickets. He also became the third Indian bowler to accomplish such a feat. Others are – A Mishra {208} and R Ashwin {200}

 

Harbhajan Singh’s IPL wickets aggregate at the end of this game read 123. He now stands third in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets in the tournament. SL Malinga {143} and A Mishra {131} occupy the first two places.

Teams winning an IPL game by 50 plus runs – Kolkata posts its second such win in ten years

Teams winning an IPL game by 50 plus runs – Kolkata posts its second such win in ten years

Kolkata Knight Riders won its game against Bangalore on 23.04.17 by 82 runs to provide the 45th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Bangalore Gujarat Bangalore 144 runs Bangalore May 14, 2016
2 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 140 runs Bangalore Apr 18, 2008
3 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 138 runs Bangalore May 06, 2015
4 Bangalore Warriors Bangalore 130 runs Bangalore Apr 23, 2013
5 Punjab Bangalore Punjab 111 runs Dharamsala May 17, 2011
6 Delhi Rajasthan Rajasthan 105 runs Mumbai May 30, 2008
7 Delhi Mumbai Mumbai 098 runs Delhi Mar 17, 2010
8 Chennai Punjab Chennai 097 runs Chennai Apr 25, 2015
9 Ris Pune Delhi Delhi 097 runs Pune-SRS Apr 11, 2017
10 Chennai Delhi Chennai 093 runs Abu Dhabi Apr 21, 2014
11 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 092 runs Port Elizabeth Apr 20, 2009
12 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 092 runs Port Elizabeth Apr 27, 2009
13 Rajasthan Mumbai Rajasthan 087 runs Jaipur Apr 17, 2013
14 Delhi Chennai Chennai 086 runs Chennai May 25, 2012
15 Delhi Chennai Chennai 086 runs Delhi Apr 18, 2013
16 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 085 runs Bangalore May 06, 2011
17 Sunrisers Mumbai Sunrisers 085 runs Vizag May 08, 2016
18 Punjab Deccan Deccan 082 runs Dharamsala May 21, 2011
18 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 082 runs Bangalore May 18, 2016
19 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 082 runs Kolkata Apr 23, 2017
20 Mumbai Delhi Mumbai 080 runs Vizag May 15, 2016
21 Chennai Deccan Chennai 078 runs East London May 04, 2009
22 Punjab Rajasthan Rajasthan 078 runs Durban May 05, 2009
23 Sunrisers Chennai Chennai 077 runs Hyd-RGS May 08, 2013
24 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 076 runs Mohali May 10, 2011
25 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 075 runs Cape Town Apr 18, 2009
26 Deccan Chennai Chennai 074 runs Visakhapatnam Apr 07, 2012
27 Punjab Sunrisers Punjab 072 runs Sharjah Apr 22, 2014
28 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 071 runs Pune-SRS May 20, 2015
29 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 067 runs Delhi Mar 31, 2010
30 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 066 runs Mohali Apr 25, 2008
31 Rajasthan Bangalore Rajasthan 065 runs Jaipur May 17, 2008
32 Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 065 runs Mumbai May 07, 2013
33 Mumbai Deccan Mumbai 063 runs Mumbai (BS) Apr 03, 2010
34 Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 063 runs Jaipur May 09, 2011
35 Rajasthan Delhi Rajasthan 062 runs Ahmedabad May 15, 2014
36 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 060 runs Mumbai May 05, 2013
37 Bangalore Rajasthan Rajasthan 059 runs Bangalore Apr 15, 2012
38 Chennai Bangalore Chennai 058 runs Chennai May 28, 2011
39 Mumbai Bangalore Mumbai 058 runs Mumbai Apr 27, 2013
40 Bangalore Mumbai Mumbai 057 runs Bangalore Apr 17, 2010
41 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 055 runs Kolkata Mar 16, 2010
42 Kochi Deccan Deccan 055 runs Kochi Apr 27, 2011
43 Deccan Rajasthan Deccan 053 runs Kimberley May 11, 2009
44 Delhi Punjab Delhi 051 runs Delhi Apr 15, 2017
45 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 050 runs Dharamsala May 18, 2013

