IPL 2022, Match 66 KKR vs LSG, Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants will be facing each other in the 66th match of IPL 2022, to be played at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. When the teams faced each other earlier, LSG won by a massive margin of 75 runs.

So far in this season, KKR have won six and lost seven matches, while LSG have won eight and lost five. At DY Patil Stadium this year, the Knight Riders have won one and lost two, while the Supergiants have won two and lost one. LSG have been almost into the playoffs, while KKR have been almost out of the race, barring a miracle.

The opening pair of Venkatesh Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane have been a concern for the Knight Riders, however, Nitish Rana and Shreyas Iyer have consistent. Andre Russell has been phenomenal with both the bat and the ball. Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee have also performed great with the ball.

LSG’s opening pair of Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul have been phenomenal this season, but were off-colour in the last few matches. Deepak Hooda has been brilliant throughout the season. Mohsin Khan, Jason Holder, Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi bowled well for the team.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 66 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League 2022:

Head to head: KKR and LSG faced each other earlier in the season, with LSG winning the match.

 1 – Quinton de Kock needs one half-century to overtake Kamran Akmal for the most fifty-plus scores by a wicketkeeper in T20 cricket. Currently both are tied at 48.

 6 – Nitish Rana needs six more fours to reach 300 fours in T20 cricket.

28 – Andre Russell needs 28 runs to reach 2000 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. He will become the third player to the milestone, after Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa.

4 – Shreyas Iyer (96) needs four sixes to reach 100 maximums in the IPL.

5 – Tim Southee (45) needs five scalps to complete 50 wickets in the IPL.

3 – Marcus Stoinis (47) requires three sixes to reach 50 sixes in the cash-rich league.

1 – Jason Holder (49) is one scalp away from reaching 50 wickets in the tournament.

5 – Quinton de Kock (95) requires five sixes to get to 100 maximums in the league.

2 – Dushmantha Chameera (98) needs two scalps to get to 100 wickets in T20 cricket.

24 – Sunil Narine (2976) requires 24 runs to reach 3000 runs in the T20 matches.

1 – Marcus Stoinis (149) requires one six to complete 150 maximums in the T20 games.

4 – Holder (96) needs four fours to get to 100 fours in the T20 matches.

64 – Krunal Pandya (1936) requires 64 runs to get to 2000 runs in T20 cricket.

4 – Avesh Khan (46) needs four scalps to complete 50 wickets in the IPL.

1 – Chameera (99) is one game away from reaching 100 matches in T20 cricket.

6 – Stoinis (344) needs six fours to get to 350 fours in the T20 matches.

1 – Stoinis (49) is also one grab away from completing 50 catches in the T20 matches.