IPL 5 – Match No 16 – Pune trounce formidable Chennai – JD Ryder and SPD Smith shine with willow
Match No 16 – Pune Warriors vs. Chennai Super Kings at Pune-SRS on 14.04.12 – Pune Warriors won by seven wickets
SC Ganguly was run out in this game providing the 34th occasion of a captain dismissed run out in IPL. He became the second Pune captain to be dismissed run out in IPL after Yuvraj Singh who was run out against Rajasthan on 01.05.11
| No | Batsman | Runout | Score | Balls | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | YuvrajSingh | Runout | 07 | 11 | Pune | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 01.05.11 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | Runout | 16 | 16 | Pune | Chennai | Pune/SRS | 14.04.12 |
SC Ganguly’s run out in this game represent his second run out dismissal as captain in IPL, the first being against Bangalore at Kolkata on 08.05.08 when he represented Kolkata
| No | Batsman | Runout | Score | Balls | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | SCGanguly | Runout | 20 | 22 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 08.05.08 |
| 2 | SCGanguly | Runout | 16 | 16 | Pune | Chennai | Pune/SRS | 14.04.12 |
F de Pliess was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 115th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in IPL.
RV Uthappa effected his 10th stumping dismissal when he stumped F du Plessis in this game. He became the fourth wicket keeper to effect ten or more stumping dismissals in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {16}, MS Dhoni {16} and KD Karthik {14}.
MS Dhoni’s aggregate at the end of this game stood at 1514 which includes his 26 in this game. He became the seventh batsman to aggregate 1500 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1925}, SR Tendulkar {1739}, AC Gilchrist {1657}, RG Sharma {1637}, JH Kallis {1618} and G Gambhir {1514}
With 1514 runs to his credit MS Dhoni became the first captain to aggregate 1500 runs in IPL. AC Gilchrist is close behind with 1488 runs.
JD Ryder and SPD Smith added 66 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the fifth occasion of Pune batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in IPL
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MNSamuels/RVUthappa | 81 | 3rd | Kings XI | Pune-SRS | 08.04.12 |
| 2 | JDRyder/SPDSmith | 66* | 4th | SuperKings | Pune-SRS | 14.04.12 |
| 3 | JDRyder/MManhas | 60 | 2nd | Kings XI | Mumbai | 10.04.11 |
| 4 | JDRyder/MKPandey | 55 | 1st | Chargers | Hyd-RGS | 10.05.11 |
| 5 | JDRyder/MManhas | 54 | 2nd | Daredevils | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
This stand also represent the best stand for the fourth wicket and also the second best stand by Pune batsmen in IPL. The best stand is the 81 runs partnership between MN Samuels and RV Uthappa against Kings Eleven Punjab at Pune-SRS on 08.04.12
JD Ryder’s 73 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a Pune batsman scoring fifty in IPL. It also represents the highest score by a Pune batsman in IPL. The previous best was 66 not out by Yuvraj Singh’s 66 not out against Delhi at Mumbai on 17.04.11
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | JD Ryder | 73* | SuperKings | Pune-SRS | 14.04.12 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | Daredevils | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 62* | SuperKings | Mumbai | 27.04.11 |
| 4 | JD Ryder | 60 | Daredevils | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 5 | MK Pandey | 59 | MumIndians | Mumbai | 04.05.11 |
| 6 | JD Ryder | 51 | RCB | Bangalore | 29.04.11 |
JD Ryder’s 73 not out in this game represents his third fifty representing Pune. He now holds the record for most fifties by a Pune batsman in IPL. He went past Yuvraj Singh who had scored two fifties.
| No | Player | Runs | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | JD Ryder | 73* | SuperKings | Pune-SRS | 14.04.12 |
| 2 | JD Ryder | 60 | Daredevils | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 3 | JD Ryder | 51 | RCB | Bangalore | 29.04.11 |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | Daredevils | Mumbai | 17.04.11 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 62* | SuperKings | Mumbai | 27.04.11 |
MS Dhoni and RA Jadeja added 61 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 70th occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the 14th occasion of Chennai batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in IPL. All the 14 occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | S Badrinath/MS Dhoni | 109* | 4th | v KKR | Kolkata | 16.03.10 |
| 2 | S Badrinath/MS Dhoni | 96 | 4th | v Daredevils | Chennai | 12.05.11 |
| 3 | MEK Hussey/MS Dhoni | 95 | 4th | v RCB | Bangalore | 28.04.08 |
| 4 | S Badrinath/MS Dhoni | 91 | 4th | v Kings XI | Chennai | 10.05.08 |
| 5 | ML Hayden/MS Dhoni | 87* | 4th | v MumIndians | PortElizabeth | 16.05.09 |
| 6 | SK Raina/MS Dhoni | 72 | 4th | v MumIndians | Mumbai | 25.04.10 |
| 7 | S Badrinath/JA Morkel | 65 | 4th | v KKR | Kolkata | 07.05.11 |
| 8 | MEK Hussey/SK Raina | 64 | 4th | v Kings XI | Mohali | 19.04.08 |
| 9 | S Badrinath/MS Dhoni | 64 | 4th | v Kings XI | Mohali | 13.04.11 |
| 10 | SK Raina/MS Dhoni | 61 | 4th | v RCB | Mumbai | 24.05.11 |
| 11 | MS Dhoni/RA Jadeja | 61 | 4th | v Warriors | Pune | 14.04.12 |
| 12 | S Badrinath/MS Dhoni | 59 | 4th | v Kings XI | Dharamsala | 18.04.10 |
| 13 | S Badrinath/MS Dhoni | 52 | 4th | v Chargers | Mumbai | 22.04.10 |
| 14 | ML Hayden/MS Dhoni | 51 | 4th | v MumIndians | Chennai | 23.04.08 |