IPL – Abandoned games without a ball being bowled

IPL – Abandoned games without a ball being bowled

Kolkata and Rajasthan game scheduled to be played at Kolkata on 26.04.15 was abandoned without a ball being bowled to provide the sixth occasion of a game abandoned without a ball being bowled in the history of IPL. All the four occasions are listed below

 

No Team 1 Team 2 Result Ground Match Date
1 Delhi Kolkata abandoned Delhi May 22, 2008
2 Mumbai Rajasthan abandoned Durban Apr 21, 2009
3 Chennai Kolkata abandoned Cape Town Apr 25, 2009
4 Bangalore Rajasthan abandoned Bangalore Apr 19, 2011
5 Kolkata Deccan abandoned Kolkata Apr 24, 2012
6 Kolkata Rajasthan abandoned Kolkata Apr 26, 2015

 

Kolkata and Rajasthan game scheduled to be played at Kolkata on 26.04.15 was abandoned without a ball being bowled to provide the third occasion of a game abandoned without a ball being bowled involving Rajasthan in the history of IPL. All the three occasions are listed below

 

No Team 1 Team 2 Result Ground Match Date
1 Mumbai Rajasthan abandoned Durban Apr 21, 2009
2 Bangalore Rajasthan abandoned Bangalore Apr 19, 2011
3 Kolkata Rajasthan abandoned Kolkata Apr 26, 2015

 

Kolkata and Rajasthan game scheduled to be played at Kolkata on 26.04.15 was abandoned without a ball being bowled to provide the fourth occasion of a game abandoned without a ball being bowled involving Kolkata in the history of IPL. All the four occasions are listed below

 

No Team 1 Team 2 Result Ground Match Date
1 Delhi Kolkata abandoned Delhi May 22, 2008
2 Chennai Kolkata abandoned Cape Town Apr 25, 2009
3 Kolkata Deccan abandoned Kolkata Apr 24, 2012
4 Kolkata Rajasthan abandoned Kolkata Apr 26, 2015

 

 

 

 

Chennai’s distinction – becomes the first team to bag 75 Man of the Match Awards in the history of IPL

Chennai’s distinction – becomes the first team to bag 75 Man of the Match Awards in the history of IPL

Chennai became the first team to bag 75 Man of the Match Awards in the history of IPL, when BB McCullum got the award for his 66 against Punjab at Chennai on 25.04.15. The following table  details  out the awards won by Chennai cricketers with their batting and bowling performances.

 

