Match No 35 – Pune Warriors vs. Deccan Chargers at Pune-SRS on 26.04.12 – Deccan Chargers won by 18 runs

CL White scored 78 in this game providing the 44^th occasion of Deccan Chargers batsman scoring a fifty in IPL>

CL White and JP Duminy added 75 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 49^th occasion of Deccan Chargers batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the 12^th occasion of Deccan Chargers batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in IPL which are listed below

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	A Symonds, RG Sharma	111	4th	Rajasthan	Hyd-RGS	24.04.08
2	TL Suman, A Symonds	91*	4th	Bangalore	Bangalore	08.04.10
3	KC Sangakkara, CL White	90	4th	Kochi	Kochi	27.04.11
4	RG Sharma, MD Mishra	82	4th	Bangalore	Nagpur	12.04.10
5	YVG Rao, DB Ravi Teja	76	4th	Chennai	Hyd-RGS	27.05.08
6	CL White, JP Duminy	75	4th	Deccan	Pune-SRS	26.04.12
7	RG Sharma, DR Smith	72	4th	Chennai	East London	04.05.09
8	JP Duminy, DT Christian	71	4th	Delhi	Hyd-RGS	05.05.11
9	DB Ravi Teja, A Symonds	63	4th	Delhi	Durban	13.05.09
10	RG Sharma, TL Suman	59	4th	Rajasthan	Port Elizabeth	02.05.09
11	B Chipli, JP Duminy	55	4th	Bangalore	Hyd-RGS	14.04.11
12	HH Gibbs, RG Sharma	52	4th	Bangalore	Johannesburg	24.05.09

S Dhawan of Deccan Chargers and AC Thomas of Pune Warriors were dismissed run out in this game providing the 368^th and 369^th occasion of a batsman run out in IPL.

JD Ryder and SC Ganguly were caught by substitute fielders in this game providing the 37^th and 38^th occasion of batsman caught by substitute fielders in IPL

SC Ganguly’s aggregate runs as captain in IPL read 990 including his 21 in this game. He requires ten more runs for his 1000 runs as captain in IPL.

SC Ganguly was playing his 50^th IPL innings in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 1231.

Deccan Chargers’s win in this game gave its 26^th win in IPL. It has played 66 games, won 26 games and lost 40 games. Deccan Chargers’s win in this game was its first win in IPL 5 edition..

 

 

Match No 34 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Chennai Super Kings at Bangalore on 25.04.12 – Match abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain

This match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rein. This is the sixth occasion of a match being abandoned without a ball being bowled in IPL. The following table lists all the six occasions

This is the second abandoned game involving Bangalore. Both the games are listed below. coincidentally both the games are at Bangalore

This is the first game to be abandoned after the toss, while the previous five games were abandoned without toss. This game is treated as a No Result game

V Kohli became the 47th cricketer to appear in 100 T20 games. It was also his 69th IPL game.  S Badrinath and SK Raina have played 70 IPL games and hold the record for most appearances in IPL

This match will be added to the career figures of  the announced playing Eleven exchanged by captains prior to the toss

This game was the second No result game in IPL after the Delhi-Pune game at Delhi on 21.05.11

No	Team 1	Team 2	Result	Ground	Date
1	Delhi	Pune	No result	Delhi	21.05.11
2	Bangalore	Chennai	No result	Bangalore	25.04.12

Match No 33 – Kings Eleven Punjab vs. Mumbai Indians at Mohali on 25.04.12 – Mumbai Indians won by four wkts

Mumbai won this game by four wkts with one ball to spare providing the sixth   occasion of team emerging victorious with a ball to spare in IPL. All such occasions are listed below.

Punjab suffered its second loss with a ball to spare in IPL, the first was against Delhi at Mohali on 13.03.10. Delhi had won this game by five wickets

JC Franklin was appearing in his 100^th T20 game to become the 47^th cricketer in the history of T20 game to play 100 T20 games.

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out in this game was his 25^th half century. He became the second batsman in the history of T20 games to score 25 plus half centuries. BJ Hodge is the other batsman to score 29 half centuries.

DJ Hussey’s four boundary fours in this game gave him an aggregate of 302 boundary fours in T20 games. He became the eighth batsman to score 300 plus boundary fours in IPL. The complete list reads thus –

DJ Hussey’s T20 run aggregate stood at 4473 which includes his 68 not out in this game. He continues to hold the record for most runs in T20 games. He is closely followed by BJ Hodge who has amassed 4365 runs

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the 68^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Kings Eleven Punjab captain scoring a fifty in IPL, which are listed below.

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the second occasion of a Kings Eleven captain scoring a fifty against Mumbai in IPL after KC Sangakkara who had scored 56 at Mohali on 09.04.12. Thus DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represents the highest score by a Kings Eleven captain against Mumbai in IPL

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the second best score by a Kings Eleven captain in IPL. The best is credited to AC Gilchrist who has scored 106 against Bangalore at Dharmasala on 17.05.11

RP Singh’s lone wicket in this game gave him an aggregate of 67 wickets in IPL. He now occupies the second place among the most wicket takers in IPL. SL Malinga with 70 wickets to his credit occupies the first place.

