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Victory without losing a wicket in Twenty20 Internationals

08/06/2022 hrg

Australia won its first T20I against Sri Lanka on 07 Jun 22 at Col-RPS by ten wickets to provide the 32^nd occasion of a team winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	South Africa	10 wkts	v Pakistan	Jo’burg	02 Feb 2007
2	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	20 Sep 2007
3	Kenya	10 wkts	v Scotland	Nai-Gym	01 Feb 2010
4	New Zealand	10 wkts	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	03 Feb 2010
5	Kenya	10 wkts	v Scotland	Nai-Gym	04 Feb 2010
6	England	10 wkts	v West Indies	The Oval	23 Sep 2011
7	New Zealand	10 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Oct 2011
8	Ireland	10 wkts	v Kenya	Dub-DSC	14 Mar 2012
9	Ireland	10 wkts	v Canada	Dub-DSC	22 Mar 2012
10	South Africa	10 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	20 Sep 2012
11	England	10 wkts	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Feb 2013
12	New Zealand	10 wkts	v Pakistan	Hamilton	17 Jan 2016
13	India	10 wkts	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Jun 2016
14	Afghanistan	10 wkts	v Ireland	Dub-DSC	20 Jan 2017
15	P.N.G.	10 wkts	v Vanuatu	P Moresby	24 Mar 2019
16	Namibia	10 wkts	v Botswana	Kampala	22 May 2019
17	Austria	10 wkts	v Turkey	Ilfov County	31 Aug 2019
18	Greece	10 wkts	v Serbia	Corfu	15 Oct 2019
19	P.N.G.	10 wkts	v Bermuda	ICCA Dubai	19 Oct 2019
20	Australia	10 wkts	v Pakistan	Perth	08 Nov 2019
21	U.A.E.	10 wkts	v Iran	Al Amerat	23 Feb 2020
22	Oman	10 wkts	v Maldives	Al Amerat	25 Feb 2020
23	Romania	10 wkts	v Serbia	Sofia	26 Jun 2021
24	Belgium	10 wkts	v Malta	Marsa	08 Jul 2021
25	South Africa	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	14 Sep 2021
26	Uganda	10 wkts	v Malawi	Kigali	16 Oct 2021
27	Oman	10 wkts	v P.N.G.	Al Amerat	17 Oct 2021
28	Uganda	10 wkts	v Lesotho	Kigali	19 Oct 2021
29	Pakistan	10 wkts	v India	Dub-DSC	24 Oct 2021
30	U.S.A.	10 wkts	v Belize	Coolidge	07 Nov 2021
31	U.S.A.	10 wkts	v Bahamas	Coolidge	13 Nov 2021
32	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	07 Jun 2022

It also provides the third occasion of Australia winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	20 Sep 2007
2	Australia	10 wkts	v Pakistan	Perth	08 Nov 2019
3	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	07 Jun 2022

It also provides the third occasion of a team winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	20 Sep 2007
2	South Africa	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	14 Sep 2021
3	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	07 Jun 2022

It also provides the second occasion of Australia winning a Twnety20I without losing a wicket against Sri Lanka. Both the occasions are tabulated below.

No	Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	20 Sep 2007
2	Australia	10 wkts	v Sri Lanka	Col-RPS	07 Jun 2022

Fourth innings centuries by England batsmen in a winning cause

07/06/2022 hrg

JE Root of England scored 115 not out in the fourth innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Lord’s to provide the 13th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test in a winning cause. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JT Brown	140	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Mar 1895
2	GL Jessop	104	4	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
3	JB Hobbs	126*	4	Aus	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911
4	H Sutcliffe	135	4	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
5	Rev.DS Sheppard	113	4	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
6	MA Atherton	118	4	NZl	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
7	MA Butcher	173*	4	Aus	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
8	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
9	GP Thorpe	104*	4	NZl	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004
10	AJ Strauss	106	4	NZl	Manchester	23 May 2008
11	AN Cook	109*	4	Ban	Mirpur	20 Mar 2010
12	BA Stokes	135*	4	Aus	Leeds	22 Aug 2019
13	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

