Salient Stats of Match No 49 – Kolkata vs Rajasthan at Kolkata on 15.05.18
Rajasthan was dismissed all out for 142 in this game to provide the 115th occasion of a team dismissed all out in IPL. It also provides the 16th occasion of Rajasthan dismissed all out in IPL. It also provides the 47th occasion of a team dismissed all out in the first innings in IPL.
Kuldeep Yadav returned with figures of 4 for 20 in this game to provide the 125th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. It also provides the 106th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL. It also provides the 16th occasion of a Kolkata bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.
KD Karthik effected four dismissals in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting four or more dismissals in an innings in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Deccan | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 2 | YV Takawale | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 07.05.08 |
| 3 | MN van Wyk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 4 | KD Karthik | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Bloemfontein | 17.05.09 |
| 5 | RV Uthappa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Pune | Mumbai | Mumbai | 06.04.12 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Punjab | Chennai | Dharamsala | 17.05.12 |
| 7 | BB McCullum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Kolkata | Delhi | Pune-MCA | 22.05.12 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Chennai | Bangalore | Chennai | 13.04.13 |
| 9 | PA Patel | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Mumbai | Gujarat | Mumbai | 16.04.16 |
| 10 | NV Ojha | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Sunrisers | Mumbai | Visakhapatnam | 08.05.16 |
| 11 | WP Saha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Punjab | Ris Pune | Visakhapatnam | 21.05.16 |
| 12 | WP Saha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Punjab | Sunriseres | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |
| 14 | KD Karthik | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kolkata | Rajastan | Kolkata | 15.05.18 |
KD Karthik effected four dismissals in this game to provide the third occasion of a Kolkata wicket keeper effecting four or more dismissals in an innings in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MN van Wyk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Kolkata | Delhi | Pune-MCA | 22.05.12 |
| 3 | KD Karthik | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kolkata | Rajastan | Kolkata | 15.05.18 |
KD Karthik effected four dismissals in this game to provide the third occasion of a wicket keeper effecting four or more dismissals in an innings against Rajasthan in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | KD Karthik | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Kolkata | 15.05.18 |
| 2 | YV Takawale | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 07.05.08 |
| 3 | KD Karthik | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Bloemfontein | 17.05.09 |
Kolkata and Punjab are the two teams in the history of IPL to have three occasions of wicket keeper effecting four or more dismissals in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MN van Wyk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Kolkata | Delhi | Pune-MCA | 22.05.12 |
| 3 | KD Karthik | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kolkata | Rajastan | Kolkata | 15.05.18 |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Punjab | Chennai | Dharamsala | 17.05.12 |
| 2 | WP Saha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Punjab | Ris Pune | Visakhapatnam | 21.05.16 |
| 3 | WP Saha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Punjab | Sunriseres | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |
Bangalore and Rajathan are the two teams in the history of IPL against whom there are three occasions of wicket keepers effecting four or more dismissals in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | KC Sangakkara | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Deccan | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 2 | MN van Wyk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Chennai | Bangalore | Chennai | 13.04.13 |
| 1 | KD Karthik | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | Kolkata | 15.05.18 |
| 2 | YV Takawale | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 07.05.08 |
| 3 | KD Karthik | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Bloemfontein | 17.05.09 |
KD Karthik became the second wicket keeper in the history of IPL to effect four or more dismissals on two occasions after WP Saha of Punjab. The following table lists the performance of the two wicket keepers.
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | KD Karthik | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Bloemfontein | 17.05.09 |
| 2 | KD Karthik | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Kolkata | Rajastan | Kolkata | 15.05.18 |
| 1 | WP Saha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Punjab | Ris Pune | Visakhapatnam | 21.05.16 |
| 2 | WP Saha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Punjab | Sunriseres | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |
KD Karthi’s aggregate of dismissals in IPL read 120 at the end of this game. He became the first wicket keeper to effect 120 dismissals in the history of IPL.