Indian Premier League – Statistical highlights – Part Three
IPL has 16 editions and the ensuing edition will be the 17th edition. A peep into the previous sixteen editions will unfold the following interesting statistical nuggets/feats. Please peruse them in Part Three
There are four cricketers who have led the teams in 100 plus matches in the tournament. MS Dhoni is the only cricketer to lead in 200 plus matches. He has led in 226 matches – most for a captain. He has won 133 matches – most matches won by a captain. He is the only captain to win 100 plus matches. He has lost 91 matches – most matches lost by a captain in the tournament.
| No | Player | Span | Mar | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 2008-2023 | 226 | 133 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 2013-2023 | 158 | 87 | 67 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 2011-2023 | 143 | 66 | 70 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | G Gambhir | 2009-2018 | 129 | 71 | 57 | 1 | 0 |
There are 61 cricketers who have played 100 plus matches in the tournament. 46 of these are Indian cricketers and 15 of these are overseas cricketers.
MS Dhoni has played 250 matches – most by any cricketer in the tournament and also most by an Indian cricketer in the tournament. KA Pollard owns the record for most matches by an overseas cricketer. He has played 189 cricketers.
The following is the list of Indian cricketers who have played 200 plus matches with their performance.
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | C | W | BBI | Ave | 5 | Ct | St | |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | I | 2008-2023 | 250 | 5082 | 84* | 38.79 | – | – | – | – | – | 142 | 42 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | I | 2008-2023 | 243 | 6211 | 109* | 29.57 | 1 | 15 | 4/6 | 30.2 | – | 98 | – |
| 3 | KD Karthik | I | 2008-2023 | 242 | 4516 | 97* | 25.8 | – | – | – | – | – | 141 | 36 |
| 4 | V Kohli | I | 2008-2023 | 237 | 7263 | 113 | 37.24 | 7 | 4 | 2/25 | 92 | – | 106 | – |
| 5 | RA Jadeja | I | 2008-2023 | 226 | 2692 | 62* | 26.39 | – | 152 | 5/16 | 29.57 | 1 | 97 | – |
| 6 | S Dhawan | I | 2008-2023 | 217 | 6617 | 106* | 35.38 | 2 | 4 | 1/7 | 16.5 | – | 96 | – |
| 7 | SK Raina | I | 2008-2021 | 205 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 1 | 25 | 2/0 | 44.72 | – | 109 | – |
| 8 | RV Uthappa | I | 2008-2022 | 205 | 4952 | 88 | 27.51 | – | – | – | – | – | 92 | 32 |
| 9 | AT Rayudu | I | 2010-2023 | 204 | 4348 | 100* | 28.23 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 64 | 2 |
There are 31 occasions of batsmen dismissed by the first ball of the match for zero in the tournament. There are 42 occasions of batsmen dismissed for a duck without facing a delivery in the tournament. There are seven occasions of opening batsmen dismissed for a duck without facing a delivery in the tournament.
There are 97 occasion of batsman dismissed run out for a duck in the tournament. The only occasion of rival opening batsmen dismissed run out in the tournament is furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | PP Shaw | 53 | Delhi | Sunrisers | Chennai | 25.04.21 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 06 | Sunrisers | Delhi | Chennai | 25.04.21 |
There are ten occasions of batsmen dismissed run out for a duck on two or more occasions in the tournament. PP Chawla, SK Warne and SL Malinga are the three batsmen who were dismissed run out for a duck on three occasions.
