Captains scoring fifty on captaincy debut in Indian Premier League
F du Plessis of Bangalore scored 88 against Punjab at Mum-DYP on 27.03.22 in the ongoing Indian Premier League to provide the eighth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty on captaincy debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 64 | Pune | Punjab | Mohali | 21.04.13 |
| 2 | M Vijay | 55 | Punjab | Gujarat | Rajkot | 01.05.16 |
| 3 | SS Iyer | 93* | Delhi | Kolkata | Delhi | 27.04.18 |
| 4 | KA Pollard | 83 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mumbai | 10.04.19 |
| 5 | SV Samson | 119 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
| 6 | MA Agqrwal | 99* | Punjab | Delhi | Ahmedabad | 02.05.21 |
| 7 | MK Pandey | 69* | Sunrisers | Mumbai | A Dabhi | 08.10.21 |
| 8 | F du Plessis | 88 | Bangalore | Punjab | Mum-DYP | 27.03.22 |
F du Plessis became the third overseas captain to score a fifty on captaincy debut in Indian Premier League after AJ Finch and KA Pollard. His 88 remains the highest individual score by an overseas captain on captaincy debut.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | AJ Finch | 64 | Pune | Punjab | Mohali | 21.04.13 |
| 2 | KA Pollard | 83 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mumbai | 10.04.19 |
| 3 | F du Plessis | 88 | Bangalore | Punjab | Mum-DYP | 27.03.22 |