EJG Morgan joins the list of cricketers who have played 300 plus Twenty20 games

EJG Morgan joins the list of cricketers who have played 300 plus Twenty20 games

The 39th game between Kolkata and Bangalore at Abu Dhabi on 21.10.20 was the 300th T20 game for EJG Morgan. He became the 25th cricketer in the history of T20 games to appear in 300 plus T20 games. The following table lists all these 25 cricketers with their performances.

NoPlayerMatRunsHSCWBBI5CtSt
1KA Pollard5211041510412894/1502990
2DJ Bravo471633170*05125/2322300
3CH Gayle40713402175*22804/220910
4Shoaib Malik4011014595*01495/1321560
5BB McCullum3709922158*70015314
6ten Doeschate3697524121*21144/2401310
7RS Bopara3687235105*12346/1611250
8Sohail Tanvir351231960*03646/142600
9SP Narine34724297903905/191750
10SR Watson3428807124*62164/1501010
11AD Russell3395679121*23004/1101530
12RG Sharma33789021186294/601360
13DR Smith3377870110*51104/801410
14MS Dhoni327678584*00018484
15DT Christian326484412922405/1421350
16LJ Wright3257998153*7793/170970
17AB de Villiers3208942133*421217
18DA Miller3206900120*3002061
19DJG Sammy320391871*01605/2611230
20JA Morkel319424873*02484/250710
21SK Raina3198392126*4534/2601640
22Shahid Afridi317431010113395/72930
23Shakib Al Hasan308497086*03546/64780
24Imran Tahir3012412303805/232670
25EJG Morgan30067019101340

This game was the 300th T20 game for EJG Morgan. He became the third England cricketer in the history of T20 games to appear in 300 plus T20 games after RS Bopara and LJ Wright. The following table lists all these three cricketers with their performances.

NoPlayerMatRunsHSCWBBI5CtSt
1RS Bopara3687235105*12346/1611250
2LJ Wright3257998153*7793/170970
3EJG Morgan30067019101340
Stats highlights of Match 39 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 39 of IPL 2020

Kolkata posted a team total of 84 for 8 in its allotted twenty overs to provide the sixth occasion of a team posting a total  less than 100 runs without being dismissed in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundDate
1Kolkata84/81BangaloreA Dhabi21.10.20
2Punjab92/82ChennaiDurban20.05.09
3Mumbai94/81RajasthanJaipur29.04.11
4Punjab95/92ChennaiChennai25.04.15
5Bangalore96/92Ris PunePune29.04.17
6Pune99/91PunjabPune07.04.13

Kolkata posted a team total of 84 for 8 in its allotted twenty overs to provide the lowest team total by a team posting less than 100  runs without being  dismissed in the tournament without being dismissed in the tournament. The previous lowest was 92/8 by Punjab against Chennai at Durban on 20.05.09. Both occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundDate
1Kolkata84/81BangaloreA Dhabi21.10.20
2Punjab92/82ChennaiDurban20.05.09

Kolkata posted a team total of 84 for 8 in its allotted twenty overs to provide the lowest team total by a team posting less than 100  runs without being dismissed in the tournament without being dismissed in the first innings in  the tournament. The previous lowest was 94/8 by Mumbai against Rajasthan at Jaipur on 29.04.11. Both occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamScoreIOppositionGroundDate
1Kolkata84/81BangaloreA Dhabi21.10.20
2Mumbai94/81RajasthanJaipur29.04.11

Kolkata’s 84 for 8 in the allotted twenty overs in this game provide its lowest team total without being dismissed in the tournament. Previous lowest was 108 for 9 in 20.0 overs against Chennai at Chennai on 09.04.17

Kolkata’s 84 for 8 in the allotted twenty overs in this game provide the first occasion of Kolkata posting a team total of less than 100  runs without being dismissed in the tournament.

Mohammad Siraj returned with figures of 4.0-2-08-3 in this game. His two maiden overs were back to back maiden overs. He earned the distinction of becoming the first bowler to bowl to consecutive maiden overs in the tournament. His two maiden overs were also wicket maidens.

The following table lists the bowlers who have bowled maiden overs in the ongoing edition.

NoBowlerTeamMatIORWM
1D ChaharChe101038.0270102
2Mohd SirajBan040414.011062
3Rashid KhanSun090936.0199111
4NA SainiBan101037.029951
5S CottrellPun060620.017661
6S MaviKol070722.019771
7CH MorrisBan050520.010091
8W SundarBan101033.018561
9K RabadaDel101039.4301211
10T BoultMum090935.2299121
11T NatarajanPun090934.5295111
12Arshdeep SinghPun050516.014361

Three Bangalore Bowlers bowled maiden overs in this game – CH Morris {01}, Mohd Siraj {02} and NA Saini {01} to provide the very first occasion of three bowlers bowling maiden overs in an innings in the tournament.

Three Bangalore Bowlers bowled four maiden overs in this game – CH Morris {01}, Mohd Siraj {02} and NA Saini {01} to provide the very first occasion of  bowlers bowling four maiden overs in an innings in the tournament.

V Kohli’s two boundary fours in this game fetched him 500 boundary fours in the tournament. He became the second batsman in the tournament to score 500 plus boundary fours in the tournament after S Dhawan. S Dhawan has scored 575 boundary fours in the tournament.

V Kohli and S Dhawan are the two batsmen in the tournament to score 5000 plus runs, 500 plus boundary fours and 100 plus boundary sixes.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHS4s6s
1V Kohli187179305777113500199
2S Dhawan169168245044106*575106

V Kohli was leading Bangalore for the 120th occasion in this game. He became the third captain to lead a team in 120 plus occasions in the tournament. Others are – MS Dhoni {184} and G Gambhir {129}

This game was the 300th T20 game for EJG Morgan. He became the 25th cricketer in the history of T20 games to appear in 300 plus T20 games. The following table lists all these 25 cricketers with their performances.

NoPlayerMatRunsHSCWBBI5CtSt
1KA Pollard5211041510412894/1502990
2DJ Bravo471633170*05125/2322300
3CH Gayle40713402175*22804/220910
4Shoaib Malik4011014595*01495/1321560
5BB McCullum3709922158*70015314
6ten Doeschate3697524121*21144/2401310
7RS Bopara3687235105*12346/1611250
8Sohail Tanvir351231960*03646/142600
9SP Narine34724297903905/191750
10SR Watson3428807124*62164/1501010
11AD Russell3395679121*23004/1101530
12RG Sharma33789021186294/601360
13DR Smith3377870110*51104/801410
14MS Dhoni327678584*00018484
15DT Christian326484412922405/1421350
16LJ Wright3257998153*7793/170970
17AB de Villiers3208942133*421217
18DA Miller3206900120*3002061
19DJG Sammy320391871*01605/2611230
20JA Morkel319424873*02484/250710
21SK Raina3198392126*4534/2601640
22Shahid Afridi317431010113395/72930
23Shakib Al Hasan308497086*03546/64780
24Imran Tahir3012412303805/232670
25EJG Morgan30067019101340

This game was the 300th T20 game for EJG Morgan. He became the third England cricketer in the history of T20 games to appear in 300 plus T20 games. The following table lists all these three cricketers with their performances.

