Match No 39 – Delhi Daredevils vs. Rajasthan Royals at Delhi on 29.04.12 – Delhi Daredevils won by one run

Delhi won this game by one run providing the third occasion of a team winning the game by one run in IPL. All the three occasions are listed below

V ‘Sehwag’s boundary fours aggregate stood at 207 at the end of this game. His first boundary in this game gave him 200 boundary fours. He became the third batsman to score 200 plus boundary fours in IPL. Others are – SR Tendulkar {226} and G Gambhir {213}

V Sehwag scored 63 in this game providing the 53^rd occasion of Delhi batsmen scoring fifty in IPL. It also provide the ninth occasion of a Delhi batsman scoring a fifty against Rajasthan which are listed below

V Sehwag scored 63 in this game providing the 72^nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the 13^th occasion of a Delhi captain scoring a fifty in IPL which are listed below

V Sehwag’s 63 in this game represent his eleventh fifty as captain in IPL. He became the second captain after SR Tendulkar to score eleven fifties in IPL. Performance of both these captains are listed below

V Sehwag’s 63 in this game represent his 14^th fifty as batsman in IPL. He now shares the first spot for most fifties in IPL with JH Kallis and SK Raina who also have scored 14 fifties

V Sehwag’s 63 in this game represent his fourth consecutive fifty as captain in IPL. He holds the record for most consecutive fifties in IPL. The previous record was held by SR Tendulkar who had scored three consecutive fifties

V Sehwag and LRPL Taylor added 80 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the 50^th occasion of Delhi batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. It also represent the occasion of a 50 plus runs stand by Delhi batsman for the third wicket which are listed below

V Sehwag and LRPL Taylor added 80 runs for the third wicket in this game providing the eighth occasion of Delhi batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Rajasthan in IPL. All the partnerships are listed below.

R Dravid and AM Rahane added 99 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 57^th occasion of Rajasthan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. It also represents the 18^th occasion of a first wicket partnership by Rajasthan batsmen which are listed below

R Dravid and AM Rahane added 99 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the record first wicket partnership by Rajasthan batsmen against Delhi in IPL. The previous best was the 65 runs partnership between GC Smith and SA Asnodkar at Mumbai on 30.05.08

R Dravid and AM Rahane added 99 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the    occasion of Rajasthan batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Delhi in IPL which are listed below

R Dravid and AM Rahane added 99 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the record partnership for any wicket by Rajasthan batsmen against Delhi in IPL. The previous best was the 83 runs unfinished partnership between GC Smith and YK Pathan for the sixth wicket at Centurion on 28.04.09

AM Rahane’s 84 not out in this game was in a losing cause providing the 142nd occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. It also represents the tenth occasion of a Rajasthan batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL which are listed below

V Sehwag became the fifth captian to win 25 games in IPL. The victory in this game was his 25^th victory. Other captains to win 25 plus IPL games are – MS Dhoni {40}. SK Warne {30}, SR Tendulkar {30} and AC Gilchrist {27}

V Sehwag became the first batsman in IPL to score four consecutive fifties. SR Tendulkar in 2010 and JH Kallis in 2011 has scored three consecutive fifties

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	SR Tendulkar	71*	Mumbai	Kolkata	Mum-BS	22.03.10
2	SR Tendulkar	72	Mumbai	Chennai	Mum-BS	25.03.10
3	SR Tendulkar	55	Mumbai	Deccan	Mumbai	28.03.10
1	JH Kallis	54	Kolkata	Chennai	Chennai	08.04.11
2	JH Kallis	53	Kolkata	Deccan	Kolkata	11.04.11
3	JH Kallis	80*	Kolkata	Rajasthan	Jaipur	15.04.11
1	V Sehwag	57	Delhi	Pune	Delhi	21.04.12
2	V Sehwag	87*	Delhi	Pune	Pune-SRS	24.04.12
3	V Sehwag	73	Delhi	Mumbai	Delhi	27.04.12
4	V Sehwag	63	Delhi	Rajasthan	Delhi	29.04.12

V Sehwag’s four fitties in this season provide the 26^th occasion of a batsman scoring four or more fifties in an edition of IPL. All the 26 occasions are listed below