| No | Batsman | Run out | R | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | PP Chawla | Run out | 00 | Punjab | Delhi | Cape Town | 19.04.09 |
| 2 | PP Chawla | Run out | 00 | Punjab | Mumbai | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 3 | PP Chawla | Run out | 00 | Kolkata | Rajasthan | A Dhabi | 29.04.14 |
| 1 | SK Warne | Run out | 00 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Durban | 14.05.09 |
| 2 | SK Warne | Run out | 00 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Ahmedabad | 28.03.10 |
| 3 | SK Warne | Run out | 00 | Rajasthan | Delhi | Delhi | 31.03.10 |
| 1 | SL Malinga | Run out | 00 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Durban | 14.05.09 |
| 2 | SL Malinga | Run out | 00 | Mumbai | Delhi | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 3 | SL Malinga | Run out | 00 | Mumbai | Deccan | Mumbai | 14.05.11 |
There are 13 occasions of captains scoring a century in the tournament. V Kohli has scored five centuries – most by a captain in the tournament. KL Rahul’s 132 not out representing Punjab against Bangalore at Dub-DSC on 24.09.20 is the highest individual score by a captain In the tournament. KL Rahul has scored three centuries as captain
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul | 132* | Punjab | Bangalore | Dub-DSC | 24.09.20 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 103* | Lucknow | Mumbai | Mum-BS | 16.04.22 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 103* | Lucknow | Mumbai | Mumbai | 16.04.22 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 108* | Bangalore | Ris Pune | Bangalore | 07.05.16 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 109 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bangalore | 14.05.16 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 113 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 18.05.16 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 100 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 19.04.19 |
The tournament has witnessed 15 occasions of captain and wicket keeper from the same team scoring fifties. It has also witnessed an occasion of captain scoring a century and the wicket keeper scoring a half century and also an occasion of captain scoring a half century and the wicket keeper scoring a century. It is interesting to note that KL Rahul appears in the first occasion as wicket keeper and in the second occasion as a captain
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | * | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| + | KL Rahul | 51* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 | |
| 2 | * | KL Rahul | 68* | Lucknow | Kolkata | Mum-DYP | 18.05.22 |
| + | Q de Kock | 140* | Lucknow | Kolkata | Mum-DYP | 18.05.22 |
The tournament has witnessed five occasions of captain and wicket keeper from the same team scoring unbeaten fifties. It has also witnessed an occasion of captain scoring a unbeaten century and the wicket keeper scoring an unbeaten half century and also an occasion of captain scoring an unbeaten half century and the wicket keeper scoring a unbeaten century. It is interesting to note that KL Rahul appears in the first occasion as wicket keeper and in the second occasion as a captain
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | * | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 2 | + | KL Rahul | 51* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 1 | * | KL Rahul | 68* | Lucknow | Kolkata | Mum-DYP | 18.05.22 |
| 2 | + | Q de Kock | 140* | Lucknow | Kolkata | Mum-DYP | 18.05.22 |
The tournament has also witnessed an occasion of captain and wicket keeper from the same team scoring similar scores of 52 not out
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | * | V Kohli | 52* | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 02.05.16 |
| 2 | + | KL Rahul | 52* | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 02.05.16 |
DA Warner is the only captain in the tournament to score five or more fifties in four different editions of the tournament. He is also the only captain in the tournament to score five or more fifties in three consecutive editions – 2015, 2016 and 2017. He was leading Sunrisers when he scored five or more fifties in three consecutive editions
| No | No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | DA Warner | 53 | Sunrisers | Chennai | Chennai | 11.04.15 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 57 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Bangalore | 13.04.15 | |
| 3 | DA Warner | 91 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Vizag | 22.04.15 | |
| 4 | DA Warner | 58 | Sunrisers | Punjbab | Mohali | 27.04.15 | |
| 5 | DA Warner | 61 | Sunrisers | Chennai | Hyd-RGS | 02.05.15 | |
| 6 | DA Warner | 81 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 11.05.15 | |
| 7 | DA Warner | 52* | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 15.05.15 | |
| 2 | 1 | DA Warner | 58 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Bangalore | 12.04.16 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 90* | Sunrisers | Mumbai | Hyd-RGS | 18.04.16 | |
| 3 | DA Warner | 74* | Sunrisers | Gujarat | Rajkot | 21.04.16 | |
| 4 | DA Warner | 59 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 23.04.16 | |
| 5 | DA Warner | 92 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 30.04.16 | |