No Player Team Score W-R Opposition Ground season
1 Hussey MEK Chennai 116* 0-00 Punjab Mohali 2007-08
2 Hayden ML Chennai 81 0-00 Mumbai Chennai 2007-08
3 Oram JDP Chennai 0 3-32 Kolkata Chennai 2007-08
4 Dhoni MS Chennai 65 0-00 Bangalore Bangalore 2007-08
5 Dhoni MS Chennai 33 0-00 Delhi Delhi 2007-08
6 Balaji L Chennai 0 5-24 Punjab Chennai 2007-08
7 Ntini M Chennai 0 4-21 Kolkata Kolkata 2007-08
8 Morkel JA Chennai 71 2-35 Rajasthan Chennai 2007-08
9 Raina SK Chennai 54* 0-00 Deccan Hyd-RGS 2007-08
10 Ntini M Chennai 0 2-23 Punjab Mum-WS 2007-08
11 Muralitharan M Chennai 0 3-11 Bangalore P Elizabeth 2008-09
12 Raina SK Chennai 98 1-11 Rajasthan Centurion 2008-09
13 Jakati SB Chennai 13 4-24 Delhi Jo’burg 2008-09
14 Dhoni MS Chennai 58* 0-00 Deccan East LondJon 2008-09
15 Hayden ML Chennai 89 0-00 Punjab Centurion 2008-09
16 Badrinath S Chennai 59* 0-00 Rajasthan Kimberley 2008-09
17 Hayden ML Chennai 60* 0-00 Mumbai P Elizabeth 2008-09
18 Muralitharan M Chennai 1* 2-08 Punjab Kingsmead 2008-09
19 Dhoni MS Chennai 66* 0-00 Kolkata Kolkata 2009-10
20 Hayden ML Chennai 93 0-00 Delhi Delhi 2009-10
21 Vijay M Chennai 78 0-00 Bangalore Chennai 2009-10
22 Vijay M Chennai 127 0-00 Rajasthan Chennai 2009-10
23 Raina SK Chennai 23 1-12 Mumbai Chennai 2009-10
24 Ashwin R Chennai  0 3-16 Kolkata Chennai 2009-10
25 Dhoni MS Chennai 54* 0-00 Punjab Dharamsala 2009-10
26 Bollinger DE Chennai 0 4-13 Deccan Mum-DYP 2009-10
27 Raina SK Chennai 57* 1-21 Mumbai Mum-DYP 2009-10
28 Srikkanth A Chennai 64 0-00 Kolkata Chennai 2010-11
29 Hussey MEK Chennai 83* 0-00 Bangalore Chennai 2010-11
30 Hussey MEK Chennai 61 0-61 Pune Chennai 2010-11
31 Bollinger DE Chennai 0 3-21 Pune Mum-DYP 2010-11
32 Morkel JA Chennai 19 3-38 Deccan Chennai 2010-11
33 Hussey MEK Chennai 79* 0-00 Rajasthan Chennai 2010-11
34 Vijay M Chennai 53 0-00 Rajasthan Jaipur 2010-11
35 Dhoni MS Chennai 63* 0-00 Delhi Chennai 2010-11
36 Saha WP Chennai 46 0-00 Kochi Chennai 2010-11
37 Raina SK Chennai 73 0-00 Bangalore Mum-WS 2010-11
38 Vijay M Chennai 95 0-00 Bangalore Chennai 2010-11
39 Jadeja RA Chennai 48 5-26 Deccan Vizag 2011-12
40 du Plessis F Chennai 71 0-00 Bangalore Chennai 2011-12
41 Kulasekara KMDN Chennai 0 2-10 Pune Chennai 2011-12
42 du Plessis F Chennai 73 0-00 Rajasthan Chennai 2011-12
43 Raina SK Chennai 32 1-05 Deccan Chennai 2011-12
44 Hilfenhaus BW Chennai 0 2-08 Rajasthan Jaipur 2011-12
45 Hilfenhaus BW Chennai 0 3-27 Delhi Chennai 2011-12
46 Hussey MEK Chennai 56 0-00 Kolkata Kolkata 2011-12
47 Dhoni MS Chennai 51* 0-00 Mumbai Bangalore 2011-12
48 Vijay M Chennai 113 0-00 Delhi Chennai 2011-12
49 MEK Hussey Chennai 86* 0-00 Punjab Mohali 2012-13
50 RA Jadeja Chennai 38* 0-00 Bangalore Chennai 2012-13
51 MEK Hussey Chennai 65* 0-00 Delhi Delhi 2012-13
52 RA Jadeja Chennai 36* 3-20 Kolkata Kolkata 2012-13
53 MEK Hussey Chennai 88 0-00 Rajasthan Chennai 2012-13
54 MS Dhoni Chennai 67* 0-00 Sunrisers Chennai 2012-13
55 MEK Hussey Chennai 95 0-00 Kolkata Chennai 2012-13
56 MS Dhoni Chennai 45* 0-00 Pune Pune-SRS 2012-13
57 SK Raina Chennai 100* 0-00 Punjab Chennai 2012-13
58 SK Raina Chennai 99* 0-00 Sunrisers HYd-RGS 2012-13
59 Dhoni MS Chennai 58* 0-00 Delhi Chennai 2012-13
60 Hussey MEK Chennai 86* 0-00 Mumbai Delhi 2012-13
61 SK Raina Chennai 56 0-00 Delhi Abu Dhabi 21.04.14
62 RA Jadeja Chennai 36* 4-33 Rajasthan Dubai-DSC 23.04.14
63 MM Sharma Chennai   4-14 Mumbai Dubai-DSC 25.04.14
64 DR Smith Chennai 66 1-11 Sunrisers Sharjah 27.04.14
65 RA Jadeja Chennai 17* 4-12 Kolkata Ranchi 02.05.14
66 DR Smith Chennai 79 0-00 Delhi Delhi 05.05.14
67 DR Smith Chennai 57 0-00 Mumbai Mumbai 10.05.14
68 RA Jadeja Chennai 11* 2-18 Rajasthan Ranchi 13.05.14
69 MS Dhoni Chennai 49* 0-00 Bangalore Bangalore 24.05.14
70 SK Raina Chennai 54* 0-00 Mumbai Mum-BS 28.05.14
71 A Nehra Chennai   3-25 Delhi Chennai 09.04.15
72 BB McCullum Chennai 100* 0-00 Sunrisers Chennai 11.04.15
73 A Nehra Chennai   3-2 Mumbai Mum-WS 17.04.15
74 SK Raina Chennai 62 0-00 Bangalore Bangalore 22.04.15
75 BB McCullum Chennai 66 0-00 Punjab Chennai 25.04.15

 

SL Malinga becomes the second bowler in the history of IPL to capture four plus wicket hauls on five or more occasions

SL Malinga becomes the second bowler in the history of IPL to capture four plus wicket hauls on five or more occasions

SL Malinga captured four for 23 representing Mumbai against Sunrisers at Mum-WS 25.04.15. It was his fifth four wicket haul in IPL and he became the second bowler in the history of IPL to capture five or more wicket hauls after SP Narine. SP Narine has six four plus wicket hauls in IPL. The exploits of these two  bowlers are furnished below

