Gayle hits 300 in the IPL!

Two batsman enter the 5,000-run club in the IPL, and how Gayle got to 300 sixes. Plus, your queries answered.

Chris Gayle is the first batsman in the IPL to hit that 300 sixes. No other batsman has managed to cross 200!

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The number of batsmen who have now aggregated 5,000 runs in Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket. In this edition, first Suresh Raina achieved the landmark, followed by Virat Kohli five days later.

The IPL’s 5,000-run club

Batsman	Achieved on	Venue	Age	Matches	Innings	Average	Hundreds	Fifties	Current tally
Suresh Raina	March 23, 2019	Chennai	32 years, 116 days	177	173	34.27	1	35	5,034
Virat Kohli	March 28, 2019	Bangalore	30 years, 143 days	165	157	38.17	4	34	5,000

 

How they reached each landmark

	Suresh Raina				Virat Kohli
Runs	Achieved on	Venue	Matches	Innings	Achieved on	Venue	Matches	Innings
1,000	March 25, 2010	Mumbai (BS)	36	34	April 29, 2011	Bangalore	52	45
2,000	April 30, 2012	Chennai	72	69	April 29, 2013	Jaipur	87	79
3,000	May 7, 2014	Cuttack	107	103	May 10, 2015	Mumbai	118	110
4,000	May 19, 2016	Kanpur	144	140	May 18, 2016	Bangalore	136	128
5,000	March 23, 2019	Chennai	177	173	March 28, 2019	Bangalore	165	157

300

The number of sixes hit by Chris Gayle in the IPL. The West Indian is the first batsman in this tournament to hit that many. No other batsman has managed to cross 200! The next best is A. B. de Villiers’ 193.

Most sixes in the IPL

Batsman	Sixes	Balls/six	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest score	Average	Strike rate
Chris Gayle	302	9.05	115	114	4,133	175*	41.33	151.17
A. B. De Villiers	193	13.83	143	131	4,032	133*	39.92	151.01
M. S. Dhoni	187	15.73	177	159	4,048	79*	40.48	137.64
Suresh Raina	186	19.56	178	174	5,034	100*	34.24	138.37
Rohit Sharma	185	18.88	176	171	4,587	109*	31.85	131.31
Virat Kohli	177	21.63	165	157	5,000	113	38.16	130.61
David Warner	165	17.66	116	116	4,168	126	41.26	143.03
Shane Watson	160	14.29	119	115	3,221	117*	32.21	140.90

 

Landmark sixes for Chris Gayle in the IPL

Six #	For	Against	Venue	Date	Match #
1	Kolkata Knight Riders	Deccan Chargers	Cape Town	April 19, 2009	1
50	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	Bangalore	May 8, 2001	21
100	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Deccan Chargers	Bangalore	May 6, 2012	38
200	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Bangalore	April 13, 2015	70
300	Kings XI Punjab	Mumbai Indians	Mohali	March 30, 2019	115

 

Gayle’s IPL sixes for each team

Team	Matches	Innings	Balls	Sixes	Balls/six
Royal Challengers Bangalore	85	84	2,071	239	8.66
Kings XI Punjab	14	14	336	37	9.08
Kolkata Knight Riders	16	16	327	26	12.57
Total	115	114	2,734	302	9.05

 

Gayle’s IPL sixes against each opponent

Opponent	Matches	Innings	Balls	Sixes	Balls/six
Kings XI Punjab	16	16	456	61	7.48
Kolkata Knight Riders	16	16	417	49	8.51
Pune Warriors India	5	5	192	36	5.33
Mumbai Indians	16	16	438	33	13.27
Sunrisers Hyderabad	11	11	230	30	7.67
Delhi Daredevils	13	13	255	29	8.79
Chennai Super Kings	12	11	252	28	9.00
Rajasthan Royals	14	14	287	18	15.94
Gujarat Lions	4	4	74	7	10.57
Deccan Chargers	4	4	51	5	10.20
Kochi Tuskers Kerala	1	1	16	5	3.20
Royal Challengers Bangalore	3	3	66	1	66.00
Total	115	114	2,734	302	9.05

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The number of batsmen who have scores of 99 in IPL cricket. The latest, Prithvi Shaw of Delhi Capitals, missed his century by one run against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi.

The IPL’s 99-run club

Score	Balls	Batsman	For	Against	Venue	Date	Innings	Result
99*	52	Suresh Raina	Chennai Super Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Hyderabad	May 8, 2013	First	Won
99	58	Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi Daredevils	Delhi	May 10, 2013	First	Won
99	55	Prithvi Shaw	Delhi Capitals	Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi	March 30, 2019	Second	Tie (won in super over)

 

Queries Corner How often has Bhuvneshwar Kumar captained a side? – Akhil Chaturvedi, Meerut. A1. Before leading Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kane Williamson’s absence, Bhuvneshwar Kumar had led a team only once before in his career. That was in a Ranji Trophy match for Uttar Pradesh against Mumbai at Mysore in November 2016. But his side lost by 121 runs. Interestingly, since then he hasn’t appeared in a single Ranji Trophy match. How many IPL centuries have been registered since 2013 and how many against the Sunrisers? Has SRH conceded the maximum number of centuries since its entry into the IPL in 2013? – Srihari Rao, Visakhapatnam. Since the advent of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL in 2013, in all 29 centuries have been scored. Sanju Samson’s recent ton was the sixth to be scored against SRH, equalling the tally conceded by the Gujarat Lions bowlers in just two seasons. Most IPL centuries conceded by teams since 2013 6 Gujarat Lions, Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 Kings XI Punjab 3 Kolkata Knight Riders 2 Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rising Pune Supegiants 1 Rajasthan Royals, Pune Warriors India How often have two batsmen scored centuries in the same One-Day International innings. And how often have sides lost despite two batsmen registering centuries in the same ODI innings? – Ramesh Korde, Mumbai. A2. Two or more batsmen have scored centuries in the same innings on 168 occasions in ODI cricket since the first two instances that came in successive matches by Pakistan against India in December 1982. This tally also includes two instances of three batsmen recording centuries in the same innings – both by South Africa against the West Indies and India, respectively, in 2015. The recent Abu Dhabi ODI match provided the 28th instance in ODI cricket when Pakistan lost the match against Australia despite two of its batsmen making centuries. For the record, India has the unique distinction of being victorious most times despite the two opponent batsmen making centuries – on 10 occasions – followed by Sri Lanka and Australia – four times each! In the recent Test match against Afghanistan in Dehradun, Ireland’s No. 11 batsman Tim Murtagh top-scored in the first innings with an unbeaten 54. How often have No. 11s top-scored in Test cricket? Has any Indian achieved this? - T. Ajit Krishnan, Chennai. Tim Murtagh become only the 11th No. 11 batman to top-score in a Test innings. In the last 10 years, only three other No. 11s have achieved this – Nathan Lyon (Australia), Ashton Agar (Australia) and Shane Shillingford (West Indies). Batsmen from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have also achieved this, but so far none from India. Incidentally, Murtagh became the first batsman in Test cricket to make 25 or more runs in each innings while batting at No. 11, he scores being 54* and 27.

Note: All figures above are updated as on March 31, 2019.