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Salient Stats of Match No 42 – Delhi vs Sunrisers at Delhi on 10.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 42 – Delhi vs Sunrisers at Delhi on 10.05.18

RR Pant scored 128 not out in this game to provide the 50th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in IPL. It also provides the eighth occasion of a Delhi batsman scoring a century in IPL.

RR Pant’s knock contained 15 boundary fours and he became the fifth batsman to score 15 boundary fours while scoring a century in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opposition Ground Date
1 PC Valthaty 120* 63 19 2 Punjab Chennai Mohali 13.04.11
2 AB de Villiers 133* 59 19 4 Bangalore Mumbai Mumbai 10.05.15
3 M Vijay 113 58 15 4 Chennai Delhi Chennai 25.05.12
4 Q de Kock 108 51 15 3 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 17.04.16
5 RR Pant 128* 63 15 7 Delhi Sunriseres Delhi 10.05.18

RR Pant’s knock contained 15 boundary fours and he became the second Delhi batsman to score 15 boundary fours while scoring a century in IPL. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Balls 4s 6s Team Opposition Ground Date
1 Q de Kock 108 51 15 3 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 17.04.16
2 RR Pant 128* 63 15 7 Delhi Sunriseres Delhi 10.05.18

RR Pant’s 128 not out  in this game was in a losing cause to  provide the  eight occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 A Symonds 117* Deccan Rajasthan Hyd-RGS 24.04.08
2 YK Pathan 100 Rajasthan Mumbai Mum-BS 13.03.10
3 SR Tendulkar 100* Mumbai Kochi Mumbai 15.04.11
4 WP Saha 115 Punjab Kolkata Bangalore 01.06.14
5 V Kohli 100* Bangalore Gujarat Rajkot 24.04.16
6 SPD Smith 101 Ris Pune Gujarat Pune-MCA 29.04.16
7 HM Amla 104* Punjab Mumbai Indore 20.04.17
8 RR Pant 128* Delhi Sunrisers Delhi 10.05.18

RR Pant’s 128 not out  in this game was in a losing cause to  provide the highest score by a batsman in a losing cause. Prior to this A Symonds’ 117 not out representing Deccan against Rajasthan at Hyd-RGS on 24.04.18 was the  highest score by a batsman in a losing cause

No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 RR Pant 128* Delhi Sunrisers Delhi 10.05.18
2 A Symonds 117* Deccan Rajasthan Hyd-RGS 24.04.08

RR Pant’s 128 not out provides the fifth occasion of a wicketkeeper scoring a century in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of a Delhi wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in IPL after Q de Kock. Q de Kock had scored 108 against Bangalore at Bangalore

No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 RR Pant 128* Delhi Sunrisers Delhi 10.05.18
2 WP Saha 115 Punjab Kolkata Bangalore 01.06.14
3 AC Gilchrist 109* Deccan Mumbai Mum-DYP 27.04.08
4 Q de Kock 108 Delhi Bangalore Bangalore 17.04.16
5 AC Gilchrist 106 Punjab Bangalore Dharamsala 17.05.11

RR Pant’s 128 not out provide the highest score by a wicket keeper batsman in IPL. The previous best was 115 by WP Saha of Punjab against Kolkata at Bangalore on 01.06.14

No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 RR Pant 128* Delhi Sunrisers Delhi 10.05.18
2 WP Saha 115 Punjab Kolkata Bangalore 01.06.14

RR Pant’s 128 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain. Prior to this 115 by WP Saha of Punjab against Kolkata at Bangalore on 01.06.14 had gone in vain.

No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 WP Saha 115 Punjab Kolkata Bangalore 01.06.14
2 RR Pant 128* Delhi Sunrisers Delhi 10.05.18

RR Pant’s 128 not out provide the fourth occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred at Delhi. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Date
1 DA Warner 107* Delhi Kolkata Delhi 29.03.10
2 KP Pietersen 103* Delhi Deccan Delhi 19.04.12
3 CH Gayle 128* Bangalore Delhi Delhi 17.05.12
4 RR Pant 128* Delhi Sunrisers Delhi 10.05.18

RR Pant’s 128 not out in this game provides the 131st occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provides the 19th occasion of a Delhi wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL

SS Iyer was dismissed run out for 3 in this game to provide the 65th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in IPL. It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Delhi captain dismissed run out in IPL.

B Kumar retuned with figure of 1 for 51 in this game to provide the 123rd occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Sunrisers bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL. B Kumar became the 12th bowler to concede 50 plus runs against Delhi in IPL. He is also the first Sunrisers bowler to concede 50 plus runs against Delhi in IPL.

S Dhawan  and KS Williamson added 176 runs in an unfinished stand  for  the second wicket in  this game to provide  the 176th  occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnerships  in IPL. It also provides the 59th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL.

It is a just a coincidence that S Dhawan  and KS Williamson added 176 runs in an unfinished stand  for  the second wicket in  this game to provide  the 176th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnerships  in IPL.