No No Player O M R W Team Opposition Ground Date
1 1 SP Narine 4.0 0 19 5 Kolkata Punjab Kolkata 15.04.12
  2 SP Narine 3.1 0 15 4 Kolkata Mumbai Mumbai 16.05.12
  3 SP Narine 4.0 0 13 4 Kolkata Delhi Kolkata 03.04.13
  4 SP Narine 4.0 0 22 4 Kolkata Bangalore Ranchi 12.05.13
  5 SP Narine 4.0 0 20 4 Kolkata Mumbai Abu Dhabi 16.04.14
  6 SP Narine 4.0 0 20 4 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 22.05.14
                     
2 1 SL Malinga 4.0 0 22 4 Mumbai Punjab Mum-BS 30.03.10
  2 SL Malinga 3.4 1 13 5 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 10.04.11
  3 SL Malinga 3.4 0 16 4 Mumbai Deccan Mumbai 29.04.12
  4 SL Malinga 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Kolkata Abu Dhabi 16.04.14
  5 SL Malinga 4.0 0 23 4 Mumbai Sunrisers Mum-WS 25.04.15

 

SL Malinga’s distinction – owns the record for most four wicket hauls in the history of Twenty20 games

SL Malinga’s distinction – owns the record for most four wicket hauls in the history of Twenty20 games

SL Malinga captured four for 23 representing Mumbai against Sunrisers  at Mum-WS on 25.04.15. It was his eleventh four wicket haul in T20 games and he now owns the record for most four wicket hauls in the history of T20 games. He went past  Umar Gul of Pakistan and SP Narine of West Indies who also have taken ten four wicket hauls in T20 games. The exploits of these three  bowlers are furnished below

 

SL MALINGA
No O M R W Match Ground Date
1 4 0 22 4 Mumbai  v Punjab Mum-BS 30 Mar 2010
2 3.4 1 13 5 Mumbai  v Delhi Delhi 10 Apr 2011
3 4 0 20 4 Mumbai  v Somerset Chennai 08 Oct 2011
4 3 0 11 4 Nondescripts CC v Saracens Sports Club Col-Colts 30 Mar 2012
5 3.4 0 16 4 Mumbai  v Deccan Mum-WS 29 Apr 2012
6 4 1 21 4 Ruhuna Royals v Uthura Rudras Col-RPS 14 Aug 2012
7 4 0 31 5 Sri Lanka v England Pallekele 01 Oct 2012
8 4 0 32 5 Mumbai  v Chennai Johannesburg 20 Oct 2012
9 4 1 7 6 Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers Perth 12 Dec 2012
10 4 0 23 4 Mumbai  v Kolkata Abu Dhabi 16 Apr 2014
11 4 1 23 4 Mumbai  v Sunrisers Mum-WS 25 Apr 2015
UMAR GUL
No O M R W Match Ground Date
1 3.4 0 21 4 Peshawar Panthers v Hyderabad Hawks Lahore 25 Apr 2005
2 4 0 25 4 Pakistan v Scotland Durban 12 Sep 2007
3 4 0 23 4 Kolkata  v Kings XI Punjab Kolkata 25 May 2008
4 3 0 13 4 Pakistan v Sri Lanka King City 11 Oct 2008
5 3.2 0 15 4 Western Australia v South Australia Adelaide 28 Dec 2008
6 4 0 8 4 Pakistan v Australia Dubai-DSC 07 May 2009
7 3 0 6 5 Pakistan v New Zealand The Oval 13 Jun 2009
8 4 0 21 4 Islamabad Leopards v Abbottabad Falcons Lahore 03 Dec 2012
9 4 0 37 4 Pakistan v India Ahmedabad 28 Dec 2012
10 2.2 0 6 5 Pakistan v South Africa Centurion 03 Mar 2013
SP NARINE
No O M R W Match Ground Date
1 2 0 9 4 Tri & Tob v Leeward Islands North Sound 11 Jan 2012
2 4 0 19 5 Kolkata v Kings XI Punjab Kolkata 15 Apr 2012
3 3.1 0 15 4 Kolkata v Mumbai Mum-WS 16 May 2012
4 4 0 12 4 West Indies v New Zealand Lauderhill 01 Jul 2012
5 4 0 13 4 Kolkata v Delhi Kolkata 03 Apr 2013
6 4 0 22 4 Kolkata v Bangalore Ranchi 12 May 2013
7 4 1 9 4 Tri & Tob v Sunrisers Mohali 24 Sep 2013
8 4 0 20 4 Kolkata v Mumbai Abu Dhabi 16 Apr 2014
9 4 0 20 4 Kolkata v Bangalore Kolkata 22 May 2014
10 4 0 31 4 Kolkata v Perth Scorchers Hyd-RGS 24 Sep 2014

 

