Salient Stats of Match No 08 – Bangalore Vs Punjab at Bangalore on 13.04.18

Salient Stats of Match No 08 – Bangalore Vs Punjab at Bangalore on 13.04.18

Punjab was dismissed all out for 155 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of Punjab dismissed  all out in an IPL game. It also provides the second occasion of Punjab dismissed all out against Bangalore in IPL. The first such occasions was its 88 all out at Bangalore on 06.05.15.

V Kohli scored four boundary fours in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 203 boundary fours at M Chinnnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. He became the first batsman in the history of T20 games to score 200 plus boundary fours on Single ground.

AB de Villiers scored 57 in this game to provide his 26th fifty and 23rd half century. He now shares the second place jointly with CH Gayle the record for most fifties by an overseas batsman in IPL. CH Gayle has also scored 26 fifties. DA Warner with 39 fifties to his credit occupy the first place for the most fifties by an overseas batsman in IPL

AB de Villiers’ boundary sixes aggregate at the end of this game read 166. He occupies the second place in the list of overseas batsman who have scored most boundary sixes in IPL. CH Gayle with 265 boundary sixes occupy the first place in this category of statistics. 

AB de Villiers’ boundary sixes aggregate at the end of this game read 153 representing Bangalore.  He became the third batsman to score 150 plus boundary sixes representing Bangalore. Others are – CH Gayle {239} and V Kohli {160}

AB de Villiers scored 57 in this game to provide his 20th half century while representing Bangalore. He became the seventh batsman to score 20 plus half centuries representing a single team. Others are – V Kohli for Bangalore {30},

G Gambhir for Kolkata {27}, DA Warner for Sunrisers {26}, SK Raina for Chennai {25}, RG Sharma for Mumbai {24} and SE Marsh {20}.

AJ Finch became the first cricketer to represent seven teams in IPL when he appeared for Punjab in this game. Previously, he had appeared for six teams –  Delhi, Gujarat, Mumbai, Pune, Rajasthan and Sunrisers – in the  earlier editions of IPL

Salient Stats of Match No 07 – Sunrisers Vs Mumbai on at Hyd-RGS on 12.04.18

Salient Stats of Match No 07 – Sunrisers Vs Mumbai on at Hyd-RGS on 12.04.18

KA Pollard was playing his 125th game for Mumbai Indians. He became the second cricketer to appear in 125 plus games for Mumbai Indians. He also became the fifth cricketer to appear in 125 plus games for a single team in IPL. Others are – V Kohli for Bangalore {150}, Harbhajan Singh for Mumbai {136}, SK Raina for Chennai {134} and MS Dhoni for Chennai {131}.

Sunrisers won this game by one wicket on the last ball of the match to provide the 22nd occasion of a team winning the match on the last ball in the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Date
1 Chennai 4 wkts 0 188 20.0 20.0 Delhi Delhi 08.05.08
2 Rajasthan 5 wkts 0 146 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Jaipur 26.05.08
3 Rajasthan 3 wkts 0 164 20.0 20.0 Chennai Mumbai 01.06.08
4 Punjab 6 wkts 0 154 20.0 20.0 Kolkata P Elizabeth 03.05.09
5 Deccan 6 wkts 0 161 20.0 20.0 Kolkata Johannesburg 16.05.09
6 Kolkata 7 wkts 0 189 20.0 20.0 Chennai Centurion 18.05.09
7 Mumbai 7 wkts 0 119 20.0 20.0 Pune Mumbai 20.04.11
8 Mumbai 5 wkts 0 176 20.0 20.0 Kolkata Kolkata 22.05.11
9 Mumbai 5 wkts 0 139 20.0 20.0 Deccan Vizag 09.04.12
10 Chennai 5 wkts 0 206 20.0 20.0 Bangalore Chennai 12.04.12
11 Bangalore 6 wkts 0 183 20.0 20.0 Pune Bangalore 17.04.12
12 Chennai 7 wkts 0 147 20.0 20.0 Rajasthan Chennai 21.04.12
13 Mumbai 2 wkts 0 174 20.0 20.0 Chennai Mumbai 06.05.12
14 Punjab 4 wkts 0 191 20.0 20.0 Deccan Mohali 13.05.12
15 Chennai 5 wkts 0 159 20.0 20.0 Kolkata Kolkata 14.05.12
16 Rajasthan 3 wkts 0 185 20.0 20.0 Delhi Delhi 12.04.15
17 Rajasthan 6 wkts 0 128 20.0 20.0 Sunrisers Vizag 16.04.15
18 Gujarat 3 wkts 0 144 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Mumbai 16.04.16
19 Gujarat 3 wkts 0 196 20.0 20.0 Ris Pune Pune-MCA 29.04.16
20 Delhi 6 wkts 0 159 20.0 20.0 Sunrisers Raipur 20.05.16
21 Ris Pune 4 wkts 0 173 20.0 20.0 Punjab Vizag 21.05.16
22 Ris Pune 6 wkts 0 177 20.0 20.0 Sunrisers Pune-MCA 22.04.17
23 Sunrisers 1 wkt 0 148 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Hyd-RGS 12.04.18