It also provides the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test in a winning cause against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MA Atherton	118	4	NZl	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
2	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
3	GP Thorpe	104*	4	NZl	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004
4	AJ Strauss	106	4	NZl	Manchester	23 May 2008
5	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

N Hussain and JE Root are the only two England batsmen who have scored fourth innings centuries in a winning cause at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. Both these batsmen chose New Zealand as opponent.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
2	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

Fourth innings centuries by England batsmen

07/06/2022 hrg

JE Root of England scored 115 not out in the fourth innings against New Zealand in the just concluded test at Lord’s to provide the 49^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JT Brown	140	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Mar 1895
2	GL Jessop	104	4	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
3	JB Hobbs	126*	4	Aus	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911
4	JB Hobbs	123	4	Aus	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
5	H Sutcliffe	115	4	Aus	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
6	FE Woolley	123	4	Aus	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
7	H Sutcliffe	127	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
8	H Sutcliffe	135	4	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
9	EH Hendren	123	4	Win	Georgetown	21 Feb 1930
10	M Leyland	111*	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
11	PA Gibb	120	4	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
12	WJ Edrich	219	4	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
13	WR Hammond	140	4	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
14	C Washbrook	112	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
15	C Washbrook	114	4	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950
16	W Watson	109	4	Aus	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
17	W Watson	116	4	Win	Kingston	15 Jan 1954
18	Rev.DS Sheppard	113	4	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
19	KF Barrington	132*	4	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1963
20	C Milburn	126*	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
21	G Boycott	106	4	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
22	FC Hayes	106*	4	Win	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
23	APE Knott	106*	4	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975
24	DW Randall	174	4	Aus	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977
25	G Boycott	100*	4	Pak	Hyd-Pak	02 Jan 1978
26	G Boycott	128*	4	Aus	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
27	GA Gooch	116	4	Win	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
28	AJ Lamb	113	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1988
29	GA Gooch	117	4	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991
30	GA Gooch	133	4	Aus	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
31	AJ Stewart	119	4	NZl	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
32	MA Atherton	185*	4	SAF	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
33	MA Atherton	118	4	NZl	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
34	ME Trescothick	117	4	Pak	Manchester	31 May 2001
35	MA Butcher	173*	4	Aus	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
36	MP Vaughan	105	4	Srl	Kandy	10 Dec 2003
37	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
38	GP Thorpe	104*	4	NZl	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004
39	AN Cook	116	4	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 2006
40	KP Pietersen	101	4	Ind	The Oval	09 Aug 2007
41	AJ Strauss	106	4	NZl	Manchester	23 May 2008
42	AN Cook	109*	4	Ban	Mirpur	20 Mar 2010
43	IJL Trott	112	4	Srl	Galle	26 Mar 2012
44	MJ Prior	110*	4	NZl	Auckland	22 Mar 2013
45	BA Stokes	120	4	Aus	Perth	13 Dec 2013
46	MM Ali	108*	4	Srl	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
47	JC Buttler	106	4	Ind	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
48	BA Stokes	135*	4	Aus	Leeds	22 Aug 2019
49	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

It also provides the seventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a fourth innings century in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Stewart	119	4	NZl	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
2	MA Atherton	118	4	NZl	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997
3	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
4	GP Thorpe	104*	4	NZl	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004
5	AJ Strauss	106	4	NZl	Manchester	23 May 2008
6	MJ Prior	110*	4	NZl	Auckland	22 Mar 2013
7	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

The following three England batsmen have scored the fourth innings century against New Zealand at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AJ Stewart	119	4	NZl	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
2	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
3	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

The following table lists the England batsmen have scored the fourth innings century at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	C Washbrook	114	4	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950
2	W Watson	109	4	Aus	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
3	C Milburn	126*	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
4	G Boycott	106	4	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
5	G Boycott	128*	4	Aus	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
6	AJ Lamb	113	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1988
7	AJ Stewart	119	4	NZl	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
8	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
9	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

