Most Man of the Match Awards for AB de Villiers in Indian Premier League Tournament

Most Man of the Match Awards for AB de Villiers in Indian Premier League Tournament

AB  de Villiers with his 22nd Man of the Match Award in the tournament for his scintillating 73 not out against Kolkata at Sharjah representing Bangalore on 12.10.20 in the ongoing IPL 2020 edition at United Arab Emirates wrested the record for most Man of the Match Awards in the tournament from CH Gayle. CH Gayle was the previous record holder for most  Man of the Match Awards in the tournament with 21 Awards. The following table lists the Awards won by these two batsmen.

NoPlayerTeamOppositionVenueSeason
1de VilliersDelhiChennaiDurban2008-09
2de VilliersDelhiRajasthanB’fontein2008-09
3de VilliersBangaloreKochiKochi2010-11
4de VilliersBangaloreDelhiBangalore2011-12
5de VilliersBangaloreRajasthanJaipur2011-12
6de VilliersBangaloreDeccanBangalore2011-12
7de VilliersBangalorePunePuneMCA2012-13
8de VilliersBangaloreSunrisersBangalore04.05.14
9de VilliersBangaloreChennaiRanchi18.05.14
10de VilliersBangaloreMumbaiMumbai10.05.15
11de VilliersBangaloreRajasthnaPuneMCA20.05.15
12de ViiliersBangaloreSunrisersBangalore12.04.16
13de VilliersBangaloreRis PunePuneMCA22.04.16
14de VilliersBangaloreGujaratBangalore14.05.16
15de VilliersBangaloreGujaratBangalore24.05.16
16de Villiers  BangaloreDelhiBangalore21.04.18
17de VilliersBangaloreDelhiDelhi12.05.18
18de VilliersBangaloreSunrisersBengaluru17.05.18
19de VilliersBangalorePunjabMohali13.04.19
20de VilliersBangalorePunjabBangalore24.04.19
21de VilliersBangaloreMumbaiDubDSC28.09.20
22de VilliersBangaloreKolkataSharjah12.10.20
      
1Gayle CHKolkataPunjabDurban2008-09
2Gayle CHBangaloreKolkataKolkata2010-11
3Gayle CHBangalorePunjabBangalore2010-11
4Gayle CHBangaloreKochiBangalore2010-11
5Gayle CHBangaloreKolkataBangalore2010-11
6Gayle CHBangaloreChennaiBangalore2010-11
7Gayle CHBangaloreMumbaiChennai2010-11
8Gayle CHBangalorePuneBangalore2011-12
9Gayle CHBangalorePunjabMohali2011-12
10Gayle CHBangaloreMumbaiMumbai2011-12
11Gayle CHBangalorePunePuneMCA2011-12
12Gayle CHBangaloreDelhiDelhi2011-12
13Gayle CHBangaloreMumbaiBangalore2012-13
14Gayle CHBangaloreKolkataBangalore2012-13
15Gayle CHBangalorePuneBangalore2012-13
16Gayle CHBangaloreKolkataKolkata12.04.15
17Gayle CHBangalorePunjabBangalore06.05.15
18Gayle CHBangaloreGujaratRajkot18.04.17
19Gayle CHPunjabChennaiMohali15.04.18
20Gayle CHPunjabSunrisersMohali19.04.18
21Gayle CHPunjabRajasthanJaipur25.03.19
Stats highlights of Match No 31 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match No 31 of IPL 2020

V Kohli’s 48 in this game fetched him an aggregate of 5716 runs in the tournament. He became the first batsman to score 5700 plus runs in the tournament.

V Kohli scored three boundary fours in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 497 boundary fours in the tournament. He needs three more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours. If he gets it he would become the second batsman in the history of the tournament to score 500 plus boundary fours after S Dhawan. S Dhawan has scored 549 boundary fours in the tournament.

V Kohli scored has aggregate of 197 boundary sixes in the tournament. He needs three more boundary sixes for his 200 boundary sixes. If he gets it he would become the fifth batsman in the history of the tournament to score 200 plus boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {331}, AB de Villiers {225}, MS Dhoni {215} and RG Sharma {208}

V Kohli has scored 497 boundary fours and 197 boundary sixes in the tournament. He requires three more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours and three more boundary sixes for his 200 boundary sixes. If he gets it he would become the second batsman in the history of the tournament to score 500 plus boundary fours and 100 plus boundary sixes in the tournament after S Dhawan. S Dhawan has scored 549 boundary fours and 102 boundary sixes in the tournament.

V Kohli has scored 497 boundary fours and 197 boundary sixes in the tournament. He requires three more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours and three more boundary sixes for his 200 boundary sixes. If he gets it he would become the first batsman in the history of the tournament to score 500 plus boundary fours and 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament.

V Kohli has scored 497 boundary fours and 197 boundary sixes in the tournament. He requires three more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours and three more boundary sixes for his 200 boundary sixes. If he gets it he would become the fifth batsman in the history of the tournament to score 300 plus boundary fours and 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. The following table lists all these five batsmen.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORuns4s6s
1CH Gayle126125154537369331
2de Villiers162150354625377225
3MS Dhoni198177684565306215
4RG Sharma195190285114446208
5V Kohli185177295716497197

The T20 career figures of CH Gayle, AJ Finch and V Kohli read as under at the end of this game. V Kohli became the seventh batsman in the history of T20 games to aggregate 9200 plus runs. His aggregate read 9204 at the end of this game. The following table lists the first seven batsmen with an aggregate of 9200 plus runs in T20 games.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1CH Gayle4053974813349175*38.24
2KA Pollard5194631341038110431.55
3Shoaib Malik3983711011007795*37.32
4BB McCullum3703643309922158*29.97
5DA Warner2902893609560135*37.78
6AJ Finch295290320923017235.78
7V Kohli289274530920411341.64

CH Gayle scored 53 in this game which represent his 105th fifty in T20 games. It also represents his 83rd half century in T20 games.

