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The following table furnishes the list of batsman who have scored 25 or more boundary sixes in KPL as on 21.09.16. There are eight batsmen who have accomplished such a feat. The list is arranged in the descending order of the boundary sixes

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	6s
1	MA Agarwal	28	28	3	883	103	35.32	36
2	B Chipli	34	32	1	747	89	24.09	33
3	B Akhil	30	25	7	554	69*	30.77	32
4	R Jonathan	34	33	8	776	77	31.04	31
5	Mohammed Taha	18	17	1	555	93	34.68	29
6	J Arunkumar	16	15	0	487	95	32.46	26
7	AA Joshi	34	29	12	486	43	28.58	26
8	K Gowtham	33	32	6	390	36	15.00	26

The following table lists the batsmen who have aggregated 500 plus runs in KPL as of 21.09.16. There are 18 batsmen who have accomplished the feat. The list is arranged in the descending order of the runs scored by the batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	MA Agarwal	28	28	3	883	103	35.32	2	3	0	73	36
2	R Jonathan	34	33	8	776	77	31.04	0	5	1	57	31
3	B Chipli	34	32	1	747	89	24.09	0	6	3	63	33
4	KB Pawan	33	32	1	716	73	23.09	0	4	0	73	16
5	Amit Verma	36	32	4	712	73*	25.42	0	2	0	66	18
6	KK Nair	25	22	3	675	100*	35.52	1	4	1	68	13
7	RV Uthappa	25	23	4	657	73*	34.57	0	5	3	53	22
8	R Samarth	20	18	6	638	87*	53.16	0	5	2	73	09
9	R Vinay Kumar	30	28	5	601	64*	26.13	0	4	0	49	15
10	M Nidesh	34	29	9	576	70	28.80	0	4	2	33	24
11	RR Bhatkal	33	29	5	575	48	23.95	0	0	1	66	08
12	DT Patil	30	27	2	561	48	22.44	0	0	0	63	11
13	MK Pandey	24	22	3	556	112*	29.26	1	2	0	43	17
14	Mohd Taha	18	17	1	555	93	34.68	0	5	0	54	29
15	B Akhil	30	25	7	554	69*	30.77	0	3	0	38	32
16	RK Sabharwal	31	26	1	534	78	21.36	0	6	5	61	19
17	KR Kapoor	32	29	5	534	62*	22.25	0	2	1	48	09
18	CJ William	33	27	11	502	43	31.37	0	0	2	47	18

The following table lists the batsmen who have aggregated 600 plus runs in KPL as of 21.09.16. There are nine batsmen who have accomplished the feat. The list is arranged in the descending order of the runs scored by the batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	MA Agarwal	28	28	3	883	103	35.32	2	3	0	73	36
2	R Jonathan	34	33	8	776	77	31.04	0	5	1	57	31
3	B Chipli	34	32	1	747	89	24.09	0	6	3	63	33
4	KB Pawan	33	32	1	716	73	23.09	0	4	0	73	16
5	Amit Verma	36	32	4	712	73*	25.42	0	2	0	66	18
6	KK Nair	25	22	3	675	100*	35.52	1	4	1	68	13
7	RV Uthappa	25	23	4	657	73*	34.57	0	5	3	53	22
8	R Samarth	20	18	6	638	87*	53.16	0	5	2	73	09
9	R Vinay Kumar	30	28	5	601	64*	26.13	0	4	0	49	15

The following table lists the batsmen who have aggregated 700 plus runs in KPL as of 21.09.16. There are five batsmen who have accomplished the feat. The list is arranged in the descending order of the runs scored by the batsmen.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
1	MA Agarwal	28	28	3	883	103	35.32	2	3	0	73	36
2	R Jonathan	34	33	8	776	77	31.04	0	5	1	57	31
3	B Chipli	34	32	1	747	89	24.09	0	6	3	63	33
4	KB Pawan	33	32	1	716	73	23.09	0	4	0	73	16
5	Amit Verma	36	32	4	712	73*	25.42	0	2	0	66	18

 

Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-10 – Bijapur Bulls vs Mangalore United at Hubli on 21.09.16 – No Result

