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Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England

Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 159 runs for the fourth wicket in  the ongoing test against England at  Nottingham to provide the 39th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali 1 203 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali 1 124 2 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
3 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
4 VS Hazare, DG Phadkar 6 105 3 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
5 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 106 1 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
6 VS Hazare, MH Mankad 3 211 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
7 AA Baig, NJ Contractor 2 109 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
8 FM Engineer, AL Wadekar 2 168 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
9 Hanumant Singh, MAK Pataudi 5 134 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
10 FM Engineer, SM Gavaskar 1 131 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
11 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 124 3 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
12 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 3 210 3 v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
13 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 213 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
14 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 153 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
15 DB Vengsarkar, Yashpal Sharma 5 142 3 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
16 RJ Shastri, GR Viswanath 2 113 2 v England The Oval 08 Jul 1982
17 N Kapil Dev, SMH Kirmani 6 130 2 v England The Oval 08 Jul 1982
18 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
19 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 112 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
20 M Prabhakar, SR Tendulkar 7 160* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
21 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 4 139 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
22 N Kapil Dev, RJ Shastri 7 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
23 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
24 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 126 2 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
25 AB Agarkar, VVS Laxman 7 126 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
26 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
27 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
28 SB Bangar, R Dravid 2 170 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
29 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 150 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
30 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
31 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 105 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
32 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 113 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
33 W Jaffer, KD Karthik 1 147 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
34 R Dravid, KD Karthik 2 127 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
35 R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh 5 128 2 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
36 A Mishra, SR Tendulkar 4 144 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
37 MS Dhoni, M Vijay 5 126 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
38 B Kumar, Mohammed Shami 10 111 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
39 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test at Nottingham. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
2 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
4 W Jaffer, KD Karthik 1 147 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
5 R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh 5 128 2 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
6 MS Dhoni, M Vijay 5 126 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
7 B Kumar, Mohammed Shami 10 111 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
8 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test for the fourth wicket on England soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
3 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 4 139 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
4 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
5 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
6 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 105 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
7 A Mishra, SR Tendulkar 4 144 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
8 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test for the fourth wicket at Nottingham. Both the occasions are tabulated below. This partnership is a record partnership by Indian batsman for the fourth wicket at Nottingham

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
2 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership against England in England. All  such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali 1 203 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
3 VS Hazare, MH Mankad 3 211 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 FM Engineer, AL Wadekar 2 168 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
5 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 3 210 3 v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
6 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 153 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 213 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
8 M Prabhakar, SR Tendulkar 7 160* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
9 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
10 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
11 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
12 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 150 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
13 SB Bangar, R Dravid 2 170 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
14 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
15 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership against England in England for the fourth wicketAll  such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
3 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
4 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

 

Belgavi Panther’s distinction – becomes the first team to play 50 matches in KPL

Belgavi Panther’s distinction – becomes the first team to play 50 matches in KPL

Belagavi Panthers became the first team in Karnataka Premier  Leauge to play 50 matches. Its 50th match was the opening game of 2018 edition of KPl when it met Bengaluru Blasters at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.  Out of the 50 matches it has played, it has won 26 matches, lost 21 matches and 03 matches have ended as No result games

Belgavi Panthers is one of the two teams to win 25 plus matches in KPL. It has won 26 matches.  Bijapur Bulls is the other team to win 25 plus matches. It has won 27 matches. Belgavi Panthers has lost 21 matches in KPL and owns the record for most losses by a team in KPL. 

Note – Stats as at the end of the first match of KPL 2018, that is as of 15.08.18

Mysuru to host the Semifinals and Finals of KPL 2018

Mysuru to host the Semifinals and Finals of KPL 2018

The following table furnishes the fixtures of KPL 2018. Matches will be played at Bangalore, Hubballi  and  Mysore. Two Semifinal matches and Finals will be played at Mysore

