IPL 5 – Match No 33 – Mumbai win a thriller against Punjab with a ball to spare
Match No 33 – Kings Eleven Punjab vs. Mumbai Indians at Mohali on 25.04.12 – Mumbai Indians won by four wkts
Mumbai won this game by four wkts with one ball to spare providing the sixth occasion of team emerging victorious with a ball to spare in IPL. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Rajasthan | 3 wkts | 1 | 215 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 24.04.08 |
| 2 | Delhi | 5 wkts | 1 | 177 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Mumbai | Delhi | 24.05.08 |
| 3 | Bangalore | 5 wkts | 1 | 140 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Kolkata | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 4 | Punjab | 3 wkts | 1 | 169 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Deccan | Kimberley | 09.05.09 |
| 5 | Delhi | 5 wkts | 1 | 143 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Punjab | Mohali | 13.03.10 |
| 6 | Mumbai | 4 wkts | 1 | 169 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
Punjab suffered its second loss with a ball to spare in IPL, the first was against Delhi at Mohali on 13.03.10. Delhi had won this game by five wickets
| No | Winner | Margin | BR | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Delhi | 5 wkts | 1 | 143 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Punjab | Mohali | 13.03.10 |
| 2 | Mumbai | 4 wkts | 1 | 169 | 19.5 | 20.0 | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
JC Franklin was appearing in his 100th T20 game to become the 47th cricketer in the history of T20 game to play 100 T20 games.
DJ Hussey’s 68 not out in this game was his 25th half century. He became the second batsman in the history of T20 games to score 25 plus half centuries. BJ Hodge is the other batsman to score 29 half centuries.
DJ Hussey’s four boundary fours in this game gave him an aggregate of 302 boundary fours in T20 games. He became the eighth batsman to score 300 plus boundary fours in IPL. The complete list reads thus –
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | Z | Fours |
| 1 | BJ Hodge | 151 | 147 | 27 | 4365 | 106 | 36.37 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 454 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 135 | 134 | 15 | 3780 | 158* | 31.76 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 356 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 119 | 119 | 8 | 3426 | 135* | 30.86 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 344 |
| 4 | HH Gibbs | 137 | 134 | 9 | 3227 | 101* | 25.81 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 337 |
| 5 | KC Sangakkara | 105 | 101 | 8 | 2846 | 94 | 30.60 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 319 |
| 6 | G Gambhir | 101 | 99 | 14 | 2653 | 86 | 31.21 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 316 |
| 7 | OA Shah | 147 | 140 | 31 | 3835 | 80 | 35.18 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 307 |
| 8 | DJ Hussey | 179 | 172 | 32 | 4473 | 100* | 31.95 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 302 |
DJ Hussey’s T20 run aggregate stood at 4473 which includes his 68 not out in this game. He continues to hold the record for most runs in T20 games. He is closely followed by BJ Hodge who has amassed 4365 runs
DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the 68th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Kings Eleven Punjab captain scoring a fifty in IPL, which are listed below.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | YuvrajSingh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 2 | YuvrajSingh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 56 | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 09.04.10 |
| 5 | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Punjab | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 |
| 8 | AC Gilchrist | 106 | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17.05.11 |
| 9 | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 21.05.11 |
| 10 | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.1 |
DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the second occasion of a Kings Eleven captain scoring a fifty against Mumbai in IPL after KC Sangakkara who had scored 56 at Mohali on 09.04.12. Thus DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represents the highest score by a Kings Eleven captain against Mumbai in IPL
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 56 | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 09.04.10 |
| 2 | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the second best score by a Kings Eleven captain in IPL. The best is credited to AC Gilchrist who has scored 106 against Bangalore at Dharmasala on 17.05.11
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 106 | Punjab | Bangalore | Dharamsala | 17.05.11 |
| 2 | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
RP Singh’s lone wicket in this game gave him an aggregate of 67 wickets in IPL. He now occupies the second place among the most wicket takers in IPL. SL Malinga with 70 wickets to his credit occupies the first place.