The start of the match was delayed due to rain. Put into bat, Mangalore United had scored 45 for 7 in nine overs when the rain halted play. Play was never resumed and the game was declared as a no result game. This game became the sixth game in the history of KPL to be declared as a No Result game. The complete list of no result games in KPL are as under

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Ground	Match Date
1	Brigadiers	Diamonds	no result	Bangalore	Sep 24, 2010
2	Panthers	Mangalore	no result	Bangalore	Sep 27, 2010
3	Panthers	Rockstars	no result	Hubballi	Sep 05, 2015
4	Bulls	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 07, 2015
5	Hubli Tigers	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 10, 2015
6	Bulls	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 21, 2016

Mangalore United became the first team to be involved in four No Result games in KPL while Bijapur Bulls became the second team to be involved in exact two No Result games after Belgavi Panthers

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Ground	Match Date
1	Panthers	Mangalore	no result	Bangalore	Sep 27, 2010
2	Bulls	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 07, 2015
3	Hubli Tigers	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 10, 2015
4	Bulls	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 21, 2016
No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Ground	Match Date
1	Panthers	Mangalore	no result	Bangalore	Sep 27, 2010
2	Panthers	Rockstars	no result	Hubballi	Sep 05, 2015
1	Bulls	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 07, 2015
2	Bulls	Mangalore	no result	Hubballi	Sep 21, 2016

Bijapur Bullls and Mangalore United have been involved in two No Result games. Apart from today’s game the game betwwen these two teams at Hubli on 07.09.15 was declared a No result game

 

The following is the list of matches of KPL decided on VJD Method and DL Method. There are eleven such matches – two in 2009 edition, three in 2010 edition, three in 2014 edition, one in 2015 edition and two in the ongoing 2016 edition as of 20.09.16

1	Mangalore United v Malnad Gladiators at Bangalore – Sep 15, 2009
	Mangalore United 135/5 (17/17 ov); Malnad Gladiators 126/7 (17/17 ov, target: 140)
	Mangalore United won by 13 runs (VJD method)
2	Malnad Gladiators v Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds at Bangalore – Sep 17, 2009
	Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 52/2 (7.1/7.1 ov); Malnad Gladiators 36/5 (5/5 ov, target: 44)
	Davangere Diamonds won by 7 runs (VJD method)
3	Bangalore Provident (Rural) v Bijapur Bulls at Bangalore – Sep 16, 2010
	Bangalore Provident (Rural) 123/4 (17/17 ov); Bijapur Bulls 75/5 (8.3/9 ov, target: 75)
	Bijapur Bulls won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (VJD method)
4	Malnad Gladiators v Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds at Bangalore – Sep 17, 2010
	Malnad Gladiators 149/8 (20/20 ov); Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 113/5 (16/16 ov, target: 116)
	Malnad Gladiators won by 2 runs (VJD method)
5	Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban) v Malnad Gladiators at Bangalore – Sep 27, 2010
	Malnad Gladiators 109/4 (13/13 ov); Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban) 89 (12/13 ov, target: 111)
	Malnad Gladiators won by 21 runs (VJD method)
6	Bellary Tuskers v Bijapur Bulls at Mysore – Aug 30, 2014
	Bellary Tuskers 145/8 (20/20 ov); Bijapur Bulls 87/3 (8.2/10 ov, target: 86)
	Bijapur Bulls won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) (D/L method)
7	Hubli Tigers v Mangalore United at Bangalore – Sep 6, 2014
	Hubli Tigers 190/6 (20/20 ov); Mangalore United 150/5 (16/16 ov, target: 154)
	Hubli Tigers won by 3 runs (D/L method)
8	Belagavi Panthers v Mysore Warriors at Bangalore – Sep 6, 2014
	Mysore Warriors 169/5 (19/19 ov); Belagavi Panthers 126/8 (14/14 ov, target: 133)
	Mysore Warriors won by 6 runs (D/L method)
9	Mysuru Warriors v Belagavi Panthers at Hubballi – Sep 9, 2015
	Belagavi Panthers 91/4 (10/10 ov); Mysuru Warriors 74/9 (10/10 ov, target: 96)
	Belagavi Panthers won by 21 runs (VJD method)
10	Bellary Tuskers v Namma Shivamogga at Hubballi – Sep 18, 2016
	Bellary Tuskers 169/6 (20/20 ov); Namma Shivamogga 161/6 (15.4/16 ov, target: 159)
	Namma Shivamogga won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining) (VJD method)
11	Bellary Tuskers v Hubli Tigers at Hubballi – Sep 20, 2016
	Bellary Tuskers 164/6 (20/20 ov); Hubli Tigers 143/3 (14.5/16 ov, target: 139)
	Hubli Tigers won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (VJD method)