| 6 | DA Warner | 52 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Mohali | 15.05.16 | |
| 7 | DA Warner | 73 | Sunrisers | Delhi | Raipur | 20.05.16 | |
| 8 | DA Warner | 93* | Sunrisers | Gujarat | Delhi | 27.05.16 | |
| 9 | DA Warner | 69 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Bangalore | 29.05.16 | |
| 3 | 1 | DA Warner | 76* | Sunrisers | Gujarat | Hyd-RGS | 09.04.17 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 70 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 | |
| 3 | DA Warner | 51 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Mohali | 28.04.17 | |
| 4 | DA Warner | 126 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Hyd-RGS | 30.04.17 | |
| 5 | DA Warner | 69* | Sunrisers | Gujarat | Kanpur | 13.05.17 | |
| 3 | 1 | DA Warner | 56 | Delhi | Lucknow | Lucknow | 01.04.23 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 65 | Delhi | Rajasthan | Guwahathi | 08.04.23 | |
| 3 | DA Warner | 51 | Delhi | Mumbai | Delhi | 11.04.23 | |
| 4 | DA Warner | 57 | Delhi | Kolkata | Delhi | 20.04.23 | |
| 5 | DA Warner | 54 | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 13.05.23 | |
| 6 | DA Warner | 86 | Delhi | Chennai | Delhi | 20.05.23 |
V Kohli of Bangalore owns the record for scoring most fifties in a single edition. He scored eleven fifties in 2016 edition. He is the only batsman in the entire tournament to score ten or more fifties in a single edition of the tournament.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | V Kolhi | 75* | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Bangalore | 12.04.16 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 79 | Bangalore | Delhi | Bangalore | 17.04.16 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 80 | Bangalore | Ris Pune | Pune-MCA | 22.04.16 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 52 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Bangalore | 02.05.16 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 108* | Bangalore | Ris Pune | Bangalore | 07.05.16 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 109 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bangalore | 14.05.16 |
| 8 | V Kohli | 75* | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 16.05.16 |
| 9 | V Kohli | 114 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 18.05.16 |
| 10 | V Kohli | 54* | Bangalore | Delhi | Raipur | 22.05.16 |
| 11 | V Kohli | 54 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Bangalore | 29.05.16 |
The tournament has witnessed 24 occasions of rival captains scoring fifties in a match in the tournament. It has also witnessed two occasions of one of the rival captains scoring a century and another a half century.
| No | No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | SR Tendulkar | 100* | Mumbai | Kochi | Mumbai | 15.04.11 |
| 2 | Jayawardene | 56 | Kochi | Mumbai | Mumbai | 15.04.11 | |
| 2 | 1 | KL Rahul | 91 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
| 2 | SV Samson | 119 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
There is an occasions of one of the rival captains scoring a ninety and another a half century and also an occasion of one of the rival captains scoring a ninety and another a century in the tournament
| No | No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | RG Sharma | 98* | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
| 2 | G Gambhir | 57 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Kolkata | 08.04.15 | |
| 2 | 1 | KL Rahul | 91 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
| 2 | SV Samson | 119 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
There is only one occasion of both the rival captains scoring nineties in the tournament.
| No | No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | RG Sharma | 94 | Mumbai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.18 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 92* | Bangalore | Mumbai | Bangalore | 17.04.18 |
There are eight occasions of rival captain openers scoring fifties in the tournament
The tournament has witnessed 20 occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring fifties in the tournament and also two occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring unbeaten fifties in the tournament.
It has also witnessed two occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring similar scores – exact 50 – and an occasion of one of the rival wicket keepers scoring a ninety and another a century
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 | |
| KC Sangakkara | 50 | Punjab | Deccan | Mohali | 23.05.08 | ||
| 2 | WP Saha | 52 | Punjab | Delhi | Mohali | 07.05.16 | |
| Q de Kock | 52 | Delhi | Punjab | Mohali | 07.05.16 | ||
| 1 | KL Rahul | 91 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 12.04.21 | |
| SV Samson | 119 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
It has also witnessed two occasions of rival wicket keepers scoring unbeaten fifties
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul | 51* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| KD Karthik | 50* | Gujarat | Bangalore | Rajkot | 24.04.16 | |
| 2 | AB devilliers | 75* | Bangalore | Delhi | Ahmedabad | 27.04.21 |
| RR Pant | 58* | Delhi | Bangalore | Ahmedabad | 27.04.21 |
There are 13 occasions of a wicket keeper scoring nineties in the tournament. KL Rahul of Punjab has scored nineties on four occasions.
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul | 95 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 08.05.18 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 94 | Punjab | Mumbai | Mumbai | 16.05.18 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 91 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | 91* | Punjab | Bangalore | Ahmedabad | 30.04.21 |
YK Pathan is the only batsman in the tournament to be dismissed run out after scoring a century. MS Bisla, V Kohli and CH Gayle are the three batsmen to be dismissed run out after scoring a ninety in the tournament. V Kohli is the only batsman to be dismissed run out for 99 in the tournament.
| BATSMEN RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A HUNDRED | |||||||||
| No | Pos | Batsman | R | B | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | 05 | YK Pathan | 100 | 37 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Mum-BS | 13.03.10 | |
| BATSMEN RUN OUT AFTER SCORING A NINETY | |||||||||
| 1 | + | 01 | MS Bisla | 92 | 61 | Kolkata | Chennai | Chennai | 28.04.13 |
| 2 | * | 03 | V Kohli | 99 | 52 | Bangalore | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 08.05.13 |
| 3 | 01 | CH Gayle | 96 | 56 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 11.04.15 | |
There are eleven occasions of a captain dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament. V Kohli is the only captain to be dismissed run out for 99 in the tournament. There are six occasions of a wicket keeper dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.
There are 92 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out without scoring in the tournament which includes 39 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out for zero without facing a delivery and six occasions of captain dismissed run out for zero without facing a delivery in the tournament
There are 45 occasions of batsmen dismissed run out for a duck facing the first ball in the tournament.
The tournament has witnessed 91 occasion of captain dismissed run out, 83 occasions of wicket keepers dismissed run out and 20 occasions of captain wicket keeper dismissed run out in the tournament.
There are two occasions of rival captain and wicket keeper dismissed run out in a match in the tournament.
| No | Pos | Batsman | R | B | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |||
| 1 | C | 09 | SK Warne | 00 | 00 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Ahmedabad | 28.03.10 | ||
| K | 04 | MS Dhoni | 21 | 19 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 28.03.10 | |||
| 2 | C | 04 | SV Samson | 11 | 11 | Rajasthan | Titans | Mum-DYP | 14.04.22 | ||
| K | 01 | MS Wade | 12 | 06 | Titans | Rajasthan | Mum-DYP | 14.04.22 | |||
There are two occasions of rival wicket keepers dismissed run out in a match in the tournament.
| No | Pos | Batsman | R | B | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | ||
| 1 | + | 01 | MS Wade | 12 | 06 | Titans | Rajasthan | Mum-DYP | 14.04.22 | |
| 2 | + | 04 | SV Samson | 11 | 11 | Rajasthan | Titans | Mum-DYP | 14.04.22 | |
| 1 | + | 06 | N Pooran | 29 | 27 | Lucknow | Rajasthan | Lucknow | 19.04.23 | |
| 2 | + | 03 | SV Samson | 02 | 08 | Rajasthan | Lucknow | Lucknow | 19.04.23 |
The tournament has witnessed eight occasions of both the openers dismissed run out. It has also witnessed two occasions of both the openers who are captain and wicket keeper dismissed run out.
There are 128 occasions of captain’s fifties in a losing cause in the tournament. There are 107 occasions of wicket keeper’s fifties in a losing cause in the tournament. There are 17 occasions of captain wicket keeper’s fifties in a losing cause in the tournament.
There are five occasions of captain’s nineties and three occasions of wicket keeper’s nineties in a losing casue in the tournament.