G Boycott. GA Gooch and H Sutcliffe are the three England batsmen who have scored the fourth innings centuries on three occasions, while AN Cook, BA Stokes, C Washbrook, JB Hobbs, MA Atherton and W Watson have achieved the feat on two occasions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Boycott	106	4	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
2	G Boycott	100*	4	Pak	Hyd-Pak	02 Jan 1978
3	G Boycott	128*	4	Aus	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980

1	GA Gooch	116	4	Win	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981
2	GA Gooch	117	4	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991
3	GA Gooch	133	4	Aus	Manchester	03 Jun 1993

1	H Sutcliffe	115	4	Aus	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
2	H Sutcliffe	127	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
3	H Sutcliffe	135	4	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928

1	AN Cook	116	4	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 2006
2	AN Cook	109*	4	Ban	Mirpur	20 Mar 2010

1	BA Stokes	120	4	Aus	Perth	13 Dec 2013
2	BA Stokes	135*	4	Aus	Leeds	22 Aug 2019

1	C Washbrook	112	4	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
2	C Washbrook	114	4	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950

1	JB Hobbs	126*	4	Aus	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911
2	JB Hobbs	123	4	Aus	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921

1	MA Atherton	185*	4	SAF	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995
2	MA Atherton	118	4	NZl	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997

1	W Watson	109	4	Aus	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
2	W Watson	116	4	Win	Kingston	15 Jan 1954

G Boycott is the only batsman to have scored fourth innings centuries on two occasions at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	G Boycott	106	4	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
2	G Boycott	128*	4	Aus	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980

The following table lists the England batsmen who have scored fourth innings centuries on home soil

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GL Jessop	104	4	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
2	C Washbrook	114	4	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1950
3	W Watson	109	4	Aus	Lord’s	25 Jun 1953
4	C Milburn	126*	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1966
5	G Boycott	106	4	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
6	FC Hayes	106*	4	Win	The Oval	26 Jul 1973
7	G Boycott	128*	4	Aus	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
8	AJ Lamb	113	4	Win	Lord’s	16 Jun 1988
9	GA Gooch	133	4	Aus	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
10	AJ Stewart	119	4	NZl	Lord’s	16 Jun 1994
11	ME Trescothick	117	4	Pak	Manchester	31 May 2001
12	MA Butcher	173*	4	Aus	Leeds	16 Aug 2001
13	N Hussain	103*	4	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
14	GP Thorpe	104*	4	NZl	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004
15	KP Pietersen	101	4	Ind	The Oval	09 Aug 2007
16	AJ Strauss	106	4	NZl	Manchester	23 May 2008
17	MM Ali	108*	4	Srl	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
18	JC Buttler	106	4	Ind	Nottingham	18 Aug 2018
19	BA Stokes	135*	4	Aus	Leeds	22 Aug 2019
20	JE Root	115*	4	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

Two batsmen scoring nineties while batting at number five and six in a test innings

04/06/2022 hrg

DJ Mitchell and TA Blundell of New Zealand scored 97 not out and 90 not out at the end of the second day against England in the third innings of the ongoing test at Lord’s to provide the third occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties while batting at number five and six in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second such occasion at Lord’s.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Year
1	CH Lloyd	95	2	Win	Eng	Kingston	Apr 1981
2	HA Gomes	90*	2	Win	Eng	Kingston	Apr 1981

1	JE Root	98	1	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	May 2015
2	BA Stokes	92	1	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	May 2015

1	DJ Mitchell	97*	3	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 2022
2	TA Blundell	90*	3	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	Jun 2022

England bowlers capturing exact four wickets in an innings on debut at Lord’s.

03/06/2022 hrg

MJ Potts became the seventh England bowler to capture exact four wickets on test debut at Lord’s when he captured four wickets conceding 13 runs in New Zealand’s first innings in the ongoing test. He also became the sixth England pace bowler to achieve the feat. His figures of 4 for 13 is the best bowling figures for a England debutant at Lord’s who has captured exact four wickets in an innings. The following table lists all the seven bowlers.