It was Sunrisers first victory on the last ball of the match and also provides the first occasion of a team winning a game by one wicket on the  last ball of the  match. It also provides the first such win at Hyd-RGS

It also provides the third occasion of Mumbai losing a game on the last ball of the match. All the three occasions are listed below 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Date
1 Rajasthan 5 wkts 0 146 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Jaipur 26.05.08
2 Gujarat 3 wkts 0 144 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Mumbai 16.04.16
3 Sunrisers 1 wkt 0 148 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Hyd-RGS 12.04.18

The following three games are won on the last ball of the match on 12th April with an interval of exact three years between them.{12.04.12-12.04.15-12.04.18}. It appears that the date 12th April has a tryst with the record of last ball victories in IPL.

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Date
1 Chennai 5 wkts 0 206 20.0 20.0 Bangalore Chennai 12.04.12
2 Rajasthan 3 wkts 0 185 20.0 20.0 Delhi Delhi 12.04.15
3 Sunrisers 1 wkt 0 148 20.0 20.0 Mumbai Hyd-RGS 12.04.18

M Markande captured 4 for 23 in this game to provide the 121st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the history of IPL. It also provides the 103rd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in an innings in the history of IPL. It also provides the 15th occasion of a Mumbai bowler capturing four or more wickets in  an innings in IPL.

Kolkata and Mumbai bowlers share the second place jointly the record for most number of occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the history of IPL at the end of this game. Both the teams have 15 occasions of bowlers capturing four or more wickets in an innings.  Bangalore bowlers have captured four or more wickets in an innings on 16 occasions and occupy the first place

M Markande with his 4 for 23 in this game became the second Mumbai bowler to capture four or more wickets against Sunrisers in IPL after SL Malinga. SL Malinga had returned with an identical figure of 4 for 23 on two occasions – against Kolkata at Abu Dhabi on 16.04.14 and against Sunrisers at Mumbai on 25.04.15. Thus M Markande’s four for 23 in this game provide the third occasion of a Mumbai bowler capturing an identical figures of 4 for 23 in  an innings.

M Markande’s 4 for 23 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets against Sunrisers in IPL after SL Malinga.

The following are the four occasions of bowlers returning with identical figures of 4.0-0-23-4 in an innings in the history of IPL.