The fastest hundred in terms of balls faced is credited to CH Gayle. He scored the century in 30 balls representing Bangalore against Pune at Bangalore on 23.04.13. He made 175 not out in this game.
The fastest fifty in terms of balls faced is credited to YBK Jaiswal, He scored the fifty in 13 balls representing Rajasthan against Kolkata at Kolkata on 11.05.23. He made 98 not out in this game.
There are 57 occasions of an opening batsman batting at number one collecting the first ball duck and 43 occasions of an opening batsman batting at number two collecting the first ball duck in the tournament. Thus the tournament has witnessed 100 occasions of opening batsmen collecting the first ball duck in the tournament.
There are 13 occasions of rival captains scoring zero and fifty in the tournament. There are 13 occasions of captain opener collecting the first ball duck and ten occasions of wicket keeper opener collecting the first ball duck in the tournament.
Mumbai has bagged 135 Man of the Match awards in the tournament – most by a team in the tournament. Chennai is close behind with 134 Man of the Match Awards. The following table shows the Man of the match awards bagged by each team in the descending order of the awards bagged by each team.
| Team | Number | MoM Awards |
| Mumbai | 135 | MoM Awards |
| Chennai | 134 | MoM Awards |
| Kolkata | 121 | MoM Awards |
| Bangalore | 116 | MoM Awards |
| Punjab | 108 | MoM Awards |
| Delhi | 107 | MoM Awards |
| Rajasthan | 104 | MoM Awards |
| Sunrisers | 075 | MoM Awards |
| Deccan | 028 | MoM Awards |
| Titans | 023 | MoM Awards |
| Lucknow | 016 | MoM Awards |
| Ris Pune | 016 | MoM Awards |
| Pune | 014 | MoM Awards |
| Gujarat | 011 | MoM Awards |
| Kochi | 006 | MoM Awards |
There are sixteen occasions of a batsman’s century in a losing cause which includes three occasions of captain’s centuries, five occasions of wicket keeper’s centuries and an occasion of a captain wicket keeper’s century.
SV Samson and V Kohli are the two batsmen who have witnessed their two centuries going in vain
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
| 1 | 03 | SV Samson | 102* | Rajasthan | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 29.03.19 | |
| 1 | *+ | 03 | SV Samson | 119* | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mumbai | 12.04.21 |
| 1 | * | 01 | V Kohli | 100* | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 2 | 01 | V Kohli | 101* | Bangalore | Titans | Bangalore | 21.05.23 |
The tournament has witnessed 65 cricketers leading various teams in the tournament. There are seventeen cricketers who have led two teams and three cricketers who have led three teams.
Punjab has been led by 16 cricketers – eight Indian cricketers and eight overseas cricketers Delhi has been led by 12 cricketers – seven Indian cricketers and five overseas cricketers
Punjab and Delhi are the two teams which are led by ten or more cricketers in the tournament. Punjab has been led by most cricketers in the tournament – sixteen.
The tournament has witnessed 22 bowlers performing the “hattrick”. A Mishra and Yuvraj Singh are the two bowlers to perform the feat on two or more occasions.
| No | Bowler | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | A Mishra | Delhi | Deccan | Delhi | 15.05.08 |
| 2 | A Mishra | Punjab | Deccan | Dharmasala | 21.05.11 |
| 3 | A Mishra | Sunrisers | Pune | Pune-MCA | 17.04.13 |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | Rajasthan | Deccan | Jo’burg | 17.05.09 |
Rajasthan bowlers have performed the feat on six occasions – most by a team. Rajasthan is the only team to have five or more bowlers performing the feat in the tournament
There are seven occasions of cricketers performing the feat of scoring a fifty and capturing four or more wickets in the tournament with Yuvraj Singh performing the feat on two occasions.
