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Apr 18, 2008 · The greatest IPL performances, No. 6: Brendon McCullum's 158 not out vs the Royal Challengers Bangalore
- McCullum's record 158 leads rout
McCullum's record 158 leads rout. In what was a brutal...
- The greatest IPL performances, No. 6
On the competition's opening night, Brendon McCullum 's...
- McCullum's record 158 leads rout
Apr 18, 2008 · McCullum's record 158 leads rout. In what was a brutal one-man assault on the Bangalore Royal Challengers, Brendon McCullum blasted an unbeaten 158 from a mere 73 deliveries. The...
Apr 19, 2021 · How McCullum's blistering innings set the tone for the IPL and T20 cricket in the first game of the league. Relive his 114-ball knock with 19 sixes and two fours, and the reactions of the players and fans.
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Apr 18, 2023 · In a historic moment that marked the dawn of a new era in cricket, Brendon McCullum's thunderous unbeaten knock of 158 runs off just 73 balls on this day, in 2008, in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League (IPL), remains etched in the annals of cricketing history as a defining moment.
- A Sense of The Occasion
- A Sense of Entertainment
- The Carnage
- A Sense of Numbers
When the IPL was conceived, it was still early days in T20 cricket. Not all countries had warmed up to it with equal ease. But in India, it almost challenged the fanfare of the movie industry, with celebrities seeping in and out of cricket. The first day of the tournament had as much glitz and glamour as the cricket, maybe more. Had it been a norma...
McCullum was opening the innings along with the Prince of Kolkata Sourav Ganguly, while their owner Shahrukh Khan owned the isles with his kingly presence and high spirited cheer. But the Kiwi is not an ordinary batsman. Unlike most cricket players, he is naturally aggressive and he is a natural entertainer. You have to take just one glimpse of him...
KKR ended the first six overs at 61 for one, Sourav Ganguly the only man dismissed. A few quiet overs ensued before McCullum pulled another slog sweep off Sunil Joshi. Ricky Ponting joined the game with a six and four off Jacques Kallis, and the momentum was right back. McCullum, almost asking ‘Are you entertained?’ hammers a one-handed six over lo...
It is important to put the innings’ numbers in perspective too. McCullum scored 158 out of the 222 that KKR managed in 20 overs, the next highest score being Ponting’s 20. David Hussey, Ponting and Ganguly, the three batsmen to reach double figures for KKR apart from McCullum, all scored at a strike-rate of 100 or less. The whole RCB team was bundl...
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Jul 4, 2015 · The swashbuckling New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum smashed a 64-ball 158* against Derbyshire in the NatWest T20 Blast on Friday. Riding on McCullum’s thrilling knock Birmingham Bears...
