INDIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE (IPL) QUIZ

INDIAN PREMIERE LEAGUE QUIZ 1. Who hit the first century of IPL? Brendon Mccullam who scored first century in the first match of IPL against Banglore Royal Challengers. He scored 156 runs from only 73 balls, which included 13 sixes and 10 fours. 2. The first century of second version of IPL at South Africa came from? Ab Devilliers(Delhi Dare Devils) 3. First Six of IPL-09 by? Abhishek Nayar of Mumbai Indians 4. First super over to determine the winners is used in the match between? Kolkatta Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals, Rajasthan Royals won that match. 5. First Hatrick of IPL-09 is by? Yuvraj singh 6. First Four of IPL 2009 is hit by? Sanath Jayasurya 7. First Man of the match of IPL ? Brendon Mccullam 8. First Man of the Match of IPL-09? Sachin Tendulkar 9. First super over of IPL is bowled by? Kamran Khan, Rajasthan Royals 10. 1000th boundary of IPL 2009 is hit by? Ab Devilliers against Sreesanth of Mohali Kings IX 11. Only player who took two Hatricks in IPL-2009? Yuvraj Singh

12. The player other than Yuvraj who made hatrik in IPL-2009? Rohit Sarma 13. First wicket of IPL 09-Thilan Thushara

14. Orange Cap Holder of DLF IPL 2009(It is given for the player who is the leading run scorer in the match.)? Mathew Hayden of Chennai Super Kings. He scored 572 runs 15. Orange Cap Holder of DLF IPL 2008? Shaun Marsh(616 Runs) 16. Purple Cap holder of DLF IPL 2009(It is given for the player who is the leading wicket taker in the match) R.P.Singh(23 Wickets) 17. Purple Cap holder of DLF IPL 2008? Sohail Tanvir(22 Wickets) 18. Highest Team Total of IPL 2009? 211 runs by Rajasthan Royals 19. Highest Team Total of IPL-2008? 240 Runs by Chennai Super Kings 20. The only Indian who hit a century in IPL? Maneesh Pandey (114 Not Out) of Banglore Royal challangers Only two players have century in IPL-2009, the other is Ab Devilliers(105 Not Out) of Delhi Dare Devils 21. How many players hit century in IPL-2008?

6 Players. They are 1.Brendon Mccullam(158*) 2.Mike Hussey(116) 3.Andrew Symonds(117*) 4.Shaun Marsh(115) 5.Sanath Jayasurya(114) 6.Adam Gilchrist(109) 22. First match of IPL is between ? Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders 23. Teams and their Owners: MUMBAI INDIAN - Mumbai - Mukesh Ambani ROYAL CHALLANGERS - Bangalore - Vijay Mallya HYDERABAD DECCAN CHARGERS -Hyderabad - Deccan Chronicle CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Chennai - India Cements DELHI DAREDEVILS-Delhi - GMR Infrastructure MOHALI KINGS XI PUNJAB-Mohali - Preity Zinta KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS -Kolkata - Shahrukh Khan JAIPUR RAJASTHAN ROYALS-Jaipur - Emerging media

24. The team which have come roaring from the bottom of the table in the first season of the Indian Premier League to be crowned champions in IPL-2 Deccan Chargers 25. The player who hit maximum number of sixes in IPL-09? Adam Gilchrist(29 Sixes) 26. The batsman who hit maximum number of fours in IPL-09? Mathew Hayden(60 Fours) 27. The player who hit maximum number of sixes in IPL-08? Sanath Jayasuriya of Mumbai Indians (31 Sixes)

28. The batsman who hit maximum number of fours in IPL-08? Gambhir with 68 fours

29. First IPL is won by? Rajasthan Royals (Captain-Shane Warne) In the final they beat Chennai super kings) 30. IPL-2009 is held in ? South Africa 31. IPL-2009 is won by ? Deccan Chargers, they beat Bangalore Royal Challengers in the final.

32. Man of the match in the final of IPL-2009 ? Anil Kumble(16 /4 in 4 overs) 33. Semi final teams of IPl-2009? Delhi Dare Devils, Chennai Super Kings, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Deccan Chargers. 34. Who is selected as the Player of the tournament in IPL-09? Adam Gilchrist 35. Man of the match in the final of IPL-2008 ? Yusuf Pathan, 56 Runs & 3 Wickets 36. Semi final teams of IPl-2008? Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Mohali Kings XII Punjab, Delhi Dare Devils 37. Who is selected as the Player of the tournament in IPL-08? Man of the Series

Shane Watson - 474 Runs & 17 Wickets 38. Kingfisher Fair Play Award of IPL-2008 is won by? Chennai Super Kings 39. Kingfisher Fair Play Award of IPL-2009 is won by? Mohali Kings XI Punjab

