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PP Shaw of Delhi scored fifty in 18 deliveries against Kolkata at Ahmedabad on 29.04.21 in the ongoing IPL to provide the 22^nd occasion of a batsman scorinng a ninety in 19 and less than 19 deliveries in the history of IPl.  The following table lists all the 22 occasions.

No	Player	Balls	Match	Venue	Date
1	KL Rahul	14	Pun v Del	Mohali	08.04.18
2	YK Pathan	15	Kol v Sun	Kolkata	24.05.14
3	SP Narine	15	Kol v Ban	Bangalore	07.05.17
4	SK Raina	16	Che v Pun	Mumbai	30.05.14
5	KA Pollard	17	Mum v Kol	Mumbai	28.04.16
6	CH Gayle	17	Ban v Pune	Bangalore	23.04.13
7	SP Narine	17	Kol v Ban	Kolkata	08.04.18
8	HH Pandya	17	Mum v Kol	Kolkata	28.04.19
9	AC Gilchrist	17	Dec v Del	Centurion	22.05.09
10	Ishan Kishan	17	Mum v Kol	Kolkata	09.05.18
11	CH Morris	17	Del v Guj	Delhi	27.04.16
12	RR Pant	18	Del v Mum	Mumbai	24.03.19
13	JS Buttler	18	Raj v Del	Delhi	02.05.18
14	PP Shaw	18	Del v Kol	Ahmedabad	29.04.21
15	DA Miller	19	Pun v Raj	Sharjah	20.04.14
16	OA Shah	19	Raj v Ban	Bangalore	15.04.12
17	CA Lynn	19	Kol v Guj	Rajkot	07.04.17
18	KL Rahul	19	Pun v Che	Mohali	05.05.19
19	RV Uthappa	19	Ban v Pun	Bangalore	16.03.10
20	AD Russell	19	Kol v Pun	Kolkata	09.05.15
21	H’bhajan Singh	19	Mum v Pun	Mumbai	12.04.15
22	SV Samson	19	Raj v Che	Sharjah	22.09.20

PP Shaw of Delhi scored fifty in 18 deliveries against Kolkata at Ahmedabad on 29.04.21 to become the third batsman to score 50 inexact 18 deliveries after RR Pant of Delhi and JS Buttler of Rajasthan

No	Player	Balls	Match	Venue	Date
1	RR Pant	18	Del v Mum	Mumbai	24.03.19
2	JS Buttler	18	Raj v Del	Delhi	02.05.18
3	PP Shaw	18	Del v Kol	Ahmedabad	29.04.21

SPD Smith pouched two catches in the match between Delhi and Kolkata at Ahmedabad on 29.04.21 which fetched him 50 catches in the tournament. He became the 15^th cricketer to pouch 50 plus catches in the history of Indian Premier League. The following table lists all the fifteen cricketers.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct
1	SK Raina	2008-2021	199	198	104
2	KA Pollard	2010-2021	170	170	92
3	RG Sharma	2008-2021	206	206	89
4	AB de Villiers	2008-2021	175	122	83
5	S Dhawan	2008-2021	183	183	81
6	V Kohli	2008-2021	198	196	78
7	DJ Bravo	2008-2021	144	143	76
8	RA Jadeja	2008-2021	190	189	76
9	MK Pandey	2008-2021	150	150	73
10	DA Warner	2009-2021	148	147	68
11	F du Plessis	2012-2021	90	89	58
12	AM Rahane	2008-2021	151	151	58
13	SA Yadav	2012-2021	107	107	54
14	DA Miller	2012-2021	85	85	51
15	SPD Smith	2012-2021	100	100	50

SPD Smith became the seventh overseas cricketer to pouch 50 plus catches in the history of Indian Premier League. The following table lists all the seven cricketers.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct
1	KA Pollard	2010-2021	170	170	92
2	AB de Villiers	2008-2021	175	122	83
3	DJ Bravo	2008-2021	144	143	76
4	DA Warner	2009-2021	148	147	68
5	F du Plessis	2012-2021	90	89	58
6	DA Miller	2012-2021	85	85	51
7	SPD Smith	2012-2021	100	100	50