| No | Players | Runs | W | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Res |
| 1 | PC Valthaty | 75 | 4 | 29 | Punjab | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 | Won |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | 4 | 29 | Pune | Delhi | Mum-DYP | 17.04.11 | Lost |
| 3 | KA Pollard | 64 | 4 | 44 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 11.04.12 | Won |
| 4 | Yuvraj Singh | 83 | 4 | 35 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Bangalore | 11.05.14 | Lost |
| 5 | JP Duminy | 54 | 4 | 17 | Delhi | Sunrisers | Vizag | 18.04.15 | Won |
| 6 | MR Marsh | 63 | 4 | 27 | Delhi | Sunrisers | Delhi | 29.04.23 | Lost |
| 7 | Rashid Khan | 79* | 4 | 30 | Titans | Mumbai | Mum-WS | 12.05.23 | Lost |
There are four occasions of cricketer’s feat of scoring a fifty and capturing four or more wickets in the tournament going in vain. Yuvraj Singh’s feat on two such occasions have gone in vain.
| No | Players | Runs | W | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date | Res |
| 1 | Yuvraj Singh | 66* | 4 | 29 | Pune | Delhi | Mum-DYP | 17.04.11 | Lost |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | 83 | 4 | 35 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Bangalore | 11.05.14 | Lost |
| 3 | MR Marsh | 63 | 4 | 27 | Delhi | Sunrisers | Delhi | 29.04.23 | Lost |
| 4 | Rashid Khan | 79* | 4 | 30 | Titans | Mumbai | Mum-WS | 12.05.23 | Lost |
The tournament has witnessed 82 occasions of both the openers scoring fifties. It has also witnessed nine occasions of one of the opener scoring a century and another opener a half century.
The tournament has witnessed twelve occasions of both the overseas openers scoring fifties. It has also witnessed an occasions of one of the overseas opener scoring a century and another overseas opener a half century. It has also witnessed an occasion of both the overseas openers scoring centuries.
Overseas openers – DR Smith and BB McCullum – have both scored fifties on two occasions.
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 01 | DR Smith | 66 | Chennai | Punjab | A Dhabi | 18.04.14 |
| 02 | BB McCullum | 67 | Chennai | Punjab | A Dhabi | 18.04.14 | |
| 2 | 01 | DR Smith | 53 | Gujarat | Delhi | Delhi | 27.04.16 |
| 02 | BB McCullum | 60 | Gujarat | Delhi | Delhi | 27.04.16 |
Overseas openers –JM Bairstow and DA Warner – have both scored fifties on four occasions which includes an occasion of both scoring centuries.
| No | Pos | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 114 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 31.03.19 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 100* | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 31.03.19 | |
| 2 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 61* | Sunrisers | Chennai | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.19 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 50 | Sunrisers | Chennai | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.19 | |
| 3 | 1 | JM Bairstow | 80* | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Hyd-RGS | 21.04.19 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 67 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Hyd-RGS | 21.04.19 | |
| 4 | 01 | DA Warner | 52 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Dub-DSC | 08.10.20 |
| 02 | JM Bairstow | 97 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Dub-DSC | 08.10.20 |
There are seven occasions of both the openers scoring unbeaten fifties in the tournament which includes two occasions of one of the opener scoring an unbeaten century and another an unbeaten half century
There are five occasions of first three batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the tournament. There are two occasion of first three batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings in the tournament
22 Cricketers have bagged Man of the Match awards when their teams have lost the game in the tournament.
JH Kallis and PJ Cummins are the two cricketers in the tournament who have scored a fifty and conceded 50 plus runs.
| No | Player | Bat | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | JH Kallis | 62 | 1-51 | Bangalore | Punjab | Durban | 24.04.09 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 66* | 0-58 | Kolkata | Chennai | Mumbai | 21.04.21 |
Twenty batsmen have scored fifties on IPL debut which includes two batsmen scoring centuries on IPL debut.
