IPL – Batsmen dismissed by the first ball while batting at number one
DR Smith of Chennai was dismissed by the first ball of the match in the game against Chennai and Kolkata at Kolkata on 30.04.15 to provide the 32nd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match while batting at number one. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Pos | Batsman | Score | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 04.05.08 |
| 2 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | Bangalore | Deccan | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 3 | 01 | G Gambhir | 00 | Delhi | Chennai | Durban | 23.04.09 |
| 4 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | Bangalore | Delhi | P Elizabeth | 26.04.09 |
| 5 | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 6 | 01 | ST Jayasuryia | 00 | Mumbai | Punjab | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 7 | 01 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | Deccan | Chennai | E London | 04.05.09 |
| 8 | 01 | S Sohal | 00 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Durban | 05.05.09 |
| 9 | 01 | S Badarinath | 00 | Chennai | Punjab | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 10 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Chennai | Mumbai | P Elizabeth | 16.05.09 |
| 11 | 01 | ST Jayasuriya | 00 | Mumbai | Delhi | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 12 | 01 | MK Tiwary | 00 | Kolkata | Deccan | Mum-DYP | 12.03.10 |
| 13 | 01 | MJ Lumb | 00 | Rajasthan | Kolkata | Ahmedabad | 20.03.10 |
| 14 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | Bangalore | Deccan | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 15 | 01 | GC Smith | 00 | Pune | Punjab | Mum-DYP | 10.04.11 |
| 16 | 01 | MA Agarwal | 00 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Bangalore | 12.04.11 |
| 17 | 01 | S Aniruddha | 00 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 13.04.11 |
| 18 | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | Kochi | Pune | Mum-DYP | 13.04.11 |
| 19 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | Pune | Mumbai | Mum-DYP | 04.05.11 |
| 20 | 01 | PC Valthaty | 00 | Punjab | Pune | Mumbai | 12.04.12 |
| 21 | 01 | RE Levi | 00 | Mumbai | Deccan | Mumbai | 29.04.12 |
| 22 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Deccan | Pune | Cuttack | 01.05.12 |
| 23 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | Pune | Deccan | Cuttack | 01.05.12 |
| 24 | 01 | U Chand | 00 | Delhi | Kolkata | Kolkata | 03.04.13 |
| 25 | 01 | MDKJ Perera | 00 | Rajasthan | Pune | Pune-SRS | 11.04.13 |
| 26 | 01 | S Anirudha | 00 | Chennai | Pune | Chennai | 15.04.13 |
| 27 | 01 | MS Bisla | 00 | Kolkata | Punjab | Mohali | 16.04.13 |
| 28 | 01 | AJ Finch | 00 | Pune | Mumbai | Mumbai | 13.04.13 |
| 29 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | Mumbai | Pune | Pune-SRS | 11.05.13 |
| 30 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | Kolkata | Delhi | Dubai-DSC | 19.04.14 |
| 31 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | Chennai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 30.04.15 |
DR Smith of Chennai was dismissed by the first ball of the match in the game against Chennai and Kolkata at Kolkata on 30.04.15 to provide the sixth occasion of a Chennai batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match while batting at number one. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Pos | Batsman | Score | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 04.05.08 |
| 2 | 01 | S Badarinath | 00 | Chennai | Punjab | Centurion | 07.05.09 |
| 3 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Chennai | Mumbai | P Elizabeth | 16.05.09 |
| 4 | 01 | S Anirudha | 00 | Chennai | Punjab | Mohali | 13.04.11 |
| 5 | 01 | S Anirudha | 00 | Chennai | Pune | Chennai | 15.04.13 |
| 6 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | Chennai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 30.04.15 |
DR Smith of Chennai was dismissed by the first ball of the match in the game against Chennai and Kolkata at Kolkata on 30.04.15. It was his second such dismissal in IPL. He became the seventh batsman to be dismissed first ball of match while batting at number one in the history of IPL. Others are – PA Patel {03}, BB McCullum {02}, JD Ryder {02}, JH Kallis {02}, MK Pandey {02} and ST Jayasuriya {02}
| No | No | Pos | Batsman | Score | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 1 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 04.05.08 |
| 2 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Chennai | Mumbai | P Elizabeth | 16.05.09 | |
| 3 | 01 | PA Patel | 00 | Deccan | Pune | Cuttack | 01.05.12 | |
| 2 | 1 | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 2 | 01 | BB McCullum | 00 | Kochi | Pune | Mum-DYP | 13.04.11 | |
| 3 | 1 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | Mumbai | Pune | Pune-SRS | 11.05.13 |
| 2 | 01 | DR Smith | 00 | Chennai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 30.04.15 | |
| 4 | 1 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | Bangalore | Deccan | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 2 | 01 | JD Ryder | 00 | Pune | Mumbai | Mum-DYP | 04.05.11 | |
| 5 | 1 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | Bangalore | Delhi | P Elizabeth | 26.04.09 |
| 2 | 01 | JH Kallis | 00 | Kolkata | Delhi | Dubai-DSC | 19.04.14 | |
| 6 | 1 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | Bangalore | Deccan | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 2 | 01 | MK Pandey | 00 | Pune | Deccan | Cuttack | 01.05.12 | |
| 7 | 1 | 01 | ST Jayasuriya | 00 | Mumbai | Delhi | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 2 | 01 | ST Jayasuryia | 00 | Mumbai | Punjab | Durban | 29.04.09 | |