DA Warner earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman in the history of IPL to score fifty half centuries when he scored 57 representing Sunrisers against Chennai in the ongoing tournament at Delhi on 28.04.21. All his half centuries are tabulated below. DA Warner has represented two teams in the tournament – Delhi and Sunrisers. He has scored ten half centuries representing Delhi and forty half centuries representing Sunrisers.

No	Score	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	51	Delhi	Chennai	Jo’burg	02 May 2009
2	57	Delhi	Deccan	Cuttack	21 Mar 2010
3	54	Delhi	Rajasthan	Jaipur	12 Apr 2011
4	51	Delhi	Deccan	Delhi	19 Apr 2011
5	77	Delhi	Punjab	Delhi	23 Apr 2011
6	79	Delhi	Punjab	Dharamsala	19 May 2012
7	77	Delhi	Rajasthan	Delhi	06 Apr 2013
8	61	Delhi	Mumbai	Mumbai	09 Apr 2013
9	51*	Delhi	Pune	Raipur	28 Apr 2013
10	66*	Delhi	Kolkata	Raipur	01 May 2013
11	58*	Sunrisers	Delhi	Dub-DSC	25 Apr 2014
12	65	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Dub-DSC	30 Apr 2014
13	61	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Bangalore	04 May 2014
14	55*	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Hyd-RGS	12 May 2014
15	59	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Hyd-RGS	20 May 2014
16	90	Sunrisers	Chennai	Ranchi	22 May 2014
17	53	Sunrisers	Chennai	Chennai	11 Apr 2015
18	57	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Bangalore	13 Apr 2015
19	91	Sunrisers	Kolkata	Vizag	22 Apr 2015
20	58	Sunrisers	Punjab	Mohali	27 Apr 2015
21	61	Sunrisers	Chennai	Hyd-RGS	02 May 2015
22	81	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	11 May 2015
23	52*	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Hyd-RGS	15 May 2015
24	58	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Bangalore	12 Apr 2016
25	90*	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Hyd-RGS	18 Apr 2016
26	74*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Rajkot	21 Apr 2016
27	59	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	23 Apr 2016
28	92	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Hyd-RGS	30 Apr 2016
29	52	Sunrisers	Punjab	Mohali	15 May 2016
30	73	Sunrisers	Delhi	Raipur	20 May 2016
31	93*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Delhi	27 May 2016
32	69	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Bangalore	29 May 2016
33	76*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Hyd-RGS	09 Apr 2017
34	70*	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	17 Apr 2017
35	51	Sunrisers	Punjab	Mohali	28 Apr 2017
36	69*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Kanpur	13 May 2017
37	85	Sunrisers	Kolkata	Sharjah	24 Mar 2019
38	69	Sunrisers	Rajasthan	Hyd-RGS	29 Mar 2019
39	70*	Sunrisers	Punjab	Mohali	08 Apr 2019
40	51	Sunrisers	Delhi	Hyd-RGS	14 Apr 2019
41	50	Sunrisers	Chennai	Hyd-RGS	17 Apr 2019
42	67	Sunrisers	Kolkata	Hyd-RGS	21 Apr 2019
43	57	Sunrisers	Chennai	Chennai	23 Apr 2019
44	81	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	29 Apr 2019
45	60	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Sharjah	04 Oct 2020
46	52	Sunrisers	Punjab	Dub-DSC	08 Oct 2020
47	66	Sunrisers	Delhi	Dub-DSC	27 Oct 2020
48	85*	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Sharjah	03 Nov 2020
49	54	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Chennai	14 Apr 2021
50	57	Sunrisers	Chennai	Delhi	28 Apr 2021

DA Warner has also scored four centuries in the tournament which are listed below. Thus his 57 against Chennai represents his 54^th fifty in the tournament.

No	Score	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	107*	Delhi	Kolkata	Delhi	29 Mar 2010
2	109*	Delhi	Deccan	Hyd-RGS	10 May 2012
3	126	Sunrisers	Kolkata	Hyd-RGS	30 Apr 2017
4	100*	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Hyd-RGS	31 Mar 2019

The following table lists the 27 fifty plus scores of DA Warner while leading a team in the Indian Premier League.

No	Runs	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	53	Sunrisers	Chennai	Chennai	11.04.15
2	57	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Bangalore	13.04.15
3	91	Sunrisers	Kolkata	Vizag	22.04.15
4	58	Sunrisers	Punjab	Mohali	27.04.15
5	61	Sunrisers	Chennai	Hyd-RGS	02.05.15
6	81	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	11.05.15
7	52*	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Hyd-RGS	15.05.15
8	58	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Bangalore	12.04.16
9	90*	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Hyd-RGS	18.04.16
10	74*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Rajkot	21.04.16
11	59	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	23.04.16
12	92	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Hyd-RGS	30.04.16
13	52	Sunrisers	Punjab	Mohali	15.05.16
14	73	Sunrisers	Delhi	Raipur	20.05.16
15	93*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Delhi	27.05.16
16	69	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Bangalore	29.05.16
17	76*	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Hyd-RGS	09.04.17
18	70*	Sunrisers	Punjab	Hyd-RGS	17.04.17
19	51	Sunrisers	Punjab	Mohali	28.04.17
20	126	Sunrisers	Kolkata	Hyd-RGS	30.04.17
21	69	Sunrisers	Gujarat	Kanpur	13.05.17
22	60	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Sharjah	04.10.20
23	52	Sunrisers	Punjab	Dub-DSC	08.10.20
24	66	Sunrisers	Delhi	Dub-DSC	27.10.20
25	85*	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Sharjah	03.11.20
26	59	Sunrisers	Bangalore	Chennai	14.04.21
27	57	Sunrisers	Chennai	Delhi	28.04.21

Delhi became the third team in the history of IPL to play 200 plus games in  IPL after Mumbai {208} Bangalore {202}. The following table lists the performance of these three teams.

Team	M	W	L	T
Mumbai	208	120	84	0
Bangalore	202	94	101	0
Delhi	200	87	107	0

Kolkata became the third team in the history of IPL to win 100 plus games in IPL after Mumbai {120} and Chennai {110}. The following table lists the performance of these three teams. Kolkata’s 100^th  win  was against Punjab at Ahmedabad on 25.04.21

Team	M	W	L	T
Mumbai	208	120	84	0
Chennai	184	110	72	0
Kolkata	198	100	94	0

Delhi lost its game against Bangalore by one run at Ahmedabad on 27.04.21. It provides its 107^th loss in IPL. Delhi is one of the three teams to lose 100 plus games in IPL. Others are Punjab {105} and Bangalore {101}. Delhi owns the ambiguous record of losing most games in IPL – 107. The following table lists the performance of these three teams.

Team	M	W	L	T
Delhi	200	87	107	0
Punjab	196	87	105	0
Bangalore	202	94	101	0

AB devilliers achieved two distinctions in the match between Bangalore and Delhi at Ahmedabad on 27.04.21.

He became the  sixth  batsman in the history of IPL to complete 5000 runs and his knock of 75 not out earned him the 25^th Man of the Match in IPL. The five SK Raina {5472}, S Dhawan {5462}, RG Sharma {5431}, DA Warner {5390} and AB de  Villiers {5053}. AB de Villiers completed 5000 runs when he was on 22 during his knock of 75 not out and his run aggregate read 5053 at the end of the game.  He also became the second overseas batsman to reach the milestone after DA Warner.