CH Gayle scored 53 in this game which represent his 35th fifty in the tournament. It also represents his 29th half century in the tournament. The following batsmen have scored 35 plus fifties in the tournament. CH Gayle joined this elite list as the eighth batsman.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSCHC50+
1DA Warner13413417499012644650
2V Kohli18517729571611353843
3de Villiers162150354625133*33639
4S Dhawan16716622483797*03939
5SK Raina193189285368100*13839
6RG Sharma195190285114109*13839
7G Gambhir1541521642179303636
8CH Gayle126125154537175*62935

CH Gayle’s run aggregate at the end of this game read 4537 runs in the tournament. He completed 4500 runs when he was on 16 during his knock of 53 in this game. He became the eighth batsman to aggregate 4500 plus runs in the history of the tournament. The following table lists all the eight batsmen.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1V Kohli18517729571611338.62
2SK Raina193189285368100*33.34
3RG Sharma195190285114109*31.56
4DA Warner13413417499012642.64
5S Dhawan16716622483797*33.59
5de Villiers162150354625133*40.21
7MS Dhoni19817768456584*41.88
8CH Gayle126125154537175*41.24

CH Gayle scored one boundary four and five boundary sixes in his game which fetched him 369 boundary fours and 331 boundary sixes in the tournament. It also fetched him 1027 boundary fours and 983 boundary sixes in the T20 games

CH Gayle scored five boundary sixes in his game which fetched him 983 boundary sixes in the T20 games. He needs 17 more boundary sixes for his 1000 sixes in T20 games. If he scores them, he would then become the first batsman in the history of T20 games to score 1000 boundary sixes.

CH Gayle scored one boundary four and five boundary sixes in his game which fetched 1027 boundary fours and 983 boundary sixes in the T20 games. He needs 17 more boundary sixes for his 1000 sixes in T20 games. If he scores them, he would then become the first batsman in the history of T20 games to score 1000 boundary fours 1000 boundary sixes.

CH Gayle was dismissed run out for 53 in this game. His run out dismissal provides the 62nd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Punjab batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanROppositionVenueDate
1SM Katich75DelhiMohali27.04.08
2Sangakkara60RajasthanCape Town26.04.09
3GJ Bailey60KolkataPune-SRS18.04.15
4CH Gayle53BangaloreSharjah15.10.20

CH Gayle was dismissed run out for 53 in this game. His run out dismissal provides the 34th occasion of an overseas batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament. It provides the second such dismissal for CH Gayle in the tournament. He was dismissed run out for 96 representing Bangalore against Kolkata at Kolkata on 11.04.15. CH Gayle became the seventh overseas batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below

 NoNoBatsmanRTeamOppVenueDate
11de Villiers57BanRajBangalore29.04.15
 2de Villiers66BanRajPuneSRS20.05.15
 3de Villiers75BanMumMumbai15.04.19
 4de Villiers51BanSunDubDSC21.09.20
        
21CH Gayle96BanKolKolkata11.04.15
 2CH Gayle53PunBanSharjah15.10.20
        
31JP Duminy62MumCheP E’beth16.05.09
 2JP Duminy55DecDelHydRGS05.05.11
        
41Jayawardene55KocKolKochi05.05.11
 2Jayawardene76KocPunIndore13.05.11
        
51MEK Hussey88CheRajChenani21.04.13
 2MEK Hussey56MumDelMumbai23.05.14
        
61ML Hayden81CheMumChennai23.04.08
 2ML Hayden65CheBanP E’beth20.04.09
        
71SR Watson74RajDelJaipur11.05.08
 2SR Watson57CheSunPuneMCA13.05.18

KL Rahul scored 61 not out in this game to provide the 256th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a Punjab captain scoring a fifty in the tournament.

It also provides the 31st occasion of a Punjab captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Bangalore It also provides the fifth occasion of a Punjab captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Bangalore

NoBatsmanRunsOppositionVenueDate
1Yuvraj Singh50BangaloreDurban01.05.09
2AC Gilchrist106BangaloreDharamsala17.05.11
3M Vijay89BangaloreMohali09.05.16
4KL Rahul132*BangaloreDub-DSC24.09.20
5KL Rahul61*BangaloreSharjah15.10.20

KL Rahul scored 61 not out in this game to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring a fifty in the tournament as captain. It also represents his 22nd fifty as a batsman in the tournament.

KL Rahul’s five fifties in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020 provides the 32nd occasion of a batsman scoring five or more fifties in an edition. The following table lists all such occasions.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsCHC50+
1V Kohli161649734711
2DA Warner17173848099
3DA Warner12122692189
4Williamson17173735088
5CH Gayle15142733178
6de Villiers16163687167
7KL Rahul14143593167
8DA Warner14141562077
9MEK Hussey17173733066
10RR Pant14141684156
11KL Rahul14142659066
12V Kohli16162634066
13Tendulkar15152618056
14SE Marsh11112616156
15G Gambhir17171590066
16JH Kallis16164572066
17LMP Simmons13131540066
18DA Warner14143528066
19CH Gayle16164708145
20RV Uthappa16161660055
21DA Warner14143641145
22CH Gayle12123608235
23AT Rayudu16162602135
24ML Hayden12121572055
25S Dhawan15151569055
26DR Smith16160566055
27JC Buttler13133548055
28SK Raina18174548145
29G Gambhir14141534055
30SK Raina16163523055
31S Dhawan16161521055
32KL Rahul08082448145

KL Rahul of Punjab scored five fifties in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020. His fifties are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsOppositionVenueDate
1KL Rahul132*BangaloreDub-DSC24.09.20
2KL Rahul69RajasthanSharjah27.09.20
3KL Rahul63ChennaiDub-DSC04.10.20
4KL Rahul74KolkataA Dhabi10.10.20
5KL Rahul61*BangaloreSharjah15.10.20