No	Player	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FJ Durston	4-102	2	Aus	Lord’s	11 Jun 1921
2	WE Bowes	4-049	2	Ind	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
3	WH Copson	4-067	3	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
4	AV Bedser	4-096	3	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
5	PJ Newport	4-087	3	Sri	Lord’s	25 Aug 1988
6	OE Robinson	4-075	1	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021
7	MJ Potts	4-013	1	NZl	Lord’s	02 Jun 2022

Approaching milestones ahead of India-South Africa Twenty20 International five match series

03/06/2022 hrg

KL Rahul will become the eighth captain to lead India in T20I when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India in T20Is are –

No	Player	Span	Mat
1	V Sehwag	2006-2006	01
2	MS Dhoni	2007-2016	72
3	SK Raina	2010-2011	03
4	AM Rahane	2015-2015	02
5	V Kohli	2017-2021	50
6	RG Sharma	2017-2022	28
7	S Dhawan	2021-2021	03

KL Rahul will become the 273rd captain to lead a team in the history of T20Is when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.

KL Rahul will become the fourth captain to lead India in T20I at home when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India at home in T20Is are –

No	Player	Span	Mat
1	MS Dhoni	2007-2016	20
2	V Kohli	2017-2021	23
3	RG Sharma	2017-2022	18

KL Rahul will become the 140^th captain to lead a team on home soil in the history of T20Is when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.

KL Rahul will become the fifth captain to lead India against South Africa in T20I when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022. Others who have led India against South Africa in T20Is are –

No	Player	Span	Mat
1	V Sehwag	2006-2006	01
2	MS Dhoni	2007-2016	09
3	V Kohli	2017-2021	04
4	RG Sharma	2017-2022	01

KL Rahul will become the 46th captain to lead a team against South Africa in T20I when he leads India in T20 game against South Africa at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022.

T Bavuma will become the seventh captain to lead South Africa against India in T20I when he leads South Africa against India at Delhi on 09 Jun 2022

No	Player	Span	Mat
1	GC Smith	2006-2010	04
2	J Botha	2011-2012	02
3	AB de Villiers	2012-2012	01
4	F du Plessis	2014-2015	03
5	JP Duminy	2018-2018	03
6	Q de Kock	2019-2019	02

KL Rahul has scored 18 fifties in T20Is and requires two more fifties for his 20 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh batsman in the history of T20Is to score 20 plus fifties.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	50+
1	V Kohli	Ind	97	89	25	3296	94*	30
2	RG Sharma	Ind	125	117	15	3313	118	30
3	Babar Azam	Pak	74	69	10	2686	122	27
4	MJ Guptill	NZl	112	108	7	3299	105	22
5	DA Warner	Aua	88	88	10	2554	100*	22
6	PR Stirling	Ire	102	101	8	2776	115*	21
7	KL Rahul	Ind	56	52	7	1831	110*	18

KL Rahul has scored 18 fifties in T20Is and requires two more fifties for his 20 fifties. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian batsman in the history of T20Is to score 20 plus fifties.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	50+
1	V Kohli	Ind	97	89	25	3296	94*	30
2	RG Sharma	Ind	125	117	15	3313	118	30
3	KL Rahul	Ind	56	52	7	1831	110*	18

KL Rahul has an aggregate of 1831 runs prior to the start of the series and requires 169 for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Indian batsman to score 2000 plus runs in T20Is. Others are – RG Sharma {3313} and V Kohli {3296}