175 plus runs in an innings by England batsmen on away soil

175 plus runs in an innings by England batsmen on away soil

JE Root’s 182 not out in the second test between England and West Indies at St George’s provide the 50th occasion of an England batsman scoring 175 plus runs on away soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 KS Ranjitsinhji 175 1 v Australia Sydney 13 Dec 1897
2 RE Foster 287 2 v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903
3 JB Hobbs 187 1 v South Africa Cape Town 11 Mar 1910
4 JB Hobbs 187 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
5 JB Hobbs 178 2 v Australia Melbourne 09 Feb 1912
6 W Rhodes 179 2 v Australia Melbourne 09 Feb 1912
7 CP Mead 181 1 v South Africa Durban 18 Jan 1923
8 H Sutcliffe 176 2 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1925
9 WR Hammond 251 2 v Australia Sydney 14 Dec 1928
10 WR Hammond 200 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
11 WR Hammond 177 3 v Australia Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
12 EH Hendren 205* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
13 GB Legge 196 1 v New Zealand Auckland 21 Feb 1930
14 A Sandham 325 1 v West Indies Kingston 03 Apr 1930
15 H Sutcliffe 194 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Dec 1932
16 WR Hammond 227 1 v New Zealand Christchurch 24 Mar 1933
17 WR Hammond 336* 2 v New Zealand Auckland 31 Mar 1933
18 WR Hammond 231* 1 v Australia Sydney 18 Dec 1936
19 WR Hammond 181 1 v South Africa Cape Town 31 Dec 1938
20 E Paynter 243 1 v South Africa Durban 20 Jan 1939
21 WJ Edrich 219 4 v South Africa Durban 03 Mar 1939
22 C Washbrook 195 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
23 TW Graveney 175 2 v India Mumbai (BS) 14 Dec 1951
24 L Hutton 205 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Mar 1954
25 ER Dexter 205 2 v Pakistan Karachi 02 Feb 1962
26 RW Barber 185 1 v Australia Sydney 07 Jan 1966
27 DL Amiss 262* 3 v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1974
28 MH Denness 188 2 v Australia Melbourne 08 Feb 1975
29 MH Denness 181 1 v New Zealand Auckland 20 Feb 1975
30 KWR Fletcher 216 1 v New Zealand Auckland 20 Feb 1975
31 DL Amiss 179 1 v India Delhi 17 Dec 1976
32 G Fowler 201 2 v India Chennai 13 Jan 1985
33 MW Gatting 207 2 v India Chennai 13 Jan 1985
34 GA Hick 178 1 v India Mumbai 19 Feb 1993
35 RA Smith 175 2 v West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994
36 MA Atherton 185* 4 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
37 GP Thorpe 200* 3 v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
38 MP Vaughan 177 1 v Australia Adelaide 21 Nov 2002
39 MP Vaughan 183 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
40 ME Trescothick 180 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
41 ME Trescothick 193 2 v Pakistan Multan 12 Nov 2005
42 PD Collingwood 206 1 v Australia Adelaide 01 Dec 2006
43 AJ Strauss 177 3 v New Zealand Napier 22 Mar 2008
44 AN Cook 235* 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
45 KP Pietersen 227 2 v Australia Adelaide 03 Dec 2010
46 AN Cook 189 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
47 AN Cook 176 3 v India Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
48 KP Pietersen 186 2 v India Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
59 AN Cook 190 2 v India Kolkata 05 Dec 2012
50 JE Root 182* 2 v West Indies St George’s 21 Apr 2015

 JE Root’s 182 not out in the second test between England and West Indies at St Georges provide the fifth occasion of an England batsman scoring 175 plus runs against West Indies on away soil. All such occasions are listed below. It is interesting to note that each of the five hundreds have an interval of at least twenty years by calendar year between them.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date Interval
1 A Sandham 325 1 v West Indies Kingston 03 Apr 1930 ———–
2 L Hutton 205 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Mar 1954 20 Years
3 DL Amiss 262* 3 v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1974 20 Years
4 RA Smith 175 2 v West Indies St John’s 16 Apr 1994 20 Years
5 JE Root 182* 2 v West Indies St George’s 21 Apr 2015 21 Years

 JE Root’s 182 not out in the second test between England and West Indies at St Georges provide the eighth occasion of an England batsman scoring unbeaten 175 plus runs against West Indies on away soil. All such occasions are listed below. JE Root’s 182 not out provides the second such occasion against West Indies – the first being 262 not out by DL Amiss at Kingston in Feb 1974

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WR Hammond 336* 2 v New Zealand Auckland 31 Mar 1933
2 DL Amiss 262* 3 v West Indies Kingston 16 Feb 1974
3 AN Cook 235* 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
4 WR Hammond 231* 1 v Australia Sydney 18 Dec 1936
5 EH Hendren 205* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
6 GP Thorpe 200* 3 v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
7 MA Atherton 185* 4 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
8 JE Root 182* 2 v West Indies St George’s 21 Apr 2015

 