KL Rahul’s five fifties in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020 provides the third occasion his scoring five or more fifties in an edition. He became the third batsman in the tournament to score five or more fifties in three or more editions. Others are DA Warner {five editions} and CH Gayle {Three editions}. The following table lists all such occasions achieved by these three batsmen

NoPlayerMatRunsCHC50+Edition
1DA Warner178480992016
2DA Warner126921892019
3DA Warner145620772015
4DA Warner145280662014
5DA Warner146411452017
 
1CH Gayle157331782012
2CH Gayle167081452013
3CH Gayle126082352011
 
1KL Rahul145931672019
2KL Rahul146590662018
3KL Rahul084481452020
 

KL Rahul’s five fifties in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020 provides the third occasion his scoring five or more fifties in three consecutive editions. He became the third batsman in the tournament to score five or more fifties in three or more consecutive editions. Others are DA Warner {four consecutive editions} and CH Gayle {Three consecutive editions}. The following table lists all such occasions achieved by these three batsmen

NoPlayerMatRunsCHC50+Edition
1DA Warner145280662014
2DA Warner145620772015
3DA Warner178480992016
4DA Warner146411452017
 
1CH Gayle126082352011
2CH Gayle157331782012
3CH Gayle167081452013
 
1KL Rahul146590662018
2KL Rahul145931672019
3KL Rahul084481452020

The performance of Bangalore and Punjab at the end of this game read thus

TeamMatWonLostTTWTLNR
Punjab18482990210
Bangalore18987950214

Punjab and Bangalore have clashed 26 times in the tournament. Punjab has won 14 games and lost 12 games.

KL Rahul’s feat of five fifties

KL Rahul’s feat of five fifties

KL Rahul of Punjab scored five fifties in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020. His fifties are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRunsOppositionVenueDate
1KL Rahul132*BangaloreDub-DSC24.09.20
2KL Rahul69RajasthanSharjah27.09.20
3KL Rahul63ChennaiDub-DSC04.10.20
4KL Rahul74KolkataA Dhabi10.10.20
5KL Rahul61*BangaloreSharjah15.10.20

KL Rahul’s five fifties in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020 provides the third occasion his scoring five or more fifties in an edition. He became the third batsman in the tournament to score five or more fifties in three or more editions. Others are DA Warner {five editions} and CH Gayle {Three editions}. The following table lists all such occasions achieved by these three batsmen

NoPlayerMatRunsCHC50+Edition
1DA Warner178480992016
2DA Warner126921892019
3DA Warner145620772015
4DA Warner145280662014
5DA Warner146411452017
 
1CH Gayle157331782012
2CH Gayle167081452013
3CH Gayle126082352011
 
1KL Rahul145931672019
2KL Rahul146590662018
3KL Rahul084481452020
 

KL Rahul’s five fifties in the ongoing edition of IPL 2020 provides the third occasion his scoring five or more fifties in three consecutive editions. He became the third batsman in the tournament to score five or more fifties in three or more consecutive editions. Others are DA Warner {four consecutive editions} and CH Gayle {Three consecutive editions}. The following table lists all such occasions achieved by these three batsmen

NoPlayerMatRunsCHC50+Edition
1DA Warner145280662014
2DA Warner145620772015
3DA Warner178480992016
4DA Warner146411452017
 
1CH Gayle126082352011
2CH Gayle157331782012
3CH Gayle167081452013
 
1KL Rahul146590662018
2KL Rahul145931672019
3KL Rahul084481452020
Stats highlights of Match No 30 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match No 30 of IPL 2020

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck by first ball of the match to provide the 25th occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanTeamOppositionGroundDate
1PA PatelChennaiRajasthanJaipur04.05.08
2G GambhirDelhiChennaiDurban23.04.09
3JH KallisBangaloreDelhiP Elizabeth26.04.09
4K GoelPunjabRajasthanCape Town26.04.09
5BB McCullumKolkataBangaloreDurban29.04.09
6ST JayasuriyaMumbaiDelhiCenturion21.05.09
7S BadarinathChennaiPunjabCenturion07.05.09
8MJ LumbRajasthanKolkataAhmedabad20.03.10
9MK TiwaryKolkataDeccanMum-DYP12.03.10
10S AniruddhaChennaiPunjabMohali13.04.11
11BB McCullumKochiPuneMum-DYP13.04.11
12MA AgarwalBangaloreMumbaiBangalore12.04.11
13PA PatelDeccanPuneCuttack01.05.12
14MK PandeyPuneDeccanCuttack01.05.12
15M VijayChennaiDelhiDelhi10.04.12
16U ChandDelhiKolkataKolkata03.04.13
17MDKJ PereraRajasthanPunePune-MCA11.04.13
18JH KallisKolkataDelhiDub-DSC19.04.14
19DR SmithChennaiKolkataChennai30.04.15
20CH GayleBangaloreKolkataBangalore07.05.17
21MJ GuptillPunjabRis PunePune-MCA14.05.17
22SA YadavMumbaiBangaloreMumbai17.04.18
23S DhawanSunriseresChennaiMumbai22.05.18
24JE DenlyKolkataDelhiKolkata12.04.19
25PP ShahDelhiRajasthanDub-DSC13.10.20

It also provides the third occasion of a Delhi batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanTeamOppositionGroundDate
1G GambhirDelhiChennaiDurban23.04.09
2U ChandDelhiKolkataKolkata03.04.13
3PP ShahDelhiRajasthanDub-DSC13.10.20

It also provides the third occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the tournament against Rajasthan. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanTeamOppositionGroundDate
1PA PatelChennaiRajasthanJaipur04.05.08
2K GoelPunjabRajasthanCape Town26.04.09
4PP ShahDelhiRajasthanDubDSC13.10.20