40. The team which positions the last spot in both Fair play award and winning points standings of IPL-2009? Kolkata Knight Riders 41. The team that plunged to the lowest Indian Premier League total (i.e 58 runs)? Rajasthan Royals against Bangalore Royal Challengers

42. The lowest Team total of IPL-2008? 67 Runs, Kolkata Knight Riders were bundled out for 67 in 15.2 overs against Mumbai Indians. 43. Most number of Man of the Match awards in IPL-2008 won by? Shaun Marsh, Mohali Kings XI Punjab 44. The three batsmen who aggregated 500 plus runs in the first version of IPL?. Shaun Marsh (616), Delhi Daredevils Gautam Gambhir (534) Mumbai Indians Sanath Jayasuriya (514) 45. Who holds the record of most number of sixes in an innings in IPL-08?

Brendon Mc Cullum

46. Which team conceded most number of extras in IPL-2008? Kolkatta Knight Riders , 28 Extras against Deccan Chargers. 47. Highest Partnership for any wicket in IPL is between? Adam Gilchrist and V.V.S.Laxman, partnership of 155* runs against Mumbai Indians in IPL-08 48. Most catches in an innings of IPL is taken by? Sachin Tendulkar (4 catches against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL-08) 49. Most number of catches in IPL2008 is taken by? Suresh Raina (10 Catches) 50. Highest Partnership in IPL-09 is between which players? NV Ojha, GC Smith, of Rajasthan Royals (135 Runs) against Punjab 51. Which team conceded most number of extras in IPL-2009? Chennai Super Kings, 26 extras against Mumbai Indians

52. Who became the first player to take a hat-trick in the Indian Premier League? Laxmipathy Balaji of Chennai Super Kings against Punjab Kings XI in IPL-08 He took 5 wickets for 24 runs in his four over spell.

53. List of Players who took Hat-tricks in IPL. Laxmipathy Balaji(2008) Amit Mishra(2008) Makhaya Ntini((2008)

Yuvraj Singh(2 Hat-tricks in 2009) Rohit Sarma(2009)

NDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE 2012 QUIZ \ SPORTS QUIZ Answers-1] Kevin Pietersen 2] Mahela Jayawardene 3] Pragyan Ojha 4] 30 5] Kieron Pollard 6] DC 7] Shikher Dhawan 8] Yuvraj Singh 9] Marlon Samuels 10] Rohit Sharma Q.1 Name the striker from Delhi who is in news recently for his controversial switch-hit? Q.2 Name the ex-Kochi captain who is gracing the DD middle order in IPL-5? Q.3 Name the ex-DC left arm spinner who is one of the leading wicket takers in IPL history and is playing this season for MI? Q.4 How many sixes were hit in the teeth crunching match between RCB & CSK? Q.5 Who was the hero of MI in the mammoth score of 198 vs RR which brought victory to the side? Q.6 Name the side who has the likes of D Christian & Cameroon White and yet have not delivered a stunning performance in this version? Q.7 Name the left handed opener of DC who was a hero of the U-19 WC of 2004 alongside Raina,Karthik & Uthappa? Q.8 Name the cricketer whose columns on the summary of a particular match are published in the dailies by the name Champs Eye view? Q.9 Name the 31-year old West Indian who played a match winning Innings against KXIP in their first game which Pune cruised to victory? Q.10 Name the player from MI who scored an unbeaten 73 and hit a six off the last ball of Christian to give MI a stunning victory?

Test your knowledge of cricket in our two part quiz. Find out how well you know the rules in part 1 and answer some more general cricket questions in part 2. Write down your answers then press the answer button at the end of each part to check them.

PART 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 There are 10 ways in which a batsman can be out. Name them. Is there any penalty for fielding the ball with a cap? Can a team bat with twelve men? What are the ways a batsman can be out off a no-ball? Can a catch be taken off a tree inside the boundary? Is a ball dead if it lodges in the wicket-keeper's pad?

7 True or false - the captain's permission is required for the striker's end umpire to stand on the off side? 8 9 Can the non-striker stand on the same side as the bowler delivers? Can the batsman be stumped by a fielder?

10 Is a batsman out if he hits the ball to a fielder who catches it, releases it to cross the boundary, only to return to the field of play and re-catch it?

PART 2
11 12 13 14 Gary Sobers was born with what distinguishing features? In which year was the first cricket world cup held? What is the world record score by a team in first class cricket? Who was the first cricketer to take 300 wickets in Test cricket?

15 Who is the only player to score a century and take 10 or more wickets in the same Test Match? 16 Who is the only wicket-keeper to score 3000 runs and make 300 dismissals in Test cricket? 17 18 Who was the first fielder to hold 100 catches in Test cricket? Who was the youngest player ever to captain a Test side?