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Distinctions galore for DA Warner

Distinctions galore for DA Warner

DA Warner has scored 1938 runs for Sunrisers prior to the start of IPL 2017. He needed 62 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he scored them, then he would become the 14th batsman in the history of IPL to score 2000 plus runs for a Single team  He accomplished the feat during his knock of 76 not out against Gujarat Lions at Hyd-RGS on 09.04.17. His run aggregate for Sunrisers read 2028. at the end of the game. 

TWO THOUSAND PLUS RUNS  FOR A SINGLE TEAM IN IPL
No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 V Kohli Bengaluru 139 131 23 4110 113 38.05 4 26 5 359 148
2 SK Raina Chennai 132 128 20 3699 100* 34.25 1 25 7 321 150
3 CH Gayle Bengaluru 78 77 11 3001 175* 45.46 5 18 3 236 228
4 MS Dhoni Chennai 129 116 40 2986 70* 39.28 0 15 3 218 126
5 RG Sharma Mumbai 98 95 17 2707 109* 34.70 1 21 6 227 112
6 G Gambhir Kolkata 93 93 8 2613 93 31.10 0 24 10 302 39
7 AB de Villiers Bengaluru 92 83 21 2586 133* 41.70 2 28 6 224 128
8 SR Watson Rajasthan 78 76 11 2372 104* 36.49 2 14 2 237 109
9 AT Rayudu Mumbai 110 103 18 2335 81* 27.47 0 13 8 198 76
10 SR Tendulkar Mumbai 78 78 11 2334 100* 34.83 1 13 4 295 29
11 SE Marsh Punjab 62 61 7 2213 115 40.98 1 18 1 230 73
12 V Sehwag Delhi 79 79 5 2174 119 29.37 1 15 6 266 85
13 AM Rahane Rajasthan 71 66 9 2047 103* 35.91 1 15 4 218 39
14 DA Warner Sunrisers 47 47 8 2028 93* 52.00 0 23 2 200 81

DA Warner has scored 1938 runs for Sunrisers prior to the start of IPL 2017. He needed 62 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third batsman in the history of IPL to score 2000 plus runs for a one team and 1000 plus runs for another team. He accomplished the feat during his knock of 76 not out against Gujarat Lions at Hyd-RGS on 09.04.17. His run aggregate for Sunrisers read 2028. He had scored 1435 runs for Delhi. Other batsmen to accomplish such a feat are  are – RG Sharma and G Gambhir. DA Warner would also become the first overseas batsman to score 2000 plus runs for a one team and 1000 plus runs for another team.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 RG Sharma Mumbai 98 95 17 2707 109* 34.70 1 21 6 227 112
2 RG Sharma Deccan 45 44 6 1170 76* 30.78 0 8 2 96 51
                           
1 G Gambhir Kolkata 93 93 8 2613 93 31.10 0 24 10 302 39
2 G Gambhir Delhi 40 39 4 1097 86 31.34 0 8 2 132 12
                           
1 DA Warner Sunrisers 47 47 8 2028 93& 52.00 0 23 2 200 81
2 DA Warner Delhi 55 55 5 1435 109* 28.70 2 10 5 146 58

DA Warner became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 7000 plus runs. He accomplished the feat during his knock of 76 not out against Gujarat Lions at Hyd-RGS today – that is on 09.04.17. Others to score 7000 plus runs in T20 games are – CH Gayle {9975}, BB McCullum {7406} and BJ Hodge {7338}

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 288 283 37 9975 175* 40.54 18 60 15 762 735
2 BB McCullum 268 263 26 7406 158* 31.24 7 36 14 713 344
3 BJ Hodge 270 256 57 7338 106 36.87 2 48 14 707 242
4 DA Warner 223 222 22 7011 135* 35.05 5 55 15 700 293

DA Warner became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to score 700 plus boundary fours. He accomplished the feat during his knock of 76 not out against Gujarat Lions at Hyd-RGS today – that is on 09.04.17. He scored six boundary fours in his knock to take his tally of boundary fours to 700. Others to score 700 boundary fours in T20 games are – CH Gayle {762}, BB McCullum {713} and BJ Hodge {707}

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 288 283 37 9975 175* 40.68 18 60 15 762 735
2 BB McCullum 268 263 26 7406 158* 31.24 7 36 14 713 344
3 BJ Hodge 270 256 57 7338 106 36.87 2 48 14 707 242
4 DA Warner 223 222 22 7011 135* 34.67 5 55 15 700 293

DA Warner scored 76 not out against Gujarat Lions at Hyd-RGS today – that is on 09.04.17 which represents his 60th fifty in T20 games. He became the second batsman in the history of T20 games to score 60 plus fifties after CH Gayle. CH Gayle has scored 78 boundary fours

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 288 283 37 9975 175* 40.54 18 60 78 15 762 735
2 DA Warner 223 222 22 7011 135* 35.05 5 55 60 15 700 293

DA Warner’s boundary fours aggregate while representing Sunrisers read 200 at the end of its game against Gujarat Lions at Hyd-RGS on 09.04.17. He became the 13th batsman in the history of IPL to score 200 plus boundary fours for a single team in IPL. The feats  of these 13 batsmen are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 4s
1 V Kohli Bengaluru 139 131 23 4110 113 38.05 4 26 359
2 SK Raina Chennai 132 128 20 3699 100* 34.25 1 25 321
3 G Gambhir Kolkata 93 93 8 2537 93 31.10 0 24 302
4 SR Tendulkar Mumbai 78 78 11 2334 100* 34.83 1 13 295
5 V Sehwag Delhi 79 79 5 2174 119 29.37 1 15 266
6 SR Watson Rajasthan 78 76 11 2372 104* 36.49 2 14 237
7 CH Gayle Bengaluru 78 77 11 3001 175* 45.46 5 18 236
8 SE Marsh Punjab 62 61 7 2213 115 40.98 1 18 230
9 RG Sharma Mumbai 98 95 17 2707 109* 34.70 1 21 227
10 AB de Villiers Bengaluru 92 83 21 2586 133* 41.70 2 28 224
11 MS Dhoni Chennai 129 116 40 2986 70* 39.28 0 15 218
12 AM Rahane Rajasthan 71 66 9 2047 103* 35.91 1 15 218
13 DA Warner Sunrisers 47 47 8 2028 93& 52.00 0 23 200

 

NV Ojha’s dual distinction – 100 IPL games and 100 catches in T20 games

NV Ojha’s dual distinction – 100 IPL games and 100 catches in T20 games

Today’s first game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions at Hyd-RGS was the 100th IPL game for Sunrisers Wicket keeper batsman NV Ojha. He became the fifth wicket keeper batsman in IPL to appear in 100 games. Others are – MS Dhoni  {145}, KD Karthik {140}, RV Uthappa {136} and PA Patel {104}

 

He took a catch in Gujarat Lions’s innings to take his tally of dismissals in IPL to 70.  He became the fourth wicket keeper in the history of IPL to effect 70 plus dismissals. Others are – KD Karthik {98}, MS Dhoni {90 and RV Uthappa {75}

 