S Dhawan scored 57 in this game representing his 39th fifty in the tournament. He became the sixth batsman to score 39 plus fifties in the tournament

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSCHc50+
1DA Warner13413417499012644650
2V Kohli18417629566811353843
3AB de Villiers161149354623133*33639
4S Dhawan167*16622483797*03939
5SK Raina193189285368100*13839
6RG Sharma195190285114109*13839

PP Shaw was dismissed for a duck by first ball of the match to provide the 77th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed by the first ball of the innings in the tournament. It also provides the 48th occasion of a batsman batting at number one dismissed by the first ball of an innings in the tournament

S Dhawan scored 57 in this game representing his 39th half century in the tournament. He became the second batsman to score 39 plus half centuries in the tournament. DA Warner is the other batsman to score 46 half centuries in the tournament

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSHc
1DA Warner13413417499012646
2S Dhawan167*16622483797*39

SS Iyer scored 53 in this game to provide the 255th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 28th occasion of a Delhi captain scoring a fifty in the tournament.

It also provides the fifth occasion of a Delhi captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Rajasthan. It also provides the 21st occasion of a Delhi captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Rajasthan.

A Patel was dismissed of the last ball of Delhi’s innings in this game. Thus Delhi had lost a wicket by the first ball of its innings and also lost a wicket of the last ball of its innings – a rare happening in the tournament.

SPD Smith was dismissed for one run in this game to provide the 18th occasion of his dismissed for single digit score {0 to 9} in the tournament. It also provides the tenth occasion of his dismissed for single digit score while captaining a team in the tournament.

SPD Smith was dismissed caught and bowled for one run in this game to provide the third occasion of his dismissed caught and bowled in an innings in the tournament.

S Dhawan’s T20 run aggregate read 7552 at the end of this game. He became the 15th batsman in the history of T20 games to total 7500 plus runs. The following table lists all these batsmen

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1CH Gayle4043964813296175*38.20
2KA Pollard5194631341038110431.55
3Shoaib Malik3983711011007795*37.32
4BB McCullum370364339922158*29.97
5DA Warner290289369560135*37.78
6AJ Finch29428932921017235.83
7V Kohli28827353915611341.61
8de Villiers317299628885133*37.48
9RG Sharma33532247885811832.21
10SR Watson340332348763124*29.40
11SK Raina319303468392126*32.65
12LJ Wright325302277998153*29.08
13DR Smith337327277870110*26.23
14S Dhawan26726427755297*31.86
15ten Doeschate369329787524121*29.97

S Dhawan’s T20 run aggregate read 7552 at the end of this game. He became the fourth Indian batsman in the history of T20 games to total 7500 plus runs. The following table lists all these batsmen

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1V Kohli28827353915611341.61
2RG Sharma33532247885811832.21
3SK Raina319303468392126*32.65
4S Dhawan267264277552097*31.86

SS Iyer’s 53 in this game represent his seventh fifty while leading a side in the tournament. He also completed 1000 runs as captain in the tournament when he was on 32 during his knock of 53 in this game. At the end of this game his run aggregate read 1021 as captain in the tournament.

Stats highlights of Match No 29 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match No 29 of IPL 2020

F du Plessis was dismissed for a duck in this game. It was his third duck of the tournament.

MS Dhoni’s lone boundary six in this game fetched him an aggregate of 215 boundary sixes in the tournament. He now stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most boundary sixes in the tournament. Others are – CH Gayle {326} and AB de Villiers {225}

MS Dhoni’s lone boundary six in this game fetched him an aggregate of 215 boundary sixes in the tournament. He now owns the record for most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman in the tournament.

MS Dhoni’s lone boundary six in this game fetched him an aggregate of 301 boundary sixes in the T20 games. He became the 22nd batsman in the history of T20 games to score 300 plus boundary sixes. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve6s
1CH Gayle40439604813296175*38.20978
2KA Pollard5194631341038110431.55685
3BB McCullum3703640339922158*29.97485
4SR Watson3403320348763124*29.40466
5AD Russell3372840745658121*26.94446
6AB de Villiers3172990628885133*37.48410
7AJ Finch294289032921017235.83381
8RG Sharma335322047885811832.21375
9DR Smith3373270277870110*26.23375
10DA Warner2902890369560135*37.78367
11C Munro2702540316515109*29.21349
12MJ Guptill2532450237308120*32.91330
13LMP Simmons2602560277010100*30.61312
14CA Ingram2652590386658127*30.12312
15SK Raina3193030468392126*32.65311
16GJ Maxwell2782610376074145*27.11309
17RN ten Doeschate3693290787524121*29.97308
18EJG Morgan297283040659809127.15305
19DJ Bravo4703721066331070*23.80302
20MS Dhoni3252901206754084*39.72301
21E Lewis1581540094452125*30.70300
22DA Miller3202890886900120*34.32300

MS Dhoni’s lone boundary six in this game fetched him an aggregate of 301 boundary sixes in the T20 games. He became the third Indian batsman in the history of T20 games to score 300 plus boundary sixes after RG Sharma and SK Raina. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve6s
1RG Sharma33532247885811832.21375
2SK Raina319303468392126*32.65311
3MS Dhoni325290120675484*39.72301

This game was 198th game for MS Dhoni. He needs two more games for his 200 games to become the first cricketer to apprar in 200 games in the tournament.

MS Dhoni’s IPL run aggregate read 3991 at the end of this game while representing Chennai. He needs nine more runs for his 4000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second Chennai batsman to total 4000 runs in the tournament after SK Raina. SK Rains has an aggregate of 4527 runs representing Chennai.

MS Dhoni’s IPL run aggregate read 3991 at the end of this game while representing Chennai. He needs nine more runs for his 4000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third batsman to total 4000 runs in the tournament representing a single team after V Kohli and SK Raina. V Kohli has an aggregate of 5668 runs representing Bangalore and SK Rains has an aggregate of 4527 runs representing Chennai.