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Date
1 SL Malinga 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Kolkata Abu Dhabi 16.04.14
2 SL Malinga 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Sunrisers Mumbai 25.04.15
3 CH Morris 4.0 0 23 4 Rajasthan Kolkata Mum-BS 16.05.15
4 M Marande 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 12.04.18

M Markande’s 4 for 23 in this  game was in a losing  cause providing the 26th occasion of a bowler’s four plus  wicket haul going in vain in  the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Date Res
1 JA Morkel 4.0 0 32 4 Chennai Bangalore Chennai 21.05.08 L
2 YA Abdulla 4.0 1 36 4 Punjab Bangalore Durban 01.05.09 L
3 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 17 4 Mumbai Delhi Centurion 21.05.09 L
4 A Kumble 4.0 0 16 4 Bangalore Deccan Johannesburg 24.05.09 L
5 Yuvraj Singh 4.0 0 29 4 Pune Delhi Mumbai 17.04.11 L
6 MM Patel 4.0 0 21 5 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10.05.11 L
7 SP Narine 4.0 0 19 5 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 15.04.12 L
8 P Awana 4.0 0 34 4 Punjab Bangalore Mohali 20.04.12 L
9 RJ Harris 4.0 0 34 4 Punjab Rajasthan Mohali 05.05.12 L
10 UT Yadav 4.0 0 24 4 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 06.04.13 L
11 JP Faulkner 4.0 1 16 5 Rajasthan Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 17.05.13 L
12 DJ Bravo 4.0 0 42 4 Chennai Mumbai Kolkata 26.05.13 L
13 SL Malinga 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Kolkata Abu Dhabi 16.04.14 L
14 Yuvraj Singh 4.0 0 35 4 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 11.05.14 L
15 KV Sharma 4.0 0 38 4 Sunrisers Kolkata Kolkata 24.05.14 L
16 Karanveer Singh 4.0 0 54 4 Punjab Kolkata Bangalore 01.06.14 L
17 Imran Tahir 4.0 0 28 4 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 12.04.15 L
18 Sandeep Sharma 4.0 1 25 4 Punjab Kolkata Pune-MCA 18.04.15 L
19 D Wiese 4.0 0 33 4 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 19.04.15 L
20 MJ McClenaghan 4.0 0 21 4 Mumbai Gujarat Mumbai 16.04.16 L
21 A Zampa 4.0 0 19 6 Ris Pune Sunrisers Vizag 10.05.16 L
22 DS Kulakarni 4.0 1 14 4 Gujarat Bangalore Bangalore 25.05.16 L
23 S Badree 4.0 1 09 4 Bangalore Mumbai Bangalore 14.04.17 L
24 CH Morris 4.0 0 26 4 Delhi Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 19.04.17 L
25 S Kaul 4.0 0 29 4 Sunrisers Ris Pune Hyd-RGS 06.05.17 L
26 M Markande 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 12.04.18 L

M Markande’s 4 for 23 in this  game was in a losing  cause providing the fifth occasion of a Mumbai bowler’s four plus  wicket haul going in vain in  the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Date Res
1 Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 17 4 Mumbai Delhi Centurion 21.05.09 L
2 MM Patel 4.0 0 21 5 Mumbai Punjab Mohali 10.05.11 L
3 SL Malinga 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Kolkata Abu Dhabi 16.04.14 L
4 MJ McClenaghan 4.0 0 21 4 Mumbai Gujarat Mumbai 16.04.16 L
5 M Markande 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 12.04.18 L

M Markande’s 4 for 23 in this  game was in a losing  cause providing the fourth occasion of a bowler’s four plus  wicket haul going in vain against Sunrisers in the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Date Res
1 JP Faulkner 4.0 1 16 5 Rajasthan Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 17.05.13 L
2 A Zampa 4.0 0 19 6 Ris Pune Sunrisers Vizag 10.05.16 L
3 CH Morris 4.0 0 26 4 Delhi Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 19.04.17 L
4 M Markande 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 12.04.18 L

 

Salient Stats of Match No 06 – Rajasthan vs Delhi at Jaipur on 11.04.18  

Salient Stats of Match No 06 – Rajasthan vs Delhi at Jaipur on 11.04.18  

C Munro of Delhi was dismissed run out for a duck to provide the 73rd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for a duck in the history of IPL. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck in IPL.

