IPL 2017: Match Stats - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions 1

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered their second defeat in the ongoing IPL season after losing the match against Gujarat Lions (GL) at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). After winning the toss, GL elected to field first. KKR managed to score 187/5 in 20 overs after getting a good start.

In reply, GL also got a good start which carried them to victory in 18.2 overs (188/6). GL won this match by 4 wickets with 10 balls to spare.

Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 187/5 in 20 overs (Robin Uthappa 72, Sunil Narine 42, Suresh Raina 1/11)

Gujarat Lions (GL) – 188/6 in 18.2 overs (Suresh Raina 84, Brendon McCullum 33, Kuldeep Yadav 2/33)

Result – GL won by 4 wickets

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

  1. KKR batsman Sunil Narine played a brilliant knock of 42 runs off just 17 balls with 9 boundaries and 1 over-boundaries. It means all the runs came from the boundaries which he scored in this match. It is the highest score in IPL history where a batsman scored his all the runs through boundaries or over boundaries. The previous record holder was Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai Indians) with 36 runs knock.

 

  1. During the match, KKR cricketer Sunil Narine opened in both batting and bowling for his team. Narine became the third KKR player to open both batting and bowling in the same IPL match. The previous two KKR players to achieve this feat were: Chris Gayle and Jacques Kallis.

 

  1. GL batsmen Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja put on an important 58 runs partnership for their 6th wicket. It is the highest 6th wicket partnership for GL. Their previous highest partnership for the 6th wicket was 51 runs between Aaron Finch and Ravindra Jadeja against SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) at Delhi on 27th May 2016.

 

  1. GL batsman Suresh Raina scored a brilliant match-winning 84 runs. It is the highest individual score by a GL batsman. The previous record holder was also Suresh Raina with a 75-run knock against SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) at Rajkot on exactly a year ago (21st April 2016).

 

  1. At the end of the match, Suresh Raina has scored total 6,673 runs in his T20 career. It is the most runs scored by an Indian cricketer in the T20 career. Raina has surpassed Virat Kohli who has scored 6,667 runs in his T20 career.

 

  1. Suresh Raina hit 4 sixes in this match. Adding those sixes, Raina became the second most no.of six hitters in IPL career. Raina has hit 167 sixes in his IPL career. In this match, Raina surpassed Rohit Sharma who has hit total 164 sixes in his IPL career. However, Chris Gayle is on the top of this list with 262 sixes.

 

  1. In this match, GL successfully chased the target of 188 runs (188/6 in 18.2 overs). It is the second highest successful chase in this IPL season (IPL 2017). Currently, the highest successful chase in IPL 2017 is 199 (199/2 in 15.3 overs) by MI (Mumbai Indians) against KXIP (Kings XI Punjab) at Indore on 20th April 2017.

Also, it (188/6) is the second highest chase for GL. Their highest chase is 196 (196/7 in 20 overs) against RPS (Rising Pune Supergiants) at Pune on 29th April 2016.