It also provides the 16th occasion of Surnsisers batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL. It also provides the seventh occasion of Sunrisers batsmen positng a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL

It also represents the highest partnership by Sunrisers batsmen in IPL. The previous best was the 139 runs partnership between DA Warner and S Dhawan against Kolkata at Hyd-RGS on 30.04.17

It also represents the highest partnership for the second wicket by Sunrisers batsmen in IPL. The previous best was the 136 runs partnership between the same pair against Delhi {the same opposition} at Hyd-RGS on 19.04.17

It also represents the 20th occasion of batsmen posting a partnership of 150 plus runs in IPL and  also represents the seventh occasion of batsmen posting partnership of 175 plus runs in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

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 S Dhawan, KS Williamson 176* 2nd Sunrisers Delhi Delhi 10.05.18

S Dhawan scored 92 not out in this game to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman scoring an ninety in IPL. It also provides the sixth  occasion of a Sunrisers batsman scoring a ninety in IPL.

S Dhawan became the eleventh batsman in the history of IPL to score ninety on two or more occasions. The following table lists all the eleven batsmen.

No No Player Runs Team Opposition Ground Date
1 1 AM Rahane 98 Rajasthan Punjab Jaipur 06.04.12
  2 AM Rahane 91* Rajasthan Delhi Mum-BS 03.05.15
               
2 1 CH Gayle 92* Bangalore Mumbai Bangahlore 04.04.13
  2 CH Gayle 96 Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 11.04.15
               
3 1 DA Warner 90 Sunrisers Chennai Ranchi 22.05.14
  2 DA Warner 91 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
  3 DA Warner 90* Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 18.04.16
  4 DA Warner 92 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 30.04.16
  5 DA Warner 93* Sunrisers Gujarat Delhi 27.05.16
               
4 1 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
  2 G Gambhir 90* Kolkata Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 16.04.16
               
5 1 GJ Maxwell 95 Punjab Cnennai Abu Dhabi 18.04.14
  2 GJ Maxwell 95 Punjab Sunrisers Sharjah 22.04.14
  3 GJ Maxwell 90 Punjab Chennai Cuttack 07.05.14
               
6 1 SK Raina 98 Chennai Rajasthan Centurion 30.04.09
  2 SK Raina 99* Chennai Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 08.05.13
               
7 1 SR Watson 90* Rajasthan Pune Pune 08.05.12
  2 SR Watson 98* Rajasthan Sunrisers Jaipur 27.04.13
               
8 1 V Kohli 93* Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 09.04.13
  2 V Kohli 99 Bangalore Delhi Delhi 10.05.13
               
9 1 V Sehwag 94* Delhi Deccan Hyd-RGS 22.04.08
  2 V Sehwag 95* Delhi Mumbai Delhi 21.04.13
               
10 1 RG Sharma 98* Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 08.04.15
  2 RG Sharma 94 Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 17.04.18
               
11 1 S Dhawan 95* Deccan Punjab Dharamsala 21.05.11
  2 S Dhawan 92* Sunrisers Delhi Delhi 10.05.18

Sunrisers won this game by nine wickets to provide the 32nd occasion of a team winning a game by exact nine wickets in IPL. It also provides the third occasion of Sunrisers winning a game by exact nine wickets. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground  Date
1 Sunrisers Gujarat Sunrisers 09 wickets Hyd-RGS  09.04.17
2 Sunrisers Rajasthan Sunrisers 09 wickets Hyd-RGS  09.04.18
3 Delhi Sunrisers Sunrisers 09 wickets Delhi  10.05.18

S Dhawan’s 92 not out in this game represents his 30th fifty in  IPL. He became the seventh batsman to score 30 plus fifties in IPL. Other are – DA Warner {39}, V Kohli {37}, G Gambhir {36}, RG Sharma {35}, SK Raina {34} and CH Gayle {30}

S Dhawan’s 92 not out in this game represent his 30th fifty in IPL. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score 30 plus fifties in IPL. Other are – V Kohli {37}, G Gambhir {36}, RG Sharma {35} and SK Raina {34}.

Salient Stats of Match No 41 – Kolkata vs Mumbai at Kolkata on 09.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 41 – Kolkata vs Mumbai at Kolkata on 09.05.18

Kolkata posted a total of 210 for 6 in this game to provide the 78th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs  in IPL. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Mumbai posting a total of 200 plus runs  in IPL.

It also provides the fifth occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in IPL. It also represents the highest team  total posted at Kolkata in IPL. The previous best was 204/2 by Punjab against Kolkata at Kolkata on 04.04.10.

It also represents the sixth occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs against Kolkata in IPL. It also represents the highest total by Mumbai against Kolkata in IPL and also the first occasion of Mumbai posting a total of 200 plus runs against Kolkata  in IPL. The previous best was 188/4 at Kolkata on 13.04.16.

Kolkata was dismissed all out for 108 in this game to provide the 113th occasion of a team dismissed all out in IPL. It also provides the 13th occasion of Kolkata dismissed all out in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of Kolkata dismissed all out against Mumbai in IPL. All the five occasions are tabulated 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
3 105 18.2 2 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 07.05.13
4 107 18.5 1 Kolkata Mumbai Bengaluru 19.05.17
5 108 18.1 2 Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 09.05.18

Kolkata won this game  by 102 runs to provide  the  eighth occasion of a team winning an IPL game by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are tabulated below. It provides the second  win for Mumbai  by 100 plus runs margin in IPL, the first being its  146 runs win  against Delhi at Delhi on 06.05.17. It provides the first loss for  Kolkata by 100 plus runs  margin in  IPL

No Winner Margin Target Opposition Ground Date
1 Mumbai 146 runs 213 Delhi Delhi 06.05.17
2 Bangalore 144 runs 247 Gujarat Bangalore 14.05.16
3 Kolkata 140 runs 223 Bangalore Bangalore 18.04.08
4 Bangalore 138 runs 227 Punjab Bangalore 06.05.15
5 Bangalore 130 runs 264 Pune Bangalore 23.04.13
6 Punjab 111 runs 233 Bangalore Dharamsala 17.05.11
7 Rajasthan 105 runs 193 Delhi Mumbai 30.05.08
8 Mumbai 102 runs 211 Kolkata Kolkata 09.05.18

Mumbai won this game by 102 runs to provide the 50th occasion of a team winning an IPL game by 50 plus runs margin.. It provides the tenth occasion of Mumbai winning an IPL game by 50 plus runs margin. All such  occasions are tabulated  below.

No Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground  Date
1 Delhi Mumbai Mumbai 146 runs Delhi  06.05.17
2 Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 102 runs Kolkata  09.05.18
3 Delhi Mumbai Mumbai 098 runs Delhi  17.03.10
4 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 092 runs Port Elizabeth  27.04.09
5 Mumbai Delhi Mumbai 080 runs Vizag  15.05.16
6 Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 065 runs Mumbai  07.05.13
7 Mumbai Deccan Mumbai 063 runs Mumbai (BS)  03.04.10
8 Mumbai Chennai Mumbai 060 runs Mumbai  05.05.13
9 Mumbai Bangalore Mumbai 058 runs Mumbai  27.04.13
10 Bangalore Mumbai Mumbai 057 runs Bangalore  17.04.10

Ishank Kishan scored 62 in this game to provide the 130th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Mumbai wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL.

RG Sharma became the  most capped cricketer against Kolkata in  IPL. He was playing his 23rd game against Kolkata in IPL. Others to play 22 games are SK Raina and MS Dhoni.

RG Sharma has the record for most run aggregate against Kolkata in IPL. His  run aggregate read 757 at the end of this game. He went past SK Raina who has scored 746 runs against Kolkata in IPL

With 74 boundary fours to his credit at the  end of this game, RG Sharma owns the record for most boundary fours by a batsman against Kolkata  in IPL. He went past SK Raina who has scored 72 boundary fours against Kolkata in IPL.

At the end of the game. RG Sharma and SK Raina became the most capped cricketers in IPL. Both have played 170 games in IPL.

RG Sharma with 184 boundary sixes  to his credit at the end  of  this  game, occupies  the  second place among  the batsmen who  have scored most boundary sixes  in IPL. CH Gayle with 290 boundary sixes occupies the first place.

KD Karthik was dismissed run out for 5 in this game to provide the 64th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in IPL. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Kolkata captain dismissed run out in IPL

KD Karthik was dismissed run out for 5 in this game to provide the 58th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in IPL. It also provides the eighth occasion of a Kolkata wicket keeper dismissed run out in IPL

 

Salient Stats of Match No 40 – Rajasthan vs Punjab at Jaipur on 08.05.18  

Salient Stats of Match No 40 – Rajasthan vs Punjab at Jaipur on 08.05.18  

JS Buttler {84} and KL Rahul {95 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the 128th and 129th  occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in IPL.

JS Buttler {84} scored fifty in this game to provide the twelfth occasion of Rajasthan wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty in IPL. KL Rahul {95*} scored fifty  in this game to  provide the 23rd occasion of Punjab wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty in IPL.

JS Buttler {84} and KL Rahul {95 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in IPL.

KL Rahul’s 95 not out in this game which was in a losing cause and provides the 75th occasion of wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Punjab wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in IPL.

KL Rahul’s 95 not out in this game provide the 50th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Punjab batsman scoring a ninety in IPL.

KL Rahul’s 95 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Batsman Runs   Team1 Opposition Venue Date
1 KC Sangakkara 94   Punjab Mumbai Mohali 25.04.08
2 NV Ojha 94 * Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 02.04.10
3 MS Bisla 92   Kolkata Chennai Chennai 28.04.13
4 RR Pant 97   Delhi Gujarat Delhi 04.05.17
5 WP Saha 93   Punjab Mumbai Mumbai 11.05.17
6 KL Rahul 95 * Punjab Rajasthan Jaipur 08.05.18

It also provides the third occasion of a Punjab wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

No Batsman Runs   Team1 Opposition Venue Date
1 KC Sangakkara 94   Punjab Mumbai Mohali 25.04.08
2 WP Saha 93   Punjab Mumbai Mumbai 11.05.17
3 KL Rahul 95 * Punjab Rajasthan Jaipur 08.05.18

KL Rahul’s 95 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s ninety going in vain in IPL. Prior to this NV Ojha’s 94 not out for Rajasthan against Chennai at Chenni on 02.04.10 was in a losing cause. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No   Batsman Runs   Team Opposition Venue Date
1 + NV Ojha 94 * Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 02.04.10
2 + KL Rahul 95 * Punjab Rajasthan Jaipur 08.05.18

AJ Tye of Punjab returned with figure of 4 for 34 in this game to provide the 123rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. It also provides the 104th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL. It also provides the 16th occasion of a Punjab bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL

AJ Tye of Punjab returned with figure of 4 for 34 in this game to provide the 123rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. It also provides the 104th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL. It also provides the 16th occasion of a Punjab bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL It also provides the 15th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets against Rajasthan in IPL. It also provides the 28th occasion of a bowler’s four plus wickets haul in a losing cause in IPL.