C Munro of Delhi was dismissed run out for a duck without facing a delivery to provide the 27th occasion of a  batsman dismissed run out without facing a delivery for a duck in the history of IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out without facing a delivery for a duck in IPL.

DA Short of Rajasthan and C Munro of Delhi were dismissed run out in this game to provide the first occasion of rival openers dismissed run out in the history of IPL.

This game was decided on DLS Method to provide the 16th occasion of a game decided on DL or DLS Method in the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first ever win for Rajasthan on DLS Method. {Note – DLS method came into existence from November 2014. Prior to this all games were decided on DL Method}. Thus this game becomes the eighth game to be decided on DLS Method

No Season Date Team Opposition Venue Winner Margin Method
1 2008 17.05.08 Delhi Punjab Delhi Punjab 06 Runs DLM
2 2008 18.05.08 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata Chennai 03 Runs DLM
3 2009 19.04.09 Delhi Punjab Cape Town Delhi 10 Wkts DLM
4 2009 21.04.09 Punjab Kolkata Durban Kolkata 11 Runs DLM
5 2009 07.05.09 Chennai Punjab Centurion Chennai 12 Runs DLM
6 2011 14.05.11 Bangalore Kolkata Bengaluru Bangalore 04 Wkts DLM
7 2011 07.05.11 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata Kolkata 10 Runs DLM
8 2014 10.05.14 Delhi Sunrisers Delhi Sunrisers 08 Wkts DLM
                 
9 2015 22.04.15 Sunrisers Kolkata Vizag Sunrisers 16 Runs DLS
10 2015 15.05.15 Sunrisers Bangalore Hyd-RGS Bangalore 06 Wkts DLS
11 2016 26.04.16 Sunrisers Ris Pune Hyd-RGS Sunrisers 34 Runs DLS
12 2016 14.05.16 Kolkata Ris Pune Kolkata Kolkata 08 Wkts DLS
13 2016 17.05.16 Ris Pune Delhi Vizag Ris Pune 19 Runs DLS
14 2016 18.05.16 Bangalore Punjab Bengaluru Bangalore 82 Runs DLS
15 2017 17.05.17 Sunrisers Kolkata Bengaluru Kolkata 07 Wkts DLS
16 2018 11.04.18 Rajasthan Delhi Jaipur Rajasthan 10 runs DLS
Salient Stats of Match No 05 – Chennai vs Kolkata at Chennai on 10.04.18

Salient Stats of Match No 05 – Chennai vs Kolkata at Chennai on 10.04.18

Kolkata posted a team total of 202 for 6 in this game to provide the 68th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of Kolkata posting a total of 200 plus runs in IPL. Kolkata’s total of 202 for 6 in this game provides the 13th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs at Chennai and also the fifth occasion of a visiting team posting a total of 200 plus runs at Chennai.

Kolkata’s 202 for 6 in this game represent its highest team total against Chennai in IPL. Its previous best was 192 for 5 at Chennai on 27.05.12.  Kolkata’s 202 for 6 in this game provide the tenth occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs against Chennai in IPL.

DJ Bravo returned with figure of none for 50 to provide the tenth occasion of a Chennai bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Chennai bowler conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in IPL.

DJ Bravo returned with figure of none for 50 to provide the 111th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the 54th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in IPL.

DJ Bravo returned with figure of none for 50 to provide the 42nd occasion of an overseas bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the 20th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs without capturing a wicket in IPL.

DJ Bravo returned with figure of none for 50 to provide the 24th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50 runs in IPL. It also provides the 13th occasion of a bowler conceding exact 50  runs without capturing a wicket in IPL.

DJ Bravo returned with figure of none for 50 to provide the 14th occasion of an overseas bowler conceding exact 50  runs in IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler conceding 50 runs without capturing a wicket in IPL.