West Indies bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings

West Indies bowlers conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings

D Bishoo of West Indies conceded 177 runs in England’s first innings in the ongoing test between West Indies and England at St Georges to provide the 27th occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings against all oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LN Constantine 40.0 4 165 4 3 v England Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
2 HC Griffith 58.0 6 155 2 1 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
4 W Ferguson 47.0 7 155 1 2 v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
5 LS Butler 40.0 7 151 2 2 v Australia Port of Spain 11 Apr 1955
6 S Ramadhin 98.0 35 179 2 3 v England Birmingham 30 May 1957
7 LR Gibbs 73.0 17 168 2 1 v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
8 WW Hall 35.7 3 157 3 1 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
9 CC Griffith 37.0 1 175 3 1 v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1969
10 AME Roberts 45.0 6 174 3 3 v Pakistan Georgetown 18 Mar 1977
11 N Phillip 38.2 3 159 3 1 v India Delhi 24 Jan 1979
12 NC McGarrell 60.0 19 162 3 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 27 Jul 2001
13 D Ramnarine 58.0 12 158 3 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 13 Nov 2001
14 PT Collins 47.0 4 156 3 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 29 Nov 2001
15 OAC Banks 40.0 2 204 3 1 v Australia Bridgetown 01 May 2003
16 OAC Banks 37.0 5 153 2 3 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
17 A Sanford 38.2 4 170 3 2 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2003
18 D Mohammed 29.5 3 162 3 3 v India St John’s 02 Jun 2006
19 DBL Powell 33.0 5 153 2 1 v England Leeds 25 May 2007
20 SJ Benn 47.0 7 154 3 3 v Australia Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
21 FH Edwards 30.0 0 151 3 1 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
22 SJ Benn 53.0 8 155 5 2 v Australia Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
23 S Shillingford 52.0 4 193 3 1 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
24 D Bishoo 45.0 2 154 1 1 v India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
25 S Shillingford 55.0 9 167 6 2 v India Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
26 S Shillingford 43.0 6 179 5 2 v India Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
27 D Bishoo 51.0 10 177 4 2 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015

 

D Bishoo of West Indies conceded 177 runs in England’s first innings in the ongoing test between West Indies and England at St Georges to provide the second occasion of his conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings. The first such occasions was against India at Kolkata in Nov 2011. He became the fourth West Indian bowler to conceded 150 plus runs in a test innings on two or more occasions. Others are – S Shillingford {03}, OAC Banks {02} and SJ Benn {02}. The performance of all these four bowlers are listed below.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 D Bishoo 45.0 2 154 1 1 v India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
2 D Bishoo 51.0 10 177 4 2 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015
                   
1 OAC Banks 40.0 2 204 3 1 v Australia Bridgetown 01 May 2003
2 OAC Banks 37.0 5 153 2 3 v Australia St John’s 09 May 2003
                   
1 S Shillingford 52.0 4 193 3 1 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
2 S Shillingford 55.0 9 167 6 2 v India Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
3 S Shillingford 43.0 6 179 5 2 v India Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
                   
1 SJ Benn 47.0 7 154 3 3 v Australia Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008
2 SJ Benn 53.0 8 155 5 2 v Australia Adelaide 04 Dec 2009

 

D Bishoo of West Indies returned with figures of 51.0-10-177-4  in England’s first innings in the ongoing test between West Indies and England at St Georges to provide the tenth occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings while bowling fifty plus overs against all oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 D Bishoo 51.0 10 177 4 2 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015
2 S Shillingford 52.0 4 193 3 1 v South Africa Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
3 SJ Benn 53.0 8 155 5 2 v Australia Adelaide 04 Dec 2009
4 S Shillingford 55.0 9 167 6 2 v India Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
5 HC Griffith 58.0 6 155 2 1 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
6 D Ramnarine 58.0 12 158 3 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 13 Nov 2001
7 NC McGarrell 60.0 19 162 3 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 27 Jul 2001
8 LR Gibbs 73.0 17 168 2 1 v Australia Bridgetown 05 May 1965
9 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
10 S Ramadhin 98.0 35 179 2 3 v England Birmingham 30 May 1957

 

D Bishoo of West Indies conceded 177 runs in England’s first innings in the ongoing test between West Indies and England at St Georges to provide the eighth occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 150 plus runs in a test innings against England. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LN Constantine 40.0 4 165 4 3 v England Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
2 HC Griffith 58.0 6 155 2 1 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 OC Scott 80.2 13 266 5 1 v England Kingston 03 Apr 1930
4 W Ferguson 47.0 7 155 1 2 v England Port of Spain 17 Mar 1954
5 S Ramadhin 98.0 35 179 2 3 v England Birmingham 30 May 1957
6 DBL Powell 33.0 5 153 2 1 v England Leeds 25 May 2007
7 FH Edwards 30.0 0 151 3 1 v England Bridgetown 26 Feb 2009
8 D Bishoo 51.0 10 177 4 2 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015

