Things you should know about Karnataka Premier League – all editions
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| 1 | What is the highest team total in all the four KPL Editions |
| 245 for 6 by Hubli Tigers vs Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.14 | |
| 2 | Who has taken the most wickets in a KPL Edition |
| DJ Johnson of Belagavi Panthers – 17 wickets in 2009 edition | |
| 3 | Name the bowler who has taken most wickets in each KPL edition |
| 2009 – DJ Johnson of Belgavi Panthhers – 17 wkts | |
| 2010 – UB Patel of Mangalore United – 16 wkts | |
| 2010 – K Gowtham of Malnad Gladiators – 16 wkts | |
| 2014 – J Suchith of Mysore Warriors – 16 wkts | |
| 2015 – KC Carippa of Bijapur Bulls – 16 wkts | |
| 4 | Who has scored most runs in a KPL edition |
| KL Rahul of Hubli Tigers – 347 runs in 2014 edition | |
| 5 | Name the batsmen who scored most runs in each KPL Edition |
| 2009 – J Arunkumar of Belgavi Panthers – 326 runs | |
| 2010 – MA Agarwal of Shamanoor Diamonds – 297 runs | |
| 2014 – KL Rahul of Hubli Tigers – 347 runs | |
| 2015 – SH Kirmani of Namma Shivamogga – 338 runs | |
| 6 | Which team has scored 150 plus runs on most occasions in KPL |
| Mangalore United on ten occasions | |
| 7 | How many hundreds have been scored in KPL |
| Five hundreds | |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Name the team which has lost two finals out of four finals of KPL |
| Belgavi Panthers | |
| Lost to Bangalore Provident by five wickets at Bangalore on 23.09.09 | |
| Lost to Mysore Warriors by four wickets at Mysore on 12.09.14 | |
| 9 | How many individual nineties have been scored in KPL |
| Five Nineties | |
| 1. J Arunkumar – 95 for Belgavi Panthers vs Mysore Maharaajas at Bangalore on 12.09.09 | |
| 2. MK Manjunath – 92* for Bangalore Provident vs Mangalore United at Bangalore on 09.09.09 | |
| 3. KK Nair – 91* for Mangalore United vs Belgavi Panthers at Mysore on 02.09.14 | |
| 4. KL Rahul – 91 for Hubli Tigers vs Bellary Tuskers at Mysore on 03.09.14 | |
| 5. Mohammad Taha – 93 for Hubli Tigers v Belgavi Panthers at Mysore on 19.09.15 | |
| 10 | Name the batsmen who have scored a hundred and ninety in KPL |
| Two batsmen – KL Rahul of Hubli Tigers and KK Nair of Mangalore United | |
| KL Rahul – 106* for Hubli Tigers vs Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.14 | |
| KL Rahul – 91 for Hubli Tigers vs Bellary Tuskers at Mysore on 03.09.14 | |
| KK Nair – 100* for Mangalore United vs Bijapur Bulls at Mysore on 31.08.14 | |
| KK Nair – 91* for Mangalore United vs Belgavi Panthers at Mysore on 02.09.14 | |
| 11 | Who has scored most fifties in KPL |
| Six fifties – RK Sabharwal and B Chipli | |
| 12 | Name the sponsors of the first two editions of KPL in 2009 and 2010 |
| Mantri Developers | |
| 13 | On how many occasions a bowler has captured five wickets in an innings in KPL |
| On three occasions | |
| 5 for 17 by DN Sagar of Brigadiers vs Mysore Maharajaas at Mysore on 18.09.09 | |
| 6 for 11 by Nikin Jose of Mysore Warrriors vs Rockstars at Mysore on 17.09.15 | |
| 5 for 20 by J Suchith of Mysore Warriors vs Bellary Tuskers at Mysore on 07.09.15 | |
| 14 | Name the most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded in KPL |
| 66 runs conceded by Dhruv Sharma of Rockstars vs Bijapur Bulls at Mysore on 13.09.15 | |
| 15 | Who were the sponsorers of KPL 2015 edition |
| Karbonn Mobile | |
| 16 | Name the channel which telecast the KPL 2015 matches |
| Sony Six | |
| 17 | Name the bowler who has conceded most runs without a wicket in KPL |
| PA Jain of Hubli Tigers – none for 54 – against Belagavi Panthers at Hubli on 05.09.15 | |
| 18 | How many bowlers have captured four wickets on exact two occasions in KPL |
| Four bowlers | |
| B Naveen in 2010 and 2014: | |
| DJ Johnson in 2009 | |
| UB Patel in 2010 | |
| VV Kumar in 2014 | |
| 19 | How many bowlers have captured four wickets on two exact occasions in the same edition of KPL |
| Three bowlers – DJ Johnson in 2009: UB Patel in 2010 and VV Kumar in 2014 | |
| 20 | Name the two bowlers who have captured four wickets in the same innings |
| UB Patel – 4 for 11 and VV Kumar 4 for 13 for Mangalore United vs Bangalore Provident | |
| 29.09.10 at Bangalore | |
| 21 | How many bowlers have conceded 50 plus runs in an innings |
| Eight bowlers | |
| 1. 2 for 55 – S Dhananjaya for Belgavi Panthers vs S Diamonds at Bangalore on 22.09.20 | |
