Bangalore: Mumbai Indians’ MA Khote and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Misbah-ul-Huq were the only batsmen to be dismissed hit-wicket in the inaugural edition of DLF-IPL 2008. And as coincidence wold have it, Kings XI Punjab’s S Sreesanth was the bowler on both occasions.
Here are some other highlights and batting records from the inaugural edition.
Centuries
158* Brendon McCullum, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bangalore, April 18
117* Andrew Symonds, Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Hyderabad, April 24
116* Mike Hussey, Chennai Super Kiungs vs Kings XI Punjab, Mohali, April 19
115 Shaun Marsh, Kings XI Punjab vs Jaipur, Mohali May 28
114* Sanath Jayasuriya, Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super King, Mumbai May 14
109* Adam Gilchrist, Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, Mumbai (DYP), April 27
Top-scores for other teams:
94 Virender Sehwag, Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad, April 19
91 Graeme Smith, Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Chennai, May 24
75* R Dravid, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Jaipur, May 17
Only wicket-keeper to score century
109* Adam Gilchrist, Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, Mumbai (DYP), April 27
Century in a losing cause
117* Andrew Symonds, Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Hyderabad, April 24.
Half-centuries
On as many as 78 occasions, batsmen went past the 50 mark.
Here is a break up by team:
15 Rajasthan Royals
15 Kings XI Punjab
14 Chennai Super Kings
13 Delhi Daredevils
12 Hyderabad
8 Kolkata Knight Riders
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore
5 Mumbai Indians
And here is a break-up by player of the top guns:
6 Shaun Marsh, Kings XI Punjab
5 Gautam Gambhir, Delhi Daredevils
4 Shikar Dhawan, Delhi Daredevils,
4 Adam Gilchrist, Deccan Chargers
4 Rohit Sharma, Deccan Chargers
4 Kumar Sangakkara, Kings XI Punjab
4 Shane Watson, Rajasthan Royals
4 Yusuf Pathan, Rajasthan Royals
Half-centuries in a losing cause
As many as 36 fifties ended up in a losing cause. In fact, there were seven instances of two batsmen scoring half-centuries in vain. Deccan Chargers’ Rohit Sharma made three such fifties while Rahul Dravid (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Y Venugopala Rao and Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers) and Kumar Sangakkara (Kings XI Punjab) saw two of their 50s of no avail.
Sixes
A total of 622 sixes were hit.
Here’s break-up of sixes by team:
95 Kings XI Punjab
92 Deccan Chargers
86 Chennai Super Kings
85 Rajasthan Royals
76 Mumbai Indians
75 Kolkata Knight Riders
59 Royal Challengers Bangalore
54 Delhi Daredevils
Most sixes in a match
25 Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, Mohali April 19
235 Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad, April 24
22 Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, Mohali, May 28
Most sixes
31 Sanath Jayasuriya, Mumbai Indians with
26 Shaun Marsh, Kings XI Punjab
25 Yusuf Pathan, Rajasthan Royals
21 V Sehwag, Delhi Daredevils
Ducks
There were 67 instances of batsmen failing to open their account.
Here’s a break up by team
14 Royal Challengers Bangalore
10 Deccan Chargers
10 Mumbai Indians
8 Kings XI Punjab
7 Chennai Super Kings
7 Delhi Daredevils
6 Kolkata Knight Riders
5 Rajasthan Royals
Most zeroes in an innings:
5 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Bangalore, May 5
First-ball duck
36 batsmen were dismissed off the first ball they faced.
First-ball duck on T20 debut
Abhinav Mukund, Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Chennai, May 24
Dismissed without facing a ball
Praagyan Ojha and Sanjay Bangar (Deccan Chargers) as well as Andre Nel (Mumbai Indians)
Captains being dismissed without scoring
There were eight such instances of captains, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Rahul Dravid and Delhi Daredevils’ Virender Sehwag bagged two zeroes each
Wicket-keeper being dismissed without scoring
Rajasthan Royals’ M Rawat was the only wicket-keeper batsman with this dubious feat
Run out
As many as 86 batsmen were run out in the tournament. Royal Challengers Bangalore (17) and Rajasthan Royals (14) topped the charts.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Praveen Kumar and Rajasthan Royals’ Yusuf Pathan share the record for being run out most the most times – four each.
Kings XI Punjab’s captain Yuvraj Singh was run out three times, the most for a capt.
Most run out in an innings
Five Mumbai Indians’ batsmen were run out in an innings in the match against Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai on May 21. This instance is a record for a match also.
Stumped
12 batsmen were dismissed stumped, with Rajasthan Royals’ wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal effecting four such dismissals, the most in the tournament.
Partnerships
As many as 21 century partnerships were recorded in the tournament. The unfinished 155 run-stand for the opening wicket between Adam Gilchrist and VVS Laxman for Deccan Chargers against Mumbai Indians was the highest.
Delhi Daredevils’ Gautam Gambhir and Shikar Dhawan were concerned in three century partnerships, the most by a pair in the tournament.
Mumbai Indians’ Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar as well as Rajasthan Royals’ Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar shared four 50-plus runs stands for the same wicket in the tournament.
As many as 93 half-century partnerships were recorded in the tournament.
Here is a break up by team:
19 Rajasthan Royals
16 Chennai Super Kings
10 Deecan Chargers
10 Mumbai Indians
9 Delhi Daredevils
5 Royal Challengers Bangalore
8 Kolkata Knight Riders
And here is a break up by player:
10 Graeme Smith, Rajasthan Royals
9 Shaun Marsh, Kings XI Punjab
6 Gautam Gambhir, Delhi Daredevils
5 Adam Gilchrist
5 Sanath Jayasuriya
And a break-up of 50-plus partnerships for each wicket
23 - First wicket
22- Second wicket
18 Third wicket
18 Fourth wicket
8 Fifth wicket
3 Sixth wicket
1 Seventh wicket
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