IPL 5 – Match No 53 – Punjab overwhelm Deccan – Deccan loses another game at home – Mandeep Singh shines with the willow for Punjab
Match No 53 – Deccan Chargers vs. Kings Eleven Punjab at Hyd-RGS on 08.05.12 – Kings Eleven Punjab won by 25 runs
Mandeep Singh and SE Marsh added 55 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 57th occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the 13th occasion of Punjab 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 | K Goel, JR Hopes | 56 | 1st | Chennai | Mohali | 19.04.08 |
| 2 | SE Marsh, KC Sangakkara | 84 | 1st | Deccan | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 3 | SE Marsh, JR Hopes | 133 | 1st | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 4 | RS Bopara, K Goel | 67 | 1st | Delhi | Cape Town | 19.04.09 |
| 5 | RS Bopara, K Goel | 52 | 1st | Bangalore | Durban | 24.04.09 |
| 6 | Yuvraj Singh, K Goel | 70 | 1st | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 7 | RS Bopara, MS Bisla | 129 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 8 | MS Bisla, M Jayawardene | 51 | 1st | Kolkata | Kolkata | 04.04.10 |
| 9 | PC Valthaty, AC Gilchrist | 61 | 1st | Chennai | Mohali | 13.04.11 |
| 10 | AC Gilchrist, PC Valthaty | 136 | 1st | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist, PC Valthaty | 67 | 1st | Rajasthan | Mohali | 21.04.11 |
| 12 | Mandeep Singh, SE Marsh | 68 | 1st | Chennai | Chennai | 28.04.12 |
| 13 | Mandeep Singh, SE Marsh | 55 | 1st | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 08.05.12 |
Mandeep Singh and SE Marsh added 55 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Deccan Chargers in IPL.
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SE Marsh, M Jayawardene | 81* | 4th | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 01.05.08 |
| 2 | SE Marsh, KC Sangakkara | 84 | 1st | Deccan | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara, WA Mota | 53 | 5th | Deccan | Johannesburg | 17.05.09 |
| 4 | M Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara | 86 | 2nd | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 5 | M Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh | 86 | 3rd | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist, PC Valthaty | 136 | 1st | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist, KD Karthik | 61 | 3rd | Deccan | Dharamsala | 21.05.11 |
| 8 | Mandeep Singh, SE Marsh | 55 | 1st | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 08.05.12 |
Mandeep Singh scored 75 in this game providing the 50th occasion of a Punjab batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the eleventh occasion of a Punjab batsman scoring a fifty against Deccan Chargers in IPL
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SE Marsh | 84* | 62 | 11 | 1 | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 01.05.08 |
| 2 | SE Marsh | 60 | 46 | 3 | 3 | Deccan | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | 50 | 25 | 7 | 2 | Deccan | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 56 | 43 | 4 | 1 | Deccan | Johannesburg | 17.05.09 |
| 5 | IK Pathan | 60 | 29 | 3 | 5 | Deccan | Cuttack | 19.03.10 |
| 6 | M Jayawardene | 93* | 62 | 13 | 2 | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 7 | KC Sangakkara | 52 | 37 | 9 | 1 | Deccan | Dharamsala | 16.04.10 |
| 8 | PC Valthaty | 75 | 47 | 8 | 5 | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 |
| 9 | AC Gilchrist | 61 | 46 | 5 | 3 | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 |
| 10 | AC Gilchrist | 51 | 37 | 6 | 2 | Deccan | Dharamsala | 21.05.11 |
| 11 | Mandeep Singh | 75 | 48 | 8 | 3 | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 08.05.12 |
DJ Hussey’s run aggregate in T20 games stood at 4549 at the end of this game. He continues to hold the record for most runs in T2o games
PP Chawla’s lone wicket in this game gave him an aggregate of 72 wickets in IPL. He is now the second highest wicket taker in IPL. The record for most wickets in IPL is credited to SL Malinga who has a tally of 81 wickets.
The following table lists out the bowlers who have conceded 1700 plus runs in IPL. PP Chawla joined this list at the end of this game having conceded 1719 runs. P Kumar {1809} became the second bowler to leak 1800 runs after IK Pathan who has conceded 1801 runs. P Kumar holds the record for conceding most runs in IPL.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | M | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | P Kumar | 63 | 63 | 232.2 | 9 | 1809 | 49 | 3/18 | 36.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | IK Pathan | 67 | 66 | 233.3 | 7 | 1801 | 64 | 3/24 | 28.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | RP Singh | 62 | 62 | 225.0 | 2 | 1742 | 71 | 4/22 | 24.53 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | JA Morkel | 64 | 62 | 208.4 | 3 | 1740 | 63 | 4/32 | 27.61 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | PP Chawla | 67 | 67 | 227.0 | 1 | 1719 | 72 | 4/17 | 23.87 | 1 | 0 |