NV Ojha’s lone catch in this game gave him a tally of 100 catches in T20 games. He became the fifth wicket keeper to pouch 100 plus catches  in the history of T20 games. Others are – KC Sangakkara {123}, MS Dhoni {119}, KD Karthik {113} and Kamran Akmal {110}

Captains in Indian Premier League – GJ Maxwell joins the list

Captains in Indian Premier League – GJ Maxwell joins the list

GJ Maxwell who led Kings Eleven Punjab against Rising Pune Supergiants at Indore on 08.04.17 became the 42nd captain to lead a team in Indian Premier League. The following table lists the performance of all the captains who have led teams in IPL

No Player Mat Won Lost Tied NR Teams
1 MS Dhoni 143 83 59 0 1 Chennai, Ris Pune
2 G Gambhir 108 62 45 1 0 Delhi, Kolkata
3 AC Gilchrist 74 35 39 0 0 Deccan, Punjab
4 V Kohli 72 36 31 2 3 Bangalore
5 RG Sharma 59 34 25 0 0 Mumbai
6 SK Warne 55 30 24 1 0 Rajasthan
7 V Sehwag 53 28 24 1 0 Delhi, Punjab
8 SR Tendulkar 51 30 21 0 0 Mumbai
9 R Dravid 48 22 26 0 0 Rajasthan, Bangalore
10 KC Sangakkara 47 15 30 2 0 Deccan, Punjab, Sunrisers
11 Yuvraj Singh 43 21 21 0 1 Punjab, Pune
12 SC Ganguly 42 17 25 0 0 Kolkata, Pune
13 DA Warner 34 19 15 0 0 Delhi, Sunrisers
14 GJ Bailey 30 14 16 0 0 Punjab
15 DPMD Jayawardene 30 10 19 1 0 Delhi, Punjab, Kochi
16 A Kumble 26 15 11 0 0 Bangalore
17 SR Watson 23 8 12 2 1 Rajasthan, Bangalore
18 DL Vettori 22 12 10 0 0 Bangalore
19 Harbhajan Singh 20 10 10 0 0 Mumbai
20 SK Raina 19 10 8 1 0 Chennai, Gujarat
21 KP Pietersen 17 3 14 0 0 Delhi, Bangalore
22 JP Duminy 16 6 9 0 1 Delhi
23 BB McCullum 14 3 10 1 0 Gujarat, Kolkata
24 Z Khan 13 6 7 0 0 Delhi
25 DJ Hussey 12 6 6 0 0 Punjab
26 CL White 12 7 5 0 0 Deccan, Sunrisers
27 SPD Smith 11 7 4 0 0 Pune, Rajasthan, Ris Pune
28 S Dhawan 10 4 6 0 0 Sunrisers
29 AJ Finch 10 2 8 0 0 Pune
30 M Vijay 8 3 5 0 0 Punjab
31 KD Karthik 6 2 4 0 0 Delhi
32 VVS Laxman 6 1 5 0 0 Deccan
33 DA Miller 6 1 5 0 0 Punjab
34 RT Ponting 6 3 3 0 0 Mumbai
35 AD Mathews 5 1 4 0 0 Pune
36 SM Pollock 4 3 1 0 0 Mumbai
37 DJG Sammy 4 2 2 0 0 Sunrisers
38 JR Hopes 3 0 2 0 1 Delhi
39 DJ Bravo 1 0 1 0 0 Mumbai
40 GJ Maxwell 1 1 0 0 0 Punjab
41 PA Patel 1 0 1 0 0 Kochi
42 LRPL Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 Pune

GJ Maxwell who led Kings Eleven Punjab against Rising Pune Supergiants at Indore on 08.04.17 became the 24th overseas cricketer to lead a team in Indian Premier League. The following table lists the performance of all such captains who have led teams in IPL

No Player Mat Won Lost Tied NR Teams
1 AC Gilchrist 74 35 39 0 0 Deccan, Punjab
2 SK Warne 55 30 24 1 0 Rajasthan
3 KC Sangakkara 47 15 30 2 0 Deccan, Punjab, Sunrisers
4 DA Warner 34 19 15 0 0 Delhi, Sunrisers
5 GJ Bailey 30 14 16 0 0 Punjab
6 DPMD Jayawardene 30 10 19 1 0 Delhi, Punjab, Kochi
7 SR Watson 23 8 12 2 1 Rajasthan, Bangalore
8 DL Vettori 22 12 10 0 0 Bangalore
9 KP Pietersen 17 3 14 0 0 Delhi, Bangalore
10 JP Duminy 16 6 9 0 1 Delhi
11 BB McCullum 14 3 10 1 0 Gujarat, Kolkata
12 DJ Hussey 12 6 6 0 0 Punjab
13 CL White 12 7 5 0 0 Deccan, Sunrisers
14 SPD Smith 11 7 4 0 0 Pune, Rajasthan, Ris Pune
15 AJ Finch 10 2 8 0 0 Pune
16 DA Miller 6 1 5 0 0 Punjab
17 RT Ponting 6 3 3 0 0 Mumbai
18 AD Mathews 5 1 4 0 0 Pune
19 SM Pollock 4 3 1 0 0 Mumbai
20 DJG Sammy 4 2 2 0 0 Sunrisers
21 JR Hopes 3 0 2 0 1 Delhi
22 DJ Bravo 1 0 1 0 0 Mumbai
23 GJ Maxwell 1 1 0 0 0 Punjab
24 LRPL Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 Pune

GJ Maxwell who led Kings Eleven Punjab against Rising Pune Supergiants at Indore on 08.04.17 became the 12th Australian cricketer to lead a team in Indian Premier League. The following table lists the performance of all such captains who have led teams in IPL

No Player Mat Won Lost Tied NR Teams
1 AC Gilchrist 74 35 39 0 0 Deccan, Punjab
2 SK Warne 55 30 24 1 0 Rajasthan
3 DA Warner 34 19 15 0 0 Delhi, Sunrisers
4 GJ Bailey 30 14 16 0 0 Punjab
5 SR Watson 23 8 12 2 1 Rajasthan, Bangalore
6 DJ Hussey 12 6 6 0 0 Punjab
7 CL White 12 7 5 0 0 Deccan, Sunrisers
8 SPD Smith 11 7 4 0 0 Pune, Rajasthan, Ris Pune
9 AJ Finch 10 2 8 0 0 Pune
10 RT Ponting 6 3 3 0 0 Mumbai
11 JR Hopes 3 0 2 0 1 Delhi
12 GJ Maxwell 1 1 0 0 0 Punjab

GJ Maxwell who led Kings Eleven Punjab against Rising Pune Supergiants at Indore on 08.04.17 became the tenth  cricketer to lead Kings Eleven Punjab in Indian Premier League. The following table lists the performance of all such captains who have led teams in IPL

No Player Team Mat Won Lost Tied NR
1 AC Gilchrist Punjab 34 17 17 0 0
2 GJ Bailey Punjab 30 14 16 0 0
3 Yuvraj Singh Punjab 29 17 12 0 0
4 KC Sangakkara Punjab 13 3 9 1 0
5 DJ Hussey Punjab 12 6 6 0 0
6 M Vijay Punjab 8 3 5 0 0
7 DA Miller Punjab 6 1 5 0 0
8 DPMD Jayawardene Punjab 1 0 1 0 0
9 GJ Maxwell Punjab 1 1 0 0 0
10 V Sehwag Punjab 1 0 0 1 0

GJ Maxwell who led Kings Eleven Punjab against Rising Pune Supergiants at Indore on 08.04.17 became the seventh overseas cricketer to lead Kings Eleven Punjab in Indian Premier League. The following table lists the performance of all such captains who have led teams in IPL

No Player Team Mat Won Lost Tied NR
1 AC Gilchrist Punjab 34 17 17 0 0
2 GJ Bailey Punjab 30 14 16 0 0
3 KC Sangakkara Punjab 13 3 9 1 0
4 DJ Hussey Punjab 12 6 6 0 0
5 DA Miller Punjab 6 1 5 0 0
6 DPMD Jayawardene Punjab 1 0 1 0 0
7 GJ Maxwell Punjab 1 1 0 0 0

GJ Maxwell who led Kings Eleven Punjab against Rising Pune Supergiants at Indore on 08.04.17 became the fourth Australian cricketer to lead Kings Eleven Punjab in Indian Premier League. The following table lists the performance of all such captains who have led teams in IPL

No Player Team Mat Won Lost Tied NR
1 AC Gilchrist Punjab 34 17 17 0 0
2 GJ Bailey Punjab 30 14 16 0 0
3 DJ Hussey Punjab 12 6 6 0 0
4 GJ Maxwell Punjab 1 1 0 0 0
Three thousand plus runs for a single team in Indian Premier League – CH Gayle joins the elite list

Three thousand plus runs for a single team in Indian Premier League – CH Gayle joins the elite list

CH Gayle’s run aggregate for Royal Challengers, Bengaluru stood at 3001 at the end of the game between Royal Challengers, Bengaluru and Delhi Daredevils at Bengaluru on 08.04.17. He became the third batsman in the history of IPL to score 3000 plus runs for a single team in IPL. Others are V Kohli of Bengaluru {4110} and SK Raina of Chennai {3699}. The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 V Kohli Bengaluru 139 131 23 4110 113 38.05 4 26 5 359 148
2 SK Raina Chennai 132 128 20 3699 100* 34.25 1 25 7 321 150
3 CH Gayle Bengaluru 78 77 11 3001 175* 45.46 5 18 3 236 228

 

Wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in the history of Indian Premier League

Wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in the history of Indian Premier League

Delhi wicket keeper batsman R Pant’s 57 against Bangalore at Bangalore on 08.04.17 was in a losing cause to provide the 43rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below

 

No   Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 + KC Sangakkara 54* Punjab Chennai Mohali 19.04.08
2 + WP Saha 59* Kolkata Punjab Mohali 03.05.08
3 + M Boucher 50* Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 08.05.08
4 *+ AC Gilchrist 61 Deccan Rajasthan Jaipur 09.05.08
5 + SP Goswami 52 Bangalore Delhi Bangalore 19.05.08
6 *+ AC Gilchrist 50 Deccan Punjab Mohali 23.05.08
7 + PA Patel 54 Chennai Rajasthan Chennai 24.05.08
8 + KC Sangakkara 64 Punjab Kolkata Kolkata 25.05.08
9 + KD Karthik 52 Delhi Chennai Jo’burg 02.05.09
10 + MN van Wyk 74 Kolkata Delhi Durban 05.05.09
11 *+ AC Gilchrist 64 Deccan Delhi Durban 13.05.09
12 *+ AC Gilchrist 54 Deccan Kolkata Mumbai 12.03.10
13 + NV Ojha 94* Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 02.04.10
14 *+ KC Sangakkara 52 Punjab Deccan Dharamsala 16.04.10
15 + AB de Villiers 65 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 16.04.11
16 *+ AC Gilchrist 51 Punjab Deccan Dharmasala 21.05.11
17 *+ MS Dhoni 70* Chennai Bangalore Bangalore 22.05.11
18 * RV Uthappa 60* Pune Delhi Pune-SRS 24.04.12
19 + KD Karthik 60 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 04.03.13
20 *+ MS Dhoni 51 Chennai Mumbai Chennai 06.04.13
21 + RV Uthappa 75 Pune Bangalore Pune-SRS 02.05.13
22 + RV Uthappa 54 Pune Rajasthan Jaipur 05.05.13
23 + PA Patel 61 Sunrisers Punjab Mohali 11.05.13
24 *+ MS Dhoni 63* Chennai Mumbai Kolkata 26.05.13
25 + SV Samson 52 Rajasthan Punjab Sharjah 20.04.14
26 + WP Saha 59 Punjab Mumbai Mumbai 03.05.14
27 + RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
28 + KD Karthik 51 Delhi Chennai Delhi 05.05.14
29 + NV Ojha 79 Sunrisers Punjab Hyd-RGS 14.05.14
30 + KD Karthik 69 Delhi Punjab Delhi 19.05.14
31 *+ MS Dhoni 57 Chennai Sunrisers Ranchi 22.05.14
32 + SV Samson 74 Rajasthan Mumbai Mumbai-WS 25.05.14
33 + WP Saha 115 Punjab Kolkata Bangalore 01.06.14
34 + SV Samson 76 Rajasthan Mumbai Mumbai-WS 01.05.15
35 + Q de Kock 50 Delhi Sunrisers Raipur 09.05.15
36 + KL Rahul 51* Bangalore Gujarat Rajkot 24.04.16
37 + KL Rahul 51 Bangalore Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 30.04.16
38 + KL Rahul 52 Bangalore Kolkata Bangalore 02.05.16
39 + KD Karthik 53 Gujarat Delhi Rajkot 03.05.16
40 + Q de Kock 52 Delhi Punjab Mohali 07.05.16
41 + KL Rahul 68* Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 11.05.16
42 + Q de Kock 60 Delhi Bangalore Raipur 22.05.16
43 + R Pant 57 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 08.04.17

 

Delhi wicket keeper batsman R Pant’s 57 against Bangalore at Bangalore on 08.04.17 was in a losing cause to provide the seventh occasion of a Delhi wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No   Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 + KD Karthik 52 Delhi Chennai Jo’burg 02.05.09
2 + KD Karthik 51 Delhi Chennai Delhi 05.05.14
3 + KD Karthik 69 Delhi Punjab Delhi 19.05.14
4 + Q de Kock 50 Delhi Sunrisers Raipur 09.05.15
5 + Q de Kock 52 Delhi Punjab Mohali 07.05.16
6 + Q de Kock 60 Delhi Bangalore Raipur 22.05.16
7 + R Pant 57 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 08.04.17

 

Delhi wicket keeper batsman R Pant’s 57 against Bangalore at Bangalore on 08.04.17 was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain against Bangalore in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No   Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 *+ MS Dhoni 70* Chennai Bangalore Bangalore 22.05.11
2 + KD Karthik 60 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 04.03.13
3 + RV Uthappa 75 Pune Bangalore Pune-SRS 02.05.13
4 + Q de Kock 60 Delhi Bangalore Raipur 22.05.16
5 + R Pant 57 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 08.04.17

 

Delhi wicket keeper batsman R Pant’s 57 against Bangalore at Bangalore on 08.04.17 was in a losing cause to provide the seventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain at Bangalore  in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No   Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 + SP Goswami 52 Bangalore Delhi Bangalore 19.05.08
2 *+ MS Dhoni 70* Chennai Bangalore Bangalore 22.05.11
3 + KD Karthik 60 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 04.03.13
4 + WP Saha 115 Punjab Kolkata Bangalore 01.06.14
5 + KL Rahul 52 Bangalore Kolkata Bangalore 02.05.16
6 + KL Rahul 68* Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 11.05.16
7 + R Pant 57 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 08.04.17

 

Two ten wickets defeats for Gujarat Lions – Amazing Coincidences – A Special article

Two ten wickets defeats for Gujarat Lions – Amazing Coincidences – A Special article

Gujarat lost its first match of IPL 2017 to Kolkata by ten wickets at Rajkot on 07.04.17 to provide the second such  loss for Gujarat in IPL. The first such occasion was against Sunrisers at Rajkot on 21.04.16. A close study of these two losses reveal the following amazing coincidences.