Two other batsmen are also on the verge of completing 4000 runs for a single Team. AB de Villiers of Bangalore has an aggregate of 3952 runs and requires 48 runs for his 4000 runs. RG Sharma of Mumbai has an aggregate of 3944 runs and requires 56` runs for his 4000 runs.

RA Jadeja has an aggregate of 991runs in the tournament representing Chennai. He needs nine more runs for his 1000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the tenth Chennai batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in the tournament. The following table lists all these ten batsmen.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1SK Raina164160244527100*33.28
2MS Dhoni16815059399184*43.85
3F du Plessis71650719469633.55
4MEK Hussey5049071768116*42.09
5M Vijay707004170812725.87
6S Badrinath956720144171*30.65
7SR Watson4040021194117*31.42
8ML Hayden32320211079336.90
9AT Rayudu3938071076100*34.70
10RA Jadeja110763209915022.52

F du Plessis has an aggregate of 1946 runs in the tournament representing Chennai. He needs 54 more runs for his 2000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third Chennai batsman to aggregate 2000 plus runs in the tournament. The following table lists all these three batsmen.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAve
1SK Raina164160244527100*33.28
2MS Dhoni168150593991084*43.85
3F du Plessis07106507194609633.55

MK Pandey pouched one catch in this game which fetched him 66 catches in the tournament, while RA Jadeja’s two catches in this game fetched him 67 catches in the tournament. The following is the list of fieldsmen who have pouched 65 plus catches in the tournament.

NoPlayerSpanMatInnsCt
1SK Raina2008-2019193192102
2KA Pollard2010-202015515588
3RG Sharma2008-202019519587
4AB de Villiers2008-202016112385
5DJ Bravo2008-202013913875
6V Kohli2008-202018418275
7S Dhawan2008-202016616671
8RA Jadeja2008-202017817767
9MK Pandey2008-202013813866

DJ Bravo pouched one catch in this game which fetched him 75 catches in the tournament, He became the fifth fieldsman to pouch 75 plus catches in the tournament. The following is the list of fieldsmen who have pouched 75 plus catches in the tournament.

NoPlayerSpanMatInnsCt
1SK Raina2008-2019193192102
2KA Pollard2010-202015515588
3RG Sharma2008-202019519587
4AB de Villiers2008-202016112385
5DJ Bravo2008-202013913875

Rashid Khan was dismissed hit wicket for 14 in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRTeamOppositionGroundDate
1MA Khote08MumbaiPunjabMohali25.04.08
2MisbahulHaq21BangalorePunjabMohali12.05.08
3SA Asnodkar10RajasthanChennaiCenturion30.04.09
4RA Jadeja48ChennaiDeccanVizag07.04.12
5SS Tiwary21BangaloreMumbaiBangalore14.05.12
6Yuvraj Singh39SunrisersMumbaiVizag08.05.16
7DJ Hooda10SunrisersDelhiHyd-RGS12.05.16
8DA Warner52SunrisersPunjabMohali15.05.16
9SP Jackson10KolkataRis PuneKolkata03.05.17
10R Prayag47RajasthanKolkataKolkata25.04.19
11HH Pandya18MumbaiKolkataA Dhabi23.09.20
12Rashid Khan14SunrisersChennaiDub-DSC13.10.20

Rashid Khan was dismissed hit wicket for 14 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a Sunrisers batsman dismissed hit wicket in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRTeamOppositionGroundDate
1Yuvraj Singh39SunrisersMumbaiVizag08.05.16
2DJ Hooda10SunrisersDelhiHyd-RGS12.05.16
3DA Warner52SunrisersPunjabMohali15.05.16
4Rashid Khan14SunrisersChennaiDub-DSC13.10.20

Rashid Khan was dismissed hit wicket for 14 in this game to provide the second occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the tournament against Chennai. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoBatsmanRTeamOppnGroundDate
1SA Asnodkar10RajasthanChennaiCenturion30.04.09
2Rashid Khan14SunrisersChennaiDub-DSC13.10.20

DJ Bravo’s two wickets in this game fetched him 152 wickets in the tournament. He now occupies the fourth place in the list of bowlers who have captured most wickets in the tournament. SL Malinga {170}, A Mishra {160} and PP Chawla {156} occupy the first three places.

AT Rayudu’s run aggregate in the tournament read 1076 representing Chennai at the end of this game. He has an aggregate of runs representing Mumbai. He became the seventh batsman in the history of the tournament to total 1000 plus runs for two teams. The following table lists the seven batsmen who have achieved the feat

NoNoPlayerTeamMatInnsNORuns
11YK PathanKolkata10691311893
 2YK PathanRajasthan434241011
        
21RV UthappaKolkata868442439
 2RV UthappaPune464541103
        
31RG SharmaDeccan454461170
 2RG SharmaMumbai150146223944
        
41JH KallisKolkata565451295
 2JH KallisBangalore424261132
        
51G GambhirDelhi464441182
 2G GambhirKolkata108108123035
        
61DA WarnerDelhi555551435
 2DA WarnerSunrisers7979123555
        
71AT RayuduMumbai114107182246
 2AT RayuduChennai393871076
Stats highlights of Match 28 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 28 of IPL 2020

AB de Villiers scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 73 not out in this game to provide the ninth occasion of his scoring six or more boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRuns6sOppositionGroundDate
1AB de Villiers129*12GujaratBengaluru14.05.16
2AB de Villiers89*9PunjabIndore10.04.17
3AB de Villiers89*8SunrisersBengaluru04.05.14
4AB de Villiers688ChennaiBengaluru25.04.18
5AB de Villiers82*7PunjabBengaluru24.04.19
6AB de Villiers826SunrisersBengaluru12.04.16
7AB de Villiers72*6DelhiDelhi12.05.18
8AB de Villiers70*6MumbaiBengaluru28.03.19
9AB de Villiers73*6KolkataSharjah12.10.