KL Rahul has an aggregate of 1831 runs prior to the start of the series and requires 169 for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the 16th batsman to score 2000 plus runs in the history of T20Is. The following table lists the 15 batsmen who have achieved the feat.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	RG Sharma	Ind	125	117	15	3313	118
2	MJ Guptill	NZl	112	108	7	3299	105
3	V Kohli	Ind	97	89	25	3296	94*
4	PR Stirling	Ire	102	101	8	2776	115*
5	AJ Finch	Aus	89	89	10	2741	172
6	Babar Azam	Pak	74	69	10	2686	122
7	DA Warner	Aus	88	88	10	2554	100*
8	Mohd Hafeez	Pak	119	108	13	2514	99*
9	EJG Morgan	Eng	115	107	21	2458	91
10	Shoaib Malik	Pak	124	111	33	2435	75
11	JC Buttler	Eng	88	80	18	2140	101*
12	BB McCullum	NZl	71	70	10	2140	123
13	KS Williamson	NZl	74	72	10	2021	95
14	Mohd Shahzad	Afg	70	70	3	2015	118*
15	Mahmudullah	Ban	115	107	23	2002	64*

B Kumar has an aggregate of 58 wickets in T20Is and two more wickets would fetch him 60 wickets. He would then become the fourth Indian bowler to capture 60 plus wickets in T20Is. Others are – YS Chahal [68}, JJ Bumrah {67} and R Ashwin {61}.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 68 wickets in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He needs two more wickets for his 70 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the first Indian bowler to capture 70 wickets in T20Is.

YS Chahal has an aggregate of 68 wickets in T20Is prior to the start of the series. He needs two more wickets for his 70 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the 18th bowler to capture 70 wickets in the history of T20Is.

Q de Kock has an aggregate of 1827 runs prior to the start of the series and requires to 108 more runs to surpass JP Duminy’s aggregate of 1935 runs. If he gets them, Q de Kock would become South Africa’s highest run getter in T20Is.

Q de Kock has an aggregate of 65 boundary sixes prior to the start of the series and requires to five more boundary sixes for his 70 boundary sixes. If he scores them, he would then become the third South African batsman to score 70 plus boundary sixes. Others are – DA Miller {77} and JP Duminy {71}

Mohd Shahzad of Afghanistan owns the record for most boundary sixes and most boundary fours by a wicketkeeper opening batsman in T20Is. He has scored 188 boundary fours and 68 boundary sixes. Q de Kock can own this record if he scores three boundary fours and four boundary sixes. Q de Kock has scored 184 boundary fours and 65 boundary sixes prior to the start of the tour.

Q de Kock has scored eleven half centuries in T20Is prior to the start of the tour as a wicket keeper opening batsman. He requires one more half century to equal the record of 12 half centuries and two more half centuries to surpass the record of 12 half centuries held by Mohd Rizwan of Pakistan as a wicket keeper opening batsman.

JC Buttler’s heroics in IPL 2022

28/05/2022 hrg

JC Buttler of Rajasthan has an aggregate of 824 runs in IPL 2022 as on 27.05.22. He became the third batsman in the history of IPL to amass 800 plus runs in an edition of IPL after V Kohli {973} and DA Warner {848}. The following table lists these three batsmen.

JC Buttler requires 25 more runs to occupy the second position in the list of batsmen who have scored most run in an edition of IPL. 25 more runs would fetch JC Buttler an aggregate of 849 runs with which he would unseat DA Warner who had scored 848 runs in 2016 representing Sunrisers.

No	Player	Team	Edn	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs
1	V Kohli	Bangalore	2016	16	16	4	973
2	DA Warner	Sunrisers	2016	17	17	3	848
3	JC Buttler	Rajasthan	2022	16	16	2	824

JC Buttler requires 76 more runs in this edition which would fetch him 900 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second batsman in the history of IPL to aggregate 900 plus runs in an edition of IPL. V Kohli is the other batsman who has an aggregate of 973 runs. JC Buttler will play one more game in IPL 2022. Rajasthan plays Titans in the final of IPL 2022 at Ahmedabad on 29.05.22

