IPL 5 : Match No 08 – Pune registers its second win at the cost of Punjab
Match No 08 : Pune Warriors vs. Kings Eleven Punjab at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune on 08.04.12 : Pune Warriors won by 22 runs
DJ Hussey’s T20 aggregate runs stood at 4301 including the 18 runs he made in this game. He now holds the record for most runs in T20 games. He went past BJ Hodge who has an aggregate of 4291 runs. DJ Hussey and BJ Hodge are the only two batsmen who have aggregated 4000 plus runs in T20 games, Both these cricketers are appearing in IPL 5 – DJ Hussey represents Punjab while BJ Hodge plays for Rajasthan
AC Gilchrist and PC Valthaty were run out in this game providing the third occasion of both the openers dismissed run out in IPL. – The first occasion was at Hyderabad-RGS on 25.06.08 when Bangalore openers – JH Kallis and W Jaffer – were dismissed run out against Hyderabad. The first occasion was at Jaipur on 08.04.12 when Rajasthan openers – R Dravid and AM Rahane – were dismissed run out against Kolkata
MN Samuels and RV Uthappa added 81 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the fourth occasion of 50 plus runs by Pune batsmen against various oppositions in IPL. The four occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | MN Samuels, RV Uthappa | 81 | 3rd | v Kings XI | Pune | 08 Apr 2012 |
| 2 | JD Ryder, M Manhas | 60 | 2nd | v Kings XI | Mumbai | 10 Apr 2011 |
| 3 | JD Ryder, MK Pandey | 55 | 1st | v Chargers | Hyd-RGS | 10 May 2011 |
| 4 | JD Ryder, M Manhas | 54 | 2nd | v Daredevils | Mumbai | 17 Apr 2011 |
MN Samuels and RV Uthappa added 81 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the best stand by Pune batsmen in IPL. This stand also represents the best stand by Pune batsmen against Kolkata in IPL
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | MN Samuels, RV Uthappa | 81 | 3rd | v Kings XI | Pune | 08 Apr 2012 |
| 2 | JD Ryder, M Manhas | 60 | 2nd | v Kings XI | Mumbai | 10 Apr 2011 |
AC Gilchrist has led a team in IPL on 56 occasions. This game was his 56th appearance as captains. He now stands second in the list of captains who have led a team on most occasions. MS Dhoni with 61 captaincy assignments leads the list. AC Gichrist went past SK Warne who had 55 captaincy assignments to occupy the second place.
RV Uthappa’s total dismissals behind the wickets stood at 31 at the end of this game. He became the fifth wicket keeper to effect 30 plus dismissals in IPL. Others are – AC Gilchrist {50}, KC Sangakkara {42}, KD Karthink {38} and MS Dhoni {34}