Rohit Sharma crosses a personal landmark
In Mumbai Indians’ match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on September 23, 2021, Rohit crossed a personal landmark of 1000 runs against KKR during his knock of 33.
Published : Oct 08, 2021 18:48 IST
0 The number of batters before Rohit Sharma to aggregate over 1000 runs against one opponent in IPL cricket. In Mumbai Indians’ match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on September 23, 2021, Rohit crossed a personal landmark of 1000 runs against KKR during his knock of 33. He had initially appeared in six IPL games for Deccan Chargers from 2008 to 2010 and then from 2011 for Mumbai Indians in 23 matches — against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rohit Sharma’s IPL batting record against KKR
| For teams | Span | Mts | Inns | Runs |
| For Deccan Chargers | 2008-2010 | 6 | 6 | 116 |
| For Mumbai Indians | 2011- | 23 | 23 | 899 |
| Total | 2008- | 29 | 29 | 1015 |
Most IPL runs against a single opponent
| Runs | Batter | For | Opponent | Span | Mts | Inns | Ave |
| 1015 | Rohit Sharma | DCh/MI | KKR | 2008- | 29 | 29 | 46.14 |
| 948 | Virat Kohli | RCB | CSK | 2008- | 28 | 27 | 41.22 |
| 945 | David Warner | DCp/SRH | PBKS | 2010- | 21 | 21 | 49.74 |
| 915 | David Warner | DCp/SRH | KKR | 2009- | 24 | 24 | 43.57 |
| 909 | Virat Kohli | RCB | DCp | 2008- | 24 | 23 | 56.81 |
| 901 | Shikhar Dhawan | DCp/MI/DCh/SRH | CSK | 2008- | 25 | 25 | 42.90 |
5 The number of batters in T20 cricket to aggregate 10000 runs. RCB’s Virat Kohli, in the match against MI, in Dubai, on September 26, 2021, became the latest to reach this exclusive landmark. For the record, West Indian Chris Gayle was the first to reach this landmark on April 18, 2017, while playing for RCB in Rajkot against Gujarat Lions, and in doing so, he then took only 285 innings, the quickest by any of the five batsmen listed below. Kohli’s 10K mark came in his 299th innings, which is now the second quickest!
| Runs | Batter | Mts | Inns | Ave | Career span |
| 14276 | Chris Gayle | 448 | 440 | 36.79 | 2005- |
| 11223 | Kieron Pollard | 566 | 502 | 31.61 | 2006- |
| 10948 | Shoaib Malik | 440 | 410 | 36.49 | 2005- |
| 10088 | Virat Kohli | 316 | 301 | 41.51 | 2007- |
| 10019 | David Warner | 306 | 305 | 37.52 | 2007- |
20 The number of hat-tricks claimed by 17 bowlers in IPL cricket. RCB’s pacer Harshal Patel, against MI in Dubai, on September 26, 2021, became the latest entrant to this exclusive list. He thus became the third RCB bowler after Praveen Kumar (in 2010) and Samuel Badree (in 2017) to achieve this. He also became the third bowler after Rohit Sharma (in 2009) and Badree (in 2017) to achieve a hat-trick against MI. Incidentally, he became the third bowler (for the fourth time) in IPL history to claim a hat-trick outside India.
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IPL hat-tricks outside India
| Bowler (Figures) | For | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
| Yuvraj Singh (3/22) | PBKS | RCB | Durban | May 1, 2009 | Lost |
| Rohit Sharma (4/6) | DCh | MI | Centurion | May 6, 2009 | Won |
| Yuvraj Singh (3/13) | PBKS | DCh | Johannesburg | May 17, 2009 | Won |
| Harshal Patel (4/17) | RCB | MI | Dubai | Sep 26, 2021 | Won |
111 Mumbai India’s total in 18.1 overs against RCB in Dubai on September 26, 2021 is now the lowest in IPL history after a fifty-plus opening stand.
Lowest team totals in IPL after a fifty-plus opening stand
| Total | Overs | Opening stand | Opening pair | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Match Inns |
| 111 | 18.1 | 57 | Rohit Sharma/ Quinton de Kock | MI | RCB | Dubai | Sep 26, 2021 | 2 |
| 112/8 | 20.0 | 60 | Parthiv Patel/ Stephen Fleming | CSK | RCB | Chennai | May 21, 2008 | 2 |
| 114 | 19.5 | 56 | David Warner/ Jonny Bairstow | SRH | PBKS | Dubai | Oct 24, 2020 | 2 |
| 116 | 18.5 | 72 | David Warner/ Jonny Bairstow | SRH | DCp | Hyderabad | Apr 14, 2019 | 2 |
| 119 | 19.2 | 55 | KL Rahul/ Chris Gayle | PBKS | SRH | Hyderabad | Apr 26, 2018 | 2 |
| 120/9 | 20.0 | 50 | James Franklin/ Sachin Tendulkar | MI | PWI | Pune | May 3, 2012 | 1 |
Note: MI is the only side in the above list to win a game against Pune Warriors in 2012
21 The number of balls taken by RR's 19-year-old Yashashvi Jaiswal to register his maiden fifty score in IPL cricket in the match against CSK in Abu Dhabi on October 2, 2021. This is now the second quickest 50-plus score by a teenager in the competition.
