Sharjah: Kings Punjab {223 for 2} and Rajasthan Royals {226 for 4} posted team totals of 200 plus runs to provide the 97th and 98th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament.
Punjab {223 for 2} posted team total of 200 plus runs to provide the 14th occasion of Punjab posting a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament.
Rajasthan {226 for 4} posted team total of 200 plus runs to provide the ninth occasion of a Rajasthan posting a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament.
Punjab {223 for 2} posted team total of 200 plus runs to provide the 11th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament against Rajasthan.
Rajasthan {226 for 4} posted team total of 200 plus runs to provide the 17th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament against Punjab
Punjab {223 for 2} and Rajasthan {226 for 4} posted team totals of 200 plus runs to provide the 24th occasion of both teams posting a total of 200 plus runs in the tournament.
Rajasthan {226 for 4} posted team total of 200 plus runs to provide the 26th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs batting second in the tournament.
Highest target chased
Rajasthan won this game by four wickets chasing a total of 222 to become the team chasing the highest target in the history of IPL. The previous best chased target was 215 set by Deccan Chargers against Rajasthan at Hyd-RGS on 24.04.08 in the inaugural edition of the tournament. Rajasthan had won this game by three wickets. Rajasthan’s chase of 222 runs in this game was one of ten games chased by a team when the target was 200 plus runs.
Rajasthan became the third team to win an IPL game on two or more occasions chasing a target was 200 plus runs. Other two teams are Punjab {03} and Bangalore {02}.
Rahul-Mayank opening wicket stand - a record
KL Rahul and MA Agarwal posted a partnership of 183 runs for the first wicket making it the 68th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament. It also provides 26th occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament.
KL Rahul and MA Agarwal posted a partnership of 183 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament and provides the third best for the first wicket in the tournament.
It is interesting to note that these three partnerships are in the descending order starting from 185.
MA Agarwal scored 106 in this game to provide the 60th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in the tournament. It also provides the 12th occasion of a Punjab batsman scoring a century in the tournament. It also provides the 25th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in the tournament.
MA Agarwal’s 106 contained ten boundary fours to provide the 32nd occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary fours while scoring a century in the tournament.
MA Agarwal’s 106 was in a losing cause to provide the 12th occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain in the tournament.
It also provides the fourth occasion of a Punjab batsman’s century going in vain in the tournament. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WP Saha | 115* | Punjab | Kolkata | Bangalore | 01.06.14 |
| 2 | HM Amla | 104* | Punjab | Mumbai | Indore | 20.04.17 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 100* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10.04.19 |
| 4 | M Agarwal | 106 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sharjah | 27.09.20 |
It also provides the second occasion of a batsman’s century going in vain against Rajasthan in the tournament. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Symonds | 117* | Hyderabad | Rajasthan | Hyderabad | 24.04.08 |
| 2 | M Agarwal | 106 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sharjah | 27.09.20 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of an opening batsman’s century in a losing cause in the tournament.
MA Agarwal’s 106 represent the highest individual score by an opening batsman in a losing cause in the tournament. The previous best was 105 not out by Rajasthan’s AM Rahane against Delhi at Jaipur on 22.04.19.
| No | Position | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02 | M Agarwal | 106 | Punjab | Rajasthan | 27.09.20 |
| 2 | 01 | AM Rahane | 105* | Rajasthan | Delhi | 22.04.19 |
MA Agarwal scored his hundred in 45 minutes. It represents one of the 17 fastest hundreds scored in less than 50 deliveries in the tournament.
MA Agarwal scored his hundred in 45 minutes. It is among the three fastest hundreds scored by Punjab batsman in less than 50 deliveries in the tournament
KL Rahul {69} and MA Agarwal {106} scored the fifties in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in the same innings in the tournament. It also provides the seventh occasion of both the openers from Punjab scoring fifties in the tournament.
KL Rahul {69} and MA Agarwal {106} scored fifties in this game to provide the fifth occasion of one of the opener scoring half century and another opener scoring a century in the same innings in the tournament. It also provides the secondS occasion of Punjab openers performing such a feat in the tournament. Both such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that both these occasions are against Rajasthan.
| No | Position | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 | SE Marsh | 115 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 2 | 02 | JR Hopes | 51 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 3 | 01 | KL Rahul | 69 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sharjah | 27.09.20 |
SD Cottrell {one for 53} and Mohammad Shami {3 for 52} conceded 50 plus runs in this game to provide the 157th and 158th occasion of bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the 27th and 28th occasion of Punjab bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the fourth and fifth occasion of Punjab bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament against Rajasthan in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
SD Cottrell {one for 53} and Mohammad Shami {3 for 52} conceded 50 plus runs in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of two bowlers conceding 50 plus runs in the same innings in the tournament. It also provides the third such occasion by Punjab bowlers in the tournament.
