IPL 5 – Match No 12 – Rajasthan bow down with grace to Mumbai
Match No 12 – Mumbai Indians vs. Rajasthan Royals at Mum-WS on 11.04.12 – Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs
KA Pollard became the first all rounder in IPL to score a fifty and capture four wickets in the same match. He scored 64 with the willow and captured 4 for 44 with the leather.
KA Pollard and MM Patel captured 4 for 44 and 4 for 28 respectively in this game to provide the first occasion of two bowlers capturing four wickets in the same innings in IPL. KA Pollard became the first bowler to return with 4 for 44 in IPL.
KA Pollard and MM Patel captured four wickets each in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. It also represents the 40th and 41st occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in IPL.
MM Patel’s 4 for 28 in this game represent the third occasion of his capturing four or more wickets in IPL. He emulated A Kumble and L Balaji who have captured four or more wickets on three occasions in IPL. The performances of these three bowlers are furnished below
| No | Bowler | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | A Kumble | 3.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Cape Town | 18.04.09 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | Bangalore | Deccan | Johannesburg | 24.05.09 |
| 3 | A Kumble | 3.3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | Bangalore | Deccan | Mumbai | 24.04.10 |
| 1 | L Balaji | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Super Kings | Punjab | Chennai | 10.05.08 |
| 2 | L Balaji | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Super Kings | Rajasthan | Centurion | 30.04.09 |
| 3 | L Balaji | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 10.05.12 |
| 1 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
| 2 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Mumbai | Deccan | Vizag | 09.04.12 |
| 3 | MM Patel | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mum-WS | 11.04.12 |
MM Patel became the first bowler in IPL to capture four wickets in consecutive games. His performance read thus
| No | Bowler | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Mumbai | Deccan | Vizag | 09.04.12 |
| 2 | MM Patel | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mum-WS | 11.04.12 |
AT Rayudu and KA Pollard added 96 runs for the fourth wicket in this game providing the 50th occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the eleventh occasion of Mumbai batsmen posting 50 plus runs for the fourth wicket in IPL. All the eleven occasions are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RVUthappa/DJBravo | 113* | 4th | KKR | Kolkata | 29.04.08 |
| 2 | SSTiwary/ATRayudu | 110 | 4th | Royals | Mum-BS | 13.03.10 |
| 3 | ATRayudu/KAPollard | 96 | 4th | Royals | Mumbai | 11.04.12 |
| 4 | RGSharma/ASymonds | 87 | 4th | SuperKings | Mumbai | 22.04.11 |
| 5 | SRTendulkar/AMRahane | 73 | 4th | Daredevils | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 6 | SSTiwary/ATRayudu | 71 | 4th | Daredevils | Delhi | 17.03.10 |
| 7 | JPDuminy/AMNayar | 65 | 4th | SuperKings | P Elizabeth | 16.05.09 |
| 8 | SSTiwary/ATRayudu | 65 | 4th | Chargers | Mum-BS | 03.04.10 |
| 9 | SRTendulkar/JPDuminy | 63 | 4th | Royals | Jaipur | 11.04.10 |
| 10 | STJayasuriya/DJBravo | 60 | 4th | RCB | Jo’burg | 03.05.09 |
| 11 | RGSharma/KAPollard | 53 | 4th | Royals | Mumbai | 20.05.11 |
KD Karthik collected a first ball duck in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in IPL
| No | Batsman | Runs | Balls | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | P Shah | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Delhi | Delhi | 24.05.08 |
| 2 | RV Uthappa | 00 | 01 | Bangaloe | KEPunjab | Durban | 24.04.09 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | 01 | Deccan | Chennai | ELondon | 04.05.09 |
| 4 | KD Karthik | 00 | 01 | Delhi | Kolkata | Delhi | 29.03.10 |
| 5 | MS Dhoni | 00 | 01 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 03.04.10 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | 01 | Deccan | Bangalore | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist | 00 | 01 | KEPunjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.11 |
| 8 | AT Rayudu | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Bangalore | Chennai | 27.05.11 |
| 9 | KD Karthik | 00 | 01 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mum-WS | 11.04.11 |
OA Shah scored 76 in this game which could not win the game for Rajasthan providing the 131st occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. His knock also represents the eighth occasion of a Rajasthan batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in IPL. All eight occasions are listed below
| No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | NK Patel | 57 | Rajasthan | Punjab | Mohali | 28.05.08 |
| 2 | YK Pathan | 100 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Mum-BS | 13.03.10 |
| 3 | AAJhunjhunwala | 53* | Rajasthan | Delhi | Ahmedabad | 15.03.10 |
| 4 | NV Ojha | 94* | Rajasthan | SuperKings | Chennai | 02.04.10 |
| 5 | SR Watson | 60 | Rajasthan | SuperKings | Chennai | 02.04.10 |
| 6 | R Dravid | 66 | Rajasthan | SuperKings | Chennai | 04.05.11 |
| 7 | AM Rahane | 52 | Rajasthan | SuperKings | Jaipur | 09.05.11 |
| 8 | OA Shah | 76 | Rajasthan | Mumbai | Mum-WS | 11.04.12 |
AM Rahane and OA Shah added 82 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 51st occasion of Rajasthan batsmen posting 50 plus runs in IPL. This stand also represents the tenth occasion of Rajasthan batsman posting 50 plus runs for the third wicket in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | GC Smith/SR Watson | 104 | 3rd | RCB | Bangalore | 26.04.08 |
| 2 | NV Ojha/SR Watson | 97 | 3rd | SuperKings | Chennai | 03.04.10 |
| 3 | AM Rahane/OA Shah | 82 | 3rd | Mumbai | Mum-WS | 11.04.11 |
| 4 | FY Fazal/SR Watson | 77 | 3rd | Chargers | Nagpur | 05.04.10 |
| 5 | AM Rahane/BJ Hodge | 75 | 3rd | KEPunjab | Jaipur | 06.04.12 |
| 6 | GC Smith/SR Watson | 71 | 3rd | Daredevils | Jaipur | 11.05.08 |
| 7 | RJ Quiney/RA Jadeja | 61 | 3rd | MumIndians | Durban | 14.05.09 |
| 8 | J Botha/LRPL Taylor | 58* | 3rd | Chargers | Hyd-RGS | 09.04.11 |
| 9 | GC Smith/YK Pathan | 56 | 3rd | KKR | Cape Town | 23.04.09 |
| 10 | SA Asnodkar/YK Pathan | 53 | 3rd | KKR | Jaipur | 01.05.08 |
| 11 | SA Asnodkar/SR Watson | 53 | 3rd | Mum Indians | Mumbai | 07.05.08 |
| 12 | FY Fazal/YK Pathan | 51 | 3rd | Kings XI | Mohali | 24.03.10 |