Fastest fifty-plus knocks by teenage batsmen in IPL cricket
| S/R | Batter | Runs | (in balls) | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Age |
| 295.24 | Ishan Kishan | 62 | (21) | MI | KKR | Kolkata | May 9, 2018 | 19y-295d |
| 238.10 | Yashashvi Jaiswal | 50 | (21) | RR | CSK | Abu Dhabi | Oct 2, 2021 | 19y-278d |
| 225.58 | Rishabh Pant | 97 | (43) | DCp | GL | Delhi | May 4, 2017 | 19y-212d |
| 216.00 | Deepak Hooda | 54 | (25) | RR | DCp | Delhi | Apr 12, 2015 | 19y-358d |
| 196.15 | Priyam Garg | 51* | (26) | SRH | CSK | Dubai | Oct 2, 2020 | 19y-307d |
3 The number of bowlers conceding fifty or more runs without claiming any wicket in the same IPL match. This happened for the first time in the IPL history when this many bowlers were involved in conceding 50-plus runs and going wicket-less in the match between RR and CSK in Abu Dhabi on October 2, 2021. This is also the third time in the IPL that two bowlers did so in the same innings of a match. Sam Curran’s and Josh Hazlewood’s case in Abu Dhabi is unique since they were the two opening bowlers for the side!
Two or more bowlers conceding 50 or more runs without taking any wicket in same match
| Nos | Bowler (Figures) | Team1 | Bowler (Figures) | Team2 | Venue | Date | Won by |
| 3 | Mustafizur Rahman (0/51) | Rajasthan | Sam Curran (0/55) | Chennai | Abu Dhabi | Oct 2, 2021 | Rajasthan |
Josh Hazlewood (0/54) | Chennai | ||||||
| 2 | RP Singh (0/50) | Deccan | Mohd Asif (0/51) | Delhi | Delhi | May 15, 2008 | Delhi |
| 2 | Jacques Kallis (0/50) | Kolkata | Dirk Nannes (0/50) | Chennai | Chennai | Apr 28, 2013 | Chennai |
| 2 | Varun Aaron (0/50) | Bangalore | - | Mumbai | Bangalore | Apr 19, 2015 | Mumbai |
| Abu Ahmed (0/59) | Bangalore | ||||||
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah (0/52) | Mumbai | - | Bangalore | Mumbai WS | May 10, 2015 | Bangalore |
| Hardik Pandya (0/51) | Mumbai | ||||||
| 2 | Lasith Malinga (0/58) | Mumbai | Ishant Sharma (0/58) | Punjab | Indore | Apr 20, 2017 | Mumbai |
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90/9 The total by Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians in Sharjah on Oct 5, 2021, in its 20 overs is now the second lowest by any side while playing its full quota of overs.
Lowest totals in IPL by sides playing their full quota of 20 overs
| Total | By | Against | Venue | Date | Match inns |
| 84/8 | KKR | RCB | Abu Dhabi | Oct 21, 2020 | 1 |
| 90/9 | RR | MI | Sharjah | Oct 5, 2021 | 1 |
| 92/8 | PBKS | CSK | Durban | May 20, 2009 | 2 |
| 94/8 | MI | RR | Jaipur | Apr 29, 2011 | 1 |
| 95/9 | PBKS | CSK | Chennai | Apr 25, 2015 | 2 |
Note:All the above sides lost the match
8.2 The number of overs required for Mumbai Indians to score an easy victory over Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah on October 5, 2021. This is now the fifth quickest victory in fewest overs and also in terms of balls remaining in IPL cricket history by a side batting second.
Quickest wins in IPL by sides batting second (in fewest overs)
Overs | Balls Remaining | Side batting second |
| Side batting first | Venue | Date |
5.3 | 87 | MI (68/2) | beat | KKR (67) | Mumbai WS | May 16, 2008 |
7.2 | 76 | KTK (98/2) | beat | RR (97) | Indore | May 15, 2011 |
7.5 | 73 | PBKS (68/0) | beat | DCp (67) | Mohali | Apr 30, 2017 |
8.1 | 71 | RCB (92/0) | beat | PBKS (88) | Indore | May 14, 2018 |
8.2 | 70 | MI (94/2) | beat | RR (90/9) | Sharjah | Oct 5, 2021 |
All records are updated and correct as of October 5, 2021