 

Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-09 – Hubli Tigers vs Bellary Tuskers at Hubli on 20.09.16 – Hubli Tigers won by seven wickets

RP Kadam {50} and KB Pawan {54} scored fifties in this game to provide the seventh occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings of a KPL game.

KB Pawan scored three boundaries fours in this game to take his tally of boundary fours to 73. He now shares the record for most boundary fours by a batsman in KPL with MA Agarwal and R Samarth. Both these batsmen have also scored 73 boundary fours in KPL.

RP Kadam and KB Pawan added 101 runs for the first wicket to provide the 23rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the 13^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in KPL.

This stand also provides the second occasion of Bellary Tuskers batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL – the first occasion being the 111 runs partnership for the third wicket between B Chipli and Amit Verma against Belagavi Panthers at Mysore on 14.09.15

RP Kadam and KB Pawan added 101 runs for the first wicket to provide the highest partnership for the first wicket by Bellary Tuskers batsmen in KPL. The previous best was the 84 runs unfinished stand between PU Deshpande and B Chipli against Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.15

Amit Verma’s 11 runs in this game gave him a total of 706 runs in KPL. He became the fourth batsman in KPL to total 700 plus runs. Others are- MA Agarwal {883}, B Chipli {747}, R Jonathan {746}

KB Pawan’s run aggregate in KPL at the end of this game read 702. He became the fifth batsman in KPL to compile 700 plus runs. Others are- MA Agarwal {883}, B Chipli {747}, R Jonathan {746} and Amit Verma {706}

KB Pawan scored five boundary sixes in this game to provide the 21^st occasion of a batsman scoring five or more boundary sixes in an innings in KPL. He earned the distinction of becoming the first Bellary Tuskers batsman to score five boundary sixes in an innings in KPL.

Mohd Taha’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 555. He became the 17^th batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in KPL.

Mohd Taha’s 52 in this game represents his fifth fifty in KPL. He became the tenth batsman in KPL to score five or more fifties.

RP Kadam’s 50 and KB Pawan’s 54 in this game were in a losing cause to provide the first occasion of a team losing a KPL game when both the openers had scored fifties. It also provides the second occasion of a team losing a KPL game when two of its batsmen had scored fifties. The first such occasion was Namma Shivamogga losing the game to Bijapur Bulls at Hubli on 09.09.15. SH Kirmani and MK Abbas had scored 61 and 58 for Namma Shivamogga

Bellary Tuskers lost its 11^th match out of their 15 encounters in KPL, while Hubli Tigers won its 11^th match out of their 20 encounters in KPL. The head to head results between these two teams read thus – Played 03 – Won by Hubli Tigers – 03: won by Bellary Tuskers – 00: Thus Bellary Tuskers is yet to win a game against Hubli Tigers in KPL

Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-08- Belagavi Panthers vs Namma Shivamogga at Hubli on 20.09.16 – Belagavi Panthers won by eight wickets

Nikin Jose and STR Binny were dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 62^nd and 63^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in KPL. Nikin Jose’s dismissal provides sthe 15^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed stumped in KPL, while STR Binny’s dismissal provides the eighth occasion of a captain dismissed stumped in KPL

Nikin Jose and STR Binny were dismissed stumped in this game to provide the ninth occasion of two batsmen dismissed stumped in an innings in KPL.

P Dubey captured 4 for 19 in this game to provide the 34^th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in KPL. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Belgavi Panthers bowler capturing four or more wickets in KPL. P Dubey became the fifth Belagavi Panthers bowler to capture four or more wickets in KPL. He also became the first bowler to capture four wickets in KPL 2016.