 

The win by Kolkata provides the second such win by Kolkata in  the Indian Premier League. Its first such win was also against Bangalore at Bangalore on 18.04.08 – the inaugural game of the Indian Premier League. Thus Kolkata had to wait for ten editions to post a victory of 50 plus runs in the tournament after it had posted its 140 runs win on 18.04.08. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 140 runs Bangalore Apr 18, 2008
2 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 082 runs Kolkata Apr 23, 2017

 

The following table lists the five occasions of Bangalore losing a game by 50 plus runs  in  the Indian Premier League. Its loss to Kolkata by 82 runs  in this game represent Bangalore’s second loss  by largest margin of runs in the tournament.  The loss by largest margin of runs is 111 runs  against Punjab at Dharamsala on 17.05.11

 

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Punjab Bangalore Punjab 111 runs Dharamsala May 17, 2011
2 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 082 runs Kolkata Apr 23, 2017
3 Rajasthan Bangalore Rajasthan 065 runs Jaipur May 17, 2008
4 Chennai Bangalore Chennai 058 runs Chennai May 28, 2011
5 Mumbai Bangalore Mumbai 058 runs Mumbai Apr 27, 2013

 

Kolkata’s win by 82 runs in this game represents the second  win  by 50 plus runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – the first being Chennai’s win by 55 runs against Kolkata on 16.03.10. Thus the win by 82 runs provides the largest win by margin of runs on Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 082 runs Kolkata Apr 23, 2017
2 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 055 runs Kolkata Mar 16, 2010

 

Teams winning an IPL game by single digit margin – one to nine runs

Teams winning an IPL game by single digit margin – one to nine runs

Rising Pune  Supergiants won its game by three runs against Mumbai at Mumbai on 24.03.17 to provide  the 55th occasion of a team winning a game by single digit run margin {one to nine  runs} in the  history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team1 Team2 Winner Margin Ground Date
1 Chennai Mumbai Chennai 6 runs Chennai Apr 23, 2008
2 Bangalore Deccan Bangalore 3 runs Bangalore May 03, 2008
3 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 9 runs Mohali May 03, 2008
4 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 5 runs Kolkata May 08, 2008
5 Delhi Punjab Punjab 6 runs Delhi May 17, 2008
6 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 3 runs Kolkata May 18, 2008
7 Mumbai Punjab Punjab 1 run Mumbai May 21, 2008
8 Chennai Delhi Delhi 9 runs Durban Apr 23, 2009
9 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 3 runs Durban Apr 29, 2009
10 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 8 runs Durban May 01, 2009
11 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs East London May 01, 2009
12 Mumbai Rajasthan Rajasthan 2 runs Durban May 14, 2009
13 Deccan Punjab Punjab 1 run Johannesburg May 17, 2009
14 Bangalore Deccan Deccan 6 runs Johannesburg May 24, 2009
15 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 4 runs Mum-BS Mar 13, 2010
16 Deccan Punjab Deccan 6 runs Cuttack Mar 19, 2010
17 Deccan Rajasthan Rajasthan 2 runs Nagpur Apr 05, 2010
18 Chennai Kolkata Chennai 2 runs Chennai Apr 08, 2011
19 Kolkata Deccan Kolkata 9 runs Kolkata Apr 11, 2011
20 Kolkata Kochi Kochi 6 runs Kolkata Apr 20, 2011
21 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai Apr 22, 2011
22 Kolkata Punjab Punjab 2 runs Kolkata Apr 15, 2012
23 Chennai Punjab Punjab 7 runs Chennai Apr 28, 2012
24 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 1 run Delhi Apr 29, 2012
25 Pune Mumbai Mumbai 1 run Pune May 03, 2012
26 Kolkata Pune Kolkata 7 runs Kolkata May 05, 2012
27 Deccan Bangalore Deccan 9 runs Hyd-RGS May 20, 2012
28 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 2 runs Bangalore Apr 04, 2013
29 Delhi Rajasthan Rajasthan 5 runs Delhi Apr 06, 2013
30 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs Chennai Apr 06, 2013
31 Punjab Kolkata Punjab 4 runs Mohali Apr 16, 2013
32 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai Apr 29, 2013
33 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 4 runs Delhi May 10, 2013
34 Kolkata Pune Pune 7 runs Ranchi May 15, 2013
35 Punjab Delhi Punjab 7 runs Dharamsala May 16, 2013
36 Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 7 runs Dubai (DSC) Apr 23, 2014
37 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 2 runs Sharjah Apr 24, 2014
38 Sunrisers Delhi Sunrisers 4 runs Dubai (DSC) Apr 25, 2014
39 Chennai Delhi Chennai 1 run Chennai Apr 09, 2015
40 Sunrisers Delhi Delhi 4 runs Visakhapatnam Apr 18, 2015
41 Chennai Kolkata Chennai 2 runs Chennai Apr 28, 2015
42 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai May 01, 2015
43 Rajasthan Sunrisers Sunrisers 7 runs Mum-BS May 07, 2015
44 Delhi Sunrisers Sunrisers 6 runs Raipur May 09, 2015
45 Sunrisers Punjab Sunrisers 5 runs Hyd-RGS May 11, 2015
46 Rajasthan Kolkata Rajasthan 9 runs Mum-BS May 16, 2015
47 Gujarat Delhi Gujarat 1 run Delhi Apr 27, 2016
48 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 7 runs Kolkata May 05, 2016
49 Punjab Delhi Punjab 9 runs Mohali May 07, 2016
50 Punjab Bangalore Bangalore 1 run Mohali May 09, 2016
51 Ris Pune Sunrisers Sunrisers 4 runs Vizag May 10, 2016
53 Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 8 runs Bangalore May 29, 2016
54 Sunrisers Punjab Sunrisers 5 runs Hyd-RGS Apr 17, 2016
55 Mumbai Ris Pune Ris Pune 3 runs Mumbai Apr 24, 2017