DJ Hussey’s 68 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 23rd occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the sixth occasion of a Kings Eleven captains’s fifty in a losing cause which are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 5 | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
DJ Hussey’s 68 not out represent the highest score by a Punjab captain in a losing cause. The previous best was Yuvraj Singh’s 58 not out against Chennai at Centurion on 07.05.09
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
Punjab holds the record of most occasions of a captain’s fifty in a losing cause – DJ Hussey’s fifty was the sixth. Prior to this game, Deccan Chargers and Kings Eleven Punjab held the record jointly with five occasion of captains’s fifty going in vain
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | VVS Laxman | 52 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 |
| 5 | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Punjab | Super Kings | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 5 | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 6 | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
DJ Hussey’s 68 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 139th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the 20th occasion of a Kings Eleven Punjab batsman’s fifty going in vain. The following table lists all the twenty occasions
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | SE Marsh | 58 | Punjab | Chennai | Chennai | 10.05.08 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 57 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 21.04.08 |
| 3 | Sangakkara | 64 | Punjab | Kolkata | Kolkata | 25.05.08 |
| 4 | JR Hopes | 71 | Punjab | Chennai | Mohali | 19.04.08 |
| 5 | Sangakkara | 54* | Punjab | Chennai | Mohali | 19.04.08 |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 7 | Yuvraj Singh | 58& | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 8 | SM Katich | 50 | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 9 | RS Bopara | 56 | Punjab | Delhi | Mohali | 13.03.10 |
| 10 | RS Bopara | 77 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 11 | MS Bisla | 75 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 12 | IK Pathan | 60 | Punjab | Deccan | Cuttack | 19.03.10 |
| 13 | SE Marsh | 57 | Punjab | Mumbai | Mum-BS | 30.03.10 |
| 14 | M Jayawardene | 93* | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 15 | KC Sangakkara | 52 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 16 | SE Marsh | 88* | Punjab | Chennai | Dharamsala | 18.04.10 |
| 17 | SE Marsh | 95 | Punjab | Delhi | Delhi | 23.04.11 |
| 18 | SE Marsh | 61* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mumbai | 02.05.11 |
| 19 | AC Gilchrist | 51 | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 20 | DJ Hussey | 68* | Punjab | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
DJ Hussey and DA Miller added 89 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 54th occasion of Kings Eleven Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for various wickets in IPL. It also represent the eighth occasion of Kings Eleven Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs stand for the fourth wicket in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SE Marsh, IK Pathan | 99* | 4th | Chennai | Dharamsala | 18.04.10 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh, M Jayawardene | 90* | 4th | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 3 | SE Marsh, M Jayawardene | 81* | 4th | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 01.05.08 |
| 4 | RS Bopara, Yuvraj Singh | 65 | 4th | Bangalore | Mohali | 02.04.10 |
| 5 | LA Pomersbach, M Jayawardene | 63* | 4th | Delhi | Delhi | 17.05.08 |
| 6 | Sangakkara, Yuvraj Singh | 56 | 4th | Kolkata | Durban | 21.04.09 |
| 7 | Yuvraj Singh, Sangakkara | 53 | 4th | Delhi | Bloemfontein | 15.05.09 |
| 8 | DJ Hussey, DA Miller | 89* | 4th | Mumbai | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
JC Franklin and SR Tendulkar added 52 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This also represent the 13th occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in IPL which are listed below.
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya, SR Tendulkar | 82 | 1st | Chennai | Mumbai | 14.05.08 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya, SR Tendulkar | 70 | 1st | Delhi | Delhi | 24.05.08 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya, SR Tendulkar | 71 | 1st | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 26.05.08 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya, SR Tendulkar | 96 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | 28.05.08 |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya, SR Tendulkar | 127 | 1st | Kolkata | P Elizabeth | 27.04.09 |
| 6 | S Dhawan, SR Tendulkar | 61 | 1st | Kolkata | Mum-BS | 22.03.10 |
| 7 | S Dhawan, SR Tendulkar | 92 | 1st | Chennai | Mum-BS | 25.03.10 |
| 8 | S Dhawan, SR Tendulkar | 53 | 1st | Deccan | Mum-BS | 03.04.10 |
| 9 | DJ Jacobs, SR Tendulkar | 61 | 1st | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 |
| 10 | AC Blizzard, SR Tendulkar | 81 | 1st | Kolkata | Mumbai | 25.05.11 |
| 11 | RE Levi, SR Tendulkar | 69 | 1st | Chennai | Chennai | 04.04.12 |
| 12 | JC Franklin, SR Tendulkar | 51 | 1st | Punjab | Mum-WS | 22.04.12 |
| 13 | JC Franklin, SR Tendulkar | 52 | 1st | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
RG Sharma scored 50 in this game which represent his 13th fitty in IPL. Others to score 13 or more fifties in IPL are – SE Marsh {14}, JH Kallis {14} and SK Raina {13}.
RG Sharma’s run aggregate in IPL at the end of this game stood at 1718 including his 50 in this game. He became the fourth batsman to amass 1700 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {1951}, SR Tendulkar {1796} and AC Gichrist {1702}
KD Karthik’s aggregate of dismissals in IPL stood at 41 at the end of this game. He became the third wicket keeper to have dismissals of more than 40 in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {50} and KC Sangakkara {42}
Harbhajan Singh failed to score in this game providing the 36th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in IPL. It also represents the fourth occasion of a Mumbai captain scoring zero in IPL which are listed below.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Balls | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.08 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 00 | 03 | Mumbai | Kolkata | Mumbai | 16.05.08 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 00 | 07 | Mumbai | Bangalore | P E’beth | 10.05.09 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh | 00 | 02 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
Harbhajan Singh’s zero in this game provides the third occasion of a captain scoring zero against Punjab. All the three occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | KP Pietersen | 00 | Bangalore | Punjab | Durban | 24.04.09 |
| 2 | HarbhajanSingh | 00 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.08 |
| 3 | HarbhajanSingh | 00 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
Harbhajan Singh’s duck in this game represent his second duck as captain against Punjab. He became the fifth captain to score two or more ducks against the same opposition in IPL. The complete is furnished below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | Deccan | Bangalore | Jo’burg | 24.05.09 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | Deccan | Bangalore | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.11 |
| 1 | SK Warne | 00 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Mumbai | 30.05.08 |
| 2 | SK Warne | 00 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Centurion | 28.04.09 |
| 3 | SK Warne | 00 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Delhi | 31.03.10 |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | Deccan | Mumbai | Mum-DYP | 28.03.10 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | Punjab | Mumbai | Mum-WS | 02.05.11 |
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 00 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.08 |
| 2 | Harbhajan Singh | 00 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 25.04.12 |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 00 | Delhi | Bangalore | Jo’burg | 19.05.09 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 00 | Delhi | Bangalore | Bangalore | 07.04.12 |
PP Chawal’s IPL wicket aggregate stood at 66 at the end of this game. He now shares the third place jointly with A Mishra and PP Ojha amongst the most wicket takers in IPL. The first and second place are held by SL Malinga {70} and RP Singh {67}