Namma Shivamogga was dismissed all out for 125 in this game to provide the 21^st occasion of a team dismissed all out in KPL. It also provides the second occasion of Namma Shivamogga dismissed all out in an innings in KPL. The other occasion was its 162 all out against Hubli Tigers at Mysore on 13.09.15. It also represents it lowest total – both when it was all out or otherwise – in KPL

MA Agarwal’s run aggregate in KPL read 883 at the end of this game. His boundary fours aggregate in KPL read 73 and his boundary sixes aggregate read 36. He became the second batsman to score 70 plus boundary four in KPL after KB Pawan. MA Agarwal’s 883 runs, 73 boundary fours and 36 boundary sixes are the individual records in their respective parameters in KPL. He also owns the record of scoring two hundreds in KPL.

MA Agarwal’s 69 not out in this game represents his fifth fifty in KPL. He became the ninth batsmen in KPL to score five or more fifties. Others are – RK Sabharwal {06}, B Chipli {06}, J Arunkumar {05}, SH Kirmani {05}, KK Nair {05}, R Jonathan {05}, R Samarth {05} and RV Uthappa {05}.

MA Agarwal and R Vinay Kumar added 81 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of Belagavi Panthers batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in KPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of Belagavi Panthers batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in KPL.

R Vinay Kumar’s run aggregate in KPL read 601 at the end of this game. He became the ninth batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {814}, B Chipli {747}, R Jonathan {746}, Amit Verma {695}, KK Nair {669}, RV Uthappa {657}, KB Pawan {648} and R Samarth {638}

Belagavi Pathers have played most games in KPL. This game was its 35^th game and the win was its 19^th win. They are the second team to win most games in KPL. Bijapur Bulls hold the record for most wins in KPL with 20 wins

Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-07- Mangalore United vs Rockstara at Hubli on 19.09.16 – Mangalore United won by seven wickets

N Shekawat scored 106 in this game to become the fifth centurion of KPL. His century provides the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in KPL.  The others are –

1. MK Pandey – 112* for Belgavi Panthers vs Mangalore United at Bangalore on 14.09.09

2. KL Rahul – 106* for Hubli Tigers vs Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.14

3. KK Nair – 100* for Mangalore United vs Bijapur Bulls at Mysore on 31.08.14

4. MA Agarwal – 100 for S Diamonds vs Belgavi Panthers at Bangalore on 22.01.10

5. MA Agarwal – 103 for Belgavi Panthers vs Hubli Tigers at Hubli on 08.09.15

N Shekwat became the second batsman to score a century against Rockstars in KPL after KL Rahul. KL Rahul had scored 106 not out at Hubli on 10.09.14

N Shekawat was concerned in two fifty plus runs partnerships – he added 60 runs with C Gautham for the first wicket and 91 runs for the second wicket in the company of SA Bhavane. These two partnerships provide the 22^nd and 23^rd fifty plus runs partnership posted by Mangalore United batsmen in KPL.

CM Gautham effected two dismissals in this game to take his total dismissals in KPL to 15. He became the ninth wicket keeper in KPL to effect 15 or more dismissals. Others are – RK Sabharwal {36}, NS Bhille {25}, BMV Uthappa {21}, DT Patil {19}, VST Naidu {18}, KC Avinash {16}, SH Kirmani {16} and RV Uthappa {15}

Mangalore United won this game by 53 runs to provide the eleventh occasion of a team winning a KPL by 50 plus runs margin. It also provides the  second such win for Mangalore United – the first being its 54 runs victory against Brigadiers at Bangalore  on 25.09.10

Match report – KPL 2016-M-07-Mangalore United vs Rockstara at Hubli on 19.09.16 – Mangalore United won by 53 runs

Rockstars lost its fourteenth game of KPL of the 15 games they have played in KPL. Put into bat, Mangalore United posted a near total of 200 plus runs – 195 for 3 to be exact. N Shekawat helped himself to a magnificent 106. He was concerned with two fifty plus runs partnerships – he added 60 runs with C Gautham for the first wicket and 91 runs for the second wicket in the company of SA Bhavane.- which formed the backbone of the Mangalore United innings.