 

Rising Pune Supergiant’s win by three runs provide the fourth occasion of a team winning by exact three runs in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team1 Team2 Winner Margin Ground Date
1 Bangalore Deccan Bangalore 3 runs Bangalore May 03, 2008
2 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 3 runs Kolkata May 18, 2008
3 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 3 runs Durban Apr 29, 2009
4 Mumbai Ris Pune Ris Pune 3 runs Mumbai Apr 24, 2017

 

Mumbai has lost five games by a single digit margin in the Indian Premier league. All such occasions are listed in the chronological order of  the date of the match

 

No Team1 Team2 Winner Margin Ground Date
1 Chennai Mumbai Chennai 6 runs Chennai Apr 23, 2008
2 Punjab Mumbai Punjab 3 runs Durban Apr 29, 2009
3 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs East London May 01, 2009
4 Pune Mumbai Mumbai 1 run Pune May 03, 2012
5 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 2 runs Bangalore Apr 04, 2013
6 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 9 runs Chennai Apr 06, 2013

 

Wankhede  Stadium, Mumbai has  witnessed five games won with a margin of single  digit runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team1 Team2 Winner Margin Ground Date
1 Mumbai Punjab Punjab 1 run Mumbai May 21, 2008
2 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai Apr 22, 2011
3 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 4 runs Mumbai Apr 29, 2013
4 Mumbai Rajasthan Mumbai 8 runs Mumbai May 01, 2015
5 Mumbai Ris Pune Ris Pune 3 runs Mumbai Apr 24, 2017

 

KD Karthik earns the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper to effect 100 dismissals in the Indian Premier League

KD Karthik earns the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper to effect 100 dismissals in the Indian Premier League

Krishnakumar Dinesh Karthik

KD Karthik became the first wicket keeper to dismiss one hundred batsmen in the history of Indian Premier League.  M Vohra of Punjab became KD Kathik’s one hundredth victim when he was dismissed caught of the bowling of NB Singh for 2 against Delhi at Rajkot on 23.04.17. The break of KD Karthik’s 100 dismissals read thus – 74 catches and 26 stumpings.  His 74 catches represent the record of most catches by a wicket keeper in the Indian Premier League

KD Karthik has represented five teams in  the Indian Premier League – Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Lions, Kings Eleven Punjab, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has captained Delhi Daredevils in six games.