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	F	0	Team	Edition
1	SE Marsh	11	11	2	616	115	68.44	1	5	6	0	Punjab	2008
2	JH Kallis	16	16	4	572	89*	47.66	0	6	6	1	Bangalore	2009
3	SK Raina	16	16	5	520	83*	47.27	0	4	6	0	Chennai	2009
4	SR Tendulkar	15	15	2	618	89*	47.53	0	5	5	0	Mumbai	2009
5	CH Gayle	12	12	3	608	107	67.55	2	3	5	2	Bangalore	2011
6	ML Hayden	12	12	1	572	89	52.00	0	5	5	0	Chennai	2009
7	G Gambhir	14	14	1	534	86	41.07	0	5	5	0	Delhi	2008
8	S Badrinath	16	13	6	396	71*	56.57	0	5	5	1	Chennai	2011
9	JP Duminy	13	12	3	372	62	41.33	0	5	5	1	Mumbai	2009
10	V Kohli	16	16	4	557	71	46.41	0	4	4	0	Bangalore	2011
11	SE Marsh	14	13	1	504	95	42.00	0	4	4	0	Punjab	2011
12	SC Ganguly	14	14	1	493	88	37.92	0	4	4	1	Kolkata	2009
13	MEK Hussey	14	14	2	492	83*	41.00	0	4	4	1	Chennai	2011
14	SR Watson	15	15	5	472	76*	47.20	0	4	4	1	Rajasthan	2008
15	AB de Villiers	15	13	4	465	105*	51.66	1	3	4	1	Delhi	2009
16	SK Raina	16	16	2	438	73*	31.28	0	4	4	1	Chennai	2011
17	AC Gilchrist	14	14	1	436	109*	33.53	1	3	4	0	Deccan	2008
18	YK Pathan	16	15	1	435	68	31.07	0	4	4	0	Rajasthan	2008
19	A Symonds	16	16	2	429	54	30.64	0	4	4	0	Deccan	2009
20	V Sehwag	11	11	0	424	119	38.54	1	2	4	0	Delhi	2011
21	JH Kallis	15	14	2	424	80*	35.33	0	4	4	1	Kolkata	2011
22	TM Dilshan	14	13	3	418	67*	41.80	0	4	4	0	Delhi	2009
23	RG Sharma	13	12	1	404	76*	36.72	0	4	4	1	Deccan	2008
24	AT Rayudu	16	16	2	395	63*	28.21	0	4	4	1	Mumbai	2011
25	V Sehwag	9	9	1	372	87*	46.50	0	4	4	1	Delhi	2012
26	HH Gibbs	14	14	3	371	69*	33.72	0	4	4	4	Deccan	1009

V Sehwag’s four fifties in the ongoing edition represent the second occasion of his scoring four fifties in an edition of IPL. He had performed such a feat in 2011 edition. He became the fourth batsman to score four or more fifties in two editions of IPL. Others are – JH Kallis {2009 and 2011}, SE Marsh {2008 and 2011} and SK Raina {2009 and 2011}

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	F	0	Team	Edition
1	JH Kallis	16	16	4	572	89*	47.66	0	6	6	1	Bangalore	2009
2	JH Kallis	15	14	2	424	80*	35.33	0	4	4	1	Kolkata	2011
1	SE Marsh	11	11	2	616	115	68.44	1	5	6	0	Punjab	2008
2	SE Marsh	14	13	1	504	95	42.00	0	4	4	0	Punjab	2011
1	SK Raina	16	16	5	520	83*	47.27	0	4	6	0	Chennai	2009
2	SK Raina	16	16	2	438	73*	31.28	0	4	4	1	Chennai	2011
1	V Sehwag	11	11	0	424	119	38.54	1	2	4	0	Delhi	2011
2	V Sehwag	9	9	1	372	87*	46.50	0	4	4	1	Delhi	2012

V Sehwag’s boundary sixes aggregate at the end of this game read 76. He became the fifth   batsman to score 75 plus sixes in IPL. Others are – CH Gayle {95}, AC Gilchrist {84}, SK Raina {82} and YK Pathan {77}

V Sehwag’s boundary sixes aggregate in T20 games read 101 at the end of this game. He became the 21^st batsman to total 100 plus sixes in T20 games.