AJ Tye of Punjab returned with figure of 4 for 34 in this game to provide the 55th occasion of an overseas bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of an overseas bowler representing Punjab  capturing four or more wickets in IPL It also provides the 15th occasion of a overseas bowler’s four plus wickets haul in a losing cause in IPL.

R Ashwn of Punjab failed to score in this game to provide the 72nd occasion of a captain  scoring a duck  in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Punjab captains failing to score in an innings in IPL

Salient Stats of Match No 39 – Sunrisers vs Bangalore on 07.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 39 – Sunrisers vs Bangalore on 07.05.18

Sunrisers was all out for 146 in this game to provide the 112th occasion of a team dismissed all  out in IPL. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sunrisers dismissed all out in IPL

Sunrisers was all out for 146 in the first innings of this game to provide the 45th occasion of a team dismissed all  out in the first innings in IPL. It also provides the third occasion of Sunrisers dismissed all out in the first innings in IPL

Sunrisers was all out for 146 in the first innings of this game on the  last ball to provide the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all  out in the first innings on the last in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 158 20.0 1 Gujarat Bangalore Bangalore 24.05.16
2 165 20.0 1 Deccan Bangalore Hyd-RGS 25.05.08
3 163 20.0 1 Chennai Delhi Johannesburg 02.05.09
4 105 20.0 1 Bangalore Rajasthan Centurion 07.05.09
5 116 20.0 1 Mumbai Delhi East London 08.05.09
6 109 20.0 1 Kochi Rajasthan Jaipur 24.04.11
7 128 20.0 1 Delhi Kolkata Kolkata 03.04.13
8 113 20.0 1 Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 17.05.15
9 146 20.0 1 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 07.05.18

Sunrisers is the only team in the history of IPL to be dismissed all out on two occasions on the last ball of the first innings. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No Score Overs Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 113 20.0 1 Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 17.05.15
2 146 20.0 1 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 07.05.18

Sunrisers won this game by five runs to provide the 62nd occasion of a team winning an IPL game with one to nine runa margin. It also provides the seventh occasion of Sunrisers winning an IPL game with one to nine runs margin. It also provides the fifh occasion of a team winning an IPL game by exact five runs. Sunrisers have won three games by exact five runs. 

V Kohli’s run aggregate in IPL at the end of this game read 4814. He now owns the record for most runs in IPL. He went past SK Raina who  has an aggregate of 4801 runs to  own  the record.

Bangalore suffered its 83rd loss in IPL. It now stands second in the list of teams which has lost most games in IPL. Delhi occupies the first place with 89 losses.  Punjab stands third in the list with 81 losses.

KS Williamson scored 56 in this game to provide the 225th occasion of a captain scoring fifties in IPL. It also provides the 26th occasion of a Sunrisers captain scoring a fifty in IPL.

KS Williamson scored 56 in this game to provide his fifth fifty in the ongoing IPL. His feat provides the ninth occasion of a captain scoring five or more fifties in a single edition of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

 No No Batsman Runs   Team Opposition Venue Date
1 1 SR Tendulkar 63   Mumbai Delhi Delhi 17.03.10
  2 SR Tendulkar 71 * Mumbai Kolkata Mum-BS 22.03.10
  3 SR Tendulkar 72   Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
  4 SR Tendulkar 55   Mumbai Deccan Mumbai 28.03.10
  5 SR Tendulkar 89 * Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 11.04.10
                 
2 1 G Gambhir 64 * Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10.04.12
  2 G Gambhir 66 * Kolkata Punjab Mohali 18.04.12
  3 G Gambhir 93   Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
  4 G Gambhir 63   Kolkata Chennai Chennai 30.04.12
  5 G Gambhir 62   Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 14.05.12
                 
3 1 V Sehwag 57   Delhi Pune Delhi 21.04.12
  2 V Sehwag 87 * Delhi Pune Pune-MCA 24.04.12
  3 V Sehwag 73   Delhi Mumbai Delhi 27.04.12
  4 V Sehwag 63   Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 29.04.12
  5 V Sehwag 73   Delhi Rajasthan Jaipur 01.05.12
                 
4 1 DA Warner 53   Sunrisers Chennai Chennai 11.04.15
  2 DA Warner 57   Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 13.04.15
  3 DA Warner 91   Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag 22.04.15
  4 DA Warner 58   Sunrisers Punjbab Mohali 27.04.15
  5 DA Warner 61   Sunrisers Chennai Hyd-RGS 02.05.15
  6 DA Warner 81   Sunrisers Punjab Hyd-RGS 11.05.15
  7 DA Warner 52 * Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 15.05.15
                 
5 1 DA Warner 58   Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 12.04.16
  2 DA Warner 90 * Sunrisers Mumbai Hyd-RGS 18.04.16
  3 DA Warner 74 * Sunrisers Gujarat Rajkot 21.04.16
  4 DA Warner 59   Sunrisers Punjab Hyd-RGS 23.04.16
  5 DA Warner 92   Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 30.04.16
  6 DA Warner 52   Sunrisers Punjab Mohali 15.05.16
  7 DA Warner 73   Sunrisers Delhi Raipur 20.05.16
  8 DA Warner 93 * Sunrisers Gujarat Delhi 27.05.16
  9 DA Warner 69   Sunrisers Bangalore Bangalore 29.05.16
                 