MK Pandey’s feat – becomes the third fieldsman in the Indian Premier League to pouch three catches in an innings on three occasions

MK Pandey’s feat – becomes the third fieldsman in the Indian Premier League to pouch three catches in an innings on three occasions

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

MK Pandey of Kolkata took three catches against Bangalore at Kolkata on 23.04.17. This feat represent the third occasion of his pouching three catches in an innings. The other two occasions were – representing Pune against Mumbai at Mumbai on 04.05.11 and representing Kolkata at Kolkata in 21.04.17. He became the third fieldsman in the history of Indian Premier League to accomplish such a feat after DJ Bravo and RG Sharma. The feats of these three fieldsmen are furnished below

No No Player Ct Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 1 DJ Bravo 3 1 Chennai v Punjab Mohali 10.04.13
  2 DJ Bravo 3 2 Chennai v Delhi Delhi 18.04.13
  3 DJ Bravo 3 2 Chennai v Rajasthan Chennai 10.05.15
                 
2 1 RG Sharma 3 2 Deccan v Delhi Delhi 18.04.10
  2 RG Sharma 3 1 Mumbai v Deccan Mumbai 29.04.12
  3 RG Sharma 3 1 Mumbai v Chennai Bengaluru 23.05.12
                 
3 1 MK Pandey 3 1 Pune v Mumbai Mumbai 04.05.11
  2 MK Pandey 3 2 Kolkata v Gujarat Kolkata 21.04.17
  3 MK Pandey 3 2 Kolkata v Gujarat Kolkata 23.04.17

 

 

V Kohli’s first ball duck against Kolkata and all about it

V Kohli’s first ball duck against Kolkata and all about it

V Kohli was dismissed for a first ball duck in this innings to provide the 25th occasion of an opening batsman batting a at number two collecting the first ball duck in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Opposition Ground Date
1 * 02 R Dravid 00 01 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 26.04.08
2 * 02 V Sehwag 00 01 Delhi Kolkata Kolkata 13.05.08
3   02 Shahid Afridi 00 01 Deccan Mumbai Hye’bad 18.05.08
4   02 JR Hopes 00 01 Punjab Mumbai Mumbai 21.05.08
5 + 02 RV Uthappa 00 01 Bangalore Punjab Durban 24.04.09
6   02 SC Ganguly 00 01 Kolkata Mumbai E London 01.05.09
7   02 JH Kallis 00 01 Bangalore Chennai Durban 14.05.09
8   02 DA Warner 00 01 Delhi Deccan Centurion 22.05.09
9   02 V Sehwag 00 01 Delhi Punjab Delhi 11.04.10
10 *+ 02 AC Gilchrist 00 01 Deccan Bangalore Nagpur 12.04.10
11   02 SE Marsh 00 01 Punjab Deccan Dharamsala 16.04.10
12   02 MD Mishra 00 01 Deccan Bangalore Mum-DYP 24.04.10
13   02 TM Dilshan 00 01 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 16.04.11
14   02 TM Dilshan 00 01 Bangalore Delhi Delhi 26.04.11
15 * 02 V Sehwag 00 01 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 07.04.12
16   02 SR Tendulkar 00 01 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 14.05.12
17   02 Mandeep Singh 00 01 Punjab Punjab Dharamsala 17.05.12
18   02 SR Tendulkar 00 01 Mumbai Chennai Chennai 06.04.13
19 * 02 G Gambhir 00 01 Kolkata Bangalore Sharjah 25.04.14
20   02 F du Plessis 00 01 Chennai Punjab Mumbai 30.05.14
21 + 02 PA Patel 00 01 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 17.04.15
22   02 SS Iyer 00 01 Delhi Bangalore Delhi 26.04.15
23 * 02 G Gambhir 00 01 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 28.04.15
24   02 AP Tare 00 01 Delhi Mumbai Mumbai 22.04.17
25 * 02 V Kohli 00 01 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17

 

V Kohli was dismissed for a first ball duck in this innings to provide the ninth occasion of a captain opening batsman batting collecting the first ball duck in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Opposition Ground Date
1 * 02 R Dravid 00 01 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 26.04.08
2 * 02 V Sehwag 00 01 Delhi Kolkata Kolkata 13.05.08
3 * 01 BB McCullum 00 01 Kolkata Bangalore Durban 29.04.09
4 * 02 V Sehwag 00 01 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 07.04.12
5 *+ 01 AC Gilchrist 00 01 Deccan Chennai E London 04.05.09
6 *+ 02 AC Gilchrist 00 01 Deccan Bangalore Nagpur 12.04.10
7 * 02 G Gambhir 00 01 Kolkata Bangalore Sharjah 25.04.14
8 * 02 G Gambhir 00 01 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 28.04.15
9 * 02 V Kohli 00 01 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17

 

V Kohli’s first ball duck in this game provides the 42nd occasion of a Bangalore batsman collecting a first ball duck in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No   Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition Ground Date
1 * 02 R Dravid 00 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 26.04.08
2 * 07 R Dravid 00 Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 28.04.08
3   03 CL White 00 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 05.05.08
4   09 Zaheer Khan 00 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 05.05.08
5   03 Misbah-ul-Huq 00 Bangalore Rajasthan Jaipur 17.05.08
6   08 Praveen Kumar 00 Bangalore Rajasthan Jaipur 17.05.08
7   09 R Vinay Kumar 00 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 22.05.08
8   03 Misbah-ul-Huq 00 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 28.05.08
9   06 V Kohli 00 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 28.05.08
10   03 LRPL Taylor 00 Bangalore Rajasthan Cape Town 18.04.09
11 * 06 KP Pietersen 00 Bangalore Chennai P Elizabeth 20.04.09
12   08 R Bishnoy 00 Bangalore Chennai P Elizabeth 20.04.09
13   01 JD Ryder 00 Bangalore Deccan Cape Town 22.04.09
14 + 02 RV Uthappa 00 Bangalore Punjab Durban 24.04.09
15   10 Pankaj Singh 00 Bangalore Punjab Durban 24.04.09
16   01 JH Kallis 00 Bangalore Delhi P Elizabeth 26.04.09
17   08 R Vinay Kumar 00 Bangalore Delhi P Elizabeth 26.04.09
18   02 JH Kallis 00 Bangalore Chennai Durban 14.05.09
19   09 P Kumar 00 Bangalore Delhi Bangalore 25.03.10
20   01 MK Pandey 00 Bangalore Deccan Nagpur 12.04.10
21   09 DW Steyn 00 Bangalore Deccan Nagpur 12.04.10
22   01 MA Agarwal 00 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 12.04.11
23   07 JJ van dur wath 00 Bangalore Deccan Hyd-RGS 14.04.11
24   02 TM Dilshan 00 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 16.04.11
25   02 TM Dilshan 00 Bangalore Delhi Delhi 26.04.11
26   06 AUK Pathan 00 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 06.05.11
27 * 07 DL Vettori 00 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 28.05.11
28   09 HV Patel 00 Bangalore Delhi Bangalore 07.04.12
29   07 CA Pujara 00 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 12.04.12
30 + 04 AB de Villiers 00 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 28.04.12
31   10 M Muralitharan 00 Bangalore Deccan Hyd-RGS 20.05.12
32 + 07 KB Arun Karthik 00 Bangalore Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 07.04.13
33   05 AB McDonald 00 Bangalore Delhi Bangalore 16.04.13
34   04 AB de Villiers 00 Bangalore Rajasthan Abu Dhabi 26.04.14
35 * 03 V Kohli 00 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 09.05.14
36   05 Mandeep Singh 00 Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 13.04.15
37   06 RR Rossouw 00 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 19.04.15
38   08 HV Patel 00 Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 22.04.15
39   08 HV Patel 00 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 04.05.15
40   04 SR Watson           00 Bangalore Gujarat Bangalore 14.05.16
41 + 04 KL Rahul 00 Bangalore Gujarat Bangalore 24.05.16
42 * 02 V Kohli 00 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17

