Match No 72 – Rajasthan Royals vs. Mumbai Indians at Jaipur on 20.05.12 – Mumbai Indians won by ten wickets

Mumbai won this game by ten wickets providing the fifth occasion of a team winning a game without losing a wicket in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

It is interesting to note that Mumbai won the game by ten wickets against Rajasthan at Jaipur on 20.05.12. Exactly an year ago – that is on 20.05.11,Rajasthan had humbled Mumbai at Mumbai by ten wickets. A sweet revenge for Mumbai – exactly an year later !!!

R Dravid completed 1700 runs in IPL when he was on 2 during his knock of 5 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 1703. He became the ninth batsman to score 1700 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {2154}, SR Tendulkar {2036}, G Gambhir {2031}, RG Sharma {1961}, V Sehwag {1868},JH Kallis {1866},CH Gayle {1804} and AC Gilchrist {1775}

SR Tendulkar completed 2000 runs in IPL when he was on 22 during his knock of 58 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate read 2036. He became the third batsman to total 2000 runs in IPL. Others are – SK Raina {2154} and G Gambhir {2031}

SR Tendulkar’s 2036 gave him the second place amongst the most run getters in IPL. The first place is occupied by SK Raina who has an aggregate of 2154 runs. SR Tendulkar went past G Gambhir {2031} on his way to second place.

SR Tendulkar became the first batsman to score 250 boundary fours in IPL. At the end of this game his aggregate boundary fours in IPL read 255,

SR Tendulkar {58*} and DR Smith {87*} scored fifties in this game providing the 17^th   occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in IPL. All such occasions are listed below

SR Tendulkar {58*} and DR Smith {87*} scored fifties in this game providing the third occasion of both the Mumbai openers scoring fifties in IPL. All the three occasions are listed below

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the 74^th occasion of a three figure partnership in IPL. This stand also provides the 24^th occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in IPL which are listed below.

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the record partnership for the first wicket in IPL. The previous best was the 150 plus runs partnership between MEK Hussey and M Vijay of Chennai against Bangalore at Chennai on 20.05.11

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL which are listed below.

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the tenth occasion of a three figure partnership against Rajasthan in IPL which are listed below.

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	G Gambhir/S Dhawan	112*	2nd	Delhi	Rajasthan	Delhi	19.04.08
2	A Symonds/RG Sharma	111	4th	Deccan	Rajasthan	Hyd-RGS	24.04.08
3	SE Marsh/JR Hopes	133	1st	Punjab	Rajasthan	Mohali	28.05.08
4	SS Tiwary/AT Rayudu	110	4th	Mumbai	Rajasthan	MumbaiBS	13.03.10
5	M Vijay/JA Morkel	152	3rd	Chennai	Rajasthan	Chennai	03.04.10
6	SC Ganguly/CA Pujara	111*	3rd	Kolkata	Rajasthan	Kolkata	17.04.10
7	JH Kallis/G Gambhir	152*	2nd	Kolkata	Rajasthan	Jaipur	15.04.11
8	MEK Hussey/SK Raina	137	2nd	Chennai	Rajasthan	Chennai	04.05.11
9	TM Dilshan/AB deVilliers	122*	4th	Bangalore	Rajasthan	Jaipur	23.04.12
10	SR Tendulkar/DR Smith	163*	1st	Mumbai	Rajasthan	Jaipur	20.05.12

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the tenth occasion of 150 plus runs partnership in IPL which are listed below.

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the 59th occasion Mumbai batsmen posting  50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also provide the 15^th occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting  50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in IPL which are listed below.

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the record partnership for the first wicket by Mumbai batsmen in IPL. The previous best was the 127 runs partnership between SR Tendulkar and ST Jayasuriya against Kolkata at Port Elizabeth on 27.04.09

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the sixth occasion Mumbai batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Rajasthan in IPL which are listed below

SR Tendulkar and DR Smith added 163 runs in an unfinished stand for the first wicket in this game providing the record partnership for the any wicket by Mumbai batsmen against Rajasthan in IPL. The previous best was the 110 runs partnership between SS Tiwari and AT Rayudu for the fourth wicket at Mum-BS on 13.03.12

SR Tendulkar {58*} and DR Smith {87*} scored fifties in this game providing the 54^th and 55^th  occasion of Mumbai batsmens scoring fifties in IPL. These knocks also represent the    sixth and seventh occasion of Mumbai batsmen scoring fifties against Rajasthan in IPL which are listed below

DR Smith scored 10 boundary fours in his knock of 87 not out in this game providing the 62^nd occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundaries in an innings in IPL. It also represents the eighth occasion of a Mumbai batsman performing such a feat in IPL which are listed below