IPL 9, Match 28: GL v KXIP – Statistical Highlights

Kings XI Punjab, the team which was at the bottom of the table went on to defeat Gujarat Lions, who were cruising in this season. KXIP made captaincy change coming into the game and it worked in this game as they defeated GL by 23 runs at the SCA Stadium, Rajkot. KXIP openers gave a good start after being put into bat only before their middle order collapsed and eventually got bowled out for 154 in final over. Captain Murali Vijay top-scored with 55. GL’s chase was destroyed by Axar Patel’s hat-trick. James Faulkner tried to keep his team in the game but didn’t get enough strike. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – This is the first time KXIP won while batting first and also the first time GL lost while chasing in this season.

2 – Murali Vijay is only the 2nd KXIP player to register a win in his first game as captain. George Bailey was the first.

3 – Axar Patel’s hat-trick is the 14th hat-trick in IPL and 1st in this season. This is also the 3rd hat-trick recorded for KXIP, the joint most for any team in IPL.

3/20 – Shivil Kaushik’s 3/20 are the 3rd best bowling figures for a Chinaman spinner in IPL.

4 – Number of times team batting first won after getting bowled out in IPL. 2nd such instance for KXIP.

8 – Number of matches Murali Vijay has captained in Twenty20 cricket including this game. His team won in 7 of the 8 games. In List A cricket, his captaincy record is 5 win out of 5 matches.

9 – Number of players that have captained KXIP, the joint most by any team in IPL. DD also had 9 captains in IPL.

36 – Runs scored by GL in powerplay overs, the fewest they scored in a match this season.

54 – Number of balls Wriddhiman Saha has taken to hit a boundary in this IPL.

55 – Murali Vijay’s 55 is the 2nd highest score for a player on captaincy debut in IPL. He is only the 3rd player to score a fifty on captaincy debut in IPL.

147 – Number of balls Praveen Kumar took to take a wicket in this IPL.

100 – Sixes hit by Dwayne Smith in IPL. He is the 15th player to hit 100 sixes in IPL.

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