 

V Kohli’s first ball duck in this game provides the 30th occasion of a captain collecting  the first ball duck in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below

 

No   Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition Ground Date
1 * 08 Harbhajan Singh 00 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 25.04.08
2 * 02 R Dravid 00 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 26.04.08
3 * 07 R Dravid 00 Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 28.04.08
4 * 02 V Sehwag 00 Delhi Kolkata Kolkata 13.05.08
5 * 06 SK Warne 00 Rajasthan Delhi Mumbai 30.05.08
6 *+ 01 AC Gilchrist 00 Deccan Chennai E London 04.05.09
7 * 06 KP Pietersen 00 Bangalore Chennai P Elizabeth 20.04.09
8 * 01 BB McCullum 00 Kolkata Bangalore Durban 29.04.09
9 * 09 SK Warne 00 Rajasthan Deccan Kimberley 11.05.09
10 *+ 05 MS Dhoni 00 Chennai Rajasthan Chennai 03.04.10
11 * 08 SK Warne 00 Rajasthan Delhi Delhi 31.03.10
12 *+ 02 AC Gilchrist 00 Deccan Bangalore Nagpur 12.04.10
13 * 03 G Gambhir 00 Kolkata Kochi Kochi 05.05.11
14 * 07 DL Vettori 00 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 28.05.11
15 * 07 Harbhajan Singh 00 Mumbai Pune Puns-SRS 01.05.12
16 * 07 Harbhajan Singh 00 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 25.04.12
17 * 04 CL White 00 Deccan Mumbai Mumbai 29.04.12
18 * 02 V Sehwag 00 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 07.04.12
19 * 03 G Gambhir 00 Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 08.04.12
20 * 04 CL White 00 Sunrisers Pune Pune 17.04.13
21 * 04 CL White 00 Sunrisers Rajasthan Hyd-RGS 17.05.13
22 *+ 03 KD Karthik 00 Delhi Bangalore Sharjah 17.04.14
23 * 02 G Gambhir 00 Kolkata Bangalore Sharjah 25.04.14
24 * 02 G Gambhir 00 Kolkata Bangalore Sharjah 25.04.14
25 * 03 KP Pietersen 00 Delhi Chennai Delhi 05.05.14
26 * 04 SR Watson 00 Rajasthan Punjab Mohali 23.05.14
27 * 03 V Kohli 00 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 09.05.14
28 * 02 G Gambhir 00 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 28.04.15
29 *+ 05 MS Dhoni 00 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 19.05.15
30 * 02 V Kohli 00 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17

 

V Kohli’s first ball duck in this game provides the sixth occasion of a Bangalore captain collecting the first ball duck in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below

 

No   Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition Ground Date
1 * 02 R Dravid 00 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 26.04.08
2 * 07 R Dravid 00 Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 28.04.08
3 * 06 KP Pietersen 00 Bangalore Chennai P Elizabeth 20.04.09
4 * 07 DL Vettori 00 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 28.05.11
5 * 03 V Kohli 00 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 09.05.14
6 * 02 V Kohli 00 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17

 

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s insipid batting display against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on 23.04.17

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s insipid batting display against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on 23.04.17

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s insipid batting display against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on 23.04.17  has hurt  the cricket lovers all over the country and also all over the world. We at www.hrgcricstats.com have tried level best to bring out some interesting stats on this game. Please peruse …………..