NoPlayerMatRunsHSCWBBI5CtSt
1RS Bopara3687235105*12346/1611250
2LJ Wright3257998153*7793/170970
3EJG Morgan30067019101340
Stats highlights of Match 38 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 38 of IPL 2020

S Dhawan of Delhi was awarded the Man of the Match for his 106 not out in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a cricketer awarded the Man of the Match even though his team ended up as losers. All such occasions are tabulated below. S Dhawan became the 14th cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match under such circumstances. Yuvraj singh has been awarded Man of the Match on two occasions.

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1SGoswamiBanDelBangalore19.05..0852  : 02 D 
2JAMorkelCheRajChennai24.05.0871  : 2/35
3YuvrajSinghPjbBanDurban01.05.0950  : 3/22
4AKumbleBanDecJo’burg24.05.094/16
5YKPathanRajMumMumBS13.05.10100
6YuvrajSinghPuneDelhiMumbai17.04.1166* : 4/30
7RSharmaPuneMumMumbai04.05.112/17
8SPNarineKolPjbKolkata15.04.125/19
9DWSteynDecMumMumbai29.04.122/10
10VKohliBanGujRajkot24.04.16100*:
11CJMorrisDelGujDelhi27.05.1682* :
12AZampaRPuneSunVizag10.05.166/19
13HMAmlaPjbSunMohali15.05.1696  :
14ASRajpootPjbSunHydRGS26.04.1808  : 5/14
15SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*:

S Dhawan of Delhi was awarded the Man of the Match for his 106 not out in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a cricketer awarded the Man of the Match for his batting – Fifty – and including all round performances – Fifty  coupled with two or more wickets – even though his team ended up as losers. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1JAMorkelCheRajChennai24.05.0871  : 2/35
2YuvrajSinghPjbBanDurban01.05.0950  : 3/22
3YKPathanRajMumMumBS13.05.10100
4YuvrajSinghPuneDelhiMumbai17.04.1166* : 4/30
5VKohliBanGujRajkot24.04.16100*:
6CJMorrisDelGujDelhi27.05.1682* :
7HMAmlaPjbSunMohali15.05.1696  :
8SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*:

S Dhawan of Delhi was awarded the Man of the Match for his 106 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a cricketer awarded the Man of the Match for his batting performance for scoring  a century even though his team ended up as losers. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1YKPathanRajMumMumBS13.05.10100
2VKohliBanGujRajkot24.04.16100*:
3SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*:

S Dhawan became the second Delhi cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match Award despite Delhi ended as losers in the game. Prior to this CH Morris was awarded Man of the Match for his 82 not out against Gujarat at Delhi on 27.05.16

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1CHMorrisDelGujDelhi27.05.1682*
2SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*

S Dhawan scored 106 not out in this game to provide the 62nd occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the tournament. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Delhi batsman scoring a century in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsOppositionGroundDate
1V Sehwag119DeccanHyd-RGS05.05.11
2DA Warner109*DeccanHyd-RGS10.05.12
3DA Warner107*KolkataDelhi29.03.10
4de Villiers105*ChennaiDurban23.04.09
5KP Pietersen103*DeccanDelhi19.04.12
6Q de Kock108BangaloreBangalore17.04.16
7SV Samson102Ris PunePune-MCA11.04.17
8RR Pant128*SunriseresDelhi10.05.18
9S Dhawan101*ChennaiSharjah17.10.20
10S Dhawan106*PunjabDub-DSC20.10.20

S Dhawam became the first batsman in the history of IPL to score back to back centuries. Prior to the century in this game, he had scored 101 not out against Chennai at Sharjah on 17.10.20

NoPlayerRunsOppositionGroundDate
1S Dhawan101*ChennaiSharjah17.10.20
2S Dhawan106*PunjabDub-DSC20.10.20

S Dhawan became the second Delhi batsman to score centuries on two  occasions after DA Warner. The centuries scored by these two batsmen are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsOppositionGroundDate
1DA Warner109*DeccanHyd-RGS10.05.12
2DA Warner107*KolkataDelhi29.03.10
      
1S Dhawan101*ChennaiSharjah17.10.20
2S Dhawan106*PunjabDub-DSC20.10.20

With two centuries to his credit, S Dhawan became the 13th batsman to score two or more centuries in the tournament. The following table details the centuries scored by these thirteen batsmen.

NoNoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
11CH Gayle175*BangalorePuneBangalore23.04.13
 2CH Gayle128*BangaloreDelhiDelhi17.05.12
 3CH Gayle107BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.11
 4CH Gayle102*BangaloreKolkataKolkata22.04.11
 5CH Gayle117BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.15
 6CH Gayle104*PunjabSunrisersMohali19.04.18
        
21V Kohli100*BangaloreGujaratRajkot24.04.16
 2V Kohli108*BangaloreRis PuneBangalore07.05.16
 3V Kohli109BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
 4V Kohli113BangalorePunjabBangalore18.05.16
 5V Kohli100BangaloreKolkataKolkata19.04.19
        
31de Villiers105*DelhiChennaiDurban23.04.09
 2de Villiers133*BangaloreMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
 3de Villiers129*BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
        
41DA Warner109*DelhiDeccanHyd-RGS10.05.12
 2DA Warner107*DelhiKolkataDelhi29.03.10
 3DA Warner126SunrisersKolkataHyd-RGS30.04.17
 4DA Warner100*SunrisersBangaloreHyd-RGS31.03.19
        
51SR Watson101RajasthanChennaiChennai22.04.13
 2SR Watson104*RajasthanKolkataMum-BS16.05.15
 3SR Watson106ChennaiRajasthanPune-MCA20.04.18
 4SR Watson117*ChennaiSunrisersMumbai27.05.18
        
61AC Gilchrist109*DeccanMumbaiMumbai27.04.08
 2AC Gilchrist106PunjabBangaloreDharamsala17.05.11
        
71M Vijay127ChennaiRajasthanChennai03.04.10
 2M Vijay113ChennaiDelhiChennai25.05.12
        
81McCullum158*KolkataBangaloreBangalore18.04.08
 2McCullum100*ChennaiSunrisersChennai11.04.15
        
91HM Amla104*PunjabMumbaiIndore20.04.17
 2HM Amla104PunjabGujaratMohali07.05.17
        
101SV Samson102DelhiRis PunePune-MCA11.04.17
 2SV Samson102*RajasthanSunrisersHyd-RGS29.03.19
        
111AM Rahane103*RajasthanBangaloreBangalore15.04.12
 2AM Rahane105*RajasthanDelhiJaipur22.04.19
        
121KL Rahul100*PunjabMumbaiMumbai10.04.19
 2KL Rahul132*PunjabBangaloreDub-DSC25.09.20
        
131S Dhawan101*DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20
 2S Dhawan106*DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.10.20

With two centuries to his credit in the ongoing edition, S Dhawan became the fifth batsman to score two or more centuries in the same edition in the tournament. The following table details the centuries scored by these five batsmen.