Rockstars could muster 142 for 7 in its 20 overs leaving the Mangalore United victorious by 53 runs. C Teja {23}, M Mohan {32} and Ritesh Bhatkal {49 not out} were the three batsmen to reach double figures in Rockstars’ innings. N Bhareth, RG More and spinner Mitrakanth Yadav were amongst the wickets with two wickets each.

 

Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-06-Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls at Hubli on 19.09.16 – Bijapur Bulls won by seven wickets

Mohd Taha and AA Reddy added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 21^st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the 12^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in KPL.

Mohd Taha and AA Reddy added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third^t occasion of Hubli Tigers batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. The other two occasions are – 106 runs partnership fof the third wicket between KL Rahul and B Chipli against Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.14 and 108 runs partnership for the first wicket between Mohd Taha and KB Pawan against Namma Shivamogga at Mysore on 13.09.15. Thus the 118 runs partnership between Mohd Taha and AA Reddy in this game represents the highest three figure partnership posted by Hubli Tigers batsmen in KPL

It also provides the second occasion of Hubli Tigers batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in KPL. It also provides the highest partnership for the first wicket posted by Hubli Tigers batsmen in KPL.

Mohd Taha completed 500 runs in KPL when he was on 86 during his knock of 89 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 503. He became the 16^th batsman to aggregate 500 plus runs in KPL.

Mohd Taha scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 89 in this game. He now shares the record for most sixes by a batsman in an innings in a KPL game with MA Agarwal, MA Agarwal had scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 103 representing Belgavi Panthers against Hubli Tigers at Hubli on 08.09.15

Mohd Taha’s seven boundary sixes in this game gave him an aggregate of 28 boundary sixes in KPL. He became the eighth batsman to score 25 plus boundary sixes in KPL. The complete list read thus – MA Agarwal {34}, B Akhil {32}, B Chipli {32}, Mohd Taha {28}, R Jonathan {28}, J Arunkumar {26}, K Gowtham {26} and AA Joshi {25}

Mohd Taha holds the record for most boundary sixes representing a single team in KPL. He has scored 28 boundary sixes representing Hubli Tigers in KPL. He is the second batsman to score 25 plus boundary sixes representing a single team in KPL after J Arunkumar. J Arunkumar has scored 26 boundary sixes representing Belgavi Panthers in KPL

R Samarth and RV Uthappa added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in KPL.

R Samarth and RV Uthappa added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Bijapur Bulls batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the second occasion of Biajpur Bulls batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket – the other occasion being the 141 runs unfinished stand between R Samarth and MG Naveen against Belagavi Panthers at Bangalore on 05.09.14

Mohd Taha-AA Reddy added 118 runs for the first wicket in Hubli Tigers innings and R Samarth-RV Uthappa added 112 runs for the second wicket in BijapurBulls innings to provide the first occasion of rival teams posting three figure partnerships in the same game of KPL.

Mohd Taha of Hubli Tigers scored 89 and R Samarth of Bijapur Bulls scored 87 not out in this game to provide the 85^th and 86^th occasion of opening batsman scoring a fifty in KPL. It also provides the 53^rd and 54^th occasion of an opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty in KPL.

Mohd Taha’s 89 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 38^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty in a losing cause and also provide the 26^th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in KPL.

Mohd Tahs’s 89 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in KPL 2016. The five occasions are SH Kirmani’s 61 in the first game, CM Gautham’s 64 in the second game and R Samarth’s 64 in the third game and Rajeev’s 51 in the fourth game and now Mohd Taha’s 89 in the sixth game. It is interesting to note that all the five batsmen have opened the innings for their respective teams.

RV Uthappa scored 51 in this game which represents his fifth fifty in KPL. R Samarth’s 87 not out also represent his fifth fifty in KPL. They became the seventh and eighth batsmen in KPL to score five or more fifties. Others are – RK Sabharwal {06}, B Chipli {06}, J Arunkumar {05}, SH Kirmani {05}, KK Nair {05} and R Jonathan {05}

RV Uthappa’s 51 in this game provide the 21^st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in KPL. It was his first fifty as captain in KPL.

