Gujarat lost its first match of IPL 2017 to Kolkata by ten wickets at Rajkot on 07.04.17 to provide the second such  loss for Gujarat in IPL. The first such occasion was against Sunrisers at Rajkot on 21.04.16. A close study of these two losses reveal the following amazing coincidences.

Both the games were played at the same venue – Rajkot. Both the games had the same number of ball remaining – 31 and both the games were won after playing 14.5 overs by the team batting second. 

No	Winner	Margin	BR	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Sunrisers	10wkts	31	136	14.5	Gujarat	Rajkot	21.04.16
2	Kolkata	10wkts	31	183	14.5	Gujarat	Rajkot	07.04.17

In both the games Gujarat Skipper SK Raina scored a fifty and his team ended up as losers. In the game against Sunrisers, SK Raina had scored 75, while against Kolkata he made 68 not out.

In both the games, openers scored fifties – unbeaten fifties. The following table lists the unbeaten fifties scored by the openers. One of the winning team’s opener was the skipper of the team –DA Warner had led Sunrisers, while G Gambhir led Kolkata

No	Pos	Batsman	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	01	Warner	74*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Rajkot	21.04.16
	02	Dhawan	53*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Rajkot	21.04.16
2	01	Gambhir	76*	Kolkata	Gujarat	Rajkot	07.04.17
	02	CA Lynn	93*	Kolkata	Gujarat	Rajkot	07.04.17

The first wicket partnerships posted by these two teams – Sunrisers and Kolkata – while winning the game without losing a wicket against Gujarat represent the respective team’s highest partnership not only for any wicket in IPL but also for the first wicket

No	Partners	Runs	Wkt	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Warner,Dhawan	137*	1st	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Rajkot	21.04.16
2	Gambhir, Lynn	184*	1st	Kolkata	Gujarat	Rajkot	07.04.17