Match Number 08 : Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata on 15.03.10 : Chennai Super Kings won by 55 runs.

This game was JA Morkel’s 95^th appearance in T20 games. He now shares the record with DJ Hussey for most appearances in T20 games. DJ Hussey has also played 95 T20 games.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion of a three figure partnership in the third edition IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 32^nd occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. Break up of 32 three figure partnerships IPL edition wise read thus – 2008 {20}, 2009 {06} and 2010 {06}

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the first occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth in IPL.

S Badrinath and MS Dhoni added 109 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the third occasion of a three figure partnership against Kolkata in IPL.

At the end of this game, MS Dhoni’s aggregate runs in IPL stood at 854. He completed 800 IPL runs when he was on 12 during the course of his knock of 66 not out in this game.

MS Dhoni became the fourth batsman in IPL to aggregate 800 plus runs. The other three are – AC Gilchrist {1023}, G Gambhir {901} and SK Raina {879}

MS Dhoni’s 66 not out in this game represent his highest score in IPL. Previous best was 65 vs Bangalore at Bangalore on 28.04.08. His 66 not out in this game represent his sixth IPL fifty and seventh T20 fifty.

BJ Hodge collected his sixth zero in T20 games when he failed to account in this game. His zero in this game represents the second zero in IPL.

JM Kemp captured 3 for 12 in this game which is his best bowling figures in T20 games. His previous best was 3 for 19 representing Titans vs Boland at Cape Town on 17.04.05.

MS Dhoni’s 66 not out in this game provide the 31^st occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. The complete list is furnished below.

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	V Sehwag	94*	Delhi	Hyd’bad	Hyd’bad	22.04.08
2	MS Dhoni	65	Chennai	Bangalore	Bangalore	28.04.08
3	Yuvraj Singh	57	Mohali	Jaipur	Jaipur	21.04.08
4	SC Ganguly	51	Kolkata	Jaupur	Jaipur	01.05.08
5	V Sehwag	71	Delhi	Chennai	Chennai	02.05.08
6	VVS Laxman	52	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Bangalore	03.05.08
7	R Dravid	66	Bangalore	Mohali	Bangalore	05.05.08
8	AC Gilchrist	54	Hyd’bad	Chennai	Chennai	06.05.08
9	AC Gilchrist	61	Hyd’bad	Jaupur	Jaipur	09.05.08
10	MS Dhoni	60*	Chennai	Mohali	Chennai	10.05.08
11	SC Ganguly	91	Kolkata	Hyd’bad	Hyd’bad	11.05.08
12	R Dravid	75*	Bangalore	Jaipur	Jaipur	17.05.08
13	V Sehwag	51*	Delhi	Mohali	Delhi	17.05.08
14	SR Tendulkar	65	Mumbai	Mohali	Mumbai	21.05.08
15	AC Gilchrist	50	Hyd’bad	Mohali	Mohali	23.05.08
16	SC Ganguly	86*	Kolkata	Mohali	Kolkata	25.05.08
17	SR Tendulkar	59	Mumbai	Chennai	Cape Town	18.04.09
18	SR Tendulkar	68	Mumbai	Kolkata	P E’beth	27.04.09
19	Yuvraj Singh	50	Mohali	B’lore	Durban	01.05.09
20	Yuvraj Singh	58*	Mohali	Chennai	Centurion	07.05.09
21	AC Gilchrist	71	Hyd’bad	B’lore	Cape Town	22.04.09
22	MS Dhoni	58	Chennai	Hyd’bad	E London	04.05.09
23	MS Dhoni	56	Chennai	Mohali	Centurion	07.05.09
24	BB McCullum	84	Kolkata	B’lore	Centurion	12.05.09
25	AC Gilchrist	64	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Durban	13.05.09
26	BB McCullum	81	Kolkata	Chennai	Centurion	18.05.09
27	V Sehwag	50	Delhi	Mumbai	Centurion	21.05.09
28	AC Gilchrist	85	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Centurion	22.05.09
29	AC Gilchrist	54	Hyd’bad	Kolkata	Mum-DYP	12.03.10
30	G Gambhir	72	Delhi	Mohali	Mohali	13.03.10
31	MS Dhoni	66*	Chennai	Kolkata	Kolkata	16.03.09

MS Dhoni’s 66 not out in this game represent his fifty as captain in IPL. Only AC Gilchrist {07} has more fifties than MS Dhoni in IPL

No	Captain	Runs	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	MS Dhoni	65	Chennai	Bangalore	Bangalore	28.04.08
2	MS Dhoni	60*	Chennai	Mohali	Chennai	10.05.08
3	MS Dhoni	58	Chennai	Hyd’bad	E London	04.05.09
4	MS Dhoni	56	Chennai	Mohali	Centurion	07.05.09
5	MS Dhoni	66*	Chennai	Kolkata	Kolkata	16.03.09
No	Captain	Runs	Team	Oppn	Venue	Date
1	AC Gilchrist	54	Hyd’bad	Chennai	Chennai	06.05.08
2	AC Gilchrist	61	Hyd’bad	Jaupur	Jaipur	09.05.08
3	AC Gilchrist	50	Hyd’bad	Mohali	Mohali	23.05.08
4	AC Gilchrist	71	Hyd’bad	B’lore	Cape Town	22.04.09
5	AC Gilchrist	64	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Durban	13.05.09
6	AC Gilchrist	85	Hyd’bad	Delhi	Centurion	22.05.09
7	AC Gilchrist	54	Hyd’bad	Kolkata	Mum-DYP	12.03.10

Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to be dismissed all out in the third edition of IPL when they were all out for 109 in this game.