NoNoPlayerRunsTeamOppositionGroundDate
11CH Gayle107BangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.11
 2CH Gayle102*BangaloreKolkataKolkata22.04.11
        
21V Kohli100*BangaloreGujaratRajkot24.04.16
 2V Kohli108*BangaloreRis PuneBangalore07.05.16
 3V Kohli109BangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
 4V Kohli113BangalorePunjabBangalore18.05.16
        
31SR Watson106ChennaiRajasthanPune-MCA20.04.18
 2SR Watson117*ChennaiSunrisersMumbai27.05.18
        
41HM Amla104*PunjabMumbaiIndore20.04.17
 2HM Amla104PunjabGujaratMohali07.05.17
        
51S Dhawan101*DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20
 2S Dhawan106*DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.10.20

S Dhawan’s knock of 106 not out contained 12 boundary fours to provide the 34th occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary fours in his century knock.

S Dhawan’s knock of 106 not out contained 12 boundary fours to provide the 18th occasion of a batsman scoring twelve or more boundary fours in his century knock.

S Dhawan’s 106 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppositionVenueDate
1A Symonds117*DeccanRajasthanHydRGS24.04.08
2YK Pathan100RajasthanMumbaiMumBS13.03.10
3Tendulkar100*MumbaiKochiMumbai15.04.11
4WP Saha115*PunjabKolkataBangalore01.06.14
5V Kohli100*BangaloreGujaratRajkot24.04.16
6SPD Smith101Ris PuneGujaratPuneMCA29.04.16
7HM Amla104*PunjabMumbaiIndore20.04.17
8RR Pant128*DelhiSunrisersDelhi10.05.18
9SV Samson102*RajasthanSunrisersHydRGS29.03.19
10KL Rahul100*PunjabMumbaiMumbai10.04.19
11AM Rahane105*RajasthanDelhiJaipur22.04.19
12Agaarwal106PunjabRajasthanSharjah27.09.20
13S Dhawan106*DelhiPunjabDubDSC20.10.20

S Dhawan’s run aggregate in IPL read 5044 at the end of this game. He became the fifth batsman to total 5000 plus runs in the tournament. Others are – V Kohli {5759}, SK Raina {5368}, RG Sharma {5158} and DA Warner {5037}

NoPlayerMatInnsNORuns
1V Kohli186178295759
2SK Raina193189285368
3RG Sharma197192285158
4S Dhawan169168245044
5DA Warner135135185037

S Dhawan’s 106 not out in this game provide his 41st fifty of the tournament. He now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most fifties in the tournament. DA Warner {50} and V Kohli {43} occupy the first two places

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsCHC50+
1DA Warner13513518503744650
2V Kohli18617829575953843
3S Dhawan16916824504423941

RR Pant pouched two catches in this game which fetched him 51 dismissals in the tournament. He became the eighth wicket keeper in the tournament to effect 50 plus dismissals. The following table lists the wicket keeper who have effected 50 plus dismissals in the tournament.

NoPlayerMatInnsDisCtSt
1MS Dhoni20019314710839
2KD Karthik19117513510530
3RV Uthappa185114905832
4PA Patel139122826616
5WP Saha121101755619
6NV Ojha113111756510
7AC Gilchrist8080675116
8RR Pant6151514011

KL Rahul’s lone boundary six in this game fetched in 100 boundary sixes in the tournament. He became the 21st batsman to score 100 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. The following table lists the 21 batmen.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHS6s
1CH Gayle128127154590175*335
2de Villiers163151364680133*231
3MS Dhoni20017968459684*215
4RG Sharma197192285158109*209
5V Kohli186178295759113199
6SK Raina193189285368100*194
7KA Pollard157142452963083193
8SR Watson144140163860117*189
9DA Warner135135185037126189
10RV Uthappa185178174539087159
11YK Pathan174154443204100158
12Yuvraj Singh132126152750083149
13BB McCullum109109052880158*130
14AT Rayudu155147263550100*129
15AD Russell073060101492088*126
16DR Smith091089052385087*117
17SV Samson103099092445102*108
18V Sehwag104104052728122106
19S Dhawan169168245044106*106
20KD Karthik191172293795097*105
21KL Rahul077068132517132*100

K Rabada’s aggregate of wickets in this edition read 21. His feat of 20 plus wickets in this edition provides the 43rd occasion of a bowler capturing 20 plus wickets in an edition in the tournament. It also provides the 20th occasion of an overseas bowler capturing 20 plus wickets in an edition in the tournament.

K Rabada’s 21 wickets in this edition provide the second occasion of his capturing 20 plus wickets in an edition. Prior to this, he had captured 25 wickets in 2019 edition. He became the seventh bowler and fourth overseas bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in two or more editions.

NoNoPlayerMatRunsWTeamEdition
11SL Malinga1637528Mumbai  2011
 2SL Malinga1544424Mumbai  2015
 3SL Malinga1435022Mumbai  2012
 4SL Malinga1746820Mumbai  2013
        
21SP Narine1532424Kolkata  2012
 2SP Narine1635022Kolkata  2013
 3SP Narine1640721Kolkata  2014
        
31DJ Bravo1849732Chennai  2013
 2DJ Bravo1742626Chennai  2015
        
41K Rabada1236825Delhi  2019
 2K Rabada1030121Delhi  2020

Delhi lost this game to provide its 100th loss in the tournament – lost games in tied games not taken into consideration. Delhi became the first team in the tournament to lose 100 games.

This game was the 26th game for Delhi in the tournament against Punjab. It provides the most games played by Delhi against an opposition in the tournament. Delhi has lost eleven games against Punjab including a lost game on tie. It has won 15 games against Punjab.

Man of the Match Awards for cricketers on losing side in Indian Premier League

Man of the Match Awards for cricketers on losing side in Indian Premier League

S Dhawan of Delhi was awarded the Man of the Match for his 106 not out in the game between Delhi and Punjab at Dub-DSC on 20.10.20 to provide the 15th occasion of a cricketer awarded the Man of the Match even though his team ended up as losers. All such occasions are tabulated below. S Dhawan became the 14th cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match under such circumstances. Yuvraj singh has been awarded Man of the Match on two occasions.

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1SGoswamiBanDelBangalore19.05..0852  : 02 D 
2JAMorkelCheRajChennai24.05.0871  : 2-35
3YuvrajSinghPjbBanDurban01.05.0950  : 3-22
4AKumbleBanDecJo’burg24.05.094/16
5YKPathanRajMumMumBS13.05.10100
6YuvrajSinghPuneDelhiMumbai17.04.1166* : 4/30
7RSharmaPuneMumMumbai04.05.112/17
8SPNarineKolPjbKolkata15.04.125/19
9DWSteynDecMumMumbai29.04.122/10
10VKohliBanGujRajkot24.04.16100*:
11CHMorrisDelGujDelhi27.05.1682* :
12AZampaRPuneSunVizag10.05.166/19
13HMAmlaPjbSunMohali15.05.1696  :
14ASRajpootPjbSunHydRGS26.04.1808  : 5/14
15SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*:

S Dhawan of Delhi was awarded the Man of the Match for his 106 not out in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a cricketer awarded the Man of the Match for his batting – Fifty – and including all round performances – Fifty coupled with two or more wickets – even though his team ended up as losers. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1JAMorkelCheRajChennai24.05.0871  : 2/35
2YuvrajSinghPjbBanDurban01.05.0950  : 3/22
3YKPathanRajMumMumBS13.05.10100
4YuvrajSinghPuneDelhiMumbai17.04.1166* : 4/30
5VKohliBanGujRajkot24.04.16100*
6CJMorrisDelGujDelhi27.05.1682*
7HMAmlaPjbSunMohali15.05.1696 
8SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*

S Dhawan of Delhi was awarded the Man of the Match for his 106 not out in this game to provide the third occasion of a cricketer awarded the Man of the Match for his batting performance for scoring  a century even though his team ended up as losers. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1YKPathanRajMumMumBS13.05.10100
2VKohliBanGujRajkot24.04.16100*
3SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*

S Dhawan became the second Delhi cricketer to be awarded Man of the Match Award despite Delhi ended as losers in the game. Prior to this CH Morris was awarded Man of the Match for his 82 not out against Gujarat at Delhi on 27.05.16

NoBatsmanTeamOppGroundDatePerformance
1CHMorrisDelGujDelhi27.05.1682*
2SDhawanDelPjbDubDSC20.10.20106*
Stats highlights of Match 37 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 37 of IPL 2020

This game was the 200th appearance for MS Dhoni in the tournament. He became the first cricketer to appear in 200 games in the tournament.

MS Dhoni pouched two catches in the tournament which fetched him 108 catches. With 39 stumping dismissals to his credit, he has effected 147 dismissals. His 108 catches is a record for most catches by a wicket keeper in the tournament. Next best is KD Karthik’s 105 catches.

MS Dhoni requires three more dismissals which would fetch him 150 dismissals. If he effects them, then he would become the first wicket keeper in the tournament to effect 150 dismissals

MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 28 in this game to provide the 74th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the tournament. It  also  provides the eighth occasion of a Chennai captain dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides his eighth run out dismissal in the tournament as a captain

MS Dhoni was dismissed run out for 28 in this game to provide the 67th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Chennai wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides his eighth run out dismissal in the tournament as a wicket keeper batsman

SV Samson was dismissed without scoring in this game to provide the 64th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in the tournament. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Rajasthan wicket keeper batsman scoring zero in the tournament.

It also represents his eighth duck in the tournament. It also represents his eleventh duck in T20 games. The following table lists the 25 Indian batsmen who have scored ten or more zeroes in T20 games

NoPlayerMatInnsNORuns0
1PP Chawla24313745136120
2Harbhajan Singh26515350150819
3YK Pathan27424367485219
4RG Sharma33732447890219
5G Gambhir25124524640218
6AM Rahane19919120501317
7AT Rayudu23021831499517
8MK Pandey24922752553617
9NV Ojha18216220297216
0KD Karthik29726450584916
11Mandeep Singh16815030328415
12PA Patel20420012430015
13UBT Chand0777505156512
14V Sehwag15915706406112
15SK Raina31930346839212
16P Kumar177863068711
17SV Samson15815214371711
18R Sharma074350913110
19M Kartik147462132010
20Gurkeerat Singh1028615164310
21R Ashwin239883471810
22SA Yadav15813935325510
23MA Agarwal14514010336210
24RV Uthappa26325523662810
25S Dhawan26826528765310

JC Buttler scored 70 not out in this game to provide his eleventh fifty in the tournament.

Chennai lost its 70th game of the tournament, while Rajasthan carved its 77th win of the tournament. Chennai lost its ninth game against Rajasthan, while Rajasthan posted its 14th win against Chennai in the tournament. Both teams have met on 23 occasions

Stats highlights of Match 36 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 36 of IPL 2020

This game ended in a tie with both teams scoring 176 runs in the allotted twenty overs. Batting first Mumbai scored 176 for six and Punjab replied with 176 for six. It provides the 13th occasion of a tied game in the tournament

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1KolkataRajasthanCape Town23.04.09
2ChennaiPunjabChennai21.03.10
3BangaloreSunrisersHyd-RGS07.04.13
4BangaloreDelhiBangalore16.04.13
5KolkataRajasthanAbu Dhabi29.04.14
6RajasthanPunjabAhmedabad21.04.15
7GujaratMumbaiRajkot29.04.17
8KolkataDelhiDelhi30.03.19
9MumbaiSunrisersMum-WS02.05.19
10DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.09.20
11BangaloreMumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
12KolkataSunrisersA Dhabi18.10.20
13MumbaiPunjabDub-DSC18.10.20

This tied game provides the fourth occasion of a tied game in the ongoing edition of IPL. It provides the first occasion of an an edition of IPL has witnessed four tied games.

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.09.20
2BangaloreMumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
3KolkataSunrisersA Dhabi18.10.20
4MumbaiPunjabDub-DSC18.10.20

This tied game provides the fourth occasion of a tied game involving Punjab. All such occasions are detailed below

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1ChennaiPunjabChennai21.03.10
2RajasthanPunjabAhmedabad21.04.15
3DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.09.20
4MumbaiPunjabDub-DSC18.10.20

This tied game provides the fourth occasion of a tied game involving Mumbai. All such occasions are detailed below

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1GujaratMumbaiRajkot29.04.17
2MumbaiSunrisersMum-WS02.05.19
3BangaloreMumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
4MumbaiPunjabDub-DSC18.10.20

Dub-DSC has witnessed most tied games in the tournament. It has witnessed three tied games. The following table lists them.

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.09.20
2BangaloreMumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
3MumbaiPunjabDub-DSC18.10.20

This tied game provides the third occasion of teams posting identical scores. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that Punjab is one of the teams in all these three occasions.

NoTeamScoreGround Date
1Rajasthan191-06Ahmedabad21.04.15
 Punjab191-06Ahmedabad21.04.15
     
2Delhi157-08Dub-DSC20.09.20
 Punjab157-08Dub-DSC20.09.20
     
3Mumbai176-06Dub-DSC18.10.20
 Punjab176-06Dub-DSC18.10.20

18 Oct 20 being a Sunday, two games were scheduled for the day. It is just a coincidence that both the games were tied – unprecedented in the history of IPL

NoTeamScoreGroundDate
1Kolkata163-05A Dhabi18.10.20
 Sunrisers163-06A Dhabi18.10.20
     
2Mumbai176-06Dub-DSC18.10.20
 Punjab176-06Dub-DSC18.10.20

Q de Kock scored 53 in this game to provide the 190th occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 20th occasion of a Mumbai wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 20th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Punjab in the tournament

KL Rahul scored 77 in this game to provide the 191st occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 33rd occasion of a Punjab wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 24th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Mumbai in the tournament

Q de Kock scored 53 and KL Rahul scored 77 in this game to provide the 16th occasion of rival wicketkeeper batsmen scoring fifties in the tournament.

Q de Kock’s 53 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 90th occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Mumbai wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in the tournament

KL Rahul scored 77 in this game to provide the 258th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 24th occasion of a Punjab captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty against Mumbai in the tournament.

