Stats highlights of Match No 18 of IPL 2020
Chennai won this game by ten wickets to provide the twelfth occasion of a team winning a game without losing a wicket in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Winner | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Deccan | Mumbai | Mumbai | 27.04.08 |
| 2 | Delhi | Punjab | Cape Town | 19.04.09 |
| 3 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Bangalore | 18.03.10 |
| 4 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Mumbai | 20.05.11 |
| 5 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 20.05.12 |
| 6 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.04.13 |
| 7 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 26.04.15 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | Gujarat | Rajkot | 21.04.16 |
| 9 | Kolkata | Gujarat | Rajkit | 07.04.17 |
| 10 | Punjab | Delhi | Mohali | 30.04.17 |
| 11 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 14.05.18 |
| 12 | Chennai | Punjab | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
Chennai won this game by ten wickets to provide the second occasion of Chennai winning a game without losing a wicket in the tournament. Both such occasions are tabulated below. The first such occasion was also against Punjab at Mohali on 10.04.13. It is interesting to note that the day and the month are interpolated in these two occasions, while the interval in years is seven years.
| No | Winner | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.04.13 |
| 2 | Chennai | Punjab | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
Chennai won this game by ten wickets to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning a game without losing a wicket in the tournament against Punjab. All such occasions are tabulated below. Punjab owns the dubious record of losing most games by ten wickets in the tournament.
| No | Winner | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Delhi | Punjab | Cape Town | 19.04.09 |
| 2 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.04.13 |
| 3 | Bangalore | Punjab | Indore | 14.05.18 |
| 4 | Chennai | Punjab | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
SR Watson and F du Plessis scored 83 and 87 respectively to provide the 55th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the sixth occasion of both the openers from Chennai performing such a feat in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 01 | MEK Hussey | 63 | Che | Ban | Chennai | 28.05.11 |
| 02 | M Vijay | 95 | Che | Ban | Chennai | 28.05.11 | |
| 2 | 01 | F du Plessis | 58 | Che | Pune | Chennai | 19.04.12 |
| 02 | S Badrinath | 57 | Che | Pune | Chennai | 19.04.12 | |
| 3 | 01 | M Vijay | 50* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 |
| 02 | MEK Hussey | 66* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 | |
| 4 | 01 | SR Watson | 57 | Che | Sun | Pune-MCA | 13.05.18 |
| 02 | AT Rayudu | 100* | Che | Sun | Pune-MCA | 13.05.18 | |
| 5 | 01 | F du Plessis | 50 | Che | Del | Vizag | 10.05.19 |
| 02 | SR Watson | 50 | Che | Del | Vizag | 10.05.19 | |
| 6 | 01 | SR Watson | 83* | Che | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
| 02 | F du Plessis | 87* | Chei | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
It also provides the twelfth occasion of both the openers performing such a feat in the tournament against Punjab All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 01 | NV Ojha | 68 | Raj | Pun | Durban | 05.05.09 |
| 02 | GC Smith | 77 | Raj | Pun | Durban | 05.05.09 | |
| 2 | 01 | DA Warner | 77 | Del | Pun | Delhi | 23.04.11 |
| 02 | V Sehwag | 77 | Del | Pun | Delhi | 23.04.11 | |
| 3 | 01 | S Dhawan | 95 | Dec | Pun | Dharamsala | 21.05.11 |
| 02 | DB Ravi Teja | 60 | Dec | Pun | Dharamsala | 21.05.11 | |
| 4 | 01 | M Vijay | 50* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 |
| 02 | MEK Hussey | 66* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 | |
| 5 | 01 | CA Pujara | 51 | Ban | Pun | Mohali | 06.05.13 |
| 02 | CH Gayle | 62 | Ban | Pun | Mohali | 06.05.13 | |
| 6 | 01 | DR Smith | 66 | Mum | Pun | A Dhabi | 18.04.14 |
| 02 | BB McCullum | 67 | Mum | Pun | A Dhabi | 18.04.14 | |
| 7 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 53* | Del | Pun | Delhi | 01.05.15 |
| 02 | SS Iyer | 54 | Del | Pun | Delhi | 01.05.15 | |
| 8 | 01 | LMP Simmons | 71 | Mum | Pun | Mohali | 03.05.15 |
| 02 | PA Patel | 59 | Mum | Pun | Mohali | 03.05.15 | |
| 9 | 01 | RV Uthappa | 70 | Kol | Pun | Kolkata | 04.05.16 |
| 02 | G Gambhir | 54 | Kol | Pun | Kolkata | 04.05.16 | |
| 10 | 01 | CH Gayle | 73 | Ban | Pun | Bangalore | 18.05.16 |
| 02 | V Kohli | 113 | Ban | Pun | Bangalore | 18.05.16 | |
| 11 | 01 | DA Warner | 51 | Sun | Pun | Mohali | 28.04.17 |
| 02 | S Dhawan | 77 | Sun | Pun | Mohali | 28.04.17 | |
| 12 | 01 | SR Watson | 83* | Che | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
| 02 | F du Plessis | 87* | Che | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
It also provides the second occasion of both the Chennai openers performing such a feat in the tournament against Punjab. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 01 | M Vijay | 50* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 |
| 02 | MEK Hussey | 66* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 | |
| 2 | 01 | SR Watson | 83* | Che | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
| 02 | F du Plessis | 87* | Che | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
SR Watson and F du Plessis scored 83 and 87 respectively to provide the occasion of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in an innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 01 | 01 | Tendulkar | 58* | Mum | Raj | Jaipur | 20.05.12 |
| 02 | DR Smith | 87* | Mum | Raj | Jaipur | 20.05.12 | |
| 02 | 01 | M Vijay | 50* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 |
| 02 | MEK Hussey | 66* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 | |
| 03 | 01 | DA Warner | 74* | Sun | Guj | Rajkot | 21.04.16 |
| 02 | S Dhawan | 53* | Sun | Guj | Rajkot | 21.04.16 | |
| 04 | 01 | SR Watson | 83* | Che | Pun | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
| 02 | F du Plessis | 87* | Che | Pun | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
SR Watson and F du Plessis scored 83 and 87 respectively to provide the second occasion of both the Chennai openers scoring unbeaten fifties in an innings in the tournament. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 01 | 01 | M Vijay | 50* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 |
| 02 | MEK Hussey | 66* | Che | Pun | Mohali | 09.04.13 | |
| 02 | 01 | SR Watson | 83* | Che | Pun | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
| 02 | F du Plessis | 87* | Che | Pun | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
SR Watson and F du Plessis scored 83 and 87 respectively to provide the eleventh occasion of both the overseas openers scoring unbeaten fifties in an innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 01 | SE Marsh | 60 | Pun | Dec | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 02 | Sangakkara | 50 | Pun | Dec | Mohali | 23.05.08 | |
| 2 | 01 | SE Marsh | 115 | Pun | Raj | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 02 | JR Hopes | 51 | Pun | Raj | Mohali | 28.05.08 | |
| 3 | 01 | BB McCullum | 81 | Koc | Mum | Mum-WS | 15.04.11 |
| 02 | Jayawardene | 56 | Koc | Mum | Mum-WS | 15.04.11 | |
| 4 | 01 | CH Gayle | 57 | Ban | Dec | Pune-MCA | 11.05.12 |
| 02 | TM Dilshan | 53 | Ban | Dec | Pune-MCA | 11.05.12 | |
| 5 | 01 | DR Smith | 66 | Che | Pun | Abu Dhabi | 18.04.14 |
| 02 | BB McCullum | 67 | Che | Pun | Abu Dhabi | 18.04.14 | |
| 6 | 01 | MEK Hussey | 56 | Mum | Raj | Ahmedabad | 19.05.14 |
| 02 | LMP Simmons | 62 | Mum | Raj | Ahmedabad | 19.05.14 | |
| 7 | 01 | DR Smith | 53 | Guj | Del | Delhi | 27.04.16 |
| 02 | BB McCullum | 60 | Guj | Del | Delhi | 27.04.16 | |
| 8 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 114 | Sun | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 31.03.19 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 100* | Sun | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 31.03.19 | |
| 9 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 61* | Sun | Che | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.19 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 50 | Sun | Che | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.19 | |
| 10 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 80* | Sun | Kol | Hyd-RGS | 21.04.19 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 67 | Sun | Kol | Hyd-RGS | 21.04.19 | |
| 11 | 1 | SR Watson | 83* | Che | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 87* | Che | Pun | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
KL Rahul scored 63 in this game to provide the 250th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the 21st occasion of a Punjab captain scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of a Punjab captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Chennai
| No | Batsman | Runs | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 58* | Chennai | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 2 | AC Gilchirst | 64* | Chennai | Dharamsala | 17.05.12 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 63 | Chennai | Dub-DSC | 04.10.20 |
It also provides the 28th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in the tournament against Chennai.