Both the games were played at the same venue – Rajkot. Both the games had the same number of ball remaining – 31 and both the games were won after playing 14.5 overs by the team batting second. 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Sunrisers 10wkts 31 136 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
2 Kolkata 10wkts 31 183 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

In both the games Gujarat Skipper SK Raina scored a fifty and his team ended up as losers. In the game against Sunrisers, SK Raina had scored 75, while against Kolkata he made 68 not out.

In both the games, openers scored fifties – unbeaten fifties. The following table lists the unbeaten fifties scored by the openers. One of the winning team’s opener was the skipper of the team –DA Warner had led Sunrisers, while G Gambhir led Kolkata

No Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 01 Warner 74* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
  02 Dhawan 53* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
               
2 01 Gambhir 76* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
  02 CA Lynn 93* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

The first wicket partnerships posted by these two teams – Sunrisers and Kolkata – while winning the game without losing a wicket against Gujarat represent the respective team’s highest partnership not only for any wicket in IPL but also for the first wicket

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Venue Date
1 Warner,Dhawan 137* 1st Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
2 Gambhir, Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
Stats highlights of Match Number 03 of IPL 2017

Stats highlights of Match Number 03 of IPL 2017

IPL 2017 – M-03 – Highlights

Kolkota Knight Riders won this game by ten wickets providing the ninth occasion of a team winning an IPL game without losing a wicket. All such occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Deccan 10 wickets 48 155 12.0 Mumbai Mumbai 27.04.08
2 Delhi 10 wickets 07 54 4.5 Punjab Cape Town 19.04.09
3 Bangalore 10 wickets 56 93 10.4 Rajasthan Bangalore 18.03.10
4 Rajasthan 10 wickets 41 134 13.1 Mumbai Mumbai 20.05.11
5 Mumbai 10 wickets 12 163 18.0 Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
6 Chennai 10 wickets 16 139 17.2 Punjab Mohali 10.04.13
7 Bangalore 10 wickets 57 93 10.3 Delhi Delhi 26.04.15
8 Sunrisers 10 wickets 31 136 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
9 Kolkata 10 wickets 31 183 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

It also provides the second occasion of such a defeat for Gujarat Lions.  They had lost the game to Sunrisers at the same venue on 21.04.16. By an amazing coincidence that game was won with 31 balls to spare 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Sunrisers 10 wickets 31 136 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
2 Kolkata 10 wickets 31 183 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

Gujarat became the fourth team to suffer a defeat by ten wickets on two occasions in IPL. Others are – Mumbai, Punjab and Rajasthan.

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Sunrisers 10 wickets 31 136 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
2 Kolkata 10 wickets 31 183 14.5 Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
                 
1 Deccan 10 wickets 48 155 12.0 Mumbai Mumbai 27.04.08
2 Rajasthan 10 wickets 41 134 13.1 Mumbai Mumbai 20.05.11
                 
1 Delhi 10 wickets 7 54 4.5 Punjab Cape Town 19.04.09
2 Chennai 10 wickets 16 139 17.2 Punjab Mohali 10.04.13
                 
1 Bangalore 10 wickets 56 93 10.4 Rajasthan Bangalore 18.03.10
2 Mumbai 10 wickets 12 163 18.0 Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12

Kolkata chased a target of 184 to win the game by ten wickets to provide the highest target set by a team. The previous best was 163 set by Rajasthan against Mumbai at Jaipur on 20.05.12. Mumbai won this game by ten wickets with 12 balls to spare

G Gambhir and CA Lynn added 184 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game to provide the 152nd occasion of posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provides the 18th occasion of a team posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in IPL.

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 V Kohli, AB de Villiers 229 2nd Bangalore Gujarat Bangalore 14.05.16
2 V Kohli, AB de Villiers 215* 2nd Bangalore Mumbai Mumbai 10.05.15
3 AC Gilchrist, SE Marsh 206 2nd Punjab Bangalore Dharamsala 17.05.11
4 CH Gayle, V Kohli 204* 2nd Bangalore Delhi Delhi 17.05.12
5 DA Warner, NV Ojha 189* 2nd Delhi Deccan Hyd-RGS 10.05.12
6 G Gambhir, CA Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
7 HH Gibbs, RG Sharma 167* 2nd Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 12.05.12
8 CH Gayle, TM Dilshan 167 1st Bangalore Pune Bangalore 23.04.13
9 SR Tendulkar, DR Smith 163* 1st Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
10 MEK Hussey, M Vijay 159 1st Chennai Bangalore Chennai 28.05.11
11 CL White, KC Sangakkara 157 3rd Deccan Pune Cuttack 01.05.12
12 V Kohli, AB de Villiers 157 2nd Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 12.04.16
13 AC Gilchrist, VVS Laxman 155* 1st Deccan Mumbai Mumbai 27.04.08
14 V Kohli, AB de Villiers 155 2nd Bangalore Ris Pune Pune-SRS 22.04.16
15 JH Kallis, G Gambhir 152* 2nd Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 15.04.11
16 M Vijay, JA Morkel 152 3rd Chennai Rajasthan Chennai 03.04.10
17 SS Iyer, JP Duminy 154 2nd Delhi Mumbai Delhi 23.04.15
18 M Jayawardene, V Sehwag 151 1st Delhi Mumbai Delhi 21.04.13

G Gambhir and CA Lynn added 184 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game to provide the 52nd occasion of posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of a team posting a 150 plus runs for the first wicket in IPL

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 G Gambhir, CA Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
2 CH Gayle, TM Dilshan 167 1st Bangalore Pune Bangalore 23.04.13
3 SR Tendulkar, DR Smith 163* 1st Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
4 MEK Hussey, M Vijay 159 1st Chennai Bangalore Chennai 28.05.11
5 AC Gilchrist, VVS Laxman 155* 1st Deccan Mumbai Mumbai 27.04.08
6 M Jayawardene, V Sehwag 151 1st Delhi Mumbai Delhi 21.04.13

G Gambhir and CA Lynn added 184 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game to provide record first wicket partnership in IPL. The previous best was 167 beteween CH Gayle and TM Dilshan of Royal Challengers, Bangalore against Pune Warriors at Bangalore on 23.04.13.        