MS Dhoni had amassed 2992 runs for Chennai prior to the start of this game. He needed eight more runs for his 3000 runs. He scored 25 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 3017 runs. He became the sixth batsman in the history of IPL to score 3000 plus runs representing a single team. The following are the other five batsmen – V Kohli for Bangalore {4449}, SK Raina for Chennai {3717}, CH Gayle for Bangalore {3163}, RG Sharma for Mumbai {3052} and G Gambhir for Kolkota {3035}

Chennai posted a team total of 205 for 5 in this game to provide the 69th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the 13th occasion of Chennai posting a total of 200 plus runs in IPL. Chennai’s total of 205 for 5 in this game provides the 14th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs at Chennai and also the ninth occasion of  home team posting a total of 200 plus runs at Chennai.

Kolkata {202 for 6} and Chennai {205 for 5} posted 200 plus runs in this game to provide the 17th occasion of rival teams posting 200 plus runs in the same game.

Chennai posted 205 for 5 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs while batting second and also provide the fourth occasion of Chennai posting 200 plus runs while batting second.

Chennai won this game with a ball to spare to provide the 25th occasion of a team winning an IPL game with a ball to spare. It also provides the third  such win for Chennai in IPL. Chennai became the first  team in IPL to win consecutive games with a ball to spare 

Chennai and Bangalore share the record for posting 200 plus runs on most occasions in IPL as teams. Both the teams have posted 200 plus runs on 13 occasions. Chennai and Bangalore also share the record of witnessing teams scoring 200 plus runs on most occasions – 14 occasions – as grounds.  Chennai as a ground has witnessed rival teams posting 200 plus runs on five occasions

Chennai became the first team in IPL to win a game with a ball to spare on five occasions. Chennai chased a target of 203 runs and won with a ball to spare providing the second occasion of a team chasing a target of 200 plus  and won with a ball to spare. Rajasthan had chased a target of 215 and won with a ball to spare against Deccan Chargers at Hyd-RGS on 24.04.08 – the inaugural edition of IPL.

 

Salient Stats of Match No 04 – Sunrisers vs Rajasthan at Hyd-RGS on 09.04.18  

Salient Stats of Match No 04 – Sunrisers vs Rajasthan at Hyd-RGS on 09.04.18  

Sunrisers was led by KS Williamson. He became the 46th captain to lead a team in IPL and also became the 24th overseas cricketer to lead a team in IPL.  He became the sixth captain to lead Sunrisers in IPL. Others are – S Dhawan, DJG Sammy, KC Sangakkara, DA Warner and CL White. He also became the fifth overseas cricketer to lead Sunrisers in IPL. Others are DJG Sammy, KC Sangakkara, DA Warner and CL White. He became the fourth overseas cricketer from New Zealand to lead a team in IPL. DL Vettori, BB McCullum and LRPL Taylor are the other three New Zealand cricketers who have captained IPL teams earlier

S Dhawan and KS Williamson added 121 runs unfinished partnership for the second wicket this game to provide the 167th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL.

It also provides the 56th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL. It also provides the 15th occasion of Sunrisers batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of Sunrisers batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in IPL.

Sunrisers posted nine wicket victory in this game to provide its third win by nine or more  wickets in IPL. Others are – 10 wicket win against Gujarat at Rajkot on 21.04.16 and nine wicket win against Gujarat at Hyd-RGS on 09.04.18.

It is interesting to note that Sunrisers has posted its first  nine wicket victory on the same day, same month and the previous year and at the same venue. On 09.04.17 it had posted a nine wicket win against Gujarat at Hyd-RGS. It second nine wicket win was posted today, on 09.04.18 when it beat  Rajasthan at Hyd-RGS,

YK Pathan was making his 150th appearance in this game. He became the seventh cricketer to  play 150 plus games in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {162}, MS Dhoni {160}. RG Sharma {160}, KD Karthik {153}, V Kohli {150} and RV Uthappa (150)

Salient Stats of Match No 03 – Bangalore vs Kolkata at Kolkata on 08.04.18

Salient Stats of Match No 03 – Bangalore vs Kolkata at Kolkata on 08.04.18

BB McCullum competed 9000 runs of his T20 career when he was on 8 during his knock of 43 in this game. His aggregate runs read 9035 at the end of this game. He became the second batsman to  score 9000 plus runs  in the history of T20 games after CH Gayle. CH Gayle has an aggregate of 11068 runs in T20 games.

