Statsman: Kohli becomes first batter to 3000 T20 runs at single venue, Jaiswal joins elite list with maiden IPL century

From Kohli’s record T20 run-tally at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to Jaiswal’s 124 at the age of 21 years and 123 days in a losing cause, here are some fascinating numbers from IPL 2023.

Virat Kohli achieved a unique milestone in Bengaluru while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a memorable hundred at the Wankhede Stadium during IPL 2023.

9. The number of batters with the distinction of registering four or more consecutive fifty-plus scores in the IPL. Devon Conway of CSK became the latest to do so in the match against KKR in Kolkata on April 23. His four consecutive scores were 50, 83, 77 not out and 56. The IPL record is five in five by three players — Virender Sehwag, Jos Buttler and David Warner. However, Conway failed to extend this sequence and equal the record when he was dismissed for eight in the next match in Jaipur on April 27. He then made a career­-best unbeaten 92 against PBKS in Chennai on April 30 to register his fifth 50+ score in his last six innings. Conway emulated Faf du Plessis, the only other CSK player to make four fifties in a row in the IPL.

Batters with four or more fifty-plus scores in consecutive innings in IPL cricket

50s	Batter	For	NO	Runs	HS	Ave.	100s	50s	From	To
5	Virender Sehwag	DC	1	353	87*	88.25	0	5	21 Apr 2012	01 May 2012
5	Jos Buttler	RR	2	389	95*	129.67	0	5	02 May 2018	13 May 2018
5	David Warner	SRH	1	295	70*	73.75	0	5	08 Apr 2019	23 April 2019
4	Virat Kohli	RCB	2	351	113	175.50	2	2	14 May 2016	22 May 2016
4	Kane Williamson	SRH	1	271	83*	90.33	0	4	07 May 2018	17 May 2018
4	Shikhar Dhawan	DC	3	333	106*	333.00	2	2	11 Oct 2020	20 Oct 2020
4	Faf du Plessis	CSK	1	251	95*	83.67	0	4	21 Apr 2021	01 May 2021
4	Ishan Kishan	MI	2	269	84	134.50	0	4	05 Oct 2021	02 Apr 2022
4	Devon Conway	CSK	1	266	83	88.67	0	4	12 Apr 2023	23 Apr 2023

3015. The number of T20 runs accumulated by Virat Kohli at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. During his knock of 54 for RCB against KKR on 26 April, he became the first batter in T20 cricket history to aggregate 3000-­plus T20 runs at a single venue. 

Most T20 runs made at a venue/ground by a batter

Runs	Venue (Stadium)	Batter	Mts	Inns	Ave.	100	50	HS
3015	Bengaluru (M. Chinnaswamy)	Virat Kohli	95	92	38.68	3	23	113
2989	Mirpur (Sher-e-Bangla)	Mushfiqur Rahim	129	121	33.96	0	18	98*
2813	Mirpur (Sher-e-Bangla)	Mahmudullah	137	130	28.70	0	8	70*
2749	Nottingham (Trent Bridge)	Alex Hales	90	90	33.52	2	22	101*
2706	Mirpur (Sher-e-Bangla)	Tamim Iqbal	94	93	31.10	2	19	141*

02. The number of occasions an IPL side has used nine bowlers (highest ever) in its innings. Lucknow recently used as many in its match against Punjab in Mohali on 28 April. Incidentally, in the same game, Punjab used seven bowlers, which meant that 16 bowlers were utilised, which is again a record, equalling the tally of the Bengaluru match of May, 2016.

Nine bowlers used in an innings by an IPL side

Used by	Against (total)	Venue	Date	Result	Best bowling
RCB	GL (104 in 18.4)	Bengaluru	14 May 2016	Won	4/11 (3 ov) by Chris Jordan
LSG	PBKS (201 in 19.5)	Mohali	28 Apr 2023	Won	4/37 (3.5 ov) by Yash Thakur

03. The number of occasions an IPL side has been dismissed after making a total of 200-­plus. PBKS was all out for 201 in 19.5 overs of the second innings in Mohali against LSG on 28 April 2023.

