Match No 70 – Pune Warriors vs. Kolkata Knight Riders at Pune-SRS on 19.05.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 34 runs

BB McCullum and Shakib Al Hasan added 67 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 61st occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand provides the 15^th occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the third wicket in IPL which are listed below

This stand provides the third occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Pune in IPL which are listed below

BB McCullum completed 4000 runs in T20 games when he was on 39 during the course of his 41 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate read 4002. He became the third batsman in the history of T20 games to amass 4000 plus runs. Others are – DJ Hussey {4666} and BJ Hodge {4471}

G Gambhi’r T20 run aggregate read exact 3000 at the end of this game. He became the eleventh batsman to total 3000 plus runs in the annals of T20 games to score 3000 plus runs. The following table lists out the performance of these eleven batsmen

L Balaji’s IPL wickets aggregate read 51 at the end of this game. He is one of the 18 bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in IPL.

Pune suffered its ninth consecutive loss when it lost the game by 34 runs to Kolkata. Pune’s nine consecutive losses is a record for a team losing most consecutive games in IPL. The previous record was eight consecutive losses which was held by Kolkata. The performances of these two teams are listed below

Pune suffered its 12^th loss in IPL 2012 – a record for most losses in IPL 2012. Deccan Chargers has suffered 11 losses in this edition.