6 1 RG Sharma 84 * Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 12.04.16
  2 RG Sharma 62   Mumbai Bangalore Mumbai 20.04.16
  3 RG Sharma 65   Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
  4 RG Sharma 68 * Mumbai Kolkata Mumbai 28.04.16
  5 RG Sharma 85 * Mumbai Ris Pune Pune-MCA 01.05.16
                 
7 1 V Kolhi 75 * Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 12.04.16
  2 V Kohli 79   Bangalore Delhi Bangalore 17.04.16
  3 V Kohli 80   Bangalore Ris Pune Pune-MCA 22.04.16
  4 V Kohli 100 * Bangalore Gujarat Rajkot 24.04.16
  5 V Kohli 52   Bangalore Kolkata Bangalore 02.05.16
  6 V Kohli 108*   Bangalore Ris Pune Bangalore 07.05.16
  7 V Kohli 109   Bangalore Gujarat Bangalore 14.05.16
  8 V Kohli 75 * Bangalore Kolkata Kolkata 16.05.16
  9 V Kohli 114   Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 18.05.16
  10 V Kohli 54 * Bangalore Delhi Raipur 22.05.16
  11 V Kohli 54   Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 29.05.16
                 
8 1 DA Warner 76 * Sunrisers Gujarat Hyd-RGS 09.04.17
  2 DA Warner 70   Sunrisers Punjab Hyd-RGS 17.04.17
  3 DA Warner 51   Sunrisers Punjab Mohali 28.04.17
  4 DA Warner 126   Sunrisers Kolkata Hyd-RGS 30.04.17
  5 DA Warner 69 * Sunrisers Gujarat Kanpur 13.05.17
                 
9 1 KS Williamson 50   Sunrisers Kolkata Kolkata 14.04.18
  2 KS Williamson 54   Sunrisers Punjab Mohali 19.04.18
  3 KS Williamson 84   Surnisers Chennai Hyd=RGS 22.04.18
  4 KS Williamson 63   Surnisers Rajasthan Jaipur 29.04.18
  5 KS Williamson 56   Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS 07.05.18

KS Williamson’s five fifties in this edition provide the 29th occasion of a batsman scoring fifties in a single edition of IPL. His five half centuries in this edition provides the 25th occasion of a batsman scoring half centuries in a single edition of IPL.

MS Dhoni is all set to share the record for most not outs in the history of Twenty20 games with KA Pollard of West Indies.

MS Dhoni is all set to share the record for most not outs in the history of Twenty20 games with KA Pollard of West Indies.

MS Dhoni is all set to share the record for most not outs in the history of Twenty20 games with KA Pollard of West Indies. The mercurial Indian batsman has remained not out  on 104 occasions in his T20 career. One more  unbeaten knock  would fetch  him his  105th  not out  and with it  he would be  on par with KA Pollard. KA Pollard has been not out on 105 occasions. Both the cricketers are taking  part in the ongoing  Indian Premier League. KA Pollard is  representing Mumbai Indians,  while MS Dhoni  is  representing Chennai Super Kings. The following table furnishes the T20 career of the two batsmen  as of 06.05.2018

Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
KA Pollard 420 377 105 8124 89* 29.86 0 40 15 523 525
Adelaide Strikers, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Dhaka Dynamites, Dhaka Gladiators, Karachi Kings, Melbourne Renegades, Multan Sultans, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, South Australia, Stanford Superstars, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
MS Dhoni 287 259 104 5937 79* 38.30 0 24 7 409 263
Chennai Super Kings, India, Indians, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiant, Rising Pune Supergiants

 

Salient Stats of Match No 38 – Rajasthan vs Punjab at Indore on 06.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 38 – Rajasthan vs Punjab at Indore on 06.05.18

JS Buttler {51} and KL Rahul {84 not out} scored fifties in this game to  provide the 125th  and 126th  occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in IPL.

JS Buttler {51} scored fifty in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Rajasthan wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty in IPL. KL Rahul {84*} scored fifty  in this game to  provide the 21st occasion of Punjab wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty in IPL.

JS Buttler {51} and KL Rahul {84 not out} scored fifties in this game to provide the tenth occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Batsman Runs   Team Opposition Venue Date
1 AC Gilchrist 50   Deccan Punjab Mohali 23.05.08
  KC Sangakkara 50   Punjab Deccan Mohali 23.05.08
               
2 Kamran Akmal 53   Rajasthan Chennai Chennai 24.05.08
  PA Patel 54   Chennai Rajasthan Chennai 24.05.08
               
3 NV Ojha 79   Sunrisers Punjab Hyd-RGS 14.05.14
  WP Saha 54   Punjab Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 14.05.14
               
4 KL Rahul 51 * Bangalore Gujarat Rajkot 24.04.16
  KD Karthik 50 * Gujarat Bangalore Rajkot 24.04.16
               
5 WP Saha 52   Punjab Delhi Mohali 07.05.16
  Q de Kock 52   Delhi Punjab Mohali 07.05.16
               
6 KD Karthik 65   Gujarat Delhi Delhi 04.05.17
  RR Pant 97   Delhi Gujarat Delhi 04.05.17
               
7 Q de Kock 53   Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 25.04.18
  MS Dhoni 79 * Chennai Bangalore Bangalore 25.04.18
               
8 MS Dhoni 51 * Chennai Delhi Pune-MCA 30.04.18
  RR Pant 79   Delhi Chennai Pune-MCA 30.04.18
               
9 RR Pant 69   Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 02.05.18
  JS Buttler 67   Rajasthan Delhi Delhi 02.05.18
               
10 JS Buttler 51   Rajasthan Punjab Indore 06.05.18
  KL Rahul 84 * Punjab Rajasthan Indore 06.05.18

JS Buttler {51} scored fifty in this game which was in a losing cause and provides the 73rd occasion of wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Rajasthan wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in IPL.