Aug 15, Wed Bengaluru Blasters vs Belagavi Panthers, 1st Match  
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 6:30 PM
Aug 16, Thu Hubli Tigers vs Bijapur Bulls, 2nd Match  
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 6:30 PM
Aug 17, Fri Bengaluru Blasters vs Bellary Tuskers, 3rd Match  
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 6:30 PM
Aug 19, Sun Hubli Tigers vs Shivamogga Lions, 4th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 20, Mon Bellary Tuskers vs Mysuru Warriors, 5th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 21, Tue Belagavi Panthers vs Bijapur Bulls, 6th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 22, Wed Hubli Tigers vs Bellary Tuskers, 7th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 2:00 PM
Bengaluru Blasters vs Bijapur Bulls, 8th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 23, Thu Hubli Tigers vs Belagavi Panthers, 9th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 24, Fri Bijapur Bulls vs Mysuru Warriors, 10th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 25, Sat Belagavi Panthers vs Bellary Tuskers, 11th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 2:00 PM
Shivamogga Lions vs Bengaluru Blasters, 12th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 26, Sun Mysuru Warriors vs Hubli Tigers, 13th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 2:00 PM
Bijapur Bulls vs Bellary Tuskers, 14th Match  
KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground, Hubli 6:30 PM
Aug 28, Tue Mysuru Warriors vs Shivamogga Lions, 15th Match  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM
Aug 29, Wed Shivamogga Lions vs Belagavi Panthers, 16th Match  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM
Sep 01, Sat Mysuru Warriors vs Belagavi Panthers, 17th Match  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 2:00 PM
Hubli Tigers vs Bengaluru Blasters, 18th Match  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM
Sep 02, Sun Shivamogga Lions vs Bijapur Bulls, 19th Match  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 2:00 PM
Bengaluru Blasters vs Mysuru Warriors, 20th Match  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM
Sep 03, Mon Bellary Tuskers vs Shivamogga Lions, 21st Match  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM
Sep 04, Tue TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM
Sep 05, Wed TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM
Sep 06, Thu TBC vs TBC, Final  
Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar Ground, Mysore 6:30 PM

 

England wicketkeepers scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test.

England wicketkeepers scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test.

JM Bairstow scored 70 and effected five dismissals in the just concluded test at Birmingham against India to provide the eleventh occasion of an England wicketkeeper scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. JM Bairstow’s feat at Birmingham provides  the first such feat by an England wicketkeeper against India in a test

No Player Runs Inns Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RC Russell 55 4       v West Indies Bridgetown 5 Apr 1990
  RC Russell   1 5 5 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 5 Apr 1990
                   
2 AJ Stewart 56 3       v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
  AJ Stewart   1 5 5 0 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
                   
3 MJ Prior 85 2       v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
  MJ Prior   1 6 6 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
                   
4 MJ Prior 118 2       v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
  MJ Prior   3 5 5 0 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
                   
5 MJ Prior 73 4       v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
  MJ Prior   1 6 5 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
6 MJ Prior 73 2       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior 110* 4       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior   1 5 5 0 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                   
7 JC Buttler 59* 3       v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
  JC Buttler   2 5 5 0 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
                   
8 JM Bairstow 140 1       v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
                   
9 JM Bairstow 101 1       v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
                   
10 JM Bairstow 70 1       v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  JM Bairstow   4 5 5 0 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat at Birmingham provides his third such feat and he became the second England wicketkeeper to perform such a feat on three or more occasions. MJ Prior has  performed the feat on four occasions

No Player Runs Inns Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJ Prior 85 2       v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
  MJ Prior   1 6 6 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
                   
2 MJ Prior 118 2       v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
  MJ Prior   3 5 5 0 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
                   
3 MJ Prior 73 4       v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
  MJ Prior   1 6 5 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
4 MJ Prior 73 2       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior 110* 4       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior   1 5 5 0 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                   
1 JM Bairstow 140 1       v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
                   
2 JM Bairstow 101 1       v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
                   
3 JM Bairstow 70 1       v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  JM Bairstow   4 5 5 0 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

 

 

Indian bowlers capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England in England.

Indian bowlers capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England in England.

