Salient Stats of Match No 17 – Chennai vs Rajasthan at Pune-MCA on 20.04.18
Chennai posted a total of 204 for 5 in this game to provide the 71st occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in innings in IPL. It also provides the 13th occasion of Chennai posting a total of 200 plus runs in innings in IPL. It also provides the second occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in an innings at Pune-MCA
Chennai posted a total of 204 for 5 in this game to provide the eighth occasion of a team posting 200 plus runs in innings against Rajasthan in IPL. It also provides the third occasion of Chennai posting a total of 200 plus runs in innings against Rajasthan in IPL.
Chennai and Bangalore share the record for posting 200 plus runs in an innings on most occasions. Both the teams have posted 200 plus runs on 13 occasions
SR Watson scored 106 in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring a century in IPL. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Chennai batsman scoring a century in IPL. SR Watson’s 104 in this game provides the 32nd occasion of an overseas batsman scoring a century in IPL.
SR Watson scored 106 in this game to provide his third century in IPL. He became the fifth batsman in the history of IPL to score three or more centuries. The following table lists all the five batsmen.
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | 175* | 66 | 13 | 17 | Bangalore | Pune | Bangalore | 23.04.13 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | 128* | 62 | 7 | 13 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 17.05.12 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 107 | 49 | 10 | 9 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 06.05.11 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 102* | 55 | 10 | 7 | Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata | 22.04.11 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | 117 | 57 | 7 | 12 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 06.05.15 |
| 6 | CH Gayle | 104* | 64 | 1 | 11 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Mohali | 19.04.18 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 100* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Rajkot | 24.04.16 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 108* | 63 | 11 | 1 | Bangalore | Ris Pune | Bangalore | 07.05.16 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 109 | 55 | 5 | 8 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bangalore | 14.05.16 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 113 | 50 | 12 | 8 | Bangalore | Punjab | Bangalore | 18.05.16 |
| 1 | AB de Villiers | 105* | 54 | 5 | 6 | Delhi | Chennai | Durban | 23.04.09 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | 133* | 59 | 19 | 4 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Mumbai | 10.05.15 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 129* | 52 | 10 | 12 | Bangalore | Gujarat | Bangalore | 14.05.16 |
| 1 | DA Warner | 109* | 54 | 10 | 7 | Delhi | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 10.05.12 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 107* | 69 | 9 | 5 | Delhi | Kolkata | Delhi | 29.03.10 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 126 | 59 | 10 | 8 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Hyd-RGS | 30.04.17 |
| 1 | SR Watson | 101 | 61 | 6 | 6 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Chennai | 22.04.13 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 104* | 59 | 9 | 5 | Rajasthan | Kolkata | Mum-BS | 16.05.15 |
| 3 | SR Watson | 106 | 57 | 9 | 6 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Pune-MCA | 20.04.18 |
SR Watson became the fourth batsman to score a century against Rajasthan in IPL. He is the second Chennai batsman to score a century against Rajasthan in IPL. M Vijay had scored 127 at Chennai on 03.04.10
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | A Symonds | 117* | 53 | 11 | 7 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Hyd-RGS | 24.04.08 |
| 2 | SE Marsh | 115 | 69 | 11 | 7 | Punjab | Rajasthan | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 3 | M Vijay | 127 | 56 | 8 | 11 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 03.04.10 |
| 4 | SR Watson | 106 | 57 | 9 | 6 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Pune-MCA | 20.04.18 |
Rajasthan was dismissed all out for 140 in this game to provide the 108th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in IPL. It also provides the 15th occasion of Rajasthan dismissed all out in an innings in IPL. It also provides the fourth occasion of Rajasthan dismissed all out in an innings against Chennai in IPL.
Chennai won this game by 64 runs to provide the 50th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin In IPL. It also provides the 12th occasion of Chennai winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in IPL.