His 75 not out earned him 25th Man of the Match Award and he became the first batsman in the history of IPL to earn 25 Man of the Match Awards. He has won two awards representing Delhi and 23 awards representing Bangalore. All his awards are tabulated below. CH Gayle is another cricketer with 20 plus Man of the Match Awards – 22 to be exact.

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	Delhi	Chennai	Kingsmead	2008-09
2	Delhi	Rajasthan	Bloemfontein	2008-09
3	Bangalore	Pune	Pune-MCA	2012-13
4	Bangalore	Kochi	Kochi	2010-11
5	Bangalore	Delhi	Bangalore	2011-12
6	Bangalore	Rajasthan	Jaipur	2011-12
7	Bangalore	Deccan	Bangalore	2011-12
8	Bangalore	Sunrisers	Bangalore	04.05.14
9	Bangalore	Chennai	Ranchi	18.05.14
10	Bangalore	Mumbai	Mumbai	10.05.15
11	Bangalore	Rajasthna	Pune-MCA	20.05.15
12	Bangalore	Sunrisers	Bangalore	12.04.16
13	Bangalore	Ris Pune	Pune-MCA	22.04.16
14	Bangalore	Gujarat	Bangalore	14.05.16
15	Bangalore	Gujarat	Bangalore	24.05.16
16	Bangalore	Delhi	Bangalore	21.04.18
17	Bangalore	Delhi	Delhi	12.05.18
18	Bangalore	Sunrisers	Bengaluru	17.05.18
19	Bangalore	Punjab	Mohali	13.04.19
20	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	24.04.19
21	Bangalore	Mumbai	Dub-DSC	28.09.20
22	Bangalore	Kolkata	Sharjah	12.10.20
23	Bangalore	Rajasthan	Dub-DSC	17.10.20
24	Bangalore	Kolkata	Chennai	18.04.21
25	Bangalore	Delhi	Ahmedabad	27.04.21

Bangalore won the game by one run margin against Delhi on 27.04.21 in the ongoing IPL to provide the eleventh occasion of team winning an IPL game by one run margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Winner	Score	Opposition	Score	Ground	Date
1	Punjab	188-09	Mumbai	188-10	Mumbai	21.05.08
2	Punjab	134-07	Deccan	133-09	Jo’burg	17.05.09
3	Delhi	152-06	Rajasthan	151-03	Delhi	29.04.12
4	Mumbai	120-09	Pune	119-06	Pune	03.05.12
5	Chennai	150-07	Delhi	149-09	Chennai	09.04.15
6	Gujarat	172-06	Delhi	171-05	Delhi	27.04.16
7	Bangalore	175-06	Punjab	174-04	Mohali	09.05.16
8	Mumbai	129-08	Ris Pune	128-06	Hyd-RGS	21.05.17
9	Bangalore	161-07	Chennai	160-08	Bangalore	21.04.19
10	Mumbai	149-08	Chennai	148-07	Hyd-RGS	12.05.19
11	Bangalore	171-05	Delhi	170-04	Ahmedabad	27.04.21

It also provides the third occasion of Bangalore winning an IPL game by one run margin. All the three wins are listed below

No	Winner	Score	Opposition	Score	Ground	Date
1	Bangalore	175-06	Punjab	174-04	Mohali	09.05.16
2	Bangalore	161-07	Chennai	160-08	Bangalore	21.04.19
3	Bangalore	171-05	Delhi	170-04	Ahmedabad	27.04.21

It also provides the third occasion of Delhi losing an IPL game by one run margin. All the three losses are listed below

No	Winner	Score	Oppn	Score	Ground	Date
1	Chennai	150-07	Delhi	149-09	Chennai	09.04.15
2	Gujarat	172-06	Delhi	171-05	Delhi	27.04.16
3	Bangalore	171-05	Delhi	170-04	Ahmedabad	27.04.21

The following five batsmen have scored 5000 plus runs in the Indian Premier League

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	4s	6s
1	V Kohli	195	187	30	5949	113	512	201
2	SK Raina	196	192	28	5448	100*	498	199
3	S Dhawan	180	179	24	5428	106*	620	113
4	RG Sharma	204	199	28	5368	109*	467	220
5	DA Warner	145	145	19	5347	126	519	198

A few records beckon these batsmen. V Kohli needs 51 runs for his 6000 runs. If he scores them, then he would become the first batsman in the tournament to aggregate 6000 plus runs.

