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DPMD Jayawardene scored 76 runs in this game to provide the 74th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in IPL 2011. His knock represents the 14th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in IPL 2011.

DPMD Jayawardene's 76 in this game represent his third fifty while leading Kochi. The other two occasions are - 56 vs Mumbai at Mum-WS on 18.04.11, 55 vs Kolkata at Kochi on 05.05.11. He earned the distinction of becoming the second captain to score three fifties in IPL 2011 after V Sehwag of Delhi.

DPMD Jayawardene's 76 in this game represents the fourth occasion of a Kochi batsman scoring a fifty in IPL 2011.

DPMD Jayawardene's 76 in this game represent his third fifty in IPL 2011. The other two occasions are - 56 vs Mumbai at Mum-WS on 18.04.11, 55 vs Kolkata at Kochi on 05.05.11. Thus his knock in this game represents his highest score in IPL 2011.

His 76 in this game was in a losing cause providing the fourth occasion of a captain's fifty going in vain in IPL 2011. The other

JR Hopes led Delhi in this game instead of V Sehwag who was ruled out of IPL 2011 due to shoulder injury. He became the 24th captain to lead a team in IPL. He became the fourth captain to lead Delhi in IPL. Others are - G Gambhir, V Sehwag and KD Karthik.

S Badrinath and SK Raina became the most capped cricketers in IPL. This game was their 58th appearance.

MS Dhoni completed 100 boundary fours in IPL when he scored his first boundary four in this game. He top edged AB Agarkar's sharp bouncer to the wide of long leg of the second ball he faced in this game. At the end of this game his IPL boundary aggregate read 104. He became the 17th batsman to score 100 boundary fours in IPL.

S Badrinath's 55 in this game represent his 10th fifty in IPL. He became the seventh batsman to score ten or more fifties in IPL. Others are - JH Kallis {13}, SK Raina {12}, SR Tendulkar {11}, SE Marsh {11}, V Sehwag {10} and RG Sharma {10}.

S Badrinath's 55 in this game represent his fifth fifty in

V Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore in this game instead of DL Vettori. He became the 23rd captain to lead a team in IPL. He became the fifth captain to lead Royal
Challengers Bangalore. Others are – R Dravid, A Kumble, DL Vettori and KP Pietersen in IPL. Royal Challengers Bangalore became the first team in IPL to have five captains.

R Dravid was dismissed caught and bowled for 37 in this game providing the 23rd occasion of a batsman dismissed in such a manner in IPL 2011.

AM Rahane's run out in this game provide the 60th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in IPL 2011.

J Botha returned with figures of none for 42 in this game providing the 38th occasion of a bowler conceding 40 plus runs in IPL 2011. His figures also represent the 15th
occasion of a bowler conceding 40 plus runs without capturing a wicket in IPL 2011.

CH Gayle with his four sixes in this game took his aggregate of sixes to 30 in IPL 2011. He became the second batsman in IPL to score 30 plus sixes in a single

Kings XI's victory margin of 76 runs in this game provides the 19th occasion of a team winning an IPL game by 50 plus runs margin. It also provides the fourth such occasion in IPL 2011. Other three occasions arec – Bangalore's win by 85 runs against Mohali at Bangalore on 06.05.11, Chennai's win by 63 runs against Jaipur at Jaipur on 09.05.11 and Hyderabad's win by 55 runs against Kochi at Kochi on 27.04.11.

Mumbai was all out of 87 in this game providing the 12th occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 100 in IPL. It also represents Mumbai's lowest total in IPL. The
previous lowest was 116 against Delhi at East London on 08.05.09. It also represents the first occasion of Mumbai dismissed for a total less than 100 in IPL.

AC Blizzard took three catches in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a fieldsman taking three or more catches in IPL. AC Blizzard became the fourth Mumbai fieldsman to
take three or more catches in an innings. The other three are – SR Tendulkar {04}

- MR Marsh captured 4 for 25 in this game providing the seventh occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL 2011 and 36th such occasion in IPL.

- MR Marsh's 4 for 25 in this game provide the 16th occasion of an overseas bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL.

