Match No 74 – Eliminator Match – Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians at Bangalore on 23.05.12 – Chennai Super Kings won by 38 runs

SK Raina collected the first ball duck in this game providing the 179^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in IPL. It also represents the 12^th occasion of Chennai batsman suffering from such an ignominy which are listed below

SK Raina collected the first ball duck in this game providing the 34^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck against Mumbai in IPL which are listed below

SK Raina score ducks in this game which represents his third duck in IPL, He is the most capped cricketer in IPL. He has played 79 games in IPL

MEK Hussey and S Badrinath added 94 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 78^th occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. It also provides the 25^th occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the third wicket in IPL which are listed below

MEK Hussey and S Badrinath added 94 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 11^th occasion of Chennai batsmen adding 50 plus runs against Mumbai in IPL which are listed below

MS Dhoni and DJ Bravo added 73 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in this game providing the 79th occasion of Chennai batsmen adding 50 plus runs IPL. It also provides the second occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket in IPL which are listed below

Thus the MS Dhoni and DJ Bravo added 73 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in this game equals the sixth wicket record partnership by Chennai batsmen in IPL.

MS Dhoni and DJ Bravo added 73 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in this game providing the 12^th  occasion of Chennai batsmen adding 50 plus runs against Mumbai in IPL which are listed below

MS Dhoni scored 51 not out in this game providing the 63^rd occasion of a Chennai batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Chennai batsman scoring a fifty against Mumbai in IPL.

MS Dhoni’s 51 not out in this game provide the 82^nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the ninth occasion of a Chennai captain scoring a fifty in IPL which are listed below

MS Dhoni’s 51 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty against Mumbai in IPL which are listed below

MS Dhoni’s 51 not out in this game provide the 54^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also provide the eleventh occasion of a Chennai wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL which are listed below

MS Dhoni’s 51 not out in this game provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against Mumbai in IPL which are listed below

MS Dhoni scored his fifty in 20 balls providing the third fastest fifty in IPL. The three fastest fifties are listed below.

MS Dhoni scored his fifty in 20 balls providing the second fastest fifty by a captain in IPL. The two fastest fifties are listed below.

RG Sharma took three catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of 42 catches in IPL. He now holds the record for most catches in IPL. He went past SK Raina who had taken 39 catches in IPL prior to the start of Mumbai’s innings in this game.

SK Raina took two catches in this game which gave him an aggregate of 41 catches in IPL. He now stands second in the list of fieldsmen who have taken most catches in IPL. The first place is occupied by RG Sharma who has taken 42 catches.  RG Sharma and SK Raina are the only two fieldsmen in IPL to pouch 40 plus catches in IPL.

RG Sharma’s three catches in this represent the third occasion of his taking three catches in an innings in IPL. He now holds the record for most number of occasions of a fieldsman taking three catches in an innings in IPL. DA Warner held this record previously with two occasions of taking three catches in an innings. The performances of these two fieldsmen are listed below

MS Dhoni became the second wicket keeper batsman in the history of IPL to score a fifty and to effect three or more dismissals after AC Gilchrist of Punjab. MS Dhoni scored 51 not out in this game and effected three dismissals {all catches}. AC Gilchrist had scored 64 and effected four dismissals {all catches} in the game between Punjab and Chennai at Dharamsala on 17.05.12

MS Dhoni’s three catches in this game gave him an aggregate of 78 dismissals in T20 games. He is one of the five wicket keepers in T20 games to effected 75 plus dismissals. Others are – Kamran Akmal {105}, KC Sangakkara {90}, AC Gilchrist {85} and KD Karthik {76}. Thus MS Dhoni occupies the fourth place among the wicket keepers who have effected most dismissals in IPL.

MS Dhoni’s aggregate stood at 1745 at the end of this game. He became the tenth batsman to score 1700 plus runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {2154}, G Gambhir {2063}, SR Tendulkar {2047}, RG Sharma {1975}, JH Kallis {1896}, V Sehwag {1878}, CH Gayle {1804}, AC Gilchrist {1775} and R Dravid {1703}

JA Morkel conceded most runs in T20 games. At the end of this game, he has conceded 4103 runs. He is the only bowler to concede over 4000 runs in the history of T20 games.

JA Morkel has to his credit the record for bowling most overs in the history of T20 games. He has bowled 516.2 overs at the end of this game. He went past DP Nannes who has bowled 515.5 overs and held the record previously. JA Morkel and DP Nannes are the only two bowlers who have bowled 500 plus overs in the history of T20 games.

JA Markel’s wicket aggregate in T20 games read 152 at the end of this game. He is one of the four bowlers who have captured 150 plus wickets in T20 games. Others are – DP Nannes {178}, AC Thomas {159} and SL Malinga {153}.