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 G Gambhir, CA Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
2 CH Gayle, TM Dilshan 167 1st Bangalore Pune Bangalore 23.04.13

G Gambhir and CA Lynn added 184 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game to provide 19th occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 DJ Hussey, WP Saha 104 6th Kolkata Punjab Mohali 03.05.08
2 SC Ganguly, DJ Hussey 102 3rd Kolkata Deccan Hyd-RGS 11.05.08
3 OA Shah, AD Mathews 130* 5th Kolkata Deccan Mumbai 12.03.10
4 BJ Hodge, MK Tiwary 101 1st Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14.03.10
5 CH Gayle, MK Tiwary 101 2nd Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.04.10
6 SC Ganguly, CA Pujara 111* 3rd Kolkata Rajasthan Kolkata 17.04.10
7 JH Kallis, G Gambhir 152* 2nd Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 15.04.11
8 G Gambhir, BB McCullum 113 1st Kolkata Pune Kolkata 05.05.12
9 MS Bisla, JH Kallis 136 2nd Kolkata Chennai Chennai 27.05.12
10 G Gambhir, EJG Morgan 105 3rd Kolkata Punjab Mohali 16.04.13
11 JH Kallis, MK Pandey 131 2nd Kolkata Mumbai Abu Dhabi 16.04.14
12 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 121 1st Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
13 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 106 1st Kolkata Delhi Delhi 07.05.14
14 RV Uthappa, Shakib Al Hasan 121 4th Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 22.05.14
15 RV Uthappa, AD Russell 112* 4th Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 30.04.15
16 G Gambhir, MK Pandey 100 2nd Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 13.04.16
17 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 101 1st Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
18 YK Pathan, Shakib Al Hassan 134* 5th Kolkata Gujarat Kolkata 08.05.16
19 G Gambhir, CA Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

G Gambhir and CA Lynn added 184 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game to provide record partnership for any wicket by Kolkata batsmen in IPL. The previous best was 152 runs unfinished stand between JH Kallis and G Gambhir against Rajasthan at Jaipur on 15.04.11

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 G Gambhir, CA Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
2 JH Kallis, G Gambhir 152* 2nd Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 15.04.11

G Gambhir and CA Lynn added 184 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game to provide record first wicket partnership by Kolkata batsmen in IPL. The previous best was 121 runs between RV Uthappa and G Gambhir against Rajasthan at Ahmedabad on 05.05.14.

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 G Gambhir, CA Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
2 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 121 1st Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14

G Gambhir and CA Lynn added 184 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game to provide sixth occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in IPL. All such occasions are listed below        

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 G Gambhir, CA Lynn 184* 1st Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
2 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 121 1st Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
3 G Gambhir, BB McCullum 113 1st Kolkata Pune Kolkata 05.05.12
4 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 106 1st Kolkata Delhi Delhi 07.05.14
5 BJ Hodge, MK Tiwary 101 1st Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14.03.10
6 RV Uthappa, G Gambhir 101 1st Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16

SK Raina’s 64 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 56th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also provides the second such occasion for a Gujarat Lions captain. The other. occasion was also credited to SK Raina whose 75 was in a losing cause against Sunrisers at Rajkot on 21.04.16. Incidentally this game was won by ten wickets by Sunrisers

G Gambhir {76*} and CA Lynn {93*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 39th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition 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 GC Smith 75* Rajasthan Bangalore Jaipur 17.05.08
  02 SA Asnodkar 50 Rajasthan Bangalore Jaipur 17.05.08
               
3 01 SE Marsh 60 Punjab Deccan Mohali 23.05.08
  02 KC Sangakkara 50 Punjab Deccan Mohali 23.05.08
               
4 01 SE Marsh 115 Punjab Rajasthan Mohali 28.05.08
  02 JR Hopes 51 Punjab Rajasthan Mohali 28.05.08
               
5 01 ST Jayasuriya 52 Mumbai Kolkata P Elizabeth 27.04.09
  02 SR Tendulkar 68 Mumbai Kolkata P Elizabeth 27.04.09
               
6 01 NV Ojha 68 Rajasthan Punjab Durban 05.05.09
  02 GC Smith 77 Rajasthan Punjab Durban 05.05.09
               
7 01 BJ Hodge 50 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14.03.10
  02 MK Tiwary 50 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14.03.10
               
8 01 RS Bopara 77 Punjab Bangalore Bangalore 16.03.10
  02 MS Bisla 75 Punjab Bangalore Bangalore 16.03.10
               
9 01 S Dhawan 56 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
  02 SR Tendulkar 72 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
               
10 01 BB McCullum 81 Kochi Mumbai Mum-WS 15.04.11
  02 M Jayawardene 56 Kochi Mumbai Mum-WS 15.04.11
               
11 01 AC Gilchrist 61 Punjab Deccan Hyd-RGS 16.04.11
  02 PC Valthaty 75 Punjab Deccan Hyd-RGS 16.04.11
               
12 01 DA Warner 77 Delhi Punjab Delhi 23.04.11
  02 V Sehwag 77 Delhi Punjab Delhi 23.04.11
               
13 01 S Dhawan 95 Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21.05.11
  02 DB Ravi Teja 60 Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21.05.11
               
14 01 MEK Hussey 63 Chennai Bangalore Chennai 28.05.11
  02 M Vijay 95 Chennai Bangalore Chennai 28.05.11
               
15 01 F du Plessis 58 Chennai Pune Chennai 19.04.12
  02 S Badrinath 57 Chennai Pune Chennai 19.04.12
               
16 01 M Jayawardne 55 Delhi Mumbai Delhi 27.04.12
  02 V Sehwag 73 Delhi Mumbai Delhi 27.04.12
               
17 01 CH Gayle 57 Bangalore Deccan Pune-SRS 11.05.12
  02 TM Dilshan 53 Bangalore Deccan Pune-SRS 11.05.12
               
18 01 SR Tendulkar 58* Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
  02 DR Smith 87* Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
               
19 01 M Vijay 50* Chennai Punjab Mohali 09.04.13
  02 MEK Hussey 66* Chennai Punjab Mohali 09.04.13
               
20 01 M Jayawardene 59 Delhi Mumbai Delhi 21.04.13
  02 V Sehwag 95* Delhi Mumbai Delhi 21.04.13
               
21 01 R Dravid 58 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 67 Rajasthan Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
               
22 01 CA Pujara 51 Bangalore Punjab Mohali 06.05.13
  02 CH Gayle 62 Bangalore Punjab Mohali 06.05.13
               
23 01 R Dravid 53 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
  02 AM Rahane 63 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 07.05.13
               
24 01 DR Smith 66 Mumbai Punjab Abu Dhabi 18.04.14
  02 BB McCullum 67 Mumbai Punjab Abu Dhabi 18.04.14
               
25 01 RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
               
26 01 MEK Hussey 56 Mumbai Rajasthan Ahmedabad 19.05.14
  02 LMP Simmons 62 Mumbai Rajasthan Ahmedabad 19.05.14
               
27 01 S Dhawan 50 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 20.05.14
  02 DA Warner 59 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 20.05.14
               