KL Rahul’s 77 in this game was his sixth fifty of this edition. His feat of scoring six fifties provides the 19th occasion of a batsman scoring six or more fifties in an edition. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerEditionMatInnsNORunsCHC50+
1V Kohli2016161649734711
2DA Warner2016171738480909
3DA Warner2019121226921809
4CH Gayle2012151427331708
5KS Williamson2018171737350808
6DA Warner2015141415620707
7AB de Villiers2016161636871607
8KL Rahul2019141435931607
9SE Marsh2008111126161506
10JH Kallis2010161645720606
11G Gambhir2012171715900606
12V Kohli2013161626340606
13MEK Hussey2013171737330606
14DA Warner2014141435280606
15LMP Simmons2015131315400606
16AM Rahane2016141434800606
17RR Pant2018141416841506
18KL Rahul2018141426590606
19KL Rahual2020090925251506

KL Rahul became the second batsman in the tournament to score six or more fifties in three or more editions after DA Warner. DA Warner has performed the feat in four editions. The following table lists the feats ofthese two batsmen

NoPlayerEditionMatInnsNORunsCHC50+
1DA Warner2016171738480909
2DA Warner2019121226921809
3DA Warner2015141415620707
4DA Warner2014141435280606
          
1KL Rahul2020090925251506
2KL Rahul2019141435931607
3KL Rahul2018141426590606

KL Rahul scored six or more fifties in three consecutive editions – 2018, 2019 and 2020 to became the second batsman in the tournament to score six or more fifties in three consecutive editions after DA Warner. DA Warner has also performed the feat in three consecutive editions {2014, 2015 and 2016}. The following table lists the feats of these two batsmen

NoPlayerEditionMatInnsNORunsCHC50+
1DA Warner2014141435280606
2DA Warner2015141415620707
3DA Warner2016171738480909
          
1KL Rahul2018141426590606
2KL Rahul2019141435931607
3KL Rahul2020090925251506

KL Rahul aggregated 525 runs in this edition to provide the 52nd occasion of a batsman aggregating 500 plus runs in an edition in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsTeamEdition
1V Kohli16164973Bangalore 2016
2DA Warner17173848Sunrisers  2016
3KS Williamson17173735Sunrisers2018
4CH Gayle15142733Bangalore 2012
5MEK Hussey17173733Chennai  2013
6CH Gayle16164708Bangalore 2013
7DA Warner12122692Sunrisers2019
8AB de Villiers16163687Bangalore 2016
9RR Pant14141684Delhi2018
10RV Uthappa16161660Kolkata  2014
11KL Rahul14142659Punjab2018
12DA Warner14143641Sunrisers  2017
13V Kohli16162634Bangalore 2013
14SR Tendulkar15152618Mumbai  2009
15SE Marsh11112616Punjab 2008
16CH Gayle12123608Bangalore 2011
17AT Rayudu16162602Chennai2018
18KL Rahul14143593Punjab2019
19G Gambhir17171590Kolkata  2012
20ML Hayden12121572Chennai  2009
21JH Kallis16164572Bangalore 2010
22S Dhawan15151569Deccan  2012
23DR Smith16160566Chennai  2014
24DA Warner14141562Sunrisers  2015
25AM Rahane16162560Rajasthan  2012
26V Kohli16164557Bangalore 2011
27SR Watson15151555Chennai2018
28SR Tendulkar16163553Mumbai  2011
29GJ Maxwell16160552Punjab2014
30SK Raina18174548Chennai  2013
31JC Buttler13133548Rajasthan2018
32SR Watson16162543Rajasthan  2013
33AM Rahane14132540Rajasthan  2015
34LMP Simmons13131540Mumbai  2015
35RG Sharma19195538Mumbai  2013
36G Gambhir14141534Delhi  2008
37V Kohli14143530Bangalore2018
38Q de Kock16161529Mumbai2019
39DA Warner14143528Sunrisers  2014
40KL Rahul09092525Punjab2020
41SK Raina16163523Chennai  2014
42S Dhawan16161521Delhi2019
43SK Raina16165520Chennai  2009
44ST Jayasuriya14142514Mumbai  2008
45AB de Villiers16143513Bangalore 2015
46SA Yadav14140512Mumbai2018
47KD Karthik19191510Mumbai  2013
48AD Russell14134510Kolkata2019
49V Kohli16165505Bangalore 2015
50SE Marsh14131504Punjab 2011
51G Gambhir15152501Kolkata  2016
52S Dhawan17174501Sunrisers  2016

KL Rahul became the seventh batsman in the history of the tournament to total 500 plus runs in three or more editions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoNoPlayerMatInnsNORunsTeamEdition
11DA Warner17173848Sunrisers  2016
 2DA Warner12122692Sunrisers2019
 3DA Warner14143641Sunrisers  2017
 4DA Warner14141562Sunrisers  2015
 5DA Warner14143528Sunrisers  2014
 
21V Kohli16164973Bangalore 2016
 2V Kohli16162634Bangalore 2013
 3V Kohli16164557Bangalore 2011
 4V Kohli14143530Bangalore2018
 5V Kohli16165505Bangalore 2015
 
31CH Gayle15142733Bangalore 2012
 2CH Gayle16164708Bangalore 2013
 3CH Gayle12123608Bangalore 2011
 
41G Gambhir17171590Kolkata  2012
 2G Gambhir14141534Delhi  2008
 3G Gambhir15152501Kolkata  2016
 
51KL Rahul14142659Punjab2018
 2KL Rahul14143593Punjab2019
 3KL Rahul09092525Punjab2020
 
61S Dhawan15151569Deccan  2012
 2S Dhawan16161521Delhi2019
 3S Dhawan17174501Sunrisers  2016
 
71SK Raina18174548Chennai  2013
 2SK Raina16163523Chennai  2014
 3SK Raina16165520Chennai  2009

KL Rahul became the third batsman in the tournament to aggregate 500 plus runs in three consecutive editions. Others are – DA Warner and CH Gayle. The following table lists the feat of these three batsmen

NoNoPlayerMatInnsNORunsTeamEdition
11DA Warner14143528Sunrisers  2014
 2DA Warner14141562Sunrisers  2015
]3DA Warner17173848Sunrisers  2016
 
21CH Gayle12123608Bangalore 2011
 2CH Gayle15142733Bangalore 2012
 3CH Gayle16164708Bangalore 2013
 
21KL Rahul14142659Punjab2018
 2KL Rahul14143593Punjab2019
 3KL Rahul09092525Punjab2020

This game had two super overs after the first ended in a tie with both  teams scoring five runs  for the loss of one wicket. In the second  super over Punjab won the game by scoring 15  runs in four  balls. Mumbai had scored 11 runs for the loss of one wicket in six balls

This is the very first occasion in the tournament in which two super overs were bowled to decide the winner

1st Super Over:
Punjab 05/1 in 1 over
Mumbai 05/1 in 1 over
2nd Super Overs:
Mumbai 11/1 in 1 over
Punjab 15/0 in 4 balls
Stats highlights of Match 35 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 35 of IPL 2020

This game ended in a tie with both teams scoring 163 runs in the allotted twenty overs. Batting first Kolkata scored 163 for five and Sunrisers replied with 163 for six. It provides the 12th occasion of a tied game in the tournament

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1KolkataRajasthanCape Town23.04.09
2ChennaiPunjabChennai21.03.10
3BangaloreSunrisersHyd-RGS07.04.13
4BangaloreDelhiBangalore16.04.13
5KolkataRajasthanAbu Dhabi29.04.14
6RajasthanPunjabAhmedabad21.04.15
7GujaratMumbaiRajkot29.04.17
8KolkataDelhiDelhi30.03.19
9MumbaiSunrisersMum-WS02.05.19
10DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.09.20
11BangaloreMumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
12KolkataSunrisersA Dhabi18.10.20

This tied game provides the fourth occasion of a tied game involving Kolkata. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1KolkataRajasthanCape Town23.04.09
2KolkataRajasthanAbu Dhabi29.04.14
3KolkataDelhiDelhi30.03.19
4KolkataSunrisersA Dhabi18.10.20

This tied game provides the third occasion of a tied game involving Sunrisers All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1BangaloreSunrisersHyd-RGS07.04.13
2MumbaiSunrisersMum-WS02.05.19
3KolkataSunrisersA Dhabi18.10.20

This tied game provides the second occasion of a tied game at Abu Dhabi. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1KolkataRajasthanA Dhabi29.04.14
2KolkataSunrisersA Dhabi18.10.20

This tied game provides the third tied game in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020. This is the first edition to witness three tied games. There were two tied games in 2013 and 2019 editions. The following table lists them.

NoTeamTeam 2GroundDate
1BangaloreSunrisersHyd-RGS07.04.13
2BangaloreDelhiBangalore16.04.13
     
1KolkataDelhiDelhi30.03.19
2MumbaiSunrisersMum-WS02.05.19
     
1DelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.09.20
2BangaloreMumbaiDub-DSC28.09.20
3KolkataSunrisersA Dhabi18.10.20

DA Warner completed 5000 runs during the course of his knock of 47 not out when he was on 10. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 5037. He became the fourth batsman in the tournament to total 5000 plus runs. Others are – V Kohli {5759}, SK Raina {5368} and RG Sharma {5158}

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHS
1V Kohli186178295759113
2SK Raina193189285368100*
3RG Sharma197192285158109*
4DA Warner135135185037126

DA Warner completed 5000 runs during the course of his knock of 47 not out when he was on 10. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 5037. He became the first overseas batsman in the tournament to total 5000 plus runs.

DA Warners’ boundary fours aggregate in T20 games read 933 at the end of this game. He now occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary fours in T20 games. The first place is occupied by CH Gayle with 1028 boundary fours. DA Warner went past BB McCullum who had an aggregate of 928 boundary fours on his way to second place

AD Russell’s aggregate of wickets at the end of this game read 300. He became the tenth bowler in the history of T20 games to capture 300 plus wickets. The following table lists all these bowlers.

NoPlayerMatInnsOversMRunsWkts
1DJ Bravo4714511531.10312611512
2SL Malinga2952891084.41407680390
3SP Narine3473421322.22407989390
4Imran Tahir3012871074.51007485380
5Sohail Tanvir3513441232.01409070364
6Shakib Al Hasan3083021081.11807459354
7Shahid Afridi3173111123.41707547339
8Rashid Khan2302280881.11005548318
8Wahab Riaz2632590932.01506732314
10AD Russell3393090941.00607822300
Stats highlights of Match 34 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 34 of IPL 2020

Chennai openers SM Curran and F du Plessis scored zero and 58 and Delhi openers PP Shaw and S Dhawan scored zero and 101 not out in this game providing the 47th and 48th occasion of openers scoring zero and a fifty in the tournament

This game threw up unusual stats in the history of Indian Premier League. Chennai openers SM Curran and F du Plessis scored zero and 58 and Delhi openers PP Shaw and S Dhawan scored zero and 101 not out providing the second such occasion of openers from rival teams scoring zero and a fifty. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between Bangalore and Delhi at Bangalore on 17.04.16. Bangalore openers CH Gayle and V Kohli scored zero and 70 while Delhi openers Q de Kock and SS Iyer scored 106 and zero. The following table lists this feat

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppnVenueDate
1CH Gayle00BanDelBangalore17.04.16
 V Kohli70BanDelBangalore17.04.16
       
2Q de Kock106DelBanBangalore17.04.16
 SS Iyer00DelBanBangalore17.04.16
       
1SM Curran00CheDelSharjah17.10.20
 F du Plessis58CheDelSharjah17.10.20
       
2PP Shaw00DelCheSharjah17.10.20
 S Dhawan101*DelCheSharjah17.10.20

It is interesting to note in the captioned two instances, the openers of the team which batted second scored zero and century.

This game witnessed Delhi openers PP Shaw and S Dhawan scored zero and 101 not out to provide the fourth such occasion of openers scoring zero and a century in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppnVenueDate
1AJ Finch00DelDecHydRGS05.05.11
 V Sehwag119DelDecHydRGS05.05.11
       
2Q de Kock106DelBanBangalore17.04.16
 SS Iyer00DelBanBangalore17.04.16
       
3AM Rahane105RajDelJaipur22.04.19
 SV Samson00RajDelJaipur22.04.19
       
4PP Shaw00DelCheSharjah17.10.20
 S Dhawan101*DelCheSharjah17.10.20

F du Plessis’ 58 in this game represent his 16th fifty of the tournament. He has scored 2218 runs with 198 boundary fours and 69 boundary sixes.

S Dhawan’s 101 not out in this game provide his 40th fifty of the tournament. He became the fourth batsman in the tournament to score 40 fifties. Others are – DA Warner {50}, V Kohli {43} and AB de Villiers {40}

S Dhawan’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 4938 in the tournament. He became the fifth batsman in the tournament to total 4900 plus runs. The following table lists the five batsmen.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHS
1V Kohli186178295759113
2SK Raina193189285368100*
3RG Sharma197192285158109*
4DA Warner135135185037126
5S Dhawan168167234938101*

S Dhawan requires 62 more runs for his 5000 runs in the tournament. If he scores them, he would become the fifth batsman to total 5000 plus runs in the tournament.

S Dhawan’s 101 not out in this game provides the 61st occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the tournament. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Delhi batsman scoring a century in the tournament.

S Dhawan’s 101 not out in this game contained 14 boundary fours to provide the 33rd occasion of a batsman scoring a century with ten or more boundary fours. It also provides the ninth occasion of a batsman scoring a century with 14 or more boundary fours. All such occasions are listed below

NoPlayerRuns4sTeamOppGroundDate
1PC Valthaty120*19PunCheMohali13.04.11
2de Villiers133*19BanMumMumbai10.05.15
3M Vijay11315CheDelChennai25.05.12
4Q de Kock10815DelBanBangalore17.04.16
5RR Pant128*15DelSunDelhi10.05.18
6Jayawardene110*14PunKolKolkata04.04.10
7LMP Simmons100*14MumPunMohali21.05.14
8KL Rahul132*14PunBanDub-DSC25.09.20
9S Dhawan101*14DelCheSharjah17.10.20

S Dhawan’s 101 not out contained one boundary six to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the tournament with one boundary six. All such occasions are listed below. S Dhawan became the second batsman in the tournament to score a century with one boundary six. V Kohli has achieved the feat on two occasions.

