IPL 2017: Match Stats - Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders 1

On Sunday night, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat in-form Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Hyderabad (Deccan). After winning the toss, KKR decided to field first. With the help of firing century-knock from skipper David Warner, SRH put 209/3 on the board in 20 overs.

In reply, KKR only managed to score 161/7 (20 overs) in the rain-interrupted innings. SRH won this match by 48 runs.

Brief Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – 209/3 in 20 overs (David Warner 126, Kane Williamson 40, Chris Woakes 1/46)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – 161/7 in 20 overs (Robin Uthappa 53, Manish Pandey 39, Mohammed Siraj 2/26)

Result – SRH won by 48 runs

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match

  1. SRH opener David Warner batted brilliantly as he completed his half-century in just 20 balls. It is the joint fastest half-century by a SRH batsman. Before this, David Warner and Moises Henriques had completed once their half-centuries in the same no.of balls.

Also, it is the second fastest half-century in IPL 2017. The fastest half-century in IPL 2017 is completed in just 19 balls by Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders) against GL (Gujarat Lions) at Rajkot on 7th April 2017.

 

  1. SRH skipper David Warner (126 runs) scored a brilliant century in this match. He completed his century in just 43 balls. Here are some important stats of this windy innings:

i) It is the 5th fastest century in IPL history.

ii) It is the fastest IPL century by a skipper. The previous record holder was the RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) skipper Virat Kohli who had completed his century in just 47 balls against KXIP (Kings XI Punjab) at Bengaluru on 18th May 2016.

iii) It is the second fastest IPL century in the first innings of a match. The fastest IPL century in the first innings of a match is in just 30 balls by Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) against PWI (Pune Warriors India) at Bengaluru on 23rd April 2013.

 

  1. SRH opener David Warner scored a brilliant century in this match as he scored 126 runs. Here are some important stats of this outstanding innings:

i) It is the third century in IPL 2017 and highest individual knock by a batsman. The first two batsmen to hit centuries in IPL 2017 are: 102 by Sanju Samson (Delhi Daredevils) and 104* by Hashim Amla (Kings XI Punjab).

ii) It is the first century by a SRH batsman. The previous highest score by a SRH batsman was 93* by David Warner against GL (Gujarat Lions) at Delhi on 27th May 2016.

iii) It is the highest individual score by a captain in IPL history. The previous record holder was former DD (Delhi Daredevils) captain Virender Sehwag with 119 runs knock against DC (Deccan Chargers) at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 5th May 2011.

iv) It is the highest individual score by an Australian batsman in IPL history. The previous highest was 117* by Andrew Symonds (Deccan Chargers) against RR (Rajasthan Royals) at Hyderabad (Deccan) on 24th April 2008.

v) It is the 3rd IPL century for David Warner which is the joint third most no.of centuries in IPL history by a batsman. AB de Villiers has also 3 IPL centuries. The top two in this list are: 5 IPL centuries by Chris Gayle and 4 IPL centuries by Virat Kohli.

 

  1. During this match, David Warner completed his 1,000 runs in IPL at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal, Hyderabad). At the end of the match, Warner has scored 1,123 runs in IPL at this venue. He became the 9th batsman in IPL to complete 1,000 runs in a particular venue.

 

  1. SRH batsmen David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan put a brilliant 139 runs partnership for the opening wicket. Here are some important stats of this partnership:

i) It is SRH’s highest runs partnership for any wicket. The previous record was 137* between David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan against GL (Gujarat Lions) at Rajkot on 21st April 2016.

ii) Also, it is the second highest partnership for any wicket against KKR. The record is for 167* runs partnership between Rohit Sharma and Herschelle Gibbs (Mumbai Indians) for the 2nd wicket at Kolkata on 12th May 2012.

iii) It is the 6th century partnership in T20 between David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan for the opening wicket. In the T20 cricket history, it is the most no.of century partnership for an opening pair. They surpassed Chris Nash and Luke Wright’s partnership record which has put 5 times century partnerships in T20 history for the opening wicket.

 

  1. SRH batsmen David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (2,090 runs partnership) completed 2,000 runs partnership between them in T20 for the opening wicket. It is the first opening pair in T20 cricket history who completed 2,000 runs partnership.

 

  1. SRH put 209/3 on the board at the end of 20 overs. Here are some important stats of this innings:

i) It is the highest total for SRH. Their previous highest total was 208/7 (20 overs) against RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) at Bengaluru on 29th May 2016.

ii) It is the highest total by any team against KKR. The previous highest total against KKR was 204/2 (18.2 overs) by KXIP (Kings XI Punjab) at Kolkata on 4th April 2010.

iii) It is the second-highest total for any team in IPL 2017. Currently, the highest total in IPL 2017 is 213/2 (20 overs) by RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) against GL (Gujarat Lions) at Rajkot on 18th April 2017.

 

  1. KKR batsman Robin Uthappa played a fighting knock during chasing as he scored 53 runs. It is his 13th 50+ score in IPL during chasing which is the third most no.of 50+ score by a batsman in IPL during chasing. The top two batsmen in this list are: Gautam Gambhir (20 times 50+ score in IPL during chasing) and David Warner (19 times 50+ score in IPL during chasing).