28 01 DA Warner 90 Sunrisers Chennai Ranchi 22.05.14
  02 S Dhawan 64 Sunrisers Chennai Ranchi 22.05.14
               
29 01 S Dhawan 50* Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 13.04.15
  02 DA Warner 57 Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 13.04.15
               
30 01 AM Rahane 76* Rajasthan Chennai Ahmedabad 19.04.15
  02 SR Watson 73 Rajasthan Chennai Ahmedabad 19.04.15
               
31 01 S Dhawan 54 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
  02 DA Warner 91 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
               
32 01 MA Agarwal 53* Delhi Punjab Delhi 01.05.15
  02 SS Iyer 54 Delhi Punjab Delhi 01.05.15
               
33 01 LMP Simmons 71 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 03.05.15
  02 PA Patel 59 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 03.05.15
               
34 01 M Vijay 53 Punjab Ris Pune Mohali 16.04.16
  02 M Vohra 51 Punjab Ris Pune Mohali 16.04.16
               
35 01 DA Warner 74* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
  02 S Dhawan 53* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
               
36 01 DR Smith 53 Gujarat Delhi Delhi 27.04.16
  02 BB McCulllum 60 Gujarat Delhi Delhi 27.04.16
               
37 01 CH Gayle 73 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 18.05.16
  02 V Kohli 113 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 18.05.16
               
38 01 CH Gayle 76 Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 29.05.16
  02 V Kohli 54 Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 29.05.16
               
39 01 G Gambhir 76* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
  02 CA Lynn 93* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

G Gambhir {76*} and CA Lynn {93*} scored fifties in this game to provide the third occasion of both the openers of Kolkata scoring fifties in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
7 01 BJ Hodge 50 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14.03.10
  02 MK Tiwary 50 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 14.03.10
               
25 01 RV Uthappa 65 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
  02 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
               
39 01 G Gambhir 76* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
  02 CA Lynn 93* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

G Gambhir {76*} and CA Lynn {93*} scored fifties in this game to provide the second occasion of both the openers scoring fifties against Gujarat in IPL.  Both the occasions are listed below. 

No Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 01 DA Warner 74* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
  02 S Dhawan 53* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
               
2 01 G Gambhir 76* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
  02 CA Lynn 93* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

G Gambhir {76*} and CA Lynn {93*} scored fifties in this game to provide the fourth occasion of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Pos Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 01 SR Tendulkar 58* Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
  02 DR Smith 87* Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
               
2 01 M Vijay 50* Chennai Punjab Mohali 09.04.13
  02 MEK Hussey 66* Chennai Punjab Mohali 09.04.13
               
3 01 DA Warner 74* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
  02 S Dhawan 53* Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
               
4 01 G Gambhir 76* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17
  02 CA Lynn 93* Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.17

SK Raina {64*} and G Gambhir {76*} scored fifties in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of rival skippers scoring fifties in a IPL game. All such occasions are listed below

No No Batsman Runs   Team Opposition Venue Date
1 1 Yuvraj Singh 58 * Punjab Chennai Centurion 07.05.09
  2 MS Dhoni 56 * Chennai Punjab Centurion 07.05.09
                 
2 1 SR Tendulkar 100 * Mumbai Kochi Mumbai 15.04.11
  2 M Jayawardene 56   Kochi Mumbai Mumbai 15.04.11
                 
3 1 R Dravid 57   Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur 01.05.12
  2 V Sehwag 73   Delhi Rajasthan Jaipur 01.05.12
                 
4 1 RG Sharma 98 * Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 08.04.15
  2 G Gambhir 57   Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 08.04.15
                 
5 1 V Kohli 75   Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 12.04.16
  2 DA Warner 58   Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 12.04.16
                 
6 1 G Gambhir 64   Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 13.04.16
  2 RG Sharma 84 * Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 13.04.16
                 
7 1 SK Raina 75   Gujarat Sunrisers Rajkot 21.04.16
  2 DA Warner 74 * Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
                 
8 1 G Gambhir 59   Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 28.04.16
  2 RG Sharma 68 * Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 28.04.16
                 
9 1 M Vijay 59   Punjab Ris Pune Vizag 21.05.16
  2 MS Dhoni 64 * Ris Pune Punjab Vizag 21.05.16
                 
10 1 DA Warner 69   Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 29.05.16
  2 V Kohli 54   Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 29.05.16
                 
11 1 SK Raina 64 * Sunrisers Kolkata Rajkot 07.04.17
  2 G Gambhir 76 * Kolkata Gujatat Rajkot 07.04.17

It also provides the second occasion of rival skippers scoring unbeaten fifties in an IPL game. Both the occasions are listed below 

No No Batsman Runs   Team Opposition Venue Date
1 1 Yuvraj Singh 58 * Punjab Chennai Centurion 07.05.09
  2 MS Dhoni 56 * Chennai Punjab Centurion 07.05.09
                 
11 1 SK Raina 64 * Sunrisers Kolkata Rajkot 07.04.17
  2 G Gambhir 76 * Kolkata Gujatat Rajkot 07.04.17

CA Lynn scored 93 not out in this game to provide the 38th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. It also provides the third occasion of a Kolkata batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. All such occasions are listed below 

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opposition Ground Date
1 G Gambhir 93 51 9 5 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
2 MS Bisla 92 61 14 2 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 28.04.13
3 SC Ganguly 91 57 11 5 Kolkata Deccan Hyd-RGS 11.05.08
4 MK Pandey 94 50 7 6 Kolkata Punjab Bangalore 01.06.14
5 G Gambhir 90* 60 13 1 Kolkata Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16
6 CA Lynn 93* 41 6 8 Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07.04.15

CA Lynn scored eight  boundary sixes  in his  knock  of 93 not out  to become the  third Kolkata batsman to score  eight  or more  sixes in an innings after BB McCullum and CH Gayle. The following table lists the performance of the three batsmen

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 BB McCullum 158* 73 10 13 Kolkata Bangalore Bengaluru 18 Apr 2008
2 CH Gayle 88 42 6 8 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04 Apr 2010
3 CA Lynn 93* 41 6 8 Kolkata Gujarat Rajkot 07 Apr 2017
List of matches won with a ball to spare in Indian Premier League

List of matches won with a ball to spare in Indian Premier League

Rising Pune Supergiants won its IPL game against Mumbai  Indians at Pune-SRS on 06.04.17 by seven wickets with a ball to spare to provide the 20th occasion of a team winning a game with a ball to spare in  the history of IPL.  All such occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Rajasthan 3 wkts 1 215 19.5 Deccan Hyd-RGS 24.04.08
2 Delhi 5 wkts 1 177 19.5 Mumbai Delhi 24.05.08
3 Bangalore 5 wkts 1 140 19.5 Kolkata Durban 29.04.09
4 Punjab 3 wkts 1 169 19.5 Deccan Kimberley 09.05.09
5 Delhi 5 wkts 1 143 19.5 Punjab Mohali 13.03.10
6 Mumbai 4 wkts 1 169 19.5 Punjab Mohali 25.04.12
7 Punjab 4 wkts 1 159 19.5 Bangalore Bangalore 02.05.12
8 Chennai 4 wkts 1 166 19.5 Bangalore Chennai 13.04.13
9 Mumbai 5 wkts 1 160 19.5 Kolkata Kolkata 24.04.13
10 Rajasthan 4 wkts 1 172 19.5 Bangalore Jaipur 29.04.13
11 Rajasthan 5 wkts 1 179 19.5 Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
12 Mumbai 4 wkts 1 166 19.5 Rajasthan Kolkata 24.05.13
13 Bangalore 4 wkts 1 156 19.5 Sunrisers Bangalore 04.05.14
14 Bangalore 5 wkts 1 139 19.5 Chennai Ranchi 18.05.14
15 Delhi 5 wkts 1 166 19.5 Punjab Pune 15.04.15
16 Kolkata 7 wkts 1 166 19.5 Chennai Kolkata 30.04.15
17 Kolkata 1 wkt 1 184 19.5 Punjab Kolkata 09.05.15
18 Bangalore 6 wkts 1 081 05.5 Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 15.05.15
19 Chennai 3 wkts 1 140 19.5 Bangalore Ranchi 22.05.15
20 Ris Pune 7 wkts 1 184 19.5 Mumbai Pune-SRS 06.04.17

Rising Pune Supergiants won its IPL game against Mumbai Indians at Pune-SRS on 06.04.17 by seven wickets with a ball to spare to provide the second occasion of a team winning a game with a ball to spare against Mumbai in  the history of IPL.  Both the occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
3 Delhi 5 wkts 1 177 19.5 Mumbai Delhi 24.05.08
24 Ris Pune 7 wkts 1 184 19.5 Mumbai Pune-SRS 06.04.17

Rising Pune Supergiants won its IPL game against Mumbai Indians at Pune-SRS on 06.04.17 by seven wickets with a ball to spare to provide the second occasion of a team winning a game with a ball to spare with exact seven wickets margin in the history of IPL.  Both the occasions are listed below

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 Kolkata 7 wkts 1 166 19.5 Chennai Kolkata 30.04.15
2 Ris Pune 7 wkts 1 184 19.5 Mumbai Pune-SRS 06.04.17

The following table lists the four occasions of a team winning an IPL game with a ball to spare when a similar target was set – 184 on two occasions, 169 on two occasions, 166 on four occasions and 140 on two occasions.

No No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Opposition Ground Date
1 1 Kolkata 1 wkt 1 184 19.5 Punjab Kolkata 09.05.15
  2 Ris Pune 7 wkts 1 184 19.5 Mumbai Pune-SRS 06.04.17
                   
2 1 Punjab 3 wkts 1 169 19.5 Deccan Kimberley 09.05.09
  2 Mumbai 4 wkts 1 169 19.5 Punjab Mohali 25.04.12
                   
3 1 Chennai 4 wkts 1 166 19.5 Bangalore Chennai 13.04.13
  2 Mumbai 4 wkts 1 166 19.5 Rajasthan Kolkata 24.05.13
  3 Delhi 5 wkts 1 166 19.5 Punjab Pune 15.04.15
  4 Kolkata 7 wkts 1 166 19.5 Chennai Kolkata 30.04.15
                   
4 1 Bangalore 5 wkts 1 140 19.5 Kolkata Durban 29.04.09
  2 Chennai 3 wkts 1 140 19.5 Bangalore Ranchi 22.05.15

 

Statistical highlights of the first two games of IPL 2017

Statistical highlights of the first two games of IPL 2017

IPL – 2017 – M-01 – Highlights

SR Watson became the 14h captain to lead two teams in IPL. The following table lists all the captains who have accomplished such feat. The list does not include the captains who have led three teams in IPL

No Player Teams
1 MS Dhoni Chennai, Rising Pune
2 G Gambhir Delhi, Kolkata
3 AC Gilchrist Deccan, Punjab
4 V Sehwag Delhi, Punjab
5 R Dravid Rajasthan, Bangalore
6 Yuvraj Singh Punjab, Pune
7 SC Ganguly Kolkata, Pune
8 DA Warner Delhi, Sunrisers
9 SR Watson Rajasthan, Bangalore
10 SK Raina Chennai, Gujarat
11 KP Pietersen Delhi, Bangalore
12 BB McCullum Gujarat, Kolkata
13 CL White Deccan, Sunrisers
14 SPD Smith Pune, Rajasthan

SR Watson became the seventh overseas cricketer to lead exact two teams in IPL. He also becomes the fifth Australian cricketer to accomplish the feat. Others are – AC Gilchrist, DA Warner, CL White and  SPD Smith

No Player Teams
1 AC Gilchrist Deccan, Punjab
2 DA Warner Delhi, Sunrisers
3 SR Watson Rajasthan, Bangalore
4 KP Pietersen Delhi, Bangalore
5 BB McCullum Gujarat, Kolkata
6 CL White Deccan, Sunrisers
7 SPD Smith Pune, Rajasthan

SR Watson is became the sixth captain to lead Royal Challengers, Bangalore in IPL games. The following table lists all the six captains

No Player Teams
1 V Kohli Bangalore
2 R Dravid Bangalore
3 A Kumble Bangalore
4 DL Vettori Bangalore
5 SR Watson Bangalore
6 KP Pietersen Bangalore

SR Watson became the second  captain to lead Rajasthan  and Bangalore teams in IPL after R Dravid. R Dravid first led Bangalore and then  Rajasthan. SR Watson has led Rajasthan first and now set to lead Bangalore

No Player Teams
1 R Dravid Rajasthan, Bangalore
2 SR Watson Rajasthan, Bangalore

SR Watson became the third captain to lead Bangalore and another team in IPL after R Dravid and KP Pietersen. R Dravid has led Rajasthan and Bangalore while KP Pietersen has led Delhi and Bangalore

No Player Teams
1 R Dravid Rajasthan, Bangalore
2 SR Watson Rajasthan, Bangalore
3 KP Pietersen Delhi, Bangalore

DA Warner took his 100th catch in T20 games when he caught CH Gayle in this game. He became the 15th fieldsman to accomplish the feat. At the end of this game his tally of catches in T20 games read 101.The following table lists all the fieldsmen

No Player Span Mat Inns Ct Max
1 KA Pollard 2006-2017 359 354 198 4
2 DJ Bravo 2006-2016 344 342 175 4
3 DA Miller 2008-2017 219 216 145 3
4 DJ Hussey 2004-2017 267 266 129 3
5 SK Raina 2006-2017 245 244 128 3
6 DR Smith 2006-2017 284 283 122 4
7 AB de Villiers 2004-2017 218 147 115 3
8 RN ten Doeschate 2003-2016 285 280 111 3
9 Umar Akmal 2008-2017 223 177 110 3
10 LRPL Taylor 2006-2016 224 221 108 4
11 Shoaib Malik 2005-2017 271 271 106 3
12 MJ Guptill 2006-2016 170 167 105 3
13 AD Russell 2010-2017 232 231 102 3
14 BJ Hodge 2003-2017 270 269 102 3
15 DA Warner 2007-2017 223 221 101 4

A Nehra’s wicket tally in IPL read 100. He captured his 100th wicket in this game, when he bowled Aravind for a duck and returned with figures of 2 for 42 in this game. He became the eighth bowler in the history of IPL to capture 100 plus wickets. Others are – SL Malinga {143}, A Mishra {124}, DJ Bravo {122}, PP Chawla {120}, Harbhajan Singh {119}, R Vinay Kumar {101} and R Ashwin {100}

This game witnessed two cricketers from the same country leading rival teams. DA Warner was leading Sunrisers, Hyderabad and SR Watson was leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

CH Gayle is in threshold of becoming the first batsman to score ten thousand runs in the history of Twenty20 games. At the end of the first game of IPL 2017 his run aggregate stands at 9969. He needs 31 more runs to achieve the coveted feat.