Salient Stats of Match No 37 – Mumbai vs Kolkata at Mumbai on 06.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 37 – Mumbai vs Kolkata at Mumbai on 06.05.18

RG Sharma’s boundary fours aggregate at the end of this game read 376. He became the seventh batsman to score 375 boundary sixes in the history of IPL. The following table lists all the seven batsmen who have accomplished the feat

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 G Gambhir 154 152 16 4217 93 31.00 0 36 12 492 59
2 SK Raina 170 166 26 4801 100* 34.29 1 33 7 430 181
3 S Dhawan 135 134 19 3746 95* 32.57 0 29 4 429 73
4 V Kohli 158 150 25 4775 113 38.20 4 33 6 414 171
5 RV Uthappa 159 153 15 4037 87 29.25 0 23 6 402 141
6 DA Warner 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 7 401 160
7 RG Sharma 169 164 27 4438 109* 32.39 1 34 11 376 183

RV Uthappa accomplished two feats in this game. He completed 4000 plus runs and also scored 400 plus boundary fours in IPL. At the end of this  game  his run aggregate read 4037 and  his boundary four aggregate read 402. He became the sixth batsman to total 4000 plus runs in the history of IPL. The following table lists all the batsmen who have aggregated 4000 plus runs in IPL

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina 170 166 26 4801 100* 34.29 1 33 7 430 181
2 V Kohli 158 150 25 4775 113 38.20 4 33 6 414 171
3 RG Sharma 169 164 27 4438 109* 32.39 1 34 11 376 183
4 G Gambhir 154 152 16 4217 93 31.00 0 36 12 492 59
5 RV Uthappa 159 153 15 4037 87 29.25 0 23 6 402 141
6 DA Warner 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 7 401 160

He also became the sixth batsman to score 400 plus boundary fours in IPL. The following table lists all the six batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in IPL.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 G Gambhir 154 152 16 4217 93 31.00 0 36 12 492 59
2 SK Raina 170 166 26 4801 100* 34.29 1 33 7 430 181
3 S Dhawan 135 134 19 3746 95* 32.57 0 29 4 429 73
4 V Kohli 158 150 25 4775 113 38.20 4 33 6 414 171
5 RV Uthappa 159 153 15 4037 87 29.25 0 23 6 402 141
6 DA Warner 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 7 401 160

Mumbai posted its  95th win by winning this game, while Kolkata suffered its 74th loss by losing this game.

Salient Stats of Match No 36 – Sunrisers vs Delhi at Hyd-RGS on 05.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 36 – Sunrisers vs Delhi at Hyd-RGS on 05.05.18

This game was won by Sunrisers with a ball to spare to provide the 26th occasion of a game won  with a ball to spare in the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first such win by Sunrisers in IPL and also provides the first  such loss  for Delhi in IPL

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Date
1 Rajasthan 3 wkts 1 215 19.5 20.0 v Deccan Hyd-RGS 24.04.08
2 Delhi 5 wkts 1 177 19.5 20.0 v Mumbai Delhi 24.05.08
3 Bangalore 5 wkts 1 140 19.5 20.0 v Kolkata Durban 29.04.09
4 Punjab 3 wkts 1 169 19.5 20.0 v Deccan Kimberley 09.05.09
5 Delhi 5 wkts 1 143 19.5 20.0 v Punjab Mohali 13.03.10
6 Mumbai 4 wkts 1 169 19.5 20.0 v Punjab Mohali 25.04.12
7 Punjab 4 wkts 1 159 19.5 20.0 v Bangalore Bangalore 02.05.12
8 Chennai 4 wkts 1 166 19.5 20.0 v Bangalore Chennai 13.04.13
9 Punjab 7 wkts 1 186 19.5 20.0 v Pune Mohali 21.04.13
10 Chennai 5 wkts 1 186 19.5 20.0 v Rajasthan Chennai 22.04.13
11 Mumbai 5 wkts 1 160 19.5 20.0 v Kolkata Kolkata 24.04.13
12 Rajasthan 4 wkts 1 172 19.5 20.0 v Bangalore Jaipur 29.04.13
13 Rajasthan 5 wkts 1 179 19.5 20.0 v Pune Jaipur 05.05.13
14 Mumbai 4 wkts 1 166 19.5 20.0 v Rajasthan Kolkata 24.05.13
15 Bangalore 4 wkts 1 156 19.5 20.0 v Sunrisers Bangalore 04.05.14
16 Bangalore 5 wkts 1 139 19.5 20.0 v Chennai Ranchi 18.05.14
17 Delhi 5 wkts 1 166 19.5 20.0 v Punjab Pune 15.04.15
18 Kolkata 7 wkts 1 166 19.5 20.0 v Chennai Kolkata 30.04.15
19 Kolkata 1 wkt 1 184 19.5 20.0 v Punjab Kolkata 09.05.15
20 Bangalore 6 wkts 1 081 05.5 6.0 v Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 15.05.15
21 Chennai 3 wkts 1 140 19.5 20.0 v Bangalore Ranchi 22.05.15
22 Mumbai 5 wkts 1 163 19.5 20.0 v Bangalore Mumbai 01.05.17
23 Ris Pune 5 wkts 1 162 19.5 20.0 v Gujarat Pune-MCA 01.05.17
24 Chennai 1wkt 1 166 19.5 20.0 v Mumbai Mumbai 07.04.18
25 Chennai 5 wkts 1 203 19.5 20.0 v Kolkata Chennai 10.04.18
26 Sunrisers 6 wkts 1 164 19.5 20.0 v Delhi Hyd-RGS 05.05.18