I Sharma captured five for 51 in the just concluded test at Birmingham against England to  provide the  29th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England  in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Nissar 26.0 3 93 5 1 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 M Nissar 26.0 2 120 5 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
5 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
6 MH Mankad 46.0 15 101 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
7 Ghulam Ahmed 63.0 24 100 5 2 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
8 MH Mankad 73.0 24 196 5 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
9 RB Desai 31.4 8 89 5 2 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
10 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
11 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 v England The Oval 20 Aug 1959
12 BS Chandrasekhar 53.0 9 127 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
13 BS Chandrasekhar 18.1 3 38 6 3 v England The Oval 19 Aug 1971
14 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
15 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
16 N Kapil Dev 43.0 8 125 5 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
17 DR Doshi 47.1 17 102 6 1 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
18 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
19 RMH Binny 13.0 1 40 5 2 v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
20 C Sharma 24.0 4 58 6 3 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
21 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
22 Harbhajan Singh 38.4 6 115 5 1 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 RP Singh 16.3 3 59 5 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
24 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
25 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
26 B Kumar 30.5 8 82 5 2 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
27 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
38 I Sharma 23.0 6 74 7 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
29 I Sharma 13.0 0 51 5 3 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
Batsmen dismissed stumped for a first ball duck in T20Is

Batsmen dismissed stumped for a first ball duck in T20Is

JM Bairstow and JE Root of England were dismissed stumped off the first ball they played for a duck against India at Manchester on 03 Jul 18 to provide the 13th  and 14th batsmen to be dismissed stumped for a first ball duck in the history  of T20Is. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs BF Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HJC Mol 0 1 1 Net Can Belfast 02 Aug 2008
2 M Muralitharan 0 1 1 Srl Ire Lord’s 14 Jun 2009
3 DJ Hussey 0 1 1 Aus Srl Bridgetown 09 May 2010
4 KD Mills 0 1 1 NZl Pak Hamilton 28 Dec 2010
5 Nawroz Mangal 0 1 1 Afg Can ICCA Dubai 18 Mar 2012
6 BRM Taylor 0 1 2 Zim Srl Hambantota 18 Sep 2012
7 BCJ Cutting 0 1 2 Aus Win Brisbane 13 Feb 2013
8 Bilawal Bhatti 0 1 2 Pak Srl Dubai (DSC) 13 Dec 2013
9 LJ Wright 0 1 2 Eng Win Bridgetown 09 Mar 2014
10 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 Srl Ind Ranchi 12 Feb 2016
11 Nizakat Khan 0 1 2 HKG Oman Fatullah 19 Feb 2016
12 DAS Gunaratne 0 1 2 Srl Ind Indore 22 Dec 2017
13 JM Bairstow 0 1 1 Eng Ind Manchester 03 Jul 2018
14 JE Root 0 1 1 Eng Ind Manchester 03 Jul 2018
Shoaib Malik of Pakistan became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2000 plus runs

Shoaib Malik of Pakistan became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2000 plus runs

Shoaib Malik of Pakistan became the third batsman in the history of T20Is to aggregate 2000 plus runs after MJ Guptill and BB McCullum.  The following table lists the six batsmen who have totalled 1900 plus runs in  the history of T20 Internationals.

Shoaib Malik who was in need of eleven runs prior to the start of the Zimbabwe tri series involving Zimbabwe, Austrlia and Pakistan at Harare. He completed 2000 runs when he was on 11 against Zimbabwe at Harare on 01.07.18 during his knock of 37 not out. His  run aggregate read 2026 at the end of  the game

Shoaib Malik went past V Kohli and RG Sharma of India who had totalled 1992  and  1949 T20I runs respectively. It was wide believed that V Kohli would become the third batsman to reach the land mark of 2000 runs in T20Is, as he needed 17 runs prior to the start of T20I games against  Ireland. He scored a duck in the first game and nine runs in the second to reach  an aggregate of 1992 – eight runs shy of 2000 mark.

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 4s 6s
1 MJ Guptill NZl 75 73 07 2271 105 34.40 2 14 2 200 103
2 BB McCullum NZl 71 70 10 2140 123 35.66 2 13 3 199 91
3 Shoaib Malik Pak/ICC 99 92 28 2026 075 31.65 0 07 1 162 57
                           
4 V Kohli Ind 59 55 14 1992 090* 48.58 0 18 2 211 41
5 RG Sharma Ind 81 74 12 1949 118 31.43 2 15 6 175 83
6 Mohd Shahzad Afg 63 63 03 1906 118* 31.76 1 12 3 216 70

Shoib Malik became  the third batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs representing a nation in the history of T20 Internationals. He has an aggregate of 2014 runs representing Pakistan. He  has represented ICC World Eleven and has scored 12 runs. 