Victories without losing a wicket in Indian Premier League

28/05/2022 hrg

Indian Premier League has witnessed 15 occasions of a team winning a game without losing a wicket or by ten wickets. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Deccan	10 wkts	Mumbai	Mumbai	27.04.08
2	Delhi	10 wkts	Punjab	CapeTown	19.04.09
3	Bangalore	10 wkts	Rajasthan	Bangalore	18.03.10
4	Rajasthan	10 wkts	Mumbai	Mumbai	20.05.11
5	Mumbai	10 wkts	Rajasthan	Jaipur	20.05.12
6	Chennai	10 wkts	Punjab	Mohali	10.04.13
7	Bangalore	10 wkts	Delhi	Delhi	26.04.15
8	Sunrisers	10 wkts	Gujarat	Rajkot	21.04.16
9	Kolkata	10 wkts	Gujarat	Rajkit	07.04.17
10	Punjab	10 wkts	Delhi	Mohali	30.04.17
11	Bangalore	10 wkts	Punjab	Indore	14.05.18
12	Chennai	10 wkts	Punjab	DubDSC	03.10.20
13	Mumbai	10 wkts	Chennai	Sharjah	24.10.20
14	Sunrisers	10 wkts	Mumbai	Sharjah	03.11.20
15	Bangalore	10 wkts	Rajasthan	Mumbai	22.04.21

Bangalore {04}, Chennai {02}, Mumbai {02} and Sunrisers {02} are the four teams which have won the game without losing a wicket on two or more occasions.

No	Winner	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Bangalore	10 wkts	Rajasthan	Bangalore	18.03.10
2	Bangalore	10 wkts	Delhi	Delhi	26.04.15
3	Bangalore	10 wkts	Punjab	Indore	14.05.18
4	Bangalore	10 wkts	Rajasthan	Mumbai	22.04.21

1	Chennai	10 wkts	Punjab	Mohali	10.04.13
2	Chennai	10 wkts	Punjab	DubDSC	03.10.20

1	Mumbai	10 wkts	Rajasthan	Jaipur	20.05.12
2	Mumbai	10 wkts	Chennai	Sharjah	24.10.20

1	Sunrisers	10 wkts	Gujarat	Rajkot	21.04.16
2	Sunrisers	10 wkts	Mumbai	Sharjah	03.11.20

Winners in previous fourteen editions of Indian Premier League

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The IPL 2022 final has been slated for 29 May 2022. The finalists are Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. These two teams clash for the title at Ahmedabad on 29.05.22. Here are two tables showing the winners of each edition an also the winners , runners, margin of victory, venue and date

No	Series/Tournament	Season	Winner
1	in India	2008	Rajasthan
2	in South Africa	2009	Deccan
3	in India	2010	Chennai
4	in India	2011	Chennai
5	in India	2012	Kolkata
6	in India	2013	Mumbai
7	in UAE and in India	2014	Kolkata
8	in India	2015	Mumbai
9	in India	2016	Sunrisers
10	in India	2017	Mumbai
11	in India	2018	Chennai
12	in India	2019	Mumbai
13	in UAE	2020	Mumbai
14	in India and in UAE	2021	Chennai

No	Season	Winner	Runners	Margin	Ground	Date
1	2008	Rajasthan	Chennai	03 wkts	Mumbai	01.06.08
2	2009	Deccan	Bangalore	06 runs	Jo’burg	24.05.09
3	2010	Chennai	Mumbai	22 runs	Mumbai	25.04.10
4	2011	Chennai	Bangalore	58 runs	Chennai	28.05.11
5	2012	Kolkata	Chennai	05 wkts	Chennai	27.05.12
6	2013	Mumbai	Chennai	23 runs	Kolkata	26.05.13
7	2014	Kolkata	Punjab	03 wkts	Bangalore	01.06.14
8	2015	Mumbai	Chennai	41 runs	Kolkata	24.05.15
9	2016	Sunrisers	Bangalore	08 runs	Bangalore	29.05.16
10	2017	Mumbai	Ris Pune	01 run	Hyd-RGS	21.05.17
11	2018	Chennai	Sunrisers	08 wkts	Mumbai	27.05.18
12	2019	Mumbai	Chennai	01 run	Hyd-RGS	12.05.19
13	2020	Mumbai	Delhi	05 wkts	Dub-DSC	10.11.20
14	2021	Chennai	Kolkata	27 runs	Dub-DSC	15.10.21

JC Buttler’s feat in Indian Premier League

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JC Buttler’s 106 not out for Rajasthan against Bangalore at Ahmedabad on 27.05.22 represents his fifth century in IPL. He became the third batsman in the history of IPL to score five or more centuries. Others are – CH Gayle {06} and V Kohli {05}. The following table lists the centuries scored by these three batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	CH Gayle	175*	Bangalore	Pune	Bangalore	23.04.13
2	CH Gayle	128*	Bangalore	Delhi	Delhi	17.05.12
3	CH Gayle	107	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	06.05.11
4	CH Gayle	102*	Bangalore	Kolkata	Kolkata	22.04.11
5	CH Gayle	117	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	06.05.15
6	CH Gayle	104*	Punjab	Sunrisers	Mohali	19.04.18

1	V Kohli	100*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
2	V Kohli	108*	Bangalore	Ris Pune	Bangalore	07.05.16
3	V Kohli	109	Bangalore	Gujarat	Bangalore	14.05.16
4	V Kohli	113	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	18.05.16
5	V Kohli	100	Bangalore	Kolkata	Kolkata	19.04.19

1	JC Buttler	124	Rajasthan	Sunrisers	Ahmedabad	02.05.21
2	JC Buttler	100	Rajasthan	Mumbai	Mum-DYP	02.04.22
3	JC Buttler	103	Rajasthan	Kolkata	Mum-BS	18.04.22
4	JC Buttler	116	Rajasthan	Delhi	Mum-WS	22.04.22
5	JC Buttler	106*	Rajasthan	Bangalore	Ahmedabad	27.05.22

JC Buttler’s 106 not out for Rajasthan against Bangalore at Ahmedabad on 27.05.22 represents his fifth century in IPL. He became the third batsman in the history of IPL to score five centuries representing a single team. Others are – CH Gayle {05} representing Bangalore and V Kohli {05} representing Bangalore. The following table lists the centuries scored by these three batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	CH Gayle	175*	Bangalore	Pune	Bangalore	23.04.13
2	CH Gayle	128*	Bangalore	Delhi	Delhi	17.05.12
3	CH Gayle	107	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	06.05.11
4	CH Gayle	102*	Bangalore	Kolkata	Kolkata	22.04.11
5	CH Gayle	117	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	06.05.15

1	V Kohli	100*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
2	V Kohli	108*	Bangalore	Ris Pune	Bangalore	07.05.16
3	V Kohli	109	Bangalore	Gujarat	Bangalore	14.05.16
4	V Kohli	113	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	18.05.16
5	V Kohli	100	Bangalore	Kolkata	Kolkata	19.04.19

1	JC Buttler	124	Rajasthan	Sunrisers	Ahmedabad	02.05.21
2	JC Buttler	100	Rajasthan	Mumbai	Mum-DYP	02.04.22
3	JC Buttler	103	Rajasthan	Kolkata	Mum-BS	18.04.22
4	JC Buttler	116	Rajasthan	Delhi	Mum-WS	22.04.22
5	JC Buttler	106*	Rajasthan	Bangalore	Ahmedabad	27.05.22

JC Buttler’s 106 not out for Rajasthan against Bangalore at Ahmedabad on 27.05.22 represents his fourth century in IPL 2022. He became the second batsman in the history of IPL to score four centuries a single edition. Other batsman to achieve such a feat is V Kohli of Bangalore. V Kohli had scored four centuries in 2016 edition. The following table lists the centuries scored by these two batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	V Kohli	100*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
2	V Kohli	108*	Bangalore	Ris Pune	Bangalore	07.05.16
3	V Kohli	109	Bangalore	Gujarat	Bangalore	14.05.16
4	V Kohli	113	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	18.05.16

1	JC Buttler	100	Rajasthan	Mumbai	Mum-DYP	02.04.22
2	JC Buttler	103	Rajasthan	Kolkata	Mum-BS	18.04.22
3	JC Buttler	116	Rajasthan	Delhi	Mum-WS	22.04.22
4	JC Buttler	106*	Rajasthan	Bangalore	Ahmedabad	27.05.22