AB de Villiers scored 73 not out in this game to provide the 185th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 17th occasion of a Bangalore wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 15th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament against Kolkata

AB de Villiers’ 73 not out in this game represent his 39th fifty in the tournament and also represent his sixth fifty as a wicket keeper batsman.

AB de Villiers’ 73 not out in this game fetched him an aggregate of 3952 runs while representing Bangalore. He needs 48 more runs for his 4000 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the third batsman to total 4000 plus runs representing a single team. Others are V Kohli {5668} and SK Raina {4527}

AB de Villiers’ 73 not out in this game represent his 39th fifty in the tournament. He became the fifth batsman to score 39 or more fifties in the tournament. The following table lists the five batsmen. He now occupies the third place jointly with SK Raina and RG Sharma for the most fifties by a batsman in the tournament.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORunsCHC50+
1DA Warner13313317498144650
2V Kohli18417629566853843
3AB de Villiers16114935462333639
4SK Raina19318928536813839
5RG Sharma19519028511413839

V Kohli scored one boundary four in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 494 boundary fours in the tournament. He requires six 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 plus boundary fours after S Dhawan. V Kohli would also earn the distinction of becoming the only batsman to score 500 plus boundary fours representing a single team in the tournament. He has represented Bangalore in all the editions of the tournament.

V Kohli-AB de Villiers added 100 runs in an unfinished partnership for the third wicket in this game to provide the 206th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. It also provides the 38th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament for the third wicket. It also provides the 33rd occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament

AD Russell returned with figures of one for 51 in this game to provide the 162nd occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the 18th occasion of a Kolkata bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament

AB de Villers scored fifty in 23 deliveries in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring the fifty in 24 and less than 24 deliveries in the tournament, All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBallsMatchVenueDate
1CH Gayle17PuneBangalore23.04.13
2RV Uthappa19PunjabBangalore16.03.10
3AB de Villiers21RajasthanJaipur23.04.12
4RV Uthappa22KolkataBangalore10.04.10
5CH Gayle22PunjabBangalore06.05.15
6AB de Villiers23ChennaiBangalore25.04.18
7AB de Villiers23PunePune02.05.13
8AB de Villiers23SunrisersBangalore04.05.14
9CH Gayle23GujarathRajkot18.04.17
10AB de Villiers23MumbaiDubai (DSC)28.09.20
11AB de Villiers23KolkataSharjah12.10.20
12Yuvraj Singh24DelhiBangalore13.05.14
13LRP Taylor24KolkataCenturion12.05.09
14CH Gayle24PunePune11.05.12
15KP Pietersen24RajasthanJaipur14.04.10
16Yuvraj Singh24RajasthanBangalore11.05.14
17AB de Villiers24DelhiBangalore21.04.18
18MM Ali24KolkataKolkata19.04.19

AB de Villers scored fifty in 23 deliveries in this game to provide the seventh occasion of his scoring the fifty in 24 and less than 24 deliveries in the tournament while representing Bangalore. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerBallsMatchVenueDate
1AB de Villiers21RajasthanJaipur23.04.12
2AB de Villiers23ChennaiBangalore25.04.18
3AB de Villiers23PunePune02.05.13
4AB de Villiers23SunrisersBangalore04.05.14
5AB de Villiers23MumbaiDubDSC28.09.20
6AB de Villiers23KolkataSharjah12.10.20
7AB de Villiers24DelhiBangalore21.04.18

AB de Villiers has scored 717 boundary fours and 410 boundary sixes at the end of this game in T20 games which include the five boundary fours and six boundary sixes he scored in this game. He became the fourth batsman in the history of T20 games to score 700 plus boundary fours and 400 plus boundary sixes. The following table lists the four batsmen who have performed such a feat.

NoPlayerMatInnsNORuns4s6s
1CH Gayle40439648132961026978
2BB McCullum37036433099220924485
3SR Watson33933134087210776463
4AB de Villiers31729962088850717410

Bangalore won this game by 82 runs to provide the 57th occasion of a team winning the game by 50 plus runs margin in the tournament. It also provides the eighth occasion of Bangalore winning the game by 50 plus runs margin in the tournament. It also provides the first occasion of Bangalore winning the game by 50 plus runs margin in the tournament against Kolkata. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a team winning a game by 80 runs to 89 runs margin.

This game was the 185th game for Kolkata in the tournament. It occupies the third place amongst the teams which have played most games in the tournament. Mumbai {194} and Bangalore {188} occupy the first two places. The table also shows the performances of Bangalore and Kolkata in the tournament. Bangalore has won 89 games and lost 95 games and has 04 no result games. Kolkata has won 96 games and lost 89 games. Wins and lost games of these two teams include the games won and lost on Bowl out or super over games when the game was tied.

TeamMatWonLostTTWTLNR
Mumbai194112790210
Bangalore18887940214
Kolkata18596860030

This game was the 25th game for Kolkata against Bangalore in the tournament. Bangalore became the third team to play 25 plus games against Kolkata. Kolkata has played 26 games each against Punjab and Mumbai. The following table lists the performance of Kolkata against these three teams.

OppositionMatWonLostTTWTLNR
Punjab2618080000
Mumbai2606200000
Bangalore2514110000

This game was the 25th game for Bangalore against Kolkata in the tournament. Kolkata became the fourth team to play 25 plus games against Bangalore. Bangalore has played 26 games against Mumbai, 25 games against Punjab and 25 games against Chennai The following table lists the performance of Kolkata against these four teams.