Highest all-out totals in IPL

Total	Ov	By	Agst	Venue	Date	Result	Batting
210	19.4	KKR	RR	MumbaiBS	18 Apr 2022	Lost	2nd
202	19.1	KKR	CSK	MumbaiWS	21 Apr 2021	Lost	2nd
201	19.5	PBKS	LSG	Mohali	28 Apr 2023	Lost	2nd
188	20.0	MI	PBKS	MumbaiWS	21 May 2008	Lost	2nd
185	20.0	RR	PBKS	Dubai	21 Sep 2021	Won	1st
182	20.0	PBKS	MI	Mohali	25 Apr 2008	Won	1st

04. The number of batters who have registered an IPL century below the age of 22. Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal, during his 124 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on 30 April, became the latest to join this exclusive list. The previous youngest RR batter to register an IPL century was Ajinkya Rahane at 23y-­314d during his unbeaten 103 against RCB in Bengaluru on 15 April 2012.

Youngest batter to register a maiden IPL century

Age	Batter	Score	For	Opp	Venue	Date	Result	Bat#
19y-253d	Manish Pandey	114*	RCB	DChr	Centurion	21 May 2009	Won	2
20y-218d	Rishabh Pant	128*	DC	SRH	Delhi	10 May 2018	Lost	4
20y-289d	Devdutt Padikkal	101*	RCB	RR	MumbaiWS	22 Apr 2021	Won	2
21y-123d	Yashasvi Jaiswal	124	RR	MI	MumbaiWS	30 Apr 2023	Lost	1

05. The number of players who have the distinction of making a fifty and claiming a four­-wicket haul in the same IPL match. Yuvraj Singh had achieved this feat on two separate occasions (both in a losing cause). Aussie Mitchell Marsh, playing for Delhi Capitals against Hyderabad on 29 April, in Delhi, claimed four for 27 and then scored a 63 to become the latest player to join this elite list. However, his side lost the game. 

All-rounder’s double in an IPL match (fifty-plus score and a four-wicket haul in same match)

Runs	Wkts	Player	For	Opp	Venue	Date	Result
75	4/29	Paul Valthaty+	PBKS	DChr	Hyderabad	16 Apr 2011	Won
66*	4/29	Yuvraj Singh+	PWI	DC	MumbaiDYP	17 Apr 2011	Lost
64	4/44	Kieron Pollard	MI	RR	MumbaiWS	11 Apr 2012	Won
83	4/35	Yuvraj Singh+	RCB	RR	Bengaluru	11 May 2014	Lost
54	4/17	J.P. Duminy	DC	SRH	Visakhapatnam	18 Apr 2015	Won
63	4/27	Mitchell Marsh	DC	SRH	Hyderabad	29 Apr 2023	Lost

+ indicates this was also the highest score and best bowling performance of the match.

** Yuvraj Singh for PWI and J.P. Duminy for DC were captaining their sides.

124. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s score in a losing cause for RR against MI at the Wankhede Stadium on 30 April, which is now the second-­highest by any batter in a losing cause in IPL history — just four short of Rishabh Pant’s effort of 128 not out for Delhi in 2018.

Highest IPL scores in a losing cause

Runs	Batter	For	Opp	Venue	Date	Bat#
128*	Rishabh Pant	DC	SRH	Delhi	10 May 2018	4
124	Yashasvi Jaiswal	RR	MI	MumbaiWS	30 Apr 2023	1
119	Sanju Samson	RR	PBKS	MumbaiWS	12 Apr 2021	3
117*	Andrew Symonds	DChr	RR	Hyderabad	24 Apr 2008	4
115*	Wriddhiman Saha	PBKS	KKR	Bengaluru	1 Jun 2014	4

* Saha’s unbeaten 115 came in the 2014 IPL final

* Jaiswal’s 124 is now the joint-highest score by a RR batter in the IPL. His opening partner Jos Buttler had also registered an identical score for RR against SRH in Delhi on 2 May 2021.

(All records are correct and updated until 5 May 2023)