- His figures in this game provide the second occasion of a Pune bowler capturing four or more wickets in IPL. The other occasion was Yuvraj Singh's 4 for 29 vs Delhi at Mum-DYP on 17.04.11. Thus, Marsh's 4 for 25 represent the best bowling figures by a Pune bowler in IPL.

- MR Marsh's 4 for 25 represent the eighth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets against Hyderabad in IPL.

- SC Ganguly was playing his first match in IPL 2011 edition and 41st match in IPL.  He played for Kolkata in the first three editions of IPL and in this edition he is representing Pune Warriors.

- PP Ojha with his lone wicket in this game has an aggregate of 57 wickets in IPL. He now shares the second place

V Sehwag of Delhi has scored 424 runs in IPL 2011 from eleven matches. He has scored one hundred and two fifties. He also earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman to score 50 boundary fours in IPL 2011. He has scored 51 boundary fours. He has scored 18 boundary sixes.

CH Gayle of Bangalore has scored 26 boundary sixes from five games.  He became the first batsman to score 25 or more boundary sixes in IPL 2011. ST Jayasuriya of Mumbai {31}, SE Marsh of Mohali {26} and YK Pathan of Jaipur {25} have scored 25 or more boundary sixes. AC Gilchrist of Hyderabad had the distinction of scoring 29 boundary sixes in IPL 2010. RV Uthappa of Bangalore {27} and M Vijay of Chennai {26} had scored 25 or more boundary sixes in IPL 2009.

At the end of Game Number 52 in the ongoing edition the following batsmen have scored 50 plus sixes in IPL – AC Gilchrist {70}: YK Pathan {69}: SK Raina {68}: Yuvraj Singh {66}: RG Sharma {63}: V Sehwag {60} and CH Gayle {52}.
 

SK Raina {1695} and SR

- R Dravid and SK Warne were playing their 50th IPL game with their appearance in this game. Other cricketers  to play 50 plus IPL games are - S Badrinath {53} : SK Raina {53} : RV Uthappa {53} : AC Gilchrist {52} : V Kohli {52} : RG Sharma {52} : MS Dhoni {50} : YK Pathan {51} : Yuvraj Singh {51} : JH Kallis {50} : IK Pathan {50} and RP Singh {50}.

- SK Warne became the second captain after MS Dhoni to appear in 50 plus IPL games. MS Dhoni has played 51 IPL games.  The win in this game gave SK Warne 29 victories in IPL. MS Dhoni has more wins than SK Warne - 30 wins.

- SK Warne's lone wicket in this game gave him 55 wickets. He now stands second in the list of most wicket takers in IPL. RP Singh is ahead of SK Warne with 56 wickets. SK Warne became the first captain in IPL to bag 55 wickets.

- Jaipur won this game which gave them the 29th win in IPL. Chennai has won more games than Jaipur in IPL. It has won 30 games.

- R Dravid's IPL run aggregate at the end of his 50th IPL

- AC Gilchrist's lone six in this game gave him an aggregate of 70 sixes in IPL. He became the first batsman to score 70 sixes in IPL. The following batsmen have scored 60 plus sixes in IPL -  AC Gilchrist {70} : YK Pathan {66} : SK Raina {65} : Yuvraj Singh {62} and RG Sharma {60}.

- AC Gilchrist's IPL run aggregate read 1397 at the end of this game. He stands third in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in IPL. SK Raina {1528} and SR Tendulkar {1446} occupy the first two places. AC Gilchrist went past JH Kallis who had 1377 runs on his way to the third place.

- This game was the 50th IPL game for JH Kallis.  Others to play 50 or more IPL games are - S Badrinath {53} : SK Raina {53} : RV Uthappa {53} : AC Gilchrist {52} : V Kohli {52} : RG Sharma {52} : MS Dhoni {51} : YK Pathan {51} : Yuvraj Singh {51} : IK Pathan {50} and RP Singh {50}.

- DJ Hussey with his 15 in this game took his T20 run aggregate to 3511. He became the second batsman in T20 games to total 3500