NoPlayerRuns6sTeamOppGroundDate
1V Kohli100*1BanGujRajkot24.04.16
2V Kohli108*1BanRPunBangalore07.05.16
3S Dhawan101*1DelCheSharjah17.10.20

S Dhawan’s 101 not out in this game came in 58 balls to provide the 16th occasion of a batsman scoring century in the tournament in 58 and less than 58 balls. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsBFTeamOppGroundDate
1CH Gayle10749BanPunBangalore06.05.11
2V Kohli11350BanPunBangalore18.05.16
3MA Agarwal10650PunRajSharjah27.09.20
4Q de Kock10851DelBanBangalore17.04.16
5de Villiers129*52BanGujBangalore14.05.16
6A Symonds117*53DecRajHydRGS24.04.08
7DA Warner109*54DelDecHydRGS10.05.12
8CH Gayle102*55BanKolKolkata22.04.11
9WP Saha115*55PunKolBangalore01.06.14
10SV Samson102*55RajSunHydRGS29.03.19
11V Sehwag11956DelDecHydRGS05.05.11
12JM Bairstow11456SunBanHydRGS31.03.19
13SR Watson117*57CheSunMumbai27.05.18
14M Vijay11358CheDelChennai25.05.12
15S Dhawan101*58DelCheSharjah17.10.20
16V Sehwag12258PunCheMumbai20.05.14

S Dhawan’s 101 not out in this game came in 58 balls to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring century in the tournament in exact 58 balls. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsBFTeamOppGroundDate
1M Vijay11358CheDelChennai25.05.12
2V Sehwag12258PunCheMumbai20.05.14
3S Dhawan101*58DehiCheSharjah17.10.20

This game was won by Delhi with a ball to spare to provide the 32nd occasion of a team winning a game with a ball to spare in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginBRTargetOppositionGroundDate
1Rajasthan3 wkts1215v DeccanHyd-RGS24.04.08
2Delhi5 wkts1177v MumbaiDelhi24.05.08
3Bangalore5 wkts1140v KolkataDurban29.04.09
4Punjab3 wkts1169v DeccanKimberley09.05.09
5Delhi5 wkts1143v PunjabMohali13.03.10
6Mumbai4 wkts1169v PunjabMohali25.04.12
7Punjab4 wkts1159v BangaloreBangalore02.05.12
8Chennai4 wkts1166v BangaloreChennai13.04.13
9Punjab7 wkts1186v PuneMohali21.04.13
10Chennai5 wkts1186v RajasthanChennai22.04.13
11Mumbai5 wkts1160v KolkataKolkata24.04.13
12Rajasthan4 wkts1172v BangaloreJaipur29.04.13
13Rajasthan5 wkts1179v PuneJaipur05.05.13
14Mumbai4 wkts1166v RajasthanKolkata24.05.13
15Bangalore4 wkts1156v SunrisersBangalore04.05.14
16Bangalore5 wkts1139v ChennaiRanchi18.05.14
17Delhi5 wkts1166v PunjabPune15.04.15
18Kolkata7 wkts1166v ChennaiKolkata30.04.15
19Kolkata1 wkt1184v PunjabKolkata09.05.15
20Bangalore6 wkts1081v SunrisersHyd-RGS15.05.15
21Chennai3 wkts1140v BangaloreRanchi22.05.15
22Mumbai5 wkts1163v BangaloreMumbai01.05.17
23Ris Pune5 wkts1162v GujaratPune-MCA01.05.17
24Chennai1wkt1166v MumbaiMumbai07.04.18
25Chennai5 wkts1203v KolkataChennai10.04.18
26Sunrisers6 wkts1164v DelhiHyd-RGS05.05.18
27Rajasthan4 wkts1177v ChennaiJaipur11.05.18
28Rajasthan7 wkts1159v BangaloreJaipur02.04.19
29Punjab6 wkts1151v SunrisersMohali08.04.19
30Chennai6 wkts1175v SunrisersChennai23.04.19
31Rajasthan5 wkts1158v SunrisersDub-DSC10.10.20
32Delhi5 wkts1180v ChennaiSharjah17.10.20

This game was won by Delhi with a ball to spare to provide the fourth occasion of Delhi winning a game with a ball to spare in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginBRTargetOppGroundDate
1Delhi5 wkts1177MumDelhi24.05.08
2Delhi5 wkts1143PunMohali13.03.10
3Delhi5 wkts1166PunPune15.04.15
4Delhi5 wkts1180CheSharjah17.10.20

This game was won by Delhi with a ball to spare to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning a game with a ball to spare in the tournament against Chennai. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginBRTargetOppGroundDate
16Bangalore5 wkts1139CheRanchi18.05.14
18Kolkata7 wkts1166CheKolkata30.04.15
27Rajasthan4 wkts1177CheJaipur11.05.18
32Delhi5 wkts1180CheSharjah17.10.20
An unusual stats in Indian Premier League

An unusual stats in Indian Premier League

This statistical information researched by me is dedicated to my Guru Sri S Rajesh, Sports Editor, espncricinfo.com who has been a guide and also a source of inspiration for my research in the field of statistics

The 34th IPL game between Chennai and Delhi at Sharjah on 17.10.20 in the ongoing IPL in United Arab Emirates threw up unusual stats in the history of Indian Premier League. Chennai openers SM Curran and F du Plessis scored zero and 58 and Delhi openers PP Shaw and S Dhawan scored zero and 101 not out providing the second such occasion of openers from rival teams scoring zero and a fifty. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between Bangalore and Delhi at Bangalore on 17.04.16. Bangalore openers CH Gayle and V Kohli scored zero and 70 while Delhi openers Q de Kock and SS Iyer scored 106 and zero. The following table lists this feat. It is interesting to note in the captioned two instances, the openers of the team which batted second scored zero and century.

Another interesting observation is the interval between these two occasions is four years and sis months. Bangalore instance happened on 17.04.16, while the Sharjah instance happened on 17.10.20. Note both the instances were on the same date – 17th.

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppnVenueDate
1CH Gayle00BangaloreDelhiBangalore17.04.16
 V Kohli70BangaloreDelhiBangalore17.04.16
       
2Q de Kock106DelhiBangaloreBangalore17.04.16
 SS Iyer00DelhiBangaloreBangalore17.04.16
       
1SM Curran00ChennaiDelhiSharjah17.10.20
 F du Plessis58ChennaiDelhiSharjah17.10.20
       
2PP Shaw00DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20
 S Dhawan101*DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20

The 34th IPL game between Chennai and Delhi at Sharjah on 17.04.20 in the ongoing IPL in United Arab Emirates witnessed Delhi openers PP Shaw and S Dhawan scored zero and 101 not out to provide the fourth  such occasion of openers scoring zero and a century in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsTeamOppnVenueDate
1AJ Finch00DelhiDeccanHyd-RGS05.05.11
 V Sehwag119DelhiDeccanHyd-RGS05.05.11
       
2Q de Kock106DelhiBangaloreBangalore17.04.16
 SS Iyer00DelhiBangaloreBangalore17.04.16
       
3AM Rahane105RajasthanDelhiJaipur22.04.19
 SV Samson00RajasthanDelhiJaipur22.04.19
       
4PP Shaw00DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20
 S Dhawan101*DelhiChennaiSharjah17.10.20

Chennai openers SM Curran and F du Plessis scored zero and 58 and Delhi openers PP Shaw and S Dhawan scored zero and 101 not out in this game providing the 47th and 48th occasion of openers scoring zero and a fifty in the tournament

Stats highlights of Match No 33 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match No 33 of IPL 2020

SPD Smith scored 57 in this game to provide the 257th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the   16th occasion of a Rajasthan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament

It also provides the 33rd occasion of a Rajasthan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Bangalore. It also provides the   second occasion of a Rajasthan captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Bangalore. Prior to this R Dravid had scored 58 at Jaipur on 23.04.12. Thus it took 12 seasons apart for a Rajasthan captain to score the second fifty against Bangalore

de Villiers scored 55 not out in this game to provide the 187th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 18th occasion of a Bangalore wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.

