IPL 2015 – Game 01 – Kolkata vs Mumbai at Kolkata on 08.04.15 – Kolkata won by seven wickets
IPL 2015 – Game 01 – Kolkata vs Mumbai at Kolkata on 08.04.15 – Kolkata won by seven wickets
In the opening fixture of IPL 2015 between Kolkata and Mumbai at Kolkata on 08.04.15, rival skippers – RG Sharma {98*} and G Gambhir {57} scored fifties to provide the fourth occasion of rival skippers scoring fifties in IPL. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 58 | * | Punjab | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | 56 | * | Chennai | Punjab | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 100 | * | Mumbai | Kochi | Mum-WS | 15.04.11 |
| 2 | M Jayawardene | 56 | Kochi | Mumbai | Mum-WS | 15.04.11 | |
| 1 | R Dravid | 57 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Jaipur | 01.05.12 | |
| 2 | V Sehwag | 73 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 01.05.12 | |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 98 | * | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
| 2 | G Gambhir | 57 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
G Gambhir’s 57 in this game provide the 25th occasion of a Kolkata captain scoring fifty in IPL. All such occasions are listed below. Kolkata became the first team in IPL to have 25 fifties scored by its captains in IPL
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | SC Ganguly | 51 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 01.05.08 | |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 91 | Kolkata | Deccan | Deccan | 11.05.08 | |
| 3 | SC Ganguly | 86 | * | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | 25.05.08 |
| 4 | BB McCullum | 84 | * | Kolkata | Bangalore | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 5 | BB McCullum | 81 | Kolkata | Chennai | Centurion | 18.05.09 | |
| 6 | SC Ganguly | 50 | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 27.03.10 | |
| 7 | SC Ganguly | 88 | Kolkata | Deccan | Kolkata | 01.04.10 | |
| 8 | SC Ganguly | 56 | Kolkata | Delhi | Kolkata | 07.04.10 | |
| 9 | SC Ganguly | 75 | * | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Kolkata | 17.04.10 |
| 10 | G Gambhir | 75 | * | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 15.04.11 |
| 11 | G Gambhir | 54 | * | Kolkata | Pune | Mum-DYP | 19.05.11 |
| 12 | G Gambhir | 64 | * | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 10.04.12 |
| 13 | G Gambhir | 66 | * | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 18.04.12 |
| 14 | G Gambhir | 93 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 28.04.12 | |
| 15 | G Gambhir | 63 | Kolkata | Chennai | Chennai | 30.04.12 | |
| 16 | G Gambhir | 56 | Kolkata | Pune | Kolkata | 05.05.12 | |
| 17 | G Gambhir | 62 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | 14.05.12 | |
| 18 | G Gambhir | 59 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 11.04.13 | |
| 19 | G Gambhir | 53 | Kolkata | Sunrisera | Kolkata | 14.04.13 | |
| 20 | G Gambhir | 60 | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 17.04.13 | |
| 21 | G Gambhir | 50 | Kolkata | Pune | Pune-SRS | 09.05.13 | |
| 22 | G Gambhir | 54 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 05.05.14 | |
| 23 | G Gambhir | 69 | Kolkata | Delhi | Delhi | 07.05.14 | |
| 24 | G Gambhir | 63* | Kolkata | Punjab | Cuttack | 11.05.14 | |
| 25 | G Gambhir | 57 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
RG Sharma and CJ Anderson added 131 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket in this game which has the following statistical accreditations
It provides the 112th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provide the 13th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in IPL. This stand represents the second best stand for the fourth wicket in IPL. The best stand is 132 runs partnership between AB de Villiers and Yuvraj Singh of Bangalore against Rajasthan at Bangalore on 11.05.14. It provides the 15th occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL
It provides the 95th occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in IPL for various wickets and various oppositions. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket in IPL and also represents the fourth occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a hundred partnership agains Kolkata in IPL
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Wkt | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 1 | RV Uthappa, DJ Bravo | 113* | 4th | Kolkata | Kolkata | 29.04.08 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya, SR Tendulkar | 127 | 1st | Kolkata | P Elizabeth | 27.04.09 |
| 3 | HH Gibbs, RG Sharma | 167* | 2nd | Kolkata | Kolkata | 12.05.12 |
| 4 | RG Sharma, CJ Anderson | 131* | 4th | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
It provides the 22nd occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the fourth wicket and the third occasion of hundred runs partnership for the fourth wicket against various oppositions in IPL. It also represents the highest stand for the fourth wicket by Mumbai batsmen in IPL. The previous best was the 113 runs unfinished partnership between RV Uthappa and DJ Bravo against Kolkata on 29.04.08
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Wkt | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 1 | RV Uthappa, DJ Bravo | 113* | 4th | Kolkata | Kolkata | 29.04.08 |
| 2 | SS Tiwary, AT Rayudu | 110 | 4th | Rajasthan | Mum-BS | 13.03.10 |
| 3 | RG Sharma, CJ Anderson | 131* | 4th | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
RG Sharma scored 98 not out in this game to provide the 29th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in IPL. RG Sharma became the second Mumbai batsman to score a ninety in IPL after CJ Anderson. CJ Anderson had scored 95 not out against Rajasthan at Mumbai on 25.05.14
| No | Playerr | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | Team | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 1 | CJ Anderson | 95* | 44 | 9 | 6 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 25.05.14 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 98* | 65 | 12 | 4 | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
RG Sharma with his 98 not out in this game earned the distinction of becoming the fifth captain to score a ninety in IPL. The following table lists out the performance of these five captains.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 94 | * | Delhi | Deccan | Deccan | 22.04.08 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 91 | Kolkata | Deccan | Deccan | 11.05.08 | |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 93 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 28.04.12 | |
| 4 | V Kohli | 99 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 10.05.13 | |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 98 | * | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |