Chennai posted a total of 211 for 4 in this game to provide the 77^th occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs in IPL. It also provides the 16^th occasion of Chennai posting a total of 200 plus runs in  IPL.

It also provides the third occasion of a team posting a total of 200 plus runs at Pune-MCA. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a team  posting a total of 200 plus runs against Delhi in IPL and also the second occasion of Chennai posting a total of 200 plus runs against Delhi in IPL. The first such occasion was Chennai’s 222 for 5 at Chennai on 25.05.12.

SR Watson and F du Plessis added 102 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 175^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It  also provides the 60^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in IPL.

It also provides the 22^nd occasion of Chennai batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL. It also provides the 34^th occasion of overseas batsmen posting a three figure partnership in IPL.. Surprisingly enough, this was the first three figure partnership posted by Chennai batsmen against Delhi in IPL.

MS Dhoni scored 51 not out in this game to provide the 222^nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in IPL. It also provides the 18th occasion of a Chennai captain scoring a fifty in an innings in IPL

MS Dhoni {51 not out} and RR Pant {79} scored fifties this game  to provide the 119th and 120^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL.

MS Dhoni {51 not out} scored fifty this game to provide the 20^th occasion of a Chennai wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. RR Pant {79} scored fifty in this game  to provide the 17th occasion of a Delhi wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in IPL.

MS Dhoni {51 not out} and RR Pant {79} scored fifties this game  to provide the eighth occasion of rival wicket keeper batsman scoring fifties in the same game in IPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

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	Kamran Akmal	53	Rajasthan	Chennai	Chennai	24.05.08
	PA Patel	54	Chennai	Rajasthan	Chennai	24.05.08
3	NV Ojha	79	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	14.05.14
	WP Saha	54	Punjab	Sunrisers	Hyd-RGS	14.05.14
4	KL Rahul	51*	Bangalore	Gujarat	Rajkot	24.04.16
	KD Karthik	50*	Gujarat	Bangalore	Rajkot	24.04.16
5	WP Saha	52	Punjab	Delhi	Mohali	07.05.16
	Q de Kock	52	Delhi	Punjab	Mohali	07.05.16
6	KD Karthik	65	Gujarat	Delhi	Delhi	04.05.17
	RR Pant	97	Delhi	Gujarat	Delhi	04.05.17
7	Q de Kock	53	Bangalore	Chennai	Bangalore	25.04.18
	MS Dhoni	70*	Chennai	Bangalore	Bangalore	25.04.18
8	MS Dhoni	51*	Chennai	Delhi	Pune-MCA	30.04.18
	RR Pant	79	Delhi	Chennai	Pune-MCA	30.04.18

RR Pant’s 79 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 70^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also provides the eighth occasion of a Delhi wicket keeper batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in IPL.

MS Dhoni’s run aggregate as captain in IPL read 3556 at the end of this game. He now owns the record for most runs by a captain in IPL. He went past G Gambhir who had an aggregate of 3518 runs.

MS Dhoni’s boundary sixes aggregate read 176 at the end of this game. He became the fifth batsman in the history of IPL to score 175 plus sixes. Others are – CH Gayle {288}, RG Sharma {181}, AB de Villiers {180} and SK Raina {180}