Teams playing with less than four overseas cricketers in Indian Premier League
| There have been ten instances recorded in IPL history when a team has played with less than four overseas cricketers in their Playing Eleven including today’s game between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at Chennai on 23 Apr 2021 in which Mumbai Indians played with three cricketers |
| 1. Season 1: 3rd match: Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals at Delhi, Apr 19, 2008. |
| Rajasthan Royals played with three overseas cricketers- Shane Watson, Darren Lehmann and Shane Warne. |
| 2. Season 1: 56th match: Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals at Mohali, May 28, 2008 |
| Rajasthan Royals played with three overseas cricketers- Shane Watson, Younis Khan and Kamran Akmal. |
| 3. Season 3: 2nd match: Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals at Mum-BS, Mar 13, 2010 |
| Mumbai Indians played with three overseas cricketers – Sanath Jayasuriya, Ryan McLaren, and Lasith Malinga. |
| 4. Season 4: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai, Apr 8, 2011 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders played with two overseas cricketers – Jacques Kallis and Eoin Morgan. |
| 5. Season 4: 6th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers at Kolkata, Apr 11, 2011 |
| KKR fielded played with three overseas cricketers – Ryan ten Doeschate, Jacques Kallis and Eoin Morgan |
| 6. Season 5: 28th match: Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai, Apr 22, 2012 |
| Mumbai Indians played with three overseas cricketers – Thisara Perera, James Franklin, and Kieron Pollard. |
| 7. Season 9: 32nd match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab at Kolkata, May 4, 2016 |
| Kings XI Punjab played with three overseas cricketers – Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and David Miller. |
| 8. Season 10 ; 47th match : Gujarat lions v King’s XI Punjab, at Mohali, May 7, 2017. |
| Gujarat lions played with three overseas cricketers – Dwayne Smith, Aaron Finch and James Faulkner |
| 9. Season 14 : 10th match : Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on Apr 18, 2021 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore played with three overseas cricketers – GJ Maxwell, AB de Villiers and K Jamieson 10. Season 15 : 17th match : Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings at Chennai on Apr 23, 2021 Mumbai Indians played with three overseas cricketers – Q de Kock, KA Pollard and TA Boult |