OppositionMatWonLostTTWTLNR
Mumbai2609160100
Chennai2509150001
Punjab2512130000
Kolkata2511140000
Stats highlights of Match No 27 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match No 27 of IPL 2020

S Dhawan’s knock of 69 not out in this game included one boundary six and six boundary fours. He has scored 100 boundary sixes and 543 boundary fours at the end of this game. He became the first batsman to score 500 plus boundary fours and 100 plus boundary sixes in the tournament.

S Dhawan’s 69 not out in this game represent his 38th fifty and also his 38th half century in the tournament.

Q de Kock scored 53 in this game to provide the 184th occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 17th occasion of a Mumbai wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 22nd occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament against Delhi.

Today’s game was the 25th game for Mumbai against Delhi. Mumbai has played 25 plus games against five oppositions with Delhi becoming the fifth opposition. Performance against these five oppositions are detailed below

NoOppositionMatWLTTWTLNR
1v Chennai2917120000
2v Kolkata2620060000
3v Bangalore2616090010
4v Delhi2513120000
5v Punjab2514110000

Delhi lost this game to provide its 100th in the tournament. Delhi loss include a tie game lost in the tournament which includes one tied game which was lost on Bowl Out or on Super over.

Delhi became the second team in the tournament to lose 100 games after Punjab

The following table lists the overall performance of Delhi and Mumbai in the tournament. Delhi has played 184 matches. It has won 82 matches and lost 100 matches. Mumbai has played 194 matches. It has won 114 matches and lost 80 matches

TeamMatWonLostNR
Delhi18408210002
Mumbai19411408000

Today’s game was the 25th game for Delhi against Mumbai. Delhi has played 25 plus games against two oppositions with Mumbai becoming the second opposition. Punjab is the other team against whom Delhi has played 25 games in the tournament. Performance against these two oppositions are detailed below

OppositionMatWLTTWTLNR
v Punjab2510140100
v Mumbai2512130000
Stats highlights of Match No 26 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match No 26 of IPL 2020

DA Warner’s run aggregate in the tournament read 4981 at the end of this game. He now needs 19 more runs to complete 5000 runs in the tournament. If he gets them, he would then become the fourth batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs in the tournament. Others are – V Kohli {5635}, SK Raina {5368} and RG Sharma {5114}.

DA Warner’s run aggregate in the tournament read 4981 at the end of this game. He now needs 19 more runs to complete 5000 runs in the tournament. If he gets them, he would then become the first overseas batsman to aggregate 5000 plus runs in the tournament.

SV Samson was playing his 100th match when he appeared in this game. He became the 40th cricketer to appear in 100 plus games in the tournament.

SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 5 in this game to provide the 72nd occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides the eighth occasion of a Rajasthan captain dismissed run out in the tournament.

SPD Smith was dismissed run out for 5 in this game to provide the first occasion his run out dismissal in the tournament as captain.  It also provides the fourth occasion of his run out dismissal in the tournament as a batsman.

Rajasthan won this game with a delivery to spare to provide the 31st occasion of a team winning a game with a delivery to spare in the tournament, All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundDate
1Rajasthan3 wkts1DeccanHydRGS24.04.08
2Delhi5 wkts1MumbaiDelhi24.05.08
3Bangalore5 wkts1KolkataDurban29.04.09
4Punjab3 wkts1DeccanKimberley09.05.09
5Delhi5 wkts1PunjabMohali13.03.10
6Mumbai4 wkts1PunjabMohali25.04.12
7Punjab4 wkts1BangaloreBangalore02.05.12
8Chennai4 wkts1BangaloreChennai13.04.13
9Punjab7 wkts1PuneMohali21.04.13
10Chennai5 wkts1RajasthanChennai22.04.13
11Mumbai5 wkts1KolkataKolkata24.04.13
12Rajasthan4 wkts1BangaloreJaipur29.04.13
13Rajasthan5 wkts1PuneJaipur05.05.13
14Mumbai4 wkts1RajasthanKolkata24.05.13
15Bangalore4 wkts1SunrisersBangalore04.05.14
16Bangalore5 wkts1ChennaiRanchi18.05.14
17Delhi5 wkts1PunjabPune15.04.15
18Kolkata7 wkts1ChennaiKolkata30.04.15
19Kolkata1 wkt1PunjabKolkata09.05.15
20Bangalore6 wkts1SunrisersHydRGS15.05.15
21Chennai3 wkts1BangaloreRanchi22.05.15
22Mumbai5 wkts1BangaloreMumbai01.05.17
23Ris Pune5 wkts1GujaratPuneMCA01.05.17
24Chennai1wkt1MumbaiMumbai07.04.18
25Chennai5 wkts1KolkataChennai10.04.18
26Sunrisers6 wkts1DelhiHydRGS05.05.18
27Rajasthan4 wkts1ChennaiJaipur11.05.18
28Rajasthan7 wkts1BangaloreJaipur02.04.19
29Punjab6 wkts1SunrisersMohali08.04.19
30Chennai6 wkts1SunrisersChennai23.04.19
31Rajasthan5 wkts1SunrisersDubDSC10.10.20

Rajasthan won this game with a delivery to spare to provide the sixth occasion of Rajasthan winning a game with a delivery to spare in the tournament, All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundDate
1Rajasthan3 wkts1DeccanHydRGS24.04.08
2Rajasthan4 wkts1BangaloreJaipur29.04.13
3Rajasthan5 wkts1PuneJaipur05.05.13
4Rajasthan4 wkts1ChennaiJaipur11.05.18
5Rajasthan7 wkts1BangaloreJaipur02.04.19
6Rajasthan5 wkts1SunrisersDubDSC10.10.20

Rajasthan won this game with a delivery to spare to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a game with a delivery to spare in the tournament against Sunrisers. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoWinnerMarginBROppositionGroundDate
1Bangalore4 wkts1SunrisersBangalore04.05.14
2Bangalore6 wkts1SunrisersHydRGS15.05.15
3Punjab6 wkts1SunrisersMohali08.04.19
4Chennai6 wkts1SunrisersChennai23.04.19
5Rajasthan5 wkts1SunrisersDubDSC10.10.20

The performance of the two teams at the end of this game read as under

TeamMatWLTTWTLNR
Rajasthan15476730212
Sunrisers11560530110
Stats highlights of Match No 25 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match No 25 of IPL 2020

AB de Villiers scored zero in this game to provide the 63rd occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in the tournament. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Bangalore wicketkeeper batsman scoring a duck in the tournament. AB de Villiers’ duck in this game represents his ninth duck in the tournament.

