IPL 2019, Match 52: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Statistical Highlights

In IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured a crucial victory on Friday (3rd May) night when they beat the host side Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali).

After losing the toss, the host side managed to put a total of 183/6 (20 overs) in the first innings. However, the Kolkata franchise comfortably chased down that target in 18 overs after losing three wickets. KKR won this match by seven wickets (with 12 balls remaining).

Brief Scores: KXIP – 183/6 in 20 overs (Sam Curran 55*, Nicholas Pooran 48; Sandeep Warrier 2/31)

KKR – 185/3 in 18 overs (Shubman Gill 65*, Chris Lynn 46; Mohammed Shami 1/15)

Result – KKR won by seven wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

Teams’ stats

KXIP

i) In the first innings of this match, the host side KXIP scored 183/6 (20 overs). KXIP has never scored more runs against KKR at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali) than their latest innings. 178/6 (20 overs) was their previous record that happened on 3rd May 2008.

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KKR

i) KKR successfully chased down their target in 18 overs where they scored 185/3. It is the highest T20 total for KKR against KXIP at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali). 183/5 (20 overs) was their previous record in this list (on 27th March 2010).

Players’ stats

KKR

i) Sunil Narine becomes the most-capped IPL player for KKR. While it was his 109th IPL match for KKR, he surpassed Gautam Gambhir who played 108 IPL matches for this Kolkata franchise.

ii) By the end of this match, Andre Russell has scored 510 runs in the ongoing IPL 2019. No other overseas batsmen for KKR have ever crossed the 500-run mark in an IPL season. The previous record was 491 runs by Chris Lynn in IPL 2018. Meanwhile, it is the third most runs for a KKR batsman in an IPL season. The top two records in this list are 660 runs by Robin Uthappa (IPL 2014) and 590 runs by Gautam Gambhir (IPL 2012).

KXIP

i) Mandeep Singh becomes the 45th batsman to score 1,500 or more runs in IPL career. By the end of this match, the right-handed batsman has scored 1,518 IPL runs.

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