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | BB McCullum | 158* | Kolksta | Bangalore | Bangalore | 18.04.08 |
| 2 | MEK Hussey | 116* | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 19.04.08 |
Five bowlers have captured four plus wickets on IPL debut which includes two bowlers capturing five plus wickets on their IPL debut
| No | Player | W-R | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AS Joseph | 6-12 | Mumbai | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 06.04.19 |
| 2 | AJ Tye | 5-17 | Gujarat | Ris Pune | Rajkot-K | 14.04.17 |
Eight captains have scored fifties on their captaincy debut in IPL. SV Samson is only captain to score a century. SS Iyer and MA Agarwal scored nineties. MA Agarwal scored 99 not out.
| 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 Agarwal | 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 |
There are six occasions of captain and wicket keeper dismissed run out in the same innings in the tournament. There are nine occasions of a captain scoring a fifty and a wicket keeper scoring zero in an innings and an occasion of a captain scoring a zero and a wicket keeper scoring fifty in an innings in the tournament
There are 34 occasions of overseas batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in the tournament.
There are 67 occasions of openers scoring zero and fifty which includes five occasions of one opener scoring zero and another opener scoring century in the tournament. There are ten occasions of an opener scoring zero and another opener scoring a ninety in the tournament.
DJ Bravo of Chennai and HV Patel of Bangalore share the record of capturing most wickets – 32 – in an edition of the tournament. DJ Bravo captured 32 wickets in 2013 edition while HV Patel captured the feat in 2021 edition. There are 14 bowlers who have captured 25 or more wickets in an edition of the tournament.
SL Malinga of Mumbai and YS Chahal of Rajasthan have captured 20 plus wickets in four editions.
Five Indian bowlers have captured 25 plus wickets in an edition and nine overseas bowlers have captured 25 plus wickets in an edition in the tournament.
There are 17 occasions of bowlers conceding 30 plus runs in an over in the tournament Parameswaran of Bangalore and HV Patel of Chennai have conceded most runs in an over – 37 runs and share the record of conceding most runs in an over.
| No | Bowler | RC | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Parameswaran | 37 | Bangalore | Kochi | Bengaluru | 08.05.11 |
| 2 | HV Patel | 37 | Chennai | Bangalore | Wankhede | 25.04.21 |
The tournament has witnessed 17 occasion of a batsman scoring ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament. CH Gayle owns the record of scoring most boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament. He scored 17 boundary sixes in his knock of 175 not out representing Bangalore against Kochi at Bangalore on 23.04.13. CH Gayle is the only batsman to score 15 plus boundary fours in the tournament.
CH Gayle is the only batsman in the tournament to score ten or more boundary sixes in an innings on four occasions
| No | Player | Team | Runs | 6s | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | Bangalore | 175* | 17 | Pune | Bangalore | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | Bangalore | 128* | 13 | Delhi | Delhi | 17.05.12 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | Bangalore | 117 | 12 | Punjab | Bangalore | 06.05.15 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | Punjab | 104* | 11 | Sunrisers | Mohali | 19.04.18 |
The following four batsmen have scored ten or more boundary fours and ten or more boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament
| No | Player | Team | Runs | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | C H Gayle | Bangalore | 175* | 13 | 17 | Pune | Bengaluru | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | B B McCullum | Kolkata | 158* | 10 | 13 | Bangalore | Bengaluru | 18.04.08 |
| 3 | A B de Villiers | Bangalore | 129* | 10 | 12 | Gujarat | Bengaluru | 14.05.16 |
| 4 | Q de Kock | Lucknow | 140* | 10 | 10 | Kolkata | Mumbai | 18.05.22 |
There are 30 occasions of a bowler capturing a wicket of the first ball of the match in the tournament. There are six bowlers who have captured a wicket of the first ball of the match on two or more occasions. Mohd Shami is the only bowler in the tournament to capture a wicket of the first ball on three occasions
| No | Bowler | Team | Date | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Batsman |
| 1 | Mohd Shami | Delhi | 19.04.14 | 1st | Kolkata | Dub-ICS | JH Kallis |
| 2 | Mohd Shami | Titans | 28.03.22 | 1st | Lucknow | Mum-WS | KL Rahul |
| 3 | Mohd Shami | Titans | 02.05.23 | 1st | Delhi | Ahmedabad | PD Salt |
AC Gilchrist of Punjab and SV Samson of Rajasthan are the only two wicket keepers in the tournament to score fifty and effect four dismissals in a match. Interestingly, both these wicket keepers have performed the feat against Chennai.