It also provides the 23rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament against Rajasthan. It also provides the   third occasion of a Bangalore wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament against Rajasthan. All the three occasions are listed below.

NoBatsmanRunsOppositionVenueDate
1de Villers59*RajasthanJaipur23.04.12
2PA Patel67RajasthanJaipur02.04.19
3de Villiers55*RajasthanA Dhabi17.10.

de Villiers’ 55 not out in this game provides his 40th fifty in the tournament. He became the third batsman in the tournament to score 40 or more fifties. Others are – DA Warner {50} and V Kohli {43}

de Villier’s 55 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 4009 runs representing Bangalore. He became the second Bangalore batsman to total 4000 plus runs after V Kohli. V Kohli has an aggregate of 5759 runs representing Bangalore.

de Villiers with his 4009 run aggregate representing Bangalore became the third batsman in the tournament to score 4000 plus runs representing a single team. Others are – V Kohli – 5759 representing Bangalore and SK Raina – 4527 representing Chennai.

V Kohli’s boundary fours aggregate read 498 at the end of this game. He needs two more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours. If he gets them, he would then become the second batsman in the tournament to score 500 boundary fours after S Dhawan. S Dhawan has scored 549 boundary fours.

V Kohli’s boundary sixes aggregate read 199 at the end of this game. He needs one more boundary six for his 200 boundary sixes. If he gets them, he would then become the fifth batsman in the tournament to score 200 boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {331}, de Villiers {231}, MS Dhoni {225} and RG Sharma {209}

V Kohli’s boundary fours aggregate read 498 and boundary sixes aggregate read 199 at the end of this game. He needs two more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours and one more boundary six for his 200 boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the second batsman in the tournament to score 500 plus boundary fours and 100 plus boundary sixes after S Dhawan. S Dhawan has scored 549 boundary fours and 102 boundary sixes.

V Kohli’s boundary fours aggregate read 498 and boundary sixes aggregate read 199 at the end of this game. He needs two more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours and one more boundary six for his 200 boundary sixes. If he gets them, then he would become the first batsman in the tournament to score 500 plus boundary fours and 200 plus boundary sixes.

AB de Villiers scored 50 in 22 balls in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring 50 in 24 and less than 24 balls in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBFOppositionVenueDate
1CH Gayle17PuneBangalore23.04.13
2RV Uthappa19PunjabBangalore16.03.10
3de Villiers21RajasthanJaipur23.04.12
4RV Uthappa22KolkataBangalore10.04.10
5CH Gayle22PunjabBangalore06.05.15
6de Villiers22RajasthanA Dhabi17.10.20
7de Villiers23ChenaiBangalore25.04.18
8de Villiers23PunePune02.05.13
9de Villiers23SunrisersBangalore04.05.14
10CH Gayle23GujarathRajkot18.04.17
11de Villiers23MumbaiDubDSC28.09.20
12de Villiers23KolkataSharjah12.10.20
13Yuvraj Singh24DelhiBangalore13.05.14
14LRP Taylor24KolkataCenturion12.05.09
15CH Gayle24PunePune11.05.12
16KP Pietersen24RajasthanJaipur14.04.10
17Yuvraj Singh24RajasthanBangalore11.05.14
18de Villiers24DelhiBangalore21.04.18
19MM Ali24KolkataKolkata19.04.19

AB de Villiers scored 50 in 22 balls in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring 50 in 22 and less than 24 balls in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBFOppositionVenueDate
1CH Gayle17PuneBangalore23.04.13
2RV Uthappa19PunjabBangalore16.03.10
3de Villiers21RajasthanJaipur23.04.12
4RV Uthappa22KolkataBangalore10.04.10
5CH Gayle22PunjabBangalore06.05.15
6de Villiers22RajasthanA Dhabi17.10.20

AB de Villiers scored 50 in 22 balls in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring 50 in 24 and less than 24 balls in the tournament against Rajasthan. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBFOppositionVenueDate
1de Villiers21RajasthanJaipur23.04.12
2de Villiers22RajasthanA Dhabi17.10.20
3KP Pietersen24RajasthanJaipur14.04.10
4Yuvraj Singh24RajasthanBangalore11.05.14
5de Villiers23SunrisersBangalore04.05.14

AB de Villiers scored 50 in 22 balls in this game to provide the eighth occasion of his scoring 50 in 24 and less than 24 balls in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBFOppositionVenueDate
1de Villiers21RajasthanJaipur23.04.12
2de Villiers22RajasthanA Dhabi17.10.20
3de Villiers23ChenaiBangalore25.04.18
4de Villiers23PunePune02.05.13
5de Villiers23SunrisersBangalore04.05.14
6de Villiers23MumbaiDubDSC28.09.20
7de Villiers23KolkataSharjah12.10.20
8de Villiers24DelhiBangalore21.04.18

SPD Smith’s 57 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 96th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. It also provides the ninth occasion of Rajasthan captain’s fifty in a losing cause in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoBatsmanRunsOppositionVenueDate
1R Dravid58BangaloreJaipur23.04.12
2R Dravid57DelhiJaipur01.05.12
3R Dravid54PunePune-MCA11.04.13
4SR Watson50PunjabSharjah20.04.14
5SR Watson51ChennaiRanchi13.05.14
6AM Rahane65*SunrisersJaipur29.04.18
7AM Rahane70SunriseresHyd-RGS29.03.19
8SPD Smith50DelhiJaipur22.04.19
9SPD Smith57BangaloreA Dhabi17.10.20

The following batsmen have scored 50 in 25 and less than 25 balls in the ongoing edition of IPL

NoPlayerTeamOppositionVenueDateBF
1Nicholas PooranPunjabSunrisersDub-DSC08.10.2017
2Sanju SamsonRajasthanChennaiSharjah22.09.2019
3Kieron PollardMumbaiBangaloreDub-DSC28.09.2020
4Marcus StoinisDelhiPunjabDub-DSC20.09.2020
5Dinesh KarthikKolkataPunjabA Dhabi10.10.2022
6AB de VilliersBangaloreRajasthanDub-DSC17.10.2022
7AB de VilliersBangaloreKolkataSharjah12.10.2023
8AB de VilliersBangaloreMumbaiDub-DSC28.09.2023
9Priyam GargSunrisersChennaiDub-DSC02.10.2023
10Marcus StoinisDelhiBangaloreDub-DSC05.10.2024
11Quinton de KockMumbaiKolkata A Dhabi16.10.2025