SK Raina and DA Warner have scored 199 and 198 boundary sixes in the tournament. They need one and two more boundary sixes for their 200 boundary sixes. If they score them, then they would become the seventh and eighth batsmen to score 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. CH Gayle {352} and AB de Villiers {240}, RG Sharma {220}, MS Dhoni {216}, KA Pollard {201} and V Kohli {201} are the other six batsmen who have scored 200 plus boundary sixes in the tournament.

RG Sharma has played 199 innings in the tournament so far and requires one more innings would fetch him his 200th innings and with it the record of becoming the first batsman to play 200 innings in the tournament.

SK Raina has scored 498 boundary fours in the tournament and requires two more boundary fours for his 500 boundary fours. If he scores them, then he would become the fourth batsman in the tournament to score 500 plus boundary fours. Others are – S Dhwan {620}, DA Warner {519} and V Kohli {512}

SK Raina has an aggregate of 5448 runs so far in the tournament and require 52 more runs for his 5500 runs in the tournament.

KD Karthik has played 199 matches in the tournament. One more game would fetch him 200 matches and with it he would become the third batsman to appear in 200 plus matches  in IPL. Others are MS Dhoni {207} and RG Sharma {204}

AB de Villiers has an aggregate of 4974 runs and requires 26 more runs would fetch 5000 runs in the tournament. He would then become the sixth batsman in the tournament to total 5000 plus runs the tournament.  Other are

No	Player	Runs
1	V Kohli	5949
2	SK Raina	5448
3	S Dhawan	5428
4	RG Sharma	5368
5	DA Warner	5347

A Mishra of Delhi returned with figures of 4 for 24 against Mumbai at Chennai on 20.04.21 in the ongoing IPL to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing four plus wickets in the tournament. He became the third bowler to capture four plus wickets in an innings on five or more occasions in the tournament. Others are – SP Narine of Kolkata and SL Malinga of Mumbai – who have seven four wicket hauls to their credit. A Mishra became the first Indian bowler to capture four plus wickets in an innings on five occasions. The following table lists the performance of these three bowlers in the tournament.

No	Player	W-R	Team	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	SP Narine	5-19	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	15.04.12
2	SP Narine	4-15	Kolkata	Mumbai	Mumbai	16.05.12
3	SP Narine	4-13	Kolkata	Delhi	Kolkata	03.04.13
4	SP Narine	4-22	Kolkata	Bangalore	Ranchi	12.05.13
5	SP Narine	4-20	Kolkata	Mumbai	A Dhabi	16.04.14
6	SP Narine	4-20	Kolkata	Bangalore	Kolkata	22.05.14
7	SP Narine	4-19	Kolkata	Punjab	Kolkata	09.05.15
1	SL Malinga	4-22	Mumbai	Punjab	MumBS	30.03.10
2	SL Malinga	5-13	Mumbai	Delhi	Delhi	10.04.11
3	SL Malinga	4-16	Mumbai	Deccan	Mumbai	29.04.12
4	SL Malinga	4-23	Mumbai	Kolkata	A Dhabi	16.04.14
5	SL Malinga	4-23	Mumbai	Sunrisers	Mumbai	25.04.15
6	SL Malinga	4-23	Mumbai	Bangalore	Mumbai	15.04.19
7	SL Malinga	4-37	Mumbai	Chennai	Chennai	26.04.19
1	Mishra A	5-17	Delhi	Deccan	Delhi	15.05.08
2	Mishra A	4-09	Deccan	Punjab	D’sala	21.05.11
3	Mishra A	4-19	Sunrisers	Pune	Pune	17.04.13
4	Mishra A	4-11	Delhi	Punjab	Delhi	15.04.16
5	Mishra A	4-24	Delhi	Mumbai	Chennai	20.04.21