 

MS Dhoni establishes two world records in Twenty20 games

MS Dhoni establishes two world records in Twenty20 games

When R Ashwin, Punjab captain  was  caught by MS Dhoni of L Ngidi for zero  in the 56th match of  IPL 2018 between Chennai  and Punjab at Pune-MCA on 20.05.18, MS Dhoni established a world  record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in the  history of Twenty20 games.  It was his third dismissal of the match which gave him a total of 216 dismissals in T20 games.  He went past Kamran Akmal who had  215 dismissals

This game witnessed MS Dhoni establishing another world record in T20 games. His three catches in this game gave him a total of 144 catches. He now owns the world record for most catches in T20 games. He went past KC Sangakkara who had pouched 141 catches.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore owns two unique records in the history of T20 games.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore owns two unique records in the history of T20 games.

In my earlier article on M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, I had said that it became the only ground in  the history of T20 games to have three batsmen scoring 100 plus sixes – CH Gayle {150}, AB de Villiers {101} and V Kohli {100}

As I was browsing through the records, I found yet another unique record associated with M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. The record is it has three batsmen scoring 1500 plus runs in T20 games. The batsmen are – V Kohli {2435}, CH Gayle {1790}  and AB de Villiers {1654}

It is just a coincidence that the batsmen who have scored 1500 runs  at M Chinnaswamy Stadium have also scored 100 plus boundary sixes. Thus M Chinnaswamy Stadium  owns two unique records in  the history of T20 games with a rare coincidence.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0 6s
1 V Kohli 79 76 10 2435 113 36.89 3 17 5 100
2 CH Gayle 50 48 6 1790 175* 42.61 3 10 3 150
3 AB de Villiers 54 51 11 1654 129* 41.35 1 11 2 101
Salient Stats of Match No 12 – Punjab Vs Chennai at Mahali on 15.04.18

Salient Stats of Match No 12 – Punjab Vs Chennai at Mahali on 15.04.18

Punjab posted a total of 197 for 7 in this game to provide its fifth highest team total against Chennai in IPL.

CH Gayle was appearing for his third team in IPL. He had earlier played for Kolkata and Bangalore in IPL. He scored 63 in this game which provides his 27th fifty in IPL. At the end of this game, his boundary fours aggregate in IPL read 300. He became the tenth batsman to score 300 plus boundary fours in the history of IPL.

CH Gayle’s 63 in this game provides his 68th half century and 88th fifty in T20 games. He scored seven boundary fours and four boundary sixes in this game which fetched him a total of 842 boundary fours and 823 boundary sixes in T20 games.

Harbhajan Singh bowled eight dot balls in this game which fetched him 1079 dot balls in the IPL tournament as a whole. He now owns the record for bowling most dot balls in the tournament. He went past Praveen Kumar who had bowled 1075 dot balls in the tournament and held the previous record.

MS Dhoni scored 79 not out in this game to provide the 16th occasion of a Chennai captain scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provides the 16th fifty of MS Dhoni as captain. It also represents his highest score in IPL. His  previous best was 70 against Bangalore at Bengaluru on 22.05.11

MS Dhoni’s 79 not out was  in a losing cause to provide the 77th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Chennai captain’s fifty in a losing cause in IPL.

Punjab won this game by four runs to provide the 59th occasion of a team winning a game by single digit margin {one to nine runs} in the history of IPL. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Punjab winning a game by single digit in IPL. It also provides the eighth occasion of a team winning a game by exact four runs in IPL.

AJ Finch who  is appearing for his seventh team in IPL was dismissed first ball for a duck  in his  first two games. He was dismissed for a first ball duck against Bangalore at Bangalore on 13.04.18 {lbw K Yadav for a duck} and again he was dismissed for a first ball  duck {lbw Imran Tahir for zero in this game.