Mohammad Shami became the fourth bowler in the tournament to capture three or more wickets conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament. The following table lists all the four bowlers.
Mohammad Shami became the second Punjab bowler in the tournament to capture three or more wickets conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament after Karanveer Singh. The following table lists all the four bowlers.
| No | Player | Wicket | Run | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K’veer Singh | 4 | 54 | Punjab | Kolkata | Bangalore | 01.06.14 |
| 2 | Mohd Shami | 3 | 53 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sharjah | 27.09.20 |
KL Rahul {69} and SPD Smith {50} scored fifties in the tournament to provide the 251st and 252nd occasion of captains scoring fifties in the tournament.
KL Rahul {69} scored fifty in the tournament to provide the 20th occasion of Punjab captain scoring fifties in the tournament. SPD Smith {50} scored fifty in the tournament to provide the 15th occasion of a Rajasthan captain scoring fifties in the tournament.
KL Rahul {69} scored fifty in the tournament to provide the 20th occasion of a captain scoring fifties in the tournament against Rajasthan. SPD Smith {50} scored fifty in the tournament to provide the 37th occasion of a captain scoring fifties in the tournament against Punjab.
KL Rahul {69} and SPD Smith {50} scored fifties in the tournament to provide the 15th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in the tournament.
KL Rahul {69} and SPD Smith {50} scored fifties in the tournament to provide the sixth occasion of rival captain openers scoring fifties in the tournament.
KL Rahul’s 69 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 92nd occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Punjab Captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament.
KL Rahul’s 69 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the ninth occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament against Rajasthan.
KL Rahul’s 69 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of a Punjab captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament against Rajasthan. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 69 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sharjah | 27.09.20 |
Rahul Tewatia scored 53 in this game in 31 deliveries with no boundary fours and seven boundary sixes. He is perhaps the first batsman in the history of T20 games and also in IPL to score a half-century without a boundary four.
SS Cottrel conceded five boundary sixes in one over to become the first bowler in the history of IPL to concede five boundary sixes in one over. R Tewatia was the batsman who scored five boundary sixes in one over of SS Cottrell.
R Tewatia of Rajasthan became the first batsman in the history of IPL to score five boundary sixes in an over while SS Cottrell of Punjab became the first bowler in the history of IPL to concede six boundary sixes in an over.
This is how the 18th over of the innings was described by EspnCricinfo commentary team:
17.1 – 6 - Cottrell to Tewatia, SIX runs - It is a small six but it is a six nonetheless. Hang in there, Rahul. Keep swinging. Cottrell follows him with a bouncer, but he manages to get inside the line to pull him flat over long leg
17.2 – 6 - Cottrell to Tewatia, SIX runs - Whoa whoa whoa cricket you beauty. You keep fighting, the tide can turn. He gets a short of a length ball, stands his ground and swings to leg. Not off the absolute middle of the bat but enough to clear the short square boundary and onto the road
17.3 – 6 - Cottrell to Tewatia, SIX runs - Make it three times. Sing your redemption songs. Cottrell pitches up, and he goes over wide long-off. Strike rate of 135 now. Game is on
17.4 – 6 - Cottrell to Tewatia, SIX runs - Well, Rahul, what a player. You are a champion. You have fought through the worst of times. Give yourself something to celebrate. Gees across, shuffles early gets a wide low full toss, and sweeps it over midwicket for another flat six. And now KXIP are having conferences
17.5 – 0 - Cottrell to Tewatia, no run. Goes for the fifth. Slower length ball wide outside off, and he goes across the lines. Beaten. Oh the joy of struggle and redemption. How fortunate to be calling this
`17.6 – 6 - Cottrell to Tewatia, SIX runs - Wow Rahul bloody Tewatia. This is a story for the ages, son. What redemption. Now Uthappa has to give him strike. He has smacked a wide length ball over midwicket for another six. Now only 21 required in two overs
R Tewatia of Rajasthan became the first batsman in the history of IPL to score five boundary sixes in an over while SS Cottrell of Punjab became the first bowler in the history of IPL to concede six boundary sixes in an over.
(The article is written by cricket statistician H.R. Gopalakrishna)