V Kohli scored 90 not out in this game to provide the 64th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety plus runs in the tournament. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a ninety plus runs in the tournament.

V Kohli scored 90 not out in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety plus runs in the tournament. It also provides the second occasion of a Bangalore captain scoring a ninety plus runs in the tournament.

V Kohli scored 90 not out in this game to provide the 253rd occasion of a captain scoring fifty plus plus runs in the tournament. It also provides the 38th occasion of a Bangalore captain scoring a fifty plus runs in the tournament. It also provides the 29th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty plus runs in the tournament against Chennai.

V Kohli {90*} and AB de Villiers {00} scored fifty and a duck in Bangalore’s innings to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty and the wicket keeper batsman sccoring a duck in the same innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoNo BatsmanRunsTeamOppGroundDate
11CTendulkar89*MumRajJaipur11.04.10
 2WKAT Rayudu00MumRajJaipur11.04.10
         
21CRG Sharma50MumCheMumbai17.04.15
 2WKPA Patel00MumCheMumbai17.04.15
         
31CRG Sharma50MumCheKolkata24.05.15
 2WKPA Patel00MumCheKolkata24.05.15
         
41CRG Sharma56*MumBanMumbai01.05.17
 2WKPA Patel00MumBanMumbai01.05.17
         
51CSS Iyer93*DelKolDelhi27.04.18
 2WKRR Pant00DelKolDelhi27.04.18
         
61CSPD Smith50RajDelJaipur22.04.19
 2WKSV Samson00RajDelJaipur22.04.19
         
71CRG Sharma70MumPunA Dhabi01.10.20
 2WKQ de Kock00MumPunA Dhabi01.10.20
         
81CV Kohli90*BanCheDubDSC10.10.20
 2WKde Villiers00BanCheDubDSC10.10.20

V Kohli {90*} and AB de Villiers {00} scored fifty and a duck in Bangalore’s innings to provide the second occasion of a captain scoring a ninrty and the wicket keeper batsman sccoring a duck in the same innings in the tournament. Both such occasions are tabulated below

NoNo BatsmanRunsTeamOppGroundDate
11CSS Iyer93*DelKolDelhi27.04.18
 2WKRR Pant00DelKolDelhi27.04.18
         
21CV Kohli90*BanCheDubDSC10.10.20
 2WKde Villiers00BanCheDubDSC10.10.20

MS Dhoni pouched two catches in this game which fetched him 106 catches as a wicket keeper in the tournament. He now owns the record for most catches by a wicket keeper in the tournament. He went past KD Karthik who has an aggregate of 104 catches as a wicket keeper

Stats highlights of Match 24 of IPL 2020

Stats highlights of Match 24 of IPL 2020

KD Karthik {58} and KL Rahul {74} scored fifties in this game to provide the 15th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the tournament.

KD Karthik {58} scored fifty in this game to provide the 252nd occasion of a captain scoring fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 41st occasion of Kolkata captain scoring fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 30th occasion of a captain scoring fifty in the tournament against Punjab

KL Rahul {74} scored fifty in this game to provide the 253rd occasion of a captain scoring fifty in the tournament.  It also provides the 22nd occasion of Punjab captain scoring fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 22nd occasion of captain scoring fifty in the tournament against Kolkata.

KL Rahul’s 74 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 95th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. It also provides the 12th occasion of a Punjab captain’s fifty in a losing cause in the tournament.

KD Karthik {58} scored fifty in this game to provide the 183rd occasion of a wicket keeper  scoring fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 26th occasion of Kolkata wicket keeper scoring fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 29th occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty in the tournament against Punjab

KD Karthik was dismissed run out for 58 in this game to provide the 71st occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the tournament. It also provides the 13th occasion of a Kolkata captain dismissed run out in the tournament.

KD Karthik was dismissed run out for 58 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.

KD Karthik was dismissed run out for 58 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.

S Gill {57} and KD Karthik {58} were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 60th and 61st occasion of batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the tenth and eleventh occasion of Kolkata batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.

KL Rahul {74} and MA Agarwal {56}  of Punjab scored fifties in this game to provide the 57th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in the same innings in the tournament. It also provides the ninth occasion of Punjab’s both the openers scoring fifties in the same innings in the tournament. It also provides the fifth occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in the same innings in the tournament against Kolkata

KL Rahul-MA Agarwal added 115 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 206th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. It also provides the 71st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament. It also provides the 27th occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament against Kolkata.

SP Narine captured two wickets in this game which fetched him 390 wickets in T20 games. He now occupies the second place jointly with SL Malinga for most wickets in T20 games. SL Malinga has also captured 390 wickets in T20 games. The first place is occupied by DJ Bravo with 509 wickets.

AD Russell scored one boundary four in this game which fetched him 100 boundary fours. He has also scored 124 boundary sixes. He earned the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the tournament to score more boundary sixes than boundary fours in the tournament.

Kolkata won this game by two runs to provide the eighth occasion of a team winning a game by exact two runs in the tournament. It also provides the 68th occasion of a team winning a game by single digit margin {one to nine runs}. It also provides the sixth occasion of Kolkata winning  a game by single digit margin in the tournament.

Punjab became the first team in the tournament to lose 100 games. Today’s loss was its 100th loss.