Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) claimed their second straight victory in the ongoing IPL season after beating Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) on Wednesday (27th March) night.
KXIP captain Ravichandran Ashwin decided to field first after winning the toss. The home side KKR scored 218/4 (20 overs) in the first innings. In reply, KXIP managed to score 190/4 (20 overs) as the host won the match by 28 runs.
Brief Scores: KKR – 218/4 in 20 overs (Robin Uthappa 67*, Nitish Rana 63; Varun Chakravarthy 1/35)
KXIP – 190/4 in 20 overs (David Miller 59*, Mayank Agarwal 58; Andre Russell 2/21)
Result – KKR won by 28 runs
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
(Teams’ stats)
KKR
i) KKR scored 218/4 in 20 overs.
- It is the highest total at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) in IPL history. The previous record was 210/6 (20 overs) by Mumbai Indians (MI) against KKR on 9th May 2018.
- It was KKR’s third highest T20 total. Their top two T20 totals are 245/6 (20 overs) against KXIP at Indore on 12th May 2018 and 222/3 (20 overs) against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru on 18th April 2008.
KXIP
i) KXIP managed to score 190/4 in 20 overs.
- It was KXIP’s second highest T20 total at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). Their highest T20 total at this venue is 204/2 (18.2 overs) against KKR on 4th April 2010.
(Players’ stats)
Sunil Narine
i) Sunil Narine played his 100th IPL match, and he played all of these matches for KKR.
- Sunil Narine is the third KKR cricketer to play 100 or more IPL matches. Earlier, Gautam Gambhir (108 IPL matches) and Yusuf Pathan (106 IPL matches) achieved this feat.
- Sunil Narine is the fourth overseas cricketer to play 100 or more IPL matches for a team. Kieron Pollard (for Mumbai Indians), AB de Villiers (for Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Lasith Malinga (for Mumbai Indians) were the first three overseas cricketers to achieve this feat.
- Sunil Narine is the fourth Caribbean cricketer to play 100 or more IPL matches. Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle have also played 100+ IPL matches.
- Sunil Narine is the ninth overseas cricketer to play 100 or more IPL matches.
Varun Chakravarthy
i) KXIP leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy made his IPL debut and conceded 25 runs in his first over.
- 25 runs conceded by Varun Chakravarthy in his first over is most by any debutant in IPL history.
Andre Russell
i) The right-arm pacer Andre Russell has picked up 49 wickets for KKR.
- Andre Russell is the highest wicket-taker for KKR as a pace bowler. He surpassed the former KKR pacers Jacques Kallis and Umesh Yadav as both picked up 48 wickets for KKR.