The date 23rd April has a special chemistry bond to Indian Premier League and Royal Challengers Bangalore. On 23.04.2013, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered the highest ever team total in the history of Indian Premier League. It posted 263 for 5 against Pune Warriors at Bangalore. Four years later –  on 23.04.17, Royal Challengers Bangalore was dismissed for  49 in 9.4 overs by Kolkata at Kolkata on 23.04.17 – the lowest ever total in the  history of  Indian Premier League.

 

Kolkata and Bangalore were dismissed all out in the game between Kolkata and Bangalore at Kolkata on 23.04.17 to provide the second occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in the same game. The first such occasion was at Nagpur between Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers on 05.04.10. Rajasthan was dismissed all out for 159 and Deccan Chargeres was dismissed all out for 157 in its innings. It was a rare coincidence that both Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers batted for 19.5 overs in their respective innings.

 

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 159 19.5 1 Rajasthan Chargers Nagpur 05.04.10
2 157 19.5 2 Deccan Rajasthan Nagpur 05.04.10
               
1 131 19.3 1 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 23.04.17
2 049 09.4 2 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17

 

Bangalore’s total of 49 represents the lowest team total in the Indian Premier League. The previous lowest was 58 by Rajasthan Royals against Bangalore at Capetown on 18.04.09. Bangalore’s 49 provides the first occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 50 in the Indian Premier League.

 

It is another coincidence that in the above two occasions – Bangalore is involved.  Bangalore dismissed Rajasthan all out for 58 at Cape Town on 18.04.09 and Kolkata dismissed Bangalore for 49 at Kolkata on 23.04.17

 

The following table lists the occasions of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 in the Indian Premier League. Bangalore’s 49 provides the 25th such occasion.

 

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 049 09.4 2 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17
2 058 15.1 2 Rajasthan Bangalore Cape Town 18.04.09
3 067 15.2 1 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 16.05.08
4 070 15.0 1 Bangalore Rajasthan Abu Dhabi 26.04.14
5 074 16.3 2 Kochi Chargers Kochi 27.04.11
6 079 15.2 2 Chennai Mumbai Mumbai 05.05.13
7 080 19.1 1 Delhi Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 04.05.13
8 081 15.2 1 Rajasthan Kolkata Kolkata 17.04.11
9 082 15.1 2 Bangalore Kolkata Bangalore 18.04.08
10 082 18.3 1 Deccan Bangalore Mumbai 24.04.10
11 083 17.3 2 Delhi Chennai Delhi 18.04.13
12 084 15.4 2 Delhi Chennai Abu Dhabi 21.04.14
13 087 16.1 2 Delhi Rajasthan Mumbai 30.05.08
14 087 15.2 2 Bangalore Chennai Port Elizabeth 20.04.09
15 087 12.5 2 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10.05.11
16 088 13.4 2 Punjab Bangalore Bangalore 06.05.15
17 092 19.5 1 Rajasthan Bangalore Bangalore 18.03.10
18 092 19.2 1 Mumbai Delhi Mumbai 16.04.12
19 092 18.2 2 Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 17.04.13
20 092 16.3 2 Mumbai Sunrisers Vizag 08.05.16
21 095 15.2 2 Kolkata Mumbai Port Elizabeth 27.04.09
22 095 17.4 1 Delhi Mumbai Delhi 10.04.11
23 095 18.2 1 Delhi Bangalore Delhi 26.04.15
24 097 18.3 1 Rajasthan Kochi Indore 15.05.11
25 098 17.4 1 Delhi Kolkata Kolkata 10.04.16

 

 

Bangalore became the first team to be dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in less than ten overs in the history of Indian Premier League. It was dismissed for 9.4 over for 49. The previous record in this category of statistics is credited to Mumbai which was dismissed for 87 in 12.5 overs against Punjab at Mohali on 10.05.11

 

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 049 09.4 2 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17
2 087 12.5 2 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10.05.11

 

Bangalore has been dismissed all out in an innings in the Indian Premier League on the following ten occasions. Its 49 all out is its lowest score in the tournament. It previous lowest was 70 against Rajasthan at Abu Dhabi on 26.04.14.

