Match No 41 – Chennai Super Kings vs. Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on 30.04.12 – Kolkata Knight Riders won by five wickets with two balls remaining

Kolkata won this game with two balls to spare providing the eight occasion of a team winning a game with two balls to spare in IPL which are listed below

Kolkata won this game with two balls to spare providing the second occasion of Kolkata winning a game with two balls to spare in IPL which are listed below

Chennai lost this game with two balls to spare providing the second occasion of Chennai losing a game with two balls to go in IPL which are listed below

Kolkata joined Bangalore, Chennai and Rajasthan to have won two or more games in IPL with two balls to spare. The performances of these four teams are listed below.

SK Raina became the first batsman to tatal 2000 runs in IPL. He reached the milestone when he was on 34 during his knock of 44 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate stood at 2010.

SK Raina became the third batsman to score 800 plus runs at a specific venue in IPL games. At the end of this game, he has an aggregate of 807 runs at Chepauk. Other batsmen to perform such a feat are – V Sehwag of Delhi – 855 runs at Delhi and V Kohli of Bangalore – 802 at Bangalore

The following table lists out all the batsmen who have scored 800 plus runs at a specific venue in T20 games.

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game gave him an aggregate of 1840 runs in IPL. He became the third batsman to score 1800 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {2010} and SR Tendulkar {1817}.

G Gambhir’s 1840 run aggregate places him in the second place amongst the most run getters in IPL. SK Raina with 2010 runs occupies the first place. G Gambhir went past SR Tendulkar’s 1817 runs to occupy the second place.

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game represent his 14^th fifty in IPL. He is the fourth batsman to score 14 fifties in IPL. Others are – SE Marsh, V Sehwag and JH Kallis, All these four batsmen jointly hold the record for most fifties in IPL.

G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 70 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 54^th occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. It also represents the 13^th partnership for the second wicket by Kolkata batsmen in IPL which are listed below

G Gambhir and JH Kallis added 70 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the   sixth occasion of Kolkata batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Chennai in IPL. All the   partnerships are listed below

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game represents his sixth fifty representing Kolkata. SC Ganguly {07} is the other batsman to score more fifties than G Gambhir while representing Kolkata. This particular statistics applies to Kolkata captains also.

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game provide the 40^th occasion of a Kolkata batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the fifth occasion of a Kolkata batsman scoring a fifty against Chennai in IPL which are listed below

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game provide the 73rd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the 15^th occasion of a Kolkata captain scoring a fifty in IPL which are listed below

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty against Chennai in IPL which are listed below

G Gambhir became the third captain to score two fifties against Chennai in IPL. Others are SR Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh. G Gambhir has scored 57 not out representing Delhi and 63 representing Kolkata. Yuvraj Singh has socred 58 not out representing Kings Eleven Punjab and 62 representing Pune. SR Tendulkar’s two fifties have come representing Mumbai. The performances of these three captains are furnished below

G Gambhir became the second captain to score four fifties after V Sehwag in the fifth editon of IPL 5. The performances of these two captains are listed below

G Gambhir’s 63 in this game represent his eighth fifty as captain in IPL which are listed below. He became the fifth captain to score eight or more fifties in IPL. Others are – SR Tendulkar {11}, V Sehwag {11}, AC Gilchrist {10} and MS Dhoni {08}

G Gambhir became the fourth captain to score four or more fifties in a single edition of IPL. In the ongoing edition, he has scored four fifties. Others are – SR Tendulkar {05}, SC Ganguly {04} and V Sehwag {04}. The following table lists out the performances of these four captains

No	Batsman	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	SR Tendulkar	63	Mumbai	Delhi	Delhi	17.03.10
2	SR Tendulkar	71*	Mumbai	Kolkata	Mum-BS	22.03.10
3	SR Tendulkar	72	Mumbai	Chennai	Mum-BS	25.03.10
4	SR Tendulkar	55	Mumbai	Deccan	Mumbai	28.03.10
5	SR Tendulkar	89*	Mumbai	Rajasthan	Jaipur	11.04.10
1	G Gambhir	64*	Kolkata	Bangalore	Bangalore	10.04.12
2	G Gambhir	66	Kolkata	Punjab	Mohali	18.04.12
3	G Gambhir	93	Kolkata	Bangalore	Kolkata	28.04.12
4	G Gambhir	63	Kolkata	Chennai	Chennai	30.04.12
1	SC Ganguly	50	Kolkata	Punjab	Mohali	27.03.10
2	SC Ganguly	88	Kolkata	Deccan	Kolkata	01.04.10
3	SC Ganguly	56	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	07.04.10
4	SC Ganguly	75*	Kolkata	Rajasthan	Kolkata	17.04.10
1	V Sehwag	57	Delhi	Pune	Delhi	21.04.12
2	V Sehwag	87*	Delhi	Pune	Pune-SRS	24.04.12
3	V Sehwag	73	Delhi	Mumbai	Delhi	27.04.12
4	V Sehwag	63	Delhi	Rajasthan	Delhi	29.04.12

2010 and 2012 editions of IPL have witnessed two captains scoring four or more fifties. In 2010 edition – SR Tendulkar {05} and SC Ganguly {04} were the captains and in 2012 edition – V Sehwag {04} and G Gambhir {04} were the captains