 

West Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in a test innings

West Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in a test innings

KAJ Roach of West Indies returned with figures of none for 100 in England’s first innings in the  ongoing second test between West Indies and England at St Georges to provide the 35th occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in a test innings against various oppositions. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Ramadhin 41.0×8 7 143 0 2 v Australia Sydney 30 Nov 1951
2 FM King 28.0 7 122 0 1 v Australia Kingston 26 Mar 1955
3 DS Atkinson 72.0 29 137 0 3 v England Birmingham 30 May 1957
4 R Gilchrist 29.0 3 118 0 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
5 AW White 52.0 15 104 0 2 v Australia Port of Spain 26 Mar 1965
6 CC Griffith 35.0 3 131 0 1 v Australia Bridgetown 5 May 1965
7 LR Gibbs 44.0 16 115 0 2 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1966
8 GS Sobers 21.0 4 109 0 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 1969
9 AME Roberts 27.0 4 102 0 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1976
10 VA Holder 40.0 7 109 0 1 v India Delhi 24 Jan 1979
11 VA Holder 43.0 6 118 0 1 v India Kanpur 02 Feb 1979
12 MD Marshall 37.0 2 111 0 1 v Australia Sydney 30 Dec 1984
13 CG Butts 47.0 12 113 0 2 v New Zealand Georgetown 06 Apr 1985
14 CG Butts 50.0 13 122 0 2 v India Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
15 CA Walsh 40.0 9 123 0 2 v England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
16 KCG Benjamin 26.0 4 120 0 1 v India Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
17 R Dhanraj 40.0 7 137 0 1 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
18 IR Bishop 35.0 5 111 0 1 v England The Oval 24 Aug 1995
19 PT Collins 35.3 7 110 0 1 v Australia Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
20 FA Rose 27.0 4 103 0 2 v New Zealand Hamilton 16 Dec 1999
21 CA Walsh 41.0 5 112 0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1999
22 NO Perry 32.0 5 120 0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1999
23 A Sanford 32.0 6 113 0 1 v India St John’s 10 May 2002
24 PT Collins 25.0 2 123 0 1 v Australia Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
25 VC Drakes 33.0 5 101 0 1 v South Africa Centurion 16 Jan 2004
26 FH Edwards 32.5 3 112 0 2 v South Africa Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
27 DBL Powell 22.0 0 100 0 3 v Pakistan Kingston 03 Jun 2005
28 FH Edwards 23.0 0 129 0 2 v South Africa Durban 10 Jan 2008
29 SJ Benn 40.0 6 120 0 1 v Sri Lanka Providence 22 Mar 2008
30 DBL Powell 26.0 3 103 0 1 v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
31 SJ Benn 39.0 5 143 0 1 v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
32 MN Samuels 27.0 0 104 0 1 v India Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
33 ST Gabriel 27.5 4 148 0 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 03 Dec 2013
34 JE Taylor 26.1 5 108 0 1 v South Africa Centurion 17 Dec 2014
35 KAJ Roach 28.0 4 100 0 2 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015

 

KAJ Roach of West Indies returned with figures of none for 100 in England’s first innings in the  ongoing second test between West Indies and England at St Georges to provide the tenth occasion of a West Indian bowler conceding 100 plus runs without a wicket in a test innings against England. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DS Atkinson 72.0 29 137 0 3 v England Birmingham 30 May 1957
2 R Gilchrist 29.0 3 118 0 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
3 LR Gibbs 44.0 16 115 0 2 v England The Oval 18 Aug 1966
4 AME Roberts 27.0 4 102 0 2 v England The Oval 12 Aug 1976
5 CA Walsh 40.0 9 123 0 2 v England St John’s 16 Apr 1994
6 R Dhanraj 40.0 7 137 0 1 v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1995
7 IR Bishop 35.0 5 111 0 1 v England The Oval 24 Aug 1995
8 DBL Powell 26.0 3 103 0 1 v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
9 SJ Benn 39.0 5 143 0 1 v England St John’s 15 Feb 2009
10 KAJ Roach 28.0 4 100 0 2 v England St George’s 21 Apr 2015

 

Captains scoring ten or more fifties in IPL – V Kohli is the new entrant to the elite list

Captains scoring ten or more fifties in IPL – V Kohli is the new entrant to the elite list

V Kohli’s 62 not out in the game between Bangalore and Rajasthan at Ahmedabad on 24.04.15 represent  his tenth fifty as captain in IPL. He became the sixth captain to score ten or more fifties as captain in the history of IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {11}, G Gambhir {20}, SR Tendulkar {11}, V Sehwag {12} and MS Dhoni {14}. The fifties scored by these captains are tabulated below

 

