Sampath Bandarupalli

Bangalore, Hyderabad

Statistician at ESPN Cricinfo

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Articles

Stats: RCB's record win in playoffs

1 week ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

60 Balls remaining when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) completed their chase against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Thursday - the biggest such win for any team in an IPL playoff (or knockout) match. The previous record was by 57 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in last year's final. 2 IPL wins for RCB with ten or more overs to spare, including the victory against PBKS on Thursday. In 2018, they defeated then-Kings XI Punjab by 71 balls to spare.
Stats - MI's season of big wins and DC's record slump

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

A statistical review after Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) in match 63 of the IPL 2025 season, securing both teams' playoff fates. 11 Number of IPL seasons where MI qualified for the playoffs (or semi-finals). They had qualified previously in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2023. Only Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - 12 times - made it to the top four in the IPL more often than MI.
Haider's miserly spell and a record chase in UAE's series win

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

1 Number of series wins for UAE against a Full Member team in any format, before their 2-1 T20I series win against Bangladesh. They defeated Ireland in a three-match T20I series in 2021. UAE won back-to-back games after losing the first match to clinch the series on both occasions. 3 T20I series losses for Bangladesh against Associate nations, including their latest defeat against UAE.
Stats - GT become second team to chase 200-plus target without losing a wicket

2 weeks ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

200 Target chased by Gujarat Titans (GT) against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Sunday. It is the highest target any team has successfully chased without losing a wicket in the IPL. The previous highest was 184 by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Gujarat Lions in 2017. GT also became only the second team to successfully chase a 200-plus target without losing a wicket in T20s. Pakistan, too, chased down a 200-run target in a T20I against England in 2022 in Karachi.
Rohit Sharma in Test cricket: a solid opener, yet a six-hitter

1 month ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

12 Hundreds scored by Rohit Sharma in Tests, each coming in a win. No other player has ten or more hundreds in this format, with all coming in wins. Warwick Armstrong (6) and Darren Lehmann (5) are the other players with five or more Test centuries, all of which came in wins. 9 Hundreds as an opener in Tests for Rohit. He was elevated to that role for the first time in October 2019, and since then, no other opener has scored as many tons.
Stats - Quetta Gladiators record the highest total in PSL history

1 month ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

263 for 3 Quetta Gladiators' total against Islamabad United is the highest by any team in the PSL. Gladiators were on the receiving end of the previous highest total - 262 for 3 by Multan Sultans in 2023, also in Rawalpindi. This is also the highest total by any team in men's T20s in Pakistan. 1 Rilee Rossouw and Hasan Nawaz are the first pair to score hundreds in the same innings in the PSL. They are only the tenth pair in men's T20s to score centuries in the same innings.
Stats - Shepherd's blitz and Kohli's records in RCB's double over CSK

1 month ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

1 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) completed a double against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the first time in the league phase in the IPL. CSK have done the double against RCB in three seasons - 2015, 2018 and 2021. 12 - Consecutive 180-plus targets that CSK have failed to chase in the IPL. Only Punjab Kings (PBKS) had a longer streak of failing to chase 180-plus targets in the IPL - 15 in a row between 2015 and 2021 - while RCB also had a streak of 12 between 2019 and 2023.
Stats - A first win since 2012 for MI in Jaipur in the IPL

1 month ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

6 Consecutive wins for Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2025 after starting with four defeats in the first five matches. It is their joint-longest winning streak in the IPL, alongside the six they won in 2008 and 2017. 100 MI's win margin against Rajasthan Royals (RR) is their third victory in the IPL by 100 or more runs. Only Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have done it more often with four such wins.
Stats - Chahal's second IPL hat-trick extends CSK's suffering at home

1 month ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

5 - Defeats for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk this season, the most for them in a single edition of the IPL. They lost four matches each in 2008 and 2012, including the final. CSK have now lost five games in a row in IPL 2025 at home since defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) in their opening game. Only three teams have lost more home matches on the bounce in an IPL season.
Stats - Vaibhav Suryavanshi rewrites men's T20 records

1 month ago | espn.in | Sampath Bandarupalli

14y 32d Vaibhav Suryavanshi's age on Monday, making him the youngest man to score a century in T20 cricket. The previous youngest was Vijay Zol, aged 18 years and 118 days when he scored 109 against Mumbai in 2013. 35 Balls that Suryavanshi needed to score his century against Gujarat Titans (GT). It is the second-fastest by any batter in the IPL, behind Chris Gayle's 30-ball ton against Pune Warriors in 2013.