| No | Player | Runs | Dismissals | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | A C Gilchrist | 64 | 4 (4ca 0st) | Punjab | Chennai | Dharamsala | 17.05.12 |
| 2 | S V Samson | 74 | 4 (2ca 2st) | Rajasthan | Chennai | Sharjah | 22.09.20 |
There are 15 occasions of batsmen retired hurt not out in an innings in the tournament. The following four batsmen were retired hurt not our without scoring.
| No | Player | Runs | Retired hurt | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | DJ Thornley | 00 | Retired hurt | Mumbai | Bangalore | Mum-WS | 20.04.08 |
| 2 | KP Pietersen | 00 | Retired hurt | Ris Pune | Bangalore | Pune-MCA | 22.04.16 |
| 3 | S Dhawan | 00 | Retired hurt | Sunrisers | Punjab | Mohali | 19.04.18 |
| 4 | AT Rayudu | 00 | Retired hurt | Chennai | Mumbai | Dub-ICS | 19.09.21 |
There are three occasions of batsmen retired out in an innings in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Retired out | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 28 | Retired out | Rajasthan | Lucknow | Mum-WS | 10.04.22 |
| 2 | A Taide | 55 | Retired out | Punjab | Delhi | Dharamsala | 17.05.23 |
| 3 | Sai Sudarhan | 43 | Retired out | Titans | Mumbai | Ahmedabad | 26.05.23 |
There are 32 batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes which includes eight batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle with 357 boundary sixes owns the record for most boundary sixes in the tournament.
There are 19 Indian batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes which includes four Indian batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. RG Sharma with 257 boundary sixes owns the record for most boundary sixes by an Indian batsman in the tournament.
There are 13 overseas batsmen who have scored 100 plus boundary sixes which includes four overseas batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle with 357 boundary sixes owns the record for most boundary sixes by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
There are eleven batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament. S Dhawan with 750 boundary fours owns the record for most boundary fours in the tournament. He is the only batsman to score 700 plus boundary fours in the tournament.
There are eight Indian batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament. S Dhawan with 750 boundary fours owns the record for most boundary fours by an Indian batsman in the tournament.
There are three batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours in the tournament. DA Warner with 646 boundary fours owns the record for most boundary fours by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
There are 17 batsmen who have scored ten or more zeroes in the tournament. KD Karthik with 17 zeroes owns the record for most zeroes by a batsman in the tournament.
There are eleven Indian batsmen who have scored ten or more zeroes in the tournament. KD Karthik with 17 zeroes owns the record for most zeroes by an Indian batsman in the tournament.
There are six overseas batsmen who have scored ten or more zeroes in the tournament. SP Narine with 15 zeroes owns the record for most zeroes by an overseas batsman in the tournament.
There are seven batsmen who have scored 400 plus boundary fours and 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle is the only batsman to score 400 plus boundary fours {404} and 300 plus boundary sixes {357}
| No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 2009-21 | 142 | 141 | 16 | 4965 | 175* | 39.72 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 404 | 357 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 2008-23 | 243 | 238 | 28 | 6211 | 109* | 29.57 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 554 | 257 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 2008-21 | 184 | 170 | 40 | 5162 | 133* | 39.70 | 3 | 40 | 10 | 413 | 251 |
| 4 | MS Dhoni | 2008-23 | 250 | 218 | 87 | 5082 | 84* | 38.79 | – | 24 | 5 | 349 | 239 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 2008-23 | 237 | 229 | 34 | 7263 | 113 | 37.24 | 7 | 50 | 10 | 643 | 234 |
| 6 | DA Warner | 2009-23 | 176 | 176 | 22 | 6397 | 126 | 41.53 | 4 | 61 | 11 | 646 | 226 |
| 7 | SK Raina | 2008-21 | 205 | 200 | 30 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 506 | 203 |