DA Warner’s distinction
DA Warner of Sunrisers scored 92 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Hyd-RGS on 30.04.16 to register his fifth fifty in 2016 edition as captain of Sunrisers. He achieved a distinction which no captain has achieved in Indian Premier League He became the first and the only captain to score five or more fifties in two separate editions of IPL. He had scored seven fifties in 2015 edition and followed with five in 2016. It is interesting to note that DA Warner’s feat has come in two consecutive editions of IPL. His exploits as captain in these two editions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
His 92 in this game provides the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in IPL. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 94* | Delhi | Deccan | Deccan | 22.04.08 |
| 2 | SC Ganguly | 91 | Kolkata | Deccan | Deccan | 11.05.08 |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 93 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 28.04.12 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 99 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 10.05.13 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 98* | Mumbai | Kolkata | Kolkata | 08.04.15 |
| 6 | DA Warner | 91 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Vizag | 22.04.15 |
| 7 | G Gambhir | 90* | Kolkata | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.16 |
| 8 | DA Warner | 90* | Sunrisers | Mumbai | Hyd-RGS | 18.04.16 |
| 9 | DA Warner | 92 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 30.04.16 |
DA Warner is the only captain in the history of IPL to score a ninety on three separate occasions. Prior to his 92 in the game against Bangalore on 30.04.16, he shared the record for most nineties by a captain {on two occasions} with G Gambhir of Kolkata. The following table lists the nineties scored by these two captains
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Oppn | Venue | Date |
| 1 | DA Warner | 91 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Vizag | 22.04.15 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 90* | Sunrisers | Mumbai | Hyd-RGS | 18.04.16 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 92 | Sunrisers | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 30.04.16 |
| 1 | G Gambhir | 93 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 28.04.12 |
| 2 | G Gambhir | 90* | Kolkata | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.16 |