No No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 1 AC Gilchrist 54 Deccan Chennai Chennai 06.05.08
  2 AC Gilchrist 61 Deccan Rajasthan Jaipur 09.05.08
  3 AC Gilchrist 50 Deccan Punjab Mohali 23.05.08
  4 AC Gilchrist 71 Deccan Bangalore Cape Town 22.04.09
  5 AC Gilchrist 64 Deccan Delhi Durban 13.05.09
  6 AC Gilchrist 85 Deccan Delhi Centurion 22.05.09
  7 AC Gilchrist 54 Deccan Kolkata Mumbai 12.03.10
  8 AC Gilchrist 61 Punjab Deccan Hyd-RGS 16.04.11
  9 AC Gilchrist 106 Punjab Bangalore Dharamsala 17.05.11
  10 AC Gilchrist 51 Punjab Deccan Dharamsala 21.05.11
  11 AC Gilchrist 64* Punjab Chennai Dharamsala 17.05.12
               
2 No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
  1 G Gambhir 72 Delhi Punjab Mohali 13.03.10
  2 G Gambhir 57* Delhi Chennai Chennai 15.04.10
  3 G Gambhir 75* Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 15.04.11
  4 G Gambhir 54* Kolkata Pune Mum-DYP 19.05.11
  5 G Gambhir 64* Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10.04.12
  6 G Gambhir 668 Kolkata Punjab Mohali 18.04.12
  7 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
  8 G Gambhir 63 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 30.04.12
  9 G Gambhir 56 Kolkata Pune Kolkata 05.05.12
  10 G Gambhir 62 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 14.05.12
  11 G Gambhir 59 Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 11.04.13
  12 G Gambhir 53 Kolkata Sunrisera Kolkata 14.04.13
  13 G Gambhir 60 Kolkata Punjab Mohali 16.04.13
  14 G Gambhir 50 Kolkata Pune Pune-SRs 09.05.13
  15 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
  16 G Gambhir 69 Kolkata Delhi Delhi 07.05.14
  17 G Gambhir 63* Kolkata Punjab Cuttack 11.05.14
  18 G Gambhir 57 Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 08.04.15
  19 G Gambhir 58 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 11.04.15
  20 G Gambhir 60 Kolkata Delhi Delhi 20.04.15
               
3 1 SR Tendulkar 65 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 21.05.08
  2 SR Tendulkar 59* Mumbai Chennai Cape Town 18.04.09
  3 SR Tendulkar 68 Mumbai Kolkata P E’beth 27.04.09
  4 SR Tendulkar 63 Mumbai Delhi Delhi 17.03.10
  5 SR Tendulkar 71* Mumbai Kolkata Mum-BS 22.03.10
  6 SR Tendulkar 72 Mumbai Chennai Mum-BS 25.03.10
  7 SR Tendulkar 55 Mumbai Deccan Mumbai 28.03.10
  8 SR Tendulkar 89* Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 11.04.10
  9 SR Tendulkar 55* Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore 12.04.11
  10 SR Tendulkar 100 Mumbai Kochi Mumbai 15.04.11
  11 SR Tendulkar 51 Mumbai Punjab Mumbai 02.05.11
               
4 1 V Sehwag 94* Delhi Deccan Deccan 22.04.08
  2 V Sehwag 71 Delhi Chennai Chennai 02.05.08
  3 V Sehwag 51* Delhi Punjab Delhi 17.05.08
  4 V Sehwag 50 Delhi Mumbai Centurion 21.05.09
  5 V Sehwag 77 Delhi Punjab Delhi 23.04.11
  6 V Sehwag 80 Delhi Kochi Kochi 30.04.11
  7 V Sehwag 119 Delhi Deccan Hyd-RGS 05.05.11
  8 V Sehwag 57 Delhi Pune Delhi 21.04.12
  9 V Sehwag 87* Delhi Pune Pune-SRS 24.04.12
  10 V Sehwag 73 Delhi Mumbai Delhi 27.04.12
  11 V Sehwag 63 Delhi Rajasthan Delhi 29.04.12
  12 V Sehwag 73 Delhi Rajasthan Jaipur 01.05.12
               
5 1 MS Dhoni 65 Chennai Bangalore Bangalore 28.04.08
  2 MS Dhoni 60* Chennai Punjab Chennai 10.05.08
  3 MS Dhoni 58* Chennai Deccan E  London 04.05.09
  4 MS Dhoni 56* Chennai Punjab Centurion 07.05.09
  5 MS Dhoni 66* Chennai Kolkata Kolkata 16.03.10
  6 MS Dhoni 54* Chennai Punjab Dharamsala 18.04.10
  7 MS Dhoni 63* Chennai Delhi Chennai 12.05.11
  8 MS Dhoni 70 Chennai Bangalore Bangalore 22.05.11
  9 MS Dhoni 51 Chennai Mumbai Bangalore 23.05.11
  10 MS Dhoni 51 Chennai Mumbai Chennai 06.04.13
  11 MS Dhoni 67* Chennai Sunrisers Chennai 25.04.13
  12 MS Dhoni 58 Chennai Delhi Chennai 14.05.13
  13 MS Dhoni 57 Chennai Sunrisers Ranchi 22.05.14
  14 MS Dhoni 53 Chennai Sunrisers Chennai 11.04.15
               
