On Wednesday (10th April) night, the host side Mumbai Indians (MI) snatched a thrilling victory against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).
After the host side sent the visitors to bat first, KXIP managed to score 197/4 in 20 overs. However, the home team successfully chased down that big target on the final ball of the match. The home team lost seven wickets in that successful chasing as they won the match by three wickets.
Brief Scores: KXIP – 197/4 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 100*, Chris Gayle 63; Hardik Pandya 2/57)
MI – 198/7 in 20 overs (Kieron Pollard 83, Quinton de Kock 24; Mohammed Shami 3/21)
Result – MI won by three wickets
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
KXIP
i) KXIP scored 197/4 in 20 overs.
- It is the third highest total for KXIP against MI.
Top three highest totals for KXIP against MI
| Total (Overs) | Venue | Date |
| 230/3 (20) | Mumbai | 11th May 2017 |
| 198/4 (20) | Indore | 20th April 2017 |
| 197/4 (20) | Mumbai | 10th April 2019 |
MI
i) The host side MI successfully chased down the 198-run target on the final ball of the match.
- It is the second highest successful IPL chase for MI. Their highest successful IPL chase is 199 runs target (199/2 in 15.3 overs) against KXIP at Indore on 20th April 2017.
(Players’ stats)
KL Rahul
i) KL Rahul played his 10th 50+ score for KXIP.
- He is the third batsman to play 10 or more 50+ scores for KXIP. David Miller has also played 10 times 50+ scores for KXIP, while the former KXIP player Shaun Marsh played 21 times 50+ scores.
ii) KL Rahul completed his first IPL century in 63 balls.
- KL Rahul is the 10th KXIP batsman to hit a century. Only Hashim Amla has hit more than one century for this franchise (two centuries).
- It is the joint fifth slowest century in IPL history.
Slowest (by balls faced) IPL centuries
| Players (Team) | Balls | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| Manish Pandey (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 67 | Deccan Chargers | Centurion | 21st May 2009 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians) | 66 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Mumbai | 15th April 2011 |
| David Warner (Delhi Daredevils) | 66 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 29th March 2010 |
| Kevin Pietersen (Delhi Daredevils) | 64 | Deccan Chargers | Delhi | 19th April 2012 |
| Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 63 | Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | 24th April 2016 |
| KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) | 63 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | 10th April 2019 |
iii) KXIP opener KL Rahul remained not out on 100 runs off 64 balls.
- It is the second highest individual score by a KXIP batsman against MI. The record is 104* by Hashim Amla at Indore on 20th April 2017.
- It is the second highest individual score by a KXIP batsman at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai). The record is 122 by Virender Sehwag against Chennai Super Kings on 30th May 2014.
Chris Gayle
i) By the end of this match, Chris Gayle has scored 640 IPL runs against MI.
- Chris Gayle is the second most IPL run-scorer against MI. Only Suresh Raina is ahead of him with 803 IPL runs against MI.
KL Rahul-Chris Gayle
i) KXIP openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle put a 116-run partnership for the first wicket.
- It is the highest opening partnership for KXIP against MI.
- It is the joint third highest partnership for KXIP for any wicket against MI.
- Also, it is the joint fourth highest opening partnership for KXIP against any side.
Mohammed Shami
i) KXIP pacer Mohammed Shami had the bowling figures of 4-0-21-3.
- It is the second best bowling figures by an Indian bowler for KXIP against MI. The record holder is Bhargav Bhatt with the bowling figures of 2.5-0-22-4 at Mohali on 10th May 2011.
- It is the fourth best bowling figures by a KXIP bowler against MI.
Kieron Pollard
i) MI middle-order batsman Kieron Pollard scored 83 runs off 31 balls.
- It is the second highest individual score by an MI batsman against KXIP. The record is 100* by Lendl Simmons at Mohali on 21st May 2014.
ii) Kieron Pollard hit 10 sixes during his brilliant innings.
- He is the second MI batsman to hit 10 or more sixes in an IPL innings. Sanath Jayasuriya is the record holder as the former MI batsman hit 11 sixes in an IPL innings against Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai on 14 May 2008.
iii) By the end of this match, Kieron Pollard has hit 602 T20 sixes.
- Kieron Pollard is the second cricketer to hit 600 or more T20 sixes. Chris Gayle was the first batsman to achieve this feat as he has hit 925 T20 sixes.