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 23rd occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the sixth occasion of a Kings Eleven captains’s fifty in a losing cause which are listed below

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the highest score by a Punjab captain in a losing cause. The previous best was Yuvraj Singh’s 58 not out against Chennai at Centurion on 07.05.09

Punjab holds the record of most occasions of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause – DJ Hussey’s fifty was the sixth. Prior to this game, Deccan Chargers and Kings Eleven Punjab held the record jointly with five occasion of captains’s fifty going in vain

DJ Hussey’s 68 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 139^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the 20^th occasion of a Kings Eleven Punjab batsman’s fifty going in vain. The following table lists all the twenty occasions

DJ Hussey and DA Miller added 89 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 54^th occasion of Kings Eleven Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for various wickets in IPL. It also represent the eighth occasion of Kings Eleven Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs stand for the fourth wicket in IPL which are listed below

JC Franklin and SR Tendulkar added 52 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 53^rd occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This also represent the 13^th occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in IPL which are listed below.

RG Sharma scored 50 in this game which represent his 13^th fitty in IPL. Others to score 13 or more fifties in IPL are – SE Marsh {14}, JH Kallis {14} and SK Raina {13}.

RG Sharma’s run aggregate in IPL at the end of this game stood at 1718 including his 50 in this game. He became the fourth batsman to amass 1700 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1951}, SR Tendulkar {1796} and AC Gichrist {1702}

KD Karthik’s aggregate of dismissals in IPL stood at 41 at the end of this game. He became the third wicket keeper to have dismissals of more than 40 in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {50} and KC Sangakkara {42}

Harbhajan Singh failed to score in this game providing the 36th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in IPL. It also represents the fourth occasion of a Mumbai captain scoring zero in IPL which are listed below.

Harbhajan Singh’s zero in this game provides the third occasion of a captain scoring zero against Punjab. All the three occasions are listed below

Harbhajan Singh’s duck in this game represent his second duck as captain against Punjab. He became the fifth captain to score two or more ducks against the same opposition in IPL. The complete is furnished below

PP Chawal’s IPL wicket aggregate stood at 66 at the end of this game. He now shares the third place jointly with A Mishra and PP Ojha amongst the most wicket takers in IPL. The first and second place are held by SL Malinga {70} and RP Singh {67}

Match No 32 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Deccan Chargers at Kolkata on 24.04.12 – Match abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain

This match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rein. This is the fifth occasion of a match being abandoned without a ball being bowled in IPL. The following table lists all the five occasions

This is the third abandoned game involving Kolkata. All the three games are listed below

 

Match No 31 – Pune Warriors vs. Delhi Daredevils at Pune-SRS on 24.04.12 – Delhi Daredevils won by eight wickets

MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 63^rd occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. This stand also provides the first occasion of Pune batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. The previous best was the 93 runs stand between JD Ryder and SC Ganguly at Delhi on 21.04.12

MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership posted by Pune batsmen in IPL. The following table lists all of them.

MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 12th occasion of a three figure partnership for the third wicket in IPL. All the thirteen occasions are listed below

MK Pandey and RV Uthappa added 145 runs for the third wicket in this game represent the second best partnership for the third wicket in IPL. The best stand is 152 runs partnership between M Vijay and JA Morkel of Chennai against Rajasthan at Chennai on 03.04.10

RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game represent his sixth fifty in IPL, while MK Pandey registered second fifty in IPL when he scored 80 not out in this game

RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game represent the 49^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the second occasion of Pune wicket keeper batsman scoring fifty in IPL. The two occasions are listed below

RV Uthappa’s 60 not out represents his third fifty as a wicket keeper batsman in IPL which are listed below

V Sehwag scored 87 not out in this game which represent his 12^th fifty in IPL. He became the sixth batsman to score 12 or more fifties in IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {14}, SE Marsh {14}, SK Raina {13}, G Gambhir {12} and RG Sharma {12}

V Sehwag’s IPL run aggregate read 1620 at the end of this game including his 87 not out in this game. He became the seventh batsman to total 1600 runs in IPL. The complete list with their performance read thus

V Sehwag’s 87 not out in this game represent the 68th occasion of a captain scoring fifty in IPL. It also represents the eleventh occasion of a Delhi captain scoring a fifty in IPL which are listed below

V Sehwag’s 87 not out in this game represent his ninth fifty as captain in IPL. Other captains to score nine or more fifties are – SR Tendulkar {11} and AC Gilchrist {10}. V Sehwag’s nine fifties are listed below

MK Pandey’s 80 not out and RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game were in losing cause providing the 137^th and 138^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. They also represent the seventh and eight occasion of Pune batsman’s fifty going in vain which are lisetd below

RV Uthappa’s 60 not out in this game provide the 18th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. All the eightteen occasions are listed below

V Sehwag and KP Pietersen added 89 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 48^th occasion of Delhi batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also provides the 12^th occasion of a 50 plus runs stand for the second wicket.