6 1 V Kohli 73* Bangalore Delhi Delhi 17.05.12
  2 V Kohli 93* Bangalore Sunrisers Bangalore 08.04.13
  3 V Kohli 58 Bangalore Chennai Chennai 13.04.13
  4 V Kohli 65 Bangalore Delhi Bangalore 16.04.13
  5 V Kohli 99 Bangalore Delhi Delhi 10.05.13
  6 V Kohli 56* Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 18.05.13
  7 V Kohli 67 Bangalore Sunrisers Hyd-RGS 20.05.14
  8 V Kohli 73 Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 24.05.14
  9 V Kolhi 51 Bangalore Chennai Bangalore 22.04.15
  10 V Kohli 62* Bangalore Rajasthan Ahmedabad 24.04.15

 

G Gambhir’s distinction – becomes the first captain to score twenty fifties in IPL

G Gambhir’s distinction – becomes the first captain to score twenty fifties in IPL

G Gambhir earned the unique distinction of scoring twenty fifties as captain in IPL. He became the first captain in IPL to accomplish the feat. He scored his 20th fifty when he made 60 agaisnst Delhi at Delhi on 20.04.15. All  his fifties are listed below

 

No Batsman Runs Team Opposition Venue Date
1 G Gambhir 72 Delhi Punjab Mohali 13.03.10
2 G Gambhir 57* Delhi Chennai Chennai 15.04.10
3 G Gambhir 75* Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 15.04.11
4 G Gambhir 54* Kolkata Pune Mum-DYP 19.05.11
5 G Gambhir 64* Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 10.04.12
6 G Gambhir 66* Kolkata Punjab Mohali 18.04.12
7 G Gambhir 93 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 28.04.12
8 G Gambhir 63 Kolkata Chennai Chennai 30.04.12
9 G Gambhir 56 Kolkata Pune Kolkata 05.05.12
10 G Gambhir 62 Kolkata Chennai Kolkata 14.05.12
11 G Gambhir 59 Kolkata Bangalore Bangalore 11.04.13
12 G Gambhir 53 Kolkata Sunrisera Kolkata 14.04.13
13 G Gambhir 60 Kolkata Punjab Mohali 16.04.13
14 G Gambhir 50 Kolkata Pune Pune-SRs 09.05.13
15 G Gambhir 54 Kolkata Rajasthan Ahmedabad 05.05.14
16 G Gambhir 69 Kolkata Delhi Delhi 07.05.14
17 G Gambhir 63* Kolkata Punjab Cuttack 11.05.14
18 G Gambhir 57 Kolkata Mumbai Kolkata 08.04.15
19 G Gambhir 58 Kolkata Bangalore Kolkata 11.04.15
20 G Gambhir 60 Kolkata Delhi Delhi 20.04.15

 

150 plus runs partnerships in IPL

150 plus runs partnerships in IPL

SS Iyer and JP Duminy of Delhi  posted 154 runs for the second wicket in the game between Delhi and Mumbai at Delhi on 23.04.15 to provide the 13th occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs for various wickets in  the history of IPL. It also provides the first such occasion in the ongoing 2015 edition of IPL. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Partners Runs Wkt Team Opposition Ground Date
1 AC Gilchrist, SE Marsh 206 2nd Punjab Bangalore Dharamsala 17.05.11
2 CH Gayle, V Kohli 204* 2nd Bangalore Delhi Delhi 17.05.12
3 DA Warner, NV Ojha 189* 2nd Delhi Deccan Hyd-RGS 10.05.12
4 HH Gibbs, RG Sharma 167* 2nd Mumbai Kolkata Kolkata 12.05.12
5 CH Gayle, TM Dilshan 167 1st Bangalore Pune Bangalore 23.04.13
6 SR Tendulkar, DR Smith 163* 1st Mumbai Rajasthan Jaipur 20.05.12
7 MEK Hussey, M Vijay 159 1st Chennai Bangalore Chennai 28.05.11
8 CL White, KC Sangakkara 157 3rd Deccan Pune Cuttack 01.05.12
9 AC Gilchrist, VVS Laxman 155* 1st Deccan Mumbai Mumbai 27.04.08
10 JH Kallis, G Gambhir 152* 2nd Kolkata Rajasthan Jaipur 15.04.11
11 M Vijay, JA Morkel 152 3rd Chennai Rajasthan Chennai 03.04.10
12 SS Iyer, JP Duminy 154 2nd Delhi Mumbai Delhi 23.04.15
13 M Jayawardene, V Sehwag 151 1st Delhi Mumbai Delhi 21.04.13