With this win Bijapur Bulls became the first team to win 20 games in KPL. It has played 33 games. Won 20 games, lost 12 games and one game has ended in a no result game

B Chipli scored one boundary six in this game to take his total aggregate of boundary sixes to 33. He now occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most sixes in KPL. The first place is occupied by MA Agarwal with an aggregate of 34 sixes

B Chipli’s run aggregate in KPL at the end of this game read 747. He now stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in KPL. The first place is occupied by MA Agarwal who has an aggregate of 814 runs

Match report – KPL 2016-M-06-Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls at Hubli on 19.09.16 – Bijapur Bulls won by seven wickets

Put into bat, Hubli Tigers posted a total of 188 for 7 in its knock. Its innings was built around a fine 118 runs partnership between Mohd Taha and AM Reddy for the first wicket. After the fall of first wicket, S Aravind came in at number three in the form of a pinch hitter. The idea misfired as he left without scoring. Wickets fell regularly and the team lost is momentum. Skipper KR Kapoor batted at number eight was baffling. It was a procession of batsman walking back to the pavilion and the opener Mohd Taha was a mute spectator to the parade. Mohd Taha scored 89 with the help of five boundary fours and seven boundary sixes. He now shares the record for most sixes by a batsman in an innings in a KPL game with MA Agarwal, MA Agarwal had scored seven boundary sixes in his knock of 103 representing Belgavi Panthers against Hubli Tigers at Hubli on 08.09.15

While Hubli Tigers lost its wickets regularly, credit should be given to RV Uthappa who used his bowling resources skillfully and restricted the score to 188. Hubli Tigers lost seven wickets for 70 runs in a hurry. A Mithun, MG Naveen and SA Khadir bowled well to capture two wickets each.

Bijapur Bulls had no difficulty in chasing the moderate total. It romped home winners by seven wickets. R Samarth and RV Uthappa added 112 runs for the second wicket in this game to ensure a smooth win. The three figure partnership provides the fourth occasion of Bijapur Bulls batsmen posting a three figure partnership in KPL. It also provides the second occasion of Biajpur Bulls batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket – the other occasion being the 141 runs unfinished stand between R Samarth and MG Naveen against Belagavi Panthers at Bangalore on 05.09.14

Mohd Taha-AA Reddy added 118 runs for the first wicket in Hubli Tigers innings and R Samarth-RV Uthappa added 112 runs for the second wicket in Bijapur Bulls innings to provide the first occasion of rival teams posting three figure partnerships in the same game of KPL.

R Samarth scored 87 not out, while RV Uthappa made 51. Both the batsmen scored their fifty fifty in KPL. They became the seventh and eighth batsmen in KPL to score five or more fifties. Others are – RK Sabharwal {06}, B Chipli {06}, J Arunkumar {05}, SH Kirmani {05}, KK Nair {05} and R Jonathan {05}

R Samarth’s run aggregate at the end of the game read 638. He became the eighth batsman to aggregate 600 plus runs in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {814}, B Chipli {747}, R Jonathan {746}, Amit Verma {695}, KK Nair {669}, RV Uthappa {657} and KB Pawan {648}

Mohd Tahs’s 89 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in KPL 2016. The five occasions are SH Kirmani’s 61 in the first game, CM Gautham’s 64 in the second game and R Samarth’s 64 in the third game and Rajeev’s 51 in the fourth game and now Mohd Taha’s 89 in the sixth game. It is interesting to note that all the five batsmen have opened the innings for their respective teams.

With this win Bijapur Bulls became the first team to win 20 games in KPL. It has played 33 games. Won 20 games, lost 12 games and one game has ended in a no result game

B Chipli scored one boundary six in this game to take his total aggregate of boundary sixes to 33. He now occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most sixes in KPL. The first place is occupied by MA Agarwal with an aggregate of 34 sixes

B Chipli’s run aggregate in KPL at the end of this game read 747. He now stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in KPL. The first place is occupied by MA Agarwal who has an aggregate of 814 runs

With this win Bijapur Bulls became the first team to win 20 games in KPL. It has played 33 games. Won 20 games, lost 12 games and one game has ended in a no result game

Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-05-Bellary Tuskers vs Namma Shivamogga at Hubli on 18.09.16 – Namma Shivamogga won by four wickets with two balls to spare {target revised under VJD Method}