It also provides the second such win by exact six wickets margin in IPL. The first such win was by Bangalore against Sunrisers at Hyd-RGS on 15.05.15. Interestingly enough both exact six wickets wins with a ball to spare were registered by teams on Hyd-RGS.

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Date
1 Bangalore 6 wkts 1 081 05.5 6.0 v Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 15.05.15
2 Sunrisers 6 wkts 1 164 19.5 20.0 v Delhi Hyd-RGS 05.05.18

MK Pandey completed 4000 runs in his T20 career when he was on 4 during his knock of 21 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 4017. He became the 14th Indian batsman to total 4000 plus runs in T20 games. The following table lists all the fourteen batsmen who have accomplished the feat.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina 285 271 43 7639 126* 33.50 4 44 11 682 291
2 V Kohli 237 224 42 7452 113 40.94 4 55 08 694 232
3 RG Sharma 279 267 43 7250 118 32.36 4 51 17 629 301
4 G Gambhir 251 245 24 6402 93 28.96 0 53 18 747 090
5 MS Dhoni 287 259 104 5937 79* 38.30 0 24 07 409 263
6 RV Uthappa 225 218 20 5752 92 29.05 0 32 09 592 197
7 S Dhawan 204 203 24 5637 95* 31.49 0 42 06 649 121
8 KD Karthik 242 216 35 4806 90* 26.55 0 23 14 475 136
9 Yuvraj Singh 222 207 27 4685 83 26.02 0 26 08 368 253
10 YK Pathan 240 213 52 4448 100 27.62 1 21 16 349 228
11 AM Rahane 169 162 19 4392 103* 30.71 1 34 15 451 084
12 V Sehwag 159 157 6 4061 122 26.89 2 24 12 487 147
13 AT Rayudu 189 178 22 4056 82 26.00 0 22 14 346 136
14 MK Pandey 186 173 32 4017 114* 28.49 1 19 17 339 109

A Mishra captured two wickets in this game which fetched him a total of 140 wickets in IPL. He became the second bowler in the history of IPL to capture 140 plus  wickets in IPL after SL Malinga. SL Malinga has captured 154 wickets in IPL.

A Mishra captured two wickets in this game which fetched him a total of 140 wickets in IPL. He became the first  Indian  bowler in  the history of IPL to capture 140 wickets

Salient Stats of Match No 35 – Chennai vs Bangalore at Pune-MCA on 05.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 35 – Chennai vs Bangalore at Pune-MCA on 05.05.18

Chennai won this game by six wickets and this win gave MS Dhoni his 90th win in IPL. He became the first captain to win 90 games in the history of IPL 

MS Dhoni effected two stumping dismissals in this game which fetched him a total of 32 stumping dismissals in IPL. He now shares the record for most stumping dismissals in IPL with RV Uthappa. RV Uthappa has also effected 32 stumping dismissals in IPL.

PA Patel scored 53 in this game to provide the 123rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provides the 12th occasion of a Bangalore wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL.

PA Patel’s 53 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 72nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going  vain in IPL. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Bangalore wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL.

MS Dhoni scored three boundary sixes  in  this game which fetched him a total of 183 boundary sixes in IPL. He now shares the record for most boundary sixes by a batsman for the second place in IPL jointly with RG Sharma. RG Sharma has also scored 183 boundary sixes in IPL. The first place is occupied by CH Gayle  with 290 boundary sixes.

MS Dhoni’s run aggregate in IPL read 3921 at the end of this game. He became the eighth batsman in the history of IPL to aggregate 3900 plus runs. The following table lists the eight batsmen who have an aggregate of 3900 plus  runs in IPL.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 SK Raina 170 166 26 4801 100* 34.29 1 33 7 430 181
2 V Kohli 158 150 25 4775 113 38.20 4 33 6 414 171
3 RG Sharma 168 163 27 4427 109* 32.55 1 34 11 375 183
4 G Gambhir 154 152 16 4217 93 31.00 0 36 12 492 59
5 DA Warner 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 7 401 160
6 RV Uthappa 158 152 15 3983 87 29.07 0 22 6 396 138
7 CH Gayle 106 105 14 3928 175* 43.16 6 24 6 313 290
8 MS Dhoni 169 153 55 3921 79* 40.01 0 20 3 270 183

SK Raina became the first batsman in the history of IPL to total 4800 plus runs in IPL. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 4801

SK Raina’s aggregate runs in IPL representing Chennai read 3960 at the end of this game. He needs 40 more runs for his 4000 runs.

AT Rayudu’s boundary sixes aggregate in IPL read 101 at the end of this game. He became the 16th batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes in the history of IPL. The following tables lists all the sixteen batsman who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in IPL.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 106 105 14 3928 175* 43.16 6 24 6 313 290
2 MS Dhoni 169 153 55 3921 79* 40.01 0 20 3 270 183
3 RG Sharma 168 163 27 4427 109* 32.55 1 34 11 375 183
4 SK Raina 170 166 26 4801 100* 34.29 1 33 7 430 181
5 AB de Villiers 136 125 28 3754 133* 38.70 3 25 8 303 180
6 V Kohli 158 150 25 4775 113 38.20 4 33 6 414 171
7 DA Warner 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 7 401 160
8 YK Pathan 158* 140 37 3051 100 29.62 1 13 8 250 153
9 KA Pollard 130 119 33 2419 78 28.12 0 12 3 162 151
10 SR Watson 112 108 14 2950 106 31.38 3 15 3 283 143
11 Yuvraj Singh 127 121 15 2651 83 25.00 0 12 4 210 143
12 RV Uthappa 158 152 15 3983 87 29.07 0 22 6 396 138
13 BB McCullum 109 109 5 2880 158* 27.69 2 13 6 293 130
14 DR Smith 91 89 5 2385 87* 28.39 0 17 8 245 117
15 V Sehwag 104 104 5 2728 122 27.55 2 16 7 334 106
16 AT Rayudu 124 117 18 2839 82 28.67 0 16 9 244 101

AT Rayudu’s boundary sixes aggregate in IPL read 101 at the end of this game. He became the ninth Indian batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes in the history of IPL. The following tables list the nine Indian batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes in IPL.

No

Player

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 MS Dhoni 169 153 55 3921 79* 40.01 0 20 3 270 183
2 RG Sharma 168 163 27 4427 109* 32.55 1 34 11 375 183
3 SK Raina 170 166 26 4801 100* 34.29 1 33 7 430 181
4 V Kohli 158 150 25 4775 113 38.20 4 33 6 414 171
5 YK Pathan 158* 140 37 3051 100 29.62 1 13 8 250 153
6 Yuvraj Singh 127 121 15 2651 83 25.00 0 12 4 210 143
7 RV Uthappa 158 152 15 3983 87 29.07 0 22 6 396 138
8 V Sehwag 104 104 5 2728 122 27.55 2 16 7 334 106
9 AT Rayudu 124 117 18 2839 82 28.67 0 16 9 244 101

 

 

 

Salient Stats of Match No 34 – Punjab vs Mumbai at Indore on 04.05.18

Salient Stats of Match No 34 – Punjab vs Mumbai at Indore on 04.05.18

Mumbai won this game by six wickets to post its 94th win IPL – the  most by any team in the tournament. It also represents its eleventh win against Punjab in the tournament.

CH Gayle scored 50 in this game which represents his 30th fifty in the tournament. He became the sixth batsman to score 30 plus fifties in the tournament. Others are – DA Warner {39}, V Kohli {37}, G Gambhir {36}, RG Sharma {35} and SK Raina {30}.

CH Gayle scored 50 in this game which represents his 30th fifty in the tournament. He became the second overseas batsman to score 30 plus fifties in the tournament after DA Warner. DA Warner has scored 39 fifties in the tournament.

CH Gayle’s run aggregate in IPL at the end of this game read 3928. He now stands seventh in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {4776}, V Kohli {4767}, RG Sharma {4427}, G Gambhir {4217}, DA Warner {4014} and RV Uthappa {3983}.

CH Gayle and RG Sharma occupy the first and second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle’s tally read 290 while RG Sharma has an aggregate of 183 boundary sixes.

RG Sharma’s aggregate of boundary sixes read 375 at the end of this game. He became the seventh batsman in the tournament to score 375 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. The following table lists the seven batsmen  who have accomplished the feat.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s
1 G Gambhir 154 152 16 4217 93 31.00 0 36 12 492
2 SK Raina 169 165 26 4776 100* 34.35 1 33 07 428
3 S Dhawan 134 133 19 3713 95* 32.57 0 29 04 427
4 V Kohli 157 149 25 4767 113 38.44 4 33 06 413
5 DA Warner 114 114 15 4014 126 40.54 3 36 07 401
6 RV Uthappa 158 152 15 3983 87 29.07 0 22 06 396
7 RG Sharma 168 163 27 4427 109* 32.55 1 34 11 375

RG Sharma scored two boundary sixes in this game which fetched him a total of 301 boundary sixes in T20 games. He became the seventh batsman in the history of T20 games to score 300 plus boundary sixes. He also earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian batsman to score 300 plus boundary sixes  in T20 games.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 CH Gayle 328 321 46 11370 175* 41.34 21 70 20 855 844
2 KA Pollard 420 377 105 8124 89* 29.86 0 40 15 523 525
3 BB McCullum 334 329 33 9114 158* 30.79 7 47 19 861 445
4 DR Smith 318 310 26 7603 110* 26.77 5 45 27 726 367
5 SR Watson 267 259 29 6772 124* 29.44 4 39 15 584 357
6 DA Warner 243 242 25 7668 135* 35.33 6 59 15 765 319
7 RG Sharma 279 267 43 7250 118 32.36 4 51 17 629 301

CH Gayle’s 50 in this game represents his 91st fifty in T20 games. It also represents his 70th half century in T20 games. He  became  the first batsman to score 70 plus half centuries in the history of T20 games.