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	G Gambhir, S Dhawan	133	2nd	Deccan	Delhi	15.05.08
2	G Gambhir, S Dhawan	112*	2nd	Rajasthan	Delhi	19.04.08
3	V Sehwag, S Dhawan	112*	2nd	Deccan	Hyd-RGS	22.04.08
4	V Sehwag, G Gambhir	99	2nd	Kolkata	Kolkata	07.04.10
5	G Gambhir, S Dhawan	98	2nd	Bangalore	Delhi	30.04.08
6	G Gambhir, TM Dilshan	97*	2nd	Kolkata	Durban	05.05.09
7	V Sehwag, KP Pietersen	89	2nd	Pune	Pune-SRS	24.04.12
8	V Sehwag, KP Pietersen	75	2nd	Pune	Delhi	21.04.12
9	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	68	2nd	Mumbai	Centurion	21.05.09
10	V Sehwag, TM Dilshan	67	2nd	Chennai	Delhi	19.03.10
11	DA Warner, AB de Villiers	51	2nd	Deccan	Cuttack	21.03.10
12	G Gambhir, TM Dilshan	50	2nd	Deccan	Durban	13.05.09

Match No 30 : Rajasthan Royals vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore at Jaipur on 23.04.12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 46 runs

TM Dilshan and AB de Villiers added 122 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 61st occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the seventh occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in IPL. All the seven occasions are listed below

This stand also represents the seventh occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. All the seven occasions are listed below

This stand also represents the ninth occasion of a three figure partnership against Rajasthan in IPL. All the nine occasions are listed below

This stand also represents the first three figure stand for any wicket posted by Bangalore against Rajasthan. The previous best partnership was the 93 runs unfinished partnership for the first wicket between MK Pandey and JH Kallis at Bangalore on 18.03.10. The previous best for the fourth wicket was the 35 runs partnership between KP Pietersen and R Dravid at Cape Town on 18.04.09

This stand also represents the 54^th occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against various oppositions in IPL and the fifth against Rajasthan which are listed below

This stand also represents the highest partnership for the fourth wicket by any team against Rajasthan. The previous best was 111 runs partnership between A Symonds and RG Sharma of Deccan Chargers at Hyd-RGS on 22.04.08. It also represents the third occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket by any team against Rajasthan. All the three partnerships are listed below

TM Dilshan became the 22^nd batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours in IPL. At the end of this game his aggregate of boundary fours in IPL stood at 105. The performances of all the 22 batsmen are furnished below.

TM Dilshan’s 76 not out in this game represent his seventh fifty in IPL. It also represents his highest score in IPL. His previous best was 67 not out representing Delhi against Banglaore at Port Elizabeth on 26.04.09

AB de Villiers’ 59 not out in this game represents his ninth fifty in IPL – four representing Delhi and five representing Bangalore.

AB de Viller’s 59 not out in this game represent the 48th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the fifth occasion of a Bangalore wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty. All the five occasions are listed below

AB de Villier’s 59 not out in this game provide the fourth occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Rajasthan in IPL. The following table lists all such occasions

R Dravid’s 58 in this game represent the 67^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. He earned the distinction of becoming the first Rajasthan captain to score a fifty in IPL. It also represents his third fifty as captain in IPL

R Dravid’s 58 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty against Bangalore in IPL. All the nine occasions are listed below.

AC Gilchrist and R Dravid are the only two captains in IPL to score fifties for a team and against a team. AC Gilchrist while leading Deccan Chargers scored a fifty against Punjab and while leading Kings Eleven Punjab he scored fifty against Deccan Chargers. R Dravid while leading Bangalore against Rajasthan and scored a fifty while leading Rajasthan against Bangalore. Their performances are listed below

R Dravid’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 22nd occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the first occasion of Rajasthan captain’s fifty going in vain and provides the fifth occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain against Bangalore in IPL.

KP Appanna returned with figures of 4 for 19 in this game provide the 53^rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL and also provide the 42^nd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.

KP Appanna’s 4 for 19 provide the sixth occasion of a Bangalore bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL which are listed below

KP Appanna became the second Bangalore bowler to capture four or more wickets against Rajasthan after A Kumble who had returned with figures of 3.1.-1-5-5 at Cape Town on 18.04.09

KP Appanna’s 4 for 19 in this game provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets against Rajasthan in IPL. The following table enlists all of them.

KP Appanna’s 4 for 19 in this game provide the 27^th occasion of a bowler capturing four more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs. The following table lists out all the 27 occasions

KP Appanna’s 4 for 19 in this game provide the fifth occasion of a Bangalore bowler capturing four more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs. The following table lists out all the five occasions

KP Appanna’s 4 for 19 in this game provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs against Rajasthan in IPL. The following table lists out all the three occasions

TM Dilshan and AB de Villers were playing their 100th T20 game and celebrated the occasion in style when they added  122 runs  in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket  and were the architects of Bangalore’s win

TM Dilshan and AB de Villiers became the 45^th and 46^th cricketers to appear in 100 T20 gmae and the performances of these cricketers are furnished below