Amit Verma earned the distinction of becoming the most capped cricketer in KPL. This game was his 34^th game. He went past AA Joshi and R Jonathan who have played 33 games. He was run out for 27 in this game

Amit Verma’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 695. He now stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {814}, R Jonathan {746} and B Chipli {736}

B Akhil was captaining a team for the 27^th occasion in KPL when he led Bellary Tuskers. He holds the record for captaining a team on most occasions in KPL. He is the only captain to have led 25 plus games in KPL

KB Pawan scored four boundary fours in his knock of 42 in this game to take his aggregate of boundary fours in KPL to 70. He now holds the record for most boundary fours by a batsman in KPL. He went past MA Agarwal who held the record previously with 68 boundary fours to his credit.

SH Kirmani was run out for 8 in this game to provide the 16^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in KPL. His run out dismissal provides the 34^th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in KPL. It also provides the 18^th occasion of an opening batsman batting at number one dismissed run out in KPL

S Gopal and AA Kazi added 60 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of Namma Shivamogga batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in KPL. This stand represents the record partnership for the fifth wicket by Namma Shivamogga batsmen in KPL. The previous best was the 33 runs partnership between MK Abbas and S Gopal against Bijapur Bulls at Hubli on 09.09.15

Namma Shivamogga won by four wickets with two balls to spare to provide the 38^th occasion of a team winning a KPL game with single digit deliveries to spare {zero to nine}. It also provides the fourth occasion of a team winning a KPL game with exact two deliveries to spare and also provide the third occasion of Namma Shivamogga winning a KPL game with single digit deliveries to spare, It also provide the second occasion of Namma Shivamogga winning a

KPL game with single digit deliveries to spare against Bellary Tuskers. The other occasion was its victory with three balls to spare at Hubli on 06.09.15

Bellary Tuskers lost its tenth game in KPL and became the fifth team to lose ten or more games in KPL. Others are – Belgavi Panthers {14}, Mangalore United {14}, Rockstars {13} and Bijapur Bulls {12}

Match report – KPL 2016-M-05-Bellary Tuskers vs Namma Shivamogga at Hubli on 18.09.16 – Namma Shivamogga won by four wickets with two balls to spare {target revised under VJD Method}

Put into bat Bellary Tuskers start was disastrous as it lost opener RP Kadam to the third ball of the innings. He wad dismissed for a duck without a run on the score board. KB Pawan and Amit Verma propped up the innings with a second wicket stand of 48 runs before the latter was dismissed run out for 27. Amit Verma became the most capped cricketer of KPL with 34 caps to his credit. He also became the fourth batsman to score most runs in KPL. His run aggregate at the end of this game read 695. Others are – MA Agarwal {814}, R Jonathan {746} and B Chipli {736}

Sixth wicket stand of 53 runs between B Akhil and SP Manjunath ensured Bellary Tuskers a score of 169 for 6 in twenty overs. B Akhil was captaining a team for the 27^th occasion in KPL when he led Bellary Tuskers. He holds the record for captaining a team on most occasions in KPL. He is the only captain to have led 25 plus games in KPL

KB Pawan {42}, Amit Verma {27}, SN Raju {28}, B Akhil {21 not out} and SP Manjunath {28} were the main contributors to Bellary Tuskers’s total of 169. KP Appanna was the most successful bowler for Namma Shivamogga with a bag of 2 for 35

Namma Shivamogga’s chase was not rosy. Inform opener SH Kirmani was dismissed run out for 8 with the score board reading mere 11. It lost Nikin Jose for 18, PU Deshpande for 8 and Skipper STR Binny for 1 and the side was in deep trouble as the score board read 61 for 4. It was left to S Gopal {42} and AA Kazi {37} and their fifth wicket stand of 60 runs to ensure that they reach the revised target of 159 runs in 16 overs. Rain interference had reduced the target to 159 runs in 16 overs under VJD Method. The match became an interesting as S Gopal and AA Kazi left the crease with 30 more runs required for win in 2.3 overs. It was left to S Zeeshan Ali {12 not out} and KV Siddarth {22 not out} and their unfinished stand of 32 runs saw the team romp home with two balls to spare. IG Anil with 3 for 37 shone with the leather for the losers