BB McCullum became the first batsman in the history of T20 games to score 850 boundary fours. He neeed four boundary fours to reach the land mark. He scored six boundary fours in his knock of 43 in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 852 boundary fours.

V Kohli and RV Uthappa became the fifth and sixth cricketers to play 150 plus games in IPL. This game was the 150th game for both the cricketers. Others to appear in 150 plus games in IPL are – SK Raina {162}, MS Dhoni {160}. RG Sharma {160} and KD Karthik {153}

V Kohli became the first  cricketer in the history of IPL to appear in 150  games for a single team. All his 150 games were played representing Royal Challengers Bangalore.

AB de Villiers had an aggregate of 3473 runs in IPL prior to the start of this edition. He needed 27 more runs for his 3500 runs. He scored 44 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 3517 runs. He beaome the tenth batsman to total 3500 plus  runs in IPL. Others to score 3500 plus runs in IPL are – SK Raina {4544}, V Kohli {4449}, RG Sharma {4222}, G Gambhir {4132}, DA Warner {4014}, RV Uthappa {3791}, CH Gayle {3626}, MS Dhoni {3566} and S Dhawan {3561}

AB de Villiers scored five boundary sixes in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 162 boundary sixes in IPL. He became the fifth batsman in the history of IPL to score 160 plus boundary sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {265}. RG Sharma {173}, SK Raina {173}, AB de Villiers {162}, DA Warner {160} and V Kohli {160}. V Kohli  joined this  elite list in this game. His lone boundary six in this game fetched him a total of 160 boundary sixes.

 

Fastest 50s in IPL – 19 and less than 19 deliveries

Fastest 50s in IPL – 19 and less than 19 deliveries

KL Rahul of Punjab scored 50 in 14 deliveries against Delhi at Mohali on 08.04.18 to create the record for the fastest 50 in IPL. He  obliterated the existing record for fastest 50 in IPL held by YK Pathan who had scored the 50 in 15 deliveries representing Kolkata against Sunrisers at Kolkata on 24.05.14

In another game of the day, SP Narine slammed a 50  in 17 deliveries representing Kolkata against Bangalore at Kolkata. The following table lists the batsmen who  have  scored the 50 in 19  and less than 19 deliveries in the history of IPL

FASTEST FIFTIES – 19 AND LESS THAN 19 DELIVERIES
No Player Balls Team Opposition Venue Date
1 KL Rahul 14 Punjab Delhi Mohali 08.04.18
1 YK Pathan 15 Kolkata Sunrisers Kolkata 24.05.14
2 MS Dhoni 16 Chennai Sunrisers Ranchi 26.09.13
3 SK Raina 16 Chennai Punjab Mumbai 30.05.14
4 AC Gilchrist 17 Deccan Delhi Centurion 22.05.09
5 CH Gayle 17 Bangalore Pune Bangalore 23.04.13
6 SP Narine 17 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 08.04.18
7 RV Uthappa 19 Bangalore Punjab Bangalore 16.03.10
8 OA Shah 19 Bangalore Rajasthan Bangalore 15.04.12
9 DA Miller 19 Punjab Rajasthan Sharjah 20.04.14
10 Harbhajan Singh 19 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 12.04.15
11 AD Russell 19 Punjab Kolkata Kolkata 09.05.15

 

Salient Stats of Match 02 of IPL 2018 – Punjab vs Delhi at Mohali on 08.04.18

Salient Stats of Match 02 of IPL 2018 – Punjab vs Delhi at Mohali on 08.04.18

G Gambhir was dismissed run out for 55 in the IPL game between Delhi and Punjab at Mohali on 08.04.18 to provide the ninth occasion of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a half century in the  history of IPL.

It also provides the third occasion of G Gambhir dismissed run out after scoring a half century in IPL. All the three occasions are listed below. He now owns the record for a captain dismissed run out after scoring a century on most occasions in the history of IPL.

G Gambhir’s run out dismissal in this game provides the 62nd occasion of a captain dismissed run out in the history of IPL. It also provides the 13th occasion of G Gambhir being dismissed run out in IPL.

G Gambhir’s 55 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 75th occasion of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause in the history of IPL. It also provides the seventh occasion of a Delhi skipper’s fifty going in vain in IPL.

G Gambhir’s 55 in this game represent his 36th half century in IPL. He now shares the record for  most half centuries in IPL with DA Warner. DA Warner has also scored 36 half centuries in IPL.

KL Rahul of Punjab scored the fastest 50 of  IPL in this game. He scored 50 in 14 deliveries. He obliterated the existing record for the fastest 50 in  IPL held by YK Pathan who  had scored his 50 in  15 minutes for Kolkata against Sunrisers at Kolkata on 24.05.13

 

 

 

Captains run out after scoring a fifty in Indian Premier League

Captains run out after scoring a fifty in Indian Premier League

G Gambhir was dismissed run out for 55 in the IPL game between Delhi and Punjab at Mohali on 08.04.18 to provide the ninth occasion of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a half century in the  history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Opposition Venue Date
1 * 04 M Jayawardene 55 41 Kochi Kolkata Kochi 05.05.11
2 * 02 M Jayawardene 76 52 Kochi Punjab Indore 13.05.11
3 * 03 V Kohli 99 52 Bangalore Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 08.05.13
4 * 05 GJ Bailey 60 45 Punjab Kolkata Pune-MCA 18.04.15
5 * 01 RG Sharma 65 48 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 23.04.16
6 * 02 G Gambhir 54 45 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
7 * 02 G Gambhir 51 34 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 16.05.16
8 * 03 SK Raina 77 43 Gujarat Delhi Delhi 04.05.17
9 * 02 G Gambhir 55 42 Delhi Punjab Mohali 08.04.18

It also provides the third occasion of G Gambhir dismissed run out after scoring a half century in IPL. All the three occasions are listed below. He now owns the record for a captain dismissed run out after scoring a century on most occasions in the history of IPL.

No   Pos Batsman Score Balls Team Opposition Venue Date
1 * 02 G Gambhir 54 45 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 04.05.16
2 * 02 G Gambhir 51 34 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 16.05.16
3 * 02 G Gambhir 55 42 Delhi Punjab Mohali 08.04.18
Salient Stats of Match No 01 – Chennai Vs Mumbai at Mumbai on 07.04.18

Salient Stats of Match No 01 – Chennai Vs Mumbai at Mumbai on 07.04.18

Chennai Super Kings was led by MS Dhoni. It had the following cricketers who had led various teams in earlier editions of IPL. SR Watson, DJ Bravo, SK Raina, Harbhajan Singh. MS Dhoni has also led Rising Pune Supergiant in the earlier seasons

Chennai won this game against Mumbai by one wicket with a ball to spare to provide the 24th occasion of a team winning an IPL game with a ball to spare.

Chennai with its win with a ball to spare in this game posted its fourth win with a ball to spare in IPl.  Chennai became the third team to win a game with a ball to spare on three occasions. Bangalore and Mumbai are the other two teams to win a game with a ball to spare on three occasions.

Chennai became the second team in the history of IPL to win a game by one wicket with a ball to spare. Kolkata is the other team to win a game by one wicket with a ball to spare. It had defeated Punjab by one wicket with a ball to spare at Kolkata on 09.05.15

Chennai became the second team to win a game against Mumbai with a ball to spare. Delhi  had won by five wickets with a ball to spare against Mumbai at Delhi on 24.05.08