Salient Stats of Match No 18 – Kolkata vs Punjab at Kolkata on 21.04.18
KL Rahul {60} and CH Gayle {62*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 45th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the history of IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of both the openers of Punjab scoring fifties in an innings in IPL. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 01 | SE Marsh | 60 | Punjab | Deccan | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 02 | KC Sangakkara | 50 | Punjab | Deccan | Mohali | 23.05.08 | |
| 2 | 01 | SE Marsh | 115 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 02 | JR Hopes | 51 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 | |
| 3 | 01 | RS Bopara | 77 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 02 | MS Bisla | 75 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 16.03.10 | |
| 4 | 01 | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Punjab | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 |
| 02 | PC Valthaty | 75 | Punjab | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 | |
| 5 | 01 | M Vijay | 53 | Punjab | Ris Pune | Mohali | 16.04.16 |
| 02 | M Vohra | 51 | Punjab | Ris Pune | Mohali | 16.04.16 | |
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| 01 | KL Rahul | 60 | Punjab | Kolkata | Kolkata | 21.04.98 | |
| 02 | CH Gayle | 62* | Punjab | Kolkata | Kolkata | 21.04.98 |
KL Rahul and CH Gayle added 116 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 170th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provides the 59th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in IPL.
KL Rahul and CH Gayle added 116 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 21st occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provides the fifth occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in IPL.
KL Rahul and CH Gayle added 116 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Kolkata in IPL. The first such occasion was its 129 runs partnership for the third wicket at Bengaluru on 01.06.14.
KL Rahul and CH Gayle added 116 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of Punjab batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Kolkata for the first wicket in IPL and hence it represent its best partnership for the first wicket against Kolkata in IPL. The previous best for the first wicket was its 51 runs partnership between MS Bisla and M Jayawardene at Kolkata on 04.04.10.
BB Sran of Punjab returned with figures of 2 for 50 in this game to provide the 116th occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the 18th occasion of a Punjab bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in IPL
This game was decided on DLS Method to provide the 17th occasion of a game decided on DL or DLS Method in the history of IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first ever win for Rajasthan on DLS Method. {Note – DLS method came into existence from November 2014. Prior to this all games were decided on DL Method}. Thus this game becomes the eighth game to be decided on DLS Method
| No | Season | Date | Team | Opposition | Venue | Winner | Margin | Method |
| 1 | 2008 | 17.05.08 | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | Punjab | 06 Runs | DLM |
| 2 | 2008 | 18.05.08 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | Chennai | 03 Runs | DLM |
| 3 | 2009 | 19.04.09 | Delhi | Punjab | Cape Town | Delhi | 10 wkts | DLM |
| 4 | 2009 | 21.04.09 | Punjab | Kolkata | Durban | Kolkata | 11 Runs | DLM |
| 5 | 2009 | 07.05.09 | Chennai | Punjab | Centurion | Chennai | 12 Runs | DLM |
| 6 | 2011 | 14.05.11 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bengaluru | Bangalore | 04 wkts | DLM |
| 7 | 2011 | 07.05.11 | Kolkata | Chennai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 10 Runs | DLM |
| 8 | 2014 | 10.05.14 | Delhi | Sunrisers | Delhi | Sunrisers | 08 wkts | DLM |
| 9 | 2015 | 22.04.15 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Vizag | Sunrisers | 16 Runs | DLS |
| 10 | 2015 | 15.05.15 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | Bangalore | 06 wkts | DLS |
| 11 | 2016 | 26.04.16 | Sunrisers | Ris Pune | Hyd-RGS | Sunrisers | 34 Runs | DLS |
| 12 | 2016 | 14.05.16 | Kolkata | Ris Pune | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08 wkts | DLS |
| 13 | 2016 | 17.05.16 | Ris Pune | Delhi | Vizag | Ris Pune | 19 Runs | DLS |
| 14 | 2016 | 18.05.16 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bengaluru | Bangalore | 82 Runs | DLS |
| 15 | 2017 | 17.05.17 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Bengaluru | Kolkata | 07 wkts | DLS |
| 16 | 2018 | 11.04.18 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Jaipur | Rajasthan | 10 runs | DLS |
| 17 | 2018` | 21.04.18 | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | Punjab | 09 wkts | DLS |
This game was decided on DLS Method to provide the second occasion of a game decided on DL or DLS Method in the history of IPL in favour of Punjab. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Season | Date | Team | Opposition | Venue | Winner | Margin | Method |
| 1 | 2008 | 17.05.08 | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | Punjab | 06 Runs | DLM |
| 2 | 2018` | 21.04.18 | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | Punjab | 09 wkts | DLS |