DA Warner has scored 59 fifties in T20 games. He needs one more score of fifty plus runs to get to his 60th fifty. If he gets one more fifty, he would then become the second batsman in the annals of Twenty20 games to score 60 fifties after CH Gayle. CH Gayle has scored 78 fifties

DA Warner has scored 694 boundary fours. Six more boundary fours  would fetch  him 700 boundary fours. If he gets then, then he would become the fourth batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to score 700 plus boundary fours. Others are – CH Gayle {759}, BB McCullum {709} and BJ Hodge {707}

DA Warner has scored 289 boundary sixes. Eleven more boundary fours would fetch him 300 boundary sixes. If he gets then, then he would become the fifth batsman in the history of Twenty20 games to score 300 plus boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {732}, KA Pollard {452}, BB McCullum {342} and DR Smith {321}

CH Gayle has an aggregate of 2995 runs while playing for Royal Challengers, Bangalore. He needs 05 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the third batsman in the history of IPL to score 3000 plus runs playing for a single team in IPL. Others are – V Kohli – 4110 runs for Bengaluru and SK Raina – 3699 runs for Chennai.

DA Warner has scored 1952 runs for Sunrisers. He needs 48 more runs for his 2000 runs. KA Pollard has scored 1985 runs for Mumbai Indians. He needs 15 more runs for his 2000 runs. If they get these runs, then they would become the 14th and 15th batsman in the history of IPL to score 2000 plus runs for a single team

DA Warner has scored 1952 runs for Sunrisers. He needs 48 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third batsman in the history of IPL to score 2000 plus runs for a one team and 1000 plus runs for another team. Others are – RG Sharma and G Gambhir. DA Warner would also become the first overseas batsman to score 2000 plus runs for a one team and 1000 plus runs for another team.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 4s 6s
1 RG Sharma Mumbai 97 94 17 2704 109* 35.11 1 21 6 227 112
2 RG Sharma Deccan 45 44 6 1170 76* 30.78 0 8 2 96 51
                           
1 G Gambhir Kolkata 92 92 8 2537 93 30.20 0 23 10 290 39
2 G Gambhir Delhi 40 39 4 1097 86 31.34 0 8 2 132 12
                           
1 DA Warner Sunrisers 46 46 7 1952 93* 51.00 0 22 2 194 77
2 DA Warner Delhi 55 55 5 1435 109* 28.70 2 10 5 146 58

DA Warner {6935} and KA Pollard {6950} require 65 and 50 runs for their 7000 runs in T20 games. If they get them, then they would become the fourth and fifth batsmen in the history of T20 games to total 7000 plus runs. Others are – CH Gayle {9937}, BB McCullum {7371} and BJ Hodge {7338}

KA Pollard’s highest individual score is 89 not out in T20 games. If he completes 7000 runs, he would become the first batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 7000 plus without a century.

IPL – 2017 – M-02 – Highlights  

SPD Smith became the third cricketer to lead three teams in IPL. Others are KC Sangakkara {Deccan, Punjab and Sunrisers} and DPMD Jayawardene {Delhi, Punjab and Kochi}. Interestingly enough, all these three cricketers are overseas cricketers

No Player Teams
1 KC Sangakkara Deccan, Punjab, Sunrisers
2 DPMD Jayawardene Delhi, Punjab, Kochi
3 SPD Smith Pune, Rajasthan,Ris Pune

SPD Smith scored 84 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of a Rising Pune Supergiants skipper scoring a fifty in IPL after MS Dhoni.  MS Dhoni had scored 64 not out against Punjab at Vizag on 21.05.16. Thus SPD Smith’s 84 not out represent the highest score by a Rising Pune Superggiant captain.

This game was the first game in IPL for MS Dhoni as a cricketer. Prior to this he has skippered either Chennai Super Kings or Rising Pune Supergiants.

MS Dhoni’s aggregate of dismissals in IPL read 90 at the end of this game. He became the second wicket keeper to effect 90 plus dismissals in IPL. KD Karthik had effected 98 dismissals. MS Dhoni took one catch in this game.

MS Dhoni’s lone catch in this game gave him 180 dismissals in T20 games. He became the third wicket keeper in the history of T20 games to effect 180 plus dismissals. Others are – Kamran Akmal {200} and KC Sangakkara {180}. Thus MS Dhoni and KC Sangakkara share the second place jointly amongst the wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in T20 games

MS Dhoni has pouched 119 catches so far in T20 games. He needs five more catches to overhaul the existing record of 123 catches pouched by KC Sangakkara

AM Rahane’s 60 in this game represent his seventh fifty for Rising Pune Supergiants. He also totalled 500 plus runs during the course of his 60 in this game. His run aggregate read 540 at the end of this game. He became the first Rising Pune Supergiansts batsman to score 500 plus runs in IPL

SPD Smiths’ 84 in this game represent the second highest individual score by a Rising Pune Supergiants batsman in IPL. The highest score is also by SPD Smith who had scored 101 against Gujarat Lions at Pune-SRS on 29.04.16

AM Rahane’s 60 in this game  represent his 25th fifty in IPL. He became the ninth batsman to socre 25 plus fifties  in IPL. The following table lists all the nine batsmen who have scored 25 plus fifties in IPL

No Player C HC 50+
1 DA Warner 2 32 34
2 G Gambhir 0 31 31
3 V Kohli 4 26 30
4 RG Sharma 1 29 30
5 SK Raina 1 28 29
6 CH Gayle 5 20 25
7 S Dhawan 0 25 25
8 AM Rahane 1 24 25
Records galore for CH Gayle at Ban-galore

Records galore for CH Gayle at Ban-galore

CH Gayle is on the threshold of becoming the first batsman to score ten thousand runs in the history of Twenty20 games. At the end of the first game of IPL 2017 his run aggregate stands at 9969. He needs 31 more runs to achieve the coveted feat.

 

CH Gayle has scored 149 boundary sixes at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. He needs one more boundary six for his 150 boundary sixes. If he gets it, he would then become the first batsman in the history of T20 games to score 150 boundary sixes on a single ground.

 

CH Gayle has scored 1754 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. He needs 246 runs for his 2000 runs. If he scores them, he would then become the second batsman in the history of T20 games to score 2000 plus runs on a single ground after V Kohli. V Kohli has scored 2098 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

 

CH Gayle has an aggregate of 2995 runs while playing for Royal Challengers, Bangalore. He needs 05 more runs for his 3000 runs. If he gets them, he would then become the third batsman in the history of IPL to score 3000 plus runs playing for a single team in IPL. Others are – V Kohli – 4110 runs for Bengaluru and SK Raina – 3699 runs for Chennai.