KL Rahul scored 63 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 94th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Punjab captain’s fifty going in vain in the tournament.
SR Watson and F du Plessis added 181 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the 204th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the 69th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament. It also provides the 27th occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament.
SR Watson and F du Plessis added 181 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the tenthoccasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the tournament for the first wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Runs | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SR Watson, Fdu Plessis | 181* | Pun | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
| 2 | MEK Hussey, M Vijay | 159 | Ban | Chennai | 28.05.11 |
| 3 | M Vijay, MEK Hussey | 139* | Pun | Mohali | 10.04.13 |
| 4 | SR Watson, AT Rayudu | 134 | Sun | PuneMCA | 13.05.18 |
| 5 | BB McCullum, DR Smith | 123 | Pun | A Dhabi | 18.04.14 |
| 6 | F du Plessis, S Badrinath | 116 | Pune | Chennai | 19.04.12 |
| 7 | DR Smith, BB McCullum | 109 | Mum | Mumbai | 17.04.15 |
| 8 | PA Patel, ML Hayden | 106 | Ban | P E’beth | 20.04.09 |
| 9 | WP Saha, MEK Hussey | 103 | Kol | Chennai | 28.04.13 |
| 10 | SR Watson, F du Plessis | 102 | Del | PuneMCA | 30.04.18 |
SR Watson and F du Plessis added 181 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the record first wicket partnership by Chennai batsmen in the tournament. The previous best was 159 runs partnership between MEK Hussey and M Vijay at Chennai against Bangalore on 28.05.11. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Runs | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SR Watson, Fdu Plessis | 181* | Pun | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
| 2 | MEK Hussey, M Vijay | 159 | Ban | Chennai | 28.05.11 |
SR Watson and F du Plessis added 181 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for any wicket by Chennai batsmen in the tournament. The previous best was 159 runs partnership between MEK Hussey and M Vijay at Chennai against Bangalore on 28.05.11. Both the occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | SR Watson, Fdu Plessis | 181* | 1st | Pun | DubDSC | 04.10.20 |
| 2 | MEK Hussey, M Vijay | 159 | 1st | Ban | Chennai | 28.05.11 |
SR Watson and F du Plessis added 181 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the 39thoccasion of overseas batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the fifteenh occasion of overseas batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket.
SR Watson and F du Plessis added 181 runs in an unfinished partnership for the first wicket in this game to provide the 23rdoccasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the ninth occasion of batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket.
KL Rahul was caught by MS Dhoni of SN Thakur in this game. This catch fetched MS Dhoni 100 catches as a wicket keeper. He became the second wicket keeper in the tournament to pouch 100 catches after KD Karthik. KD Karthik has pouched 103 catches.
PP Chawla’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 257 wickets in T20 games. He now holds the record for most wickets by an Indian bowler in T20 games. He went past A Mishra who has an aggregate of 256 wickets.