S Dhawan of Delhi scored 92 against Punjab at Mumbai on 18.04.21 in the ongoing IPL to provide the 67^th occasion of a batsman scoring ninety in the history of IPL. It also provides the fourth occasion of S Dhawan scoring ninety in IPL. He became the third batsman in the history of IPL to score ninety on four or more occasions. Others are – DA Warner {05} and CH Gayle {04}. The following table lists the nineties scored by these three batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	DA Warner	90	Sun	Che	Ranchi	22.05.14
2	DA Warner	91	Sun	Kol	Vizag	22.04.15
3	DA Warner	90*	Sun	Mum	Hyd-RGS	18.04.16
4	DA Warner	92	Sun	Ban	Hyd-RGS	30.04.16
5	DA Warner	93*	Sun	Guj	Delhi	27.05.16
1	CH Gayle	92*	Ban	Mum	Bangalore	04.04.13
2	CH Gayle	96	Ban	Kol	Kolkata	11.04.15
3	CH Gayle	99*	Pun	Ban	Mohali	13.04.19
4	CH Gayle	99	Pun	Raj	A Dhabi	30.10.20
1	S Dhawan	95*	Dec	Pun	Dharamsala	21.05.11
2	S Dhawan	92*	Sun	Del	Delhi	10.05.18
3	S Dhawan	97*	Del	Kol	Kolkata	12.04.19
4	S Dhawan	92	Del	Pun	Mumbai	18.04.21

There have been ten instances recorded in IPL history when a team has played with less than four overseas cricketers in their Playing Eleven including today’s game between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at Chennai on 23 Apr 2021 in which Mumbai Indians played with three cricketers

1. Season 1: 3rd match: Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals at Delhi, Apr 19, 2008.

Rajasthan Royals played with three overseas cricketers- Shane Watson, Darren Lehmann and Shane Warne.

2. Season 1: 56th match: Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals at Mohali, May 28, 2008

Rajasthan Royals played with three overseas cricketers- Shane Watson, Younis Khan and Kamran Akmal.

3. Season 3: 2nd match: Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals at Mum-BS, Mar 13, 2010

Mumbai Indians played with three overseas cricketers – Sanath Jayasuriya, Ryan McLaren, and Lasith Malinga.

4. Season 4: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai, Apr 8, 2011

Kolkata Knight Riders played with two overseas cricketers – Jacques Kallis and Eoin Morgan.

5. Season 4: 6th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers at Kolkata, Apr 11, 2011

KKR fielded played with three overseas cricketers – Ryan ten Doeschate, Jacques Kallis and Eoin Morgan

6. Season 5: 28th match: Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai, Apr 22, 2012

Mumbai Indians played with three overseas cricketers – Thisara Perera, James Franklin, and Kieron Pollard.

7. Season 9: 32nd match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab at Kolkata, May 4, 2016

Kings XI Punjab played with three overseas cricketers – Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and David Miller.

8. Season 10 ; 47th match : Gujarat lions v King’s XI Punjab, at Mohali,  May 7, 2017.

Gujarat lions played with three overseas cricketers – Dwayne Smith, Aaron Finch and James Faulkner

9. Season 14 : 10th match : Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on Apr 18, 2021

Royal Challengers Bangalore played with three overseas cricketers – GJ Maxwell, AB de Villiers and K Jamieson 10. Season 15 : 17th match : Mumbai Indians  v Punjab Kings  at Chennai on Apr 23, 2021 Mumbai Indians played with three overseas cricketers – Q de Kock, KA Pollard and TA Boult