IPL 9, Match 46: KXIP v SRH - