IPL 2022, Match 66 KKR vs LSG, Stats Review: Quinton de Kock’s smashes flurry of records with match-winning ton

Quinton de Kock scored a breathtaking century as he tore apart the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowling line-up to register the third-highest individual score of 140* off just 70 in the history of IPL. The wicketkeeper-batter slammed ten fours and as many maximums to help Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) post a mammoth total of 210/0. Skipper KL Rahul also made an unbeaten 68 off 51 as the LSG side didn’t lose a single wicket, and subsequently won the thrilling encounter by just two runs in Match 66 of IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Speaking about how the match unfolded, Rahul won the toss, and his team elected to bat first. KKR suffered an absolute carnage right from the start as De Kock went completely berserk. He dismantled the bowling side single-handedly on his way to a brutal century. He shattered a flurry of records in this special knock with Rahul also playing his part in the innings. The pair registered the highest opening stand and the third-highest (210*) for any wicket in the league’s history.

De Kock also surpassed his partner Rahul’s score of 132* to script the highest score by a wicketkeeper in the tournament. The latter had slammed that score against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 2020 edition. South African international De Kock also equalled Adam Gilchrist and Rahul for hitting most hundreds (2) as a keeper. Tim Southee bowled the most expensive for KKR in the match with figures of 0/57 in four overs. Chasing a massive total of 211, Venkatesh Iyer’s disastrous campaign continued as he bagged a duck. Abhijeet Tomar, who played his first match of the season, got out for just four runs.

Nitish Rana came out all guns blazing and smashed 42 off 22 with nine fours. Captain Shreyas Iyer scored 50 off 29 which included four fours and three sixes. Sam Billings made 36 while Andre Russell couldn’t do much today as he was dismissed for just five runs. Rinku Singh breathed life into the contest as he looked to take the game away from LSG.

He slammed 40 off just 15 but Evin Lewis took a blinder of a catch to dismiss him and end all the hopes of KKR. The two-time champions KKR are eliminated while LSG joined Gujarat Titans in the top two. For his unbelievable and jaw-dropping century, Quinton de Kock won the Player-of-the-Match award.

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

 140* – Quinton de Kock registered his highest score of 140* in the IPL. His previous best was 108 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2016.

210* – De Kock and KL Rahul recorded the highest opening partnership of 210* in the IPL. The previous best was 185 between David Warner and Jonny Bairstow against RCB in 2019.

3 – De Kock and Rahul scripted the third-highest partnership (210*) for any wicket in the league. AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli scored 229* against Gujarat Lions in 2016 and the same pair smashed 215* against Mumbai Indians in the year 2015.

2 – Rahul became the second player after David Warner to slam 500-plus runs in five successive seasons. Warner had smashed in six consecutive editions.

3 – De Kock achieved the third-highest individual score of 140* in the tournament. Chris Gayle with 175* against Pune Warriors India (PWI) in 2013 and Brendon McCullum 158* against RCB in 2008 are in the top two.

0/60 – Avesh Khan delivered the most expensive spell of 0/60 in his IPL career. He had leaked 0/47 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2018 and 1/47 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2021.

325 – Quinton de Kock has now scored 325 runs in the last five innings at an average of 108.2 with one century and three half-centuries against KKR in the IPL.

303 – Nitish Rana completed 300 fours in the T20 matches.

10 – Ten centuries have now been scored against KKR which is the most against any team. With nine tons against them, Mumbai Indians (MI) are second on the list.

1 – De Kock and Rahul also scripted the highest partnership of 210* for any wicket against KKR. The previous highest was 167* by Rohit Sharma and Herschelle Gibbs in 2012.

1 – LSG became the first team to bat the entire 20 overs without losing a wicket in the history of the IPL.

140* – De Kock also scripted the highest individual score of 140* in this campaign. He surpassed Buttler’s score of 116 which he scored against the Delhi Capitals (DC).

2 – Rahul is now tied with Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan on the second spot for scoring 500-plus runs in most seasons (5). Warner tops the chart for slamming it six times.

105 – De Kock also completed the landmark of 100 maximums in the IPL.

10 – De Kock smashed the most sixes (10) in an innings in IPL 2022. Robin Uthappa and Jos Buttler both had nine maximums each against RCB and DC respectively.