| 2. 1 for 54 – MG Naveen for Bijapur Bulls vs Belagavi Panthers at Hubli on 11.09.14 | |
| 3. 1 for 53 – S Ahulwalia for Rockstars vs Belgavi Panthers at Mysore on 01.09.14 | |
| 4. 2 for 52 – ST Sharath for S Diamonds vs Brigadiers at Banglaore on 21.09.09 | |
| 5. 2 for 51 – STR Binny for Bijapur Bulls vs Brigadiers at Mysore on 19.09.09 | |
| 6. 1 for 66 – Dhruv Sharma for Rockstats vs Bijapur Bulls at Mysore on 13.09.15 | |
| 7. 0 for 54 – PA Jain of Hubli Tigers vs Belgavi Panthers at Hubli on 03.09.15 | |
| 8. 0 for 50 – DK Mathias of Mysore Warriors vs Mangalore United at Hubli on 05.09.15 | |
| 22 | How many three figure partnerships have been recorded in KPL |
| Nineteen {19} | |
| 23 | Which is the highest three figure partnership |
| 168 runs between MK Manjunath and VST Naidu for the first wicket | |
| Bangalore Provident vs Mangalore United at Bangalore on 09.09.09 | |
| 24 | How many bowlers have conceded 50 plus runs without a wicket in KPL |
| Two bowlers | |
| 1. 0 for 54 – PA Jain of Hubli Tigers vs Belgavi Panthers at Hubli on 03.09.15 | |
| 2. 0 for 50 – DK Mathias of Mysore Warriors vs Mangalore United at Hubli on 05.09.15 | |
| 25 | Which teams have scored most fifties in KPL |
| Belagavi Panthers – 24 fifties | |
| 26 | How many bowlers have captured 15 or more wickets in KPL |
| Five Bowlers | |
| DJ Johnson of Belgavi Panthers – 17 wkts in 2009 | |
| UB Patel of Mangalore United – 16 wkts in 2010 | |
| K Gowtham of Malnad Gladiators – 16 wkts in 2010 | |
| J Suchith of Mysore Warriors – 16 wkts in 2014 | |
| KC Carippa of Bijapur Bulls – 16 wkts in 2015 | |
| 27 | Which edition of KPL has witnessed most fifties by batsmen |
| 2009 inaugural edition – 38 fifties – one hundred and 37 half centuries | |
| 28 | Which edition of KPL has witnessed most four plus wicket hauls |
| 2009 inaugural edition – 10 four plus wicket hauls – one five wicket haul and nine four wicket hauls | |
| 29 | How many four plus wickets hauls are witnessed in KPL |
| 32 four plus wicket hauls – one six wicket haul, two five wicket hauls and 29 four wicket hauls | |
| 30 | Name the team which has most four wicket hauls by its bowlers |
| Belgavi Panthers – Five occasions of four wicket hauls by its bowlers | |
| 31 | Name the edition and also the number of occasions of most bowlers conceding 40 plus runs |
| 14 occasions in 2014 edition | |
| 32 | Most occasions of bowlers conceding 40 plus runs from a team in KPL |
| Mangalore United bowlers – Eight occasions | |
| 33 | Which edition of KPL has produced most fifty plus runs partnerships |
| 2009 inaugural edition – 46 occasions – four century partnerships and 42 half century partnerships | |
| 34 | Name the batsmen who have scored most fifties in a single edition of KPL |
| Four Fifties | |
| MR Beerala of Belagavi Panthers: SA Bhavane of Mysore Warriors: SH Kirmani of Namma Shivamogga | |
| 35 | On how many occasions both the teams have scored 150 plus runs |
| Sixteen occasions – Three occasions in 2009: two occasions in 2010: two occasions in 2014 and on | |
| nine occasions in 2015 | |
| 36 | Name the captain who has scored most ducks in KPL 2014 |
| K Sudeep of Rockstars – Four zeroes | |
| 37 | Name the Man of the Match in each of the finals of KPL |
| 2009 – Amit Verma of Bangalore Provident | |
| 2010 – Karun Nair of Mangalore United | |
| 2014 – Amit Verma of Mysore Warriors | |
| 2015 – VV Kumar of Bijapur Bulls | |
| 38 | Name the Man of the series in each edition of KPL |
| 2009 – J Arunkumar of Belagavi Panthers | |
| ` | 2010 – MA Agarwal of Shamanoor Diamonds |
| 2014 – KL Rahul of Hubli Tigers | |
| 2015 – RV Uthappa of Bijapur Bulls | |
| 39 | How many matches are won by without losing a wicket in KPL |
| Two games – Mysore Warriors won the game by ten wickets vs Rockstars at Mysore on 03.09.14 | |
| Bellary Tuskers won the game by ten wickets against Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.15 | |
| 40 | How many matches are won by 100 plus runs margin in KPL |
| Only one game – Hubli Tigers won the game by 136 runs vs Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.14 | |
| 41 | How many matches are won by 50 plus runs margin in KPL |
| Nine matches | |
| 42 | Name the bowler who has taken four or more wickets on most occasions in KPL |
| Mitrakant Yadav of Mangalore United – Three occasions |