 

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 49 09.4 2 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 23.04.17
2 70 15.0 1 Bangalore Rajasthan Abu Dhabi 26.04.14
3 82 15.1 2 Bangalore Kolkata Bangalore 18.04.08
4 87 15.2 2 Bangalore Chennai Port Elizabeth 20.04.09
5 105 20.0 1 Bangalore Rajasthan Centurion 07.05.09
6 121 17.0 2 Bangalore Punjab Dharamsala 17.05.11
7 124 19.4 2 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 04.05.15
8 126 19.2 1 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 05.05.08
9 136 19.5 2 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 15.04.12
10 138 19.4 2 Bangalore Chargers Nagpur 12.04.10

 

Kolkata has been dismissed all out in an innings on eleven occasions in the Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below. The previous occasion Kolkata was dismissed all out was against Delhi at Delhi on 30.04.16. It was dismissed all out for 159. The previous occasion Kolkata was dismissed all out at Kolkata was against Chennai on 16.03.10. It was dismissed all out for 109. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 67 15.2 1 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 16.05.08
2 95 15.2 2 Kolkata Mumbai Port Elizabeth 27.04.09
3 101 19.4 1 Kolkata Chargers Cape Town 19.04.09
4 105 18.2 2 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 07.05.13
5 109 19.2 2 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 16.03.10
6 109 18.2 2 Kolkata Punjab Abu Dhabi 26.04.14
7 125 19.0 2 Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 08.04.13
8 131 19.3 1 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 23.04.17
9 142 20.0 2 Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 08.04.12
10 151 19.1 2 Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 01.05.08
11 159 18.3 2 Kolkata Delhi Delhi 30.04.16

 

Kolkata’s 131 all out in this game provides the second occasion of Kolkata dismissed all out at Kolkata in the Indian Premier  League. The previous occasion Kolkata was dismissed all out at Kolkata was against Chennai on 16.03.10. It was dismissed all out for 109. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 109 19.2 2 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 16.03.10
2 131 19.3 1 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 23.04.17

 

Bangalore’s 49 provides the tenth occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total of less than 50 runs in the history of T20 games. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Tripura 30 11.1 1 v Jharkhand Dhanbad 20 Oct 2009
2 Netherlands 39 10.3 1 v Sri Lanka Chittagong 24 Mar 2014
3 Boland 44 14.4 2 v North West Potchefstroom 16 Nov 2014
4 Leeward Is 44 12.5 2 v Trinidad & T North Sound 11 Jan 2012
5 Assam 44 12.1 1 v Delhi Vadodara 6 Jan 2016
6 Titans 44 10.4 1 v Riders Dhaka 10 Nov 2016
7 Mohammedan 45 08.4 2 v Prime Bank Sylhet 26 Dec 2013
8 Titans 47 14.3 1 v Eagles Centurion 28 Apr 2004
9 Northants 47 12.5 2 v Durham Chester-le-Street 14 Jul 2011
10 Bangalore 49 09.4 2 v Kolkata Kolkata 23 Apr 2017

 

Bangalore became the second team in the history of T20 game to be dismissed all out in less than ten overs. The following table lists both the occasions. Mohammadan  was dismissed for 45 in 8.4 overs by Prime Bank at Sylhet on 26.12.13. Interestingly enough these two occasions provide the shortest innings [by balls} in the history of T20 games.

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Mohammedan 45 08.4 2 v Prime Bank Sylhet 26 Dec 2013
2 Bangalore 49 09.4 2 v Kolkata Kolkata 23 Apr 2017

 

In the Bangalore’s innings of 49, all the eleven batsman scored single digits providing the first such occasion in the Indian Premier League and the third such occasions in the history of T20 games. All the three occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Num Inns Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Titans 47 11 1 v Eagles Centurion 28 Apr 2004
2 Tripura 30 11 1 v Jharkhand Dhanbad 20 Oct 2009
3 Bangalore 49 11 2 v Kolkata Kolkata 23 Apr 2017