IPL 2017: Match Stats - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils 1

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched another comfortable victory in this IPL season after beating Delhi Daredevils (DD) at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). KKR decided to bowl first after winning the toss and then restricted DD for 160/6 (20 overs).

In reply, KKR chased down that total in 16.2 overs, losing 3 wickets. KKR won this match by 7 wickets with 22 balls remaining.

Brief Scores: Delhi Daredevils (DD) – 160/6 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 60, Shreyas Iyer 47, Nathan Coulter-Nile 3/34)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 161/3 in 16.2 overs (Gautam Gambhir 71*, Robin Uthappa 59, Kagiso Rabada 2/20)

Result – KKR won by 7 wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match

  1. It was Yusuf Pathan’s 100th IPL match for KKR. He became the second KKR player to play 100 IPL match. Gautam Gambhir is the first KKR player to achieve this feat.

 

  1. DD batsman Sanju Samson scored 60 runs in this match. It is the third highest individual score by a DD batsman against KKR at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). The top two in this list are 66 by Mahela Jayawardene (on 3rd April 2013) and 64 by Virender Sehwag (on 7th April 2010).

 

  1. DD scored 160/6 in this match. It is their second highest total at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). Their highest total at this venue is 167/8 against KKR on 7th April 2010.

 

  1. KKR wicketkeeper-batsman Robin Uthappa played an important knock of 59 runs. It was his 17th 50+ score in IPL as a wicketkeeper-batsman which is the joint most by a wicketkeeper-batsman in IPL career. MS Dhoni has also scored 17 times 50+ in his IPL career.

 

  1. KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir hit another brilliant half-century as he scored an unbeaten 71 runs. It was Gambhir’s 20th 50+ knock in IPL during chasing. In IPL history, it is the most no. of 50+ knocks by any batsman during chasing. Gambhir surpassed David Warner who has 19 50+ knocks in IPL during chasing.

 

  1. Scoring an unbeaten 71 runs in this match, Gautam Gambhir became the most runs scorer as a captain in IPL history. Adding this knock, Gambhir has scored 3,311 runs in IPL as a captain. With this knock, Gambhir surpassed MS Dhoni’s record who has scored 3,270 runs in IPL as a captain.

 

  1. During this match, Gautam Gambhir (4,010 runs) completed 4,000 runs in his IPL career. Gambhir became the 3rd batsman to score 4,000+ runs in IPL career. The other two cricketers to achieve this feat are Suresh Raina (4,407 runs) and Virat Kohli (4,274 runs).

 

  1. During this match, Gautam Gambhir (6,023 runs) also completed 6,000 runs in his T20 career. Gambhir became the 4th Indian batsman to score 6,000+ runs in T20 career. The other three cricketers to achieve this feat are Suresh Raina (6,739 runs), Virat Kohli (6,677 runs) and Rohit Sharma (6,321 runs).

 

  1. There were 4 lbw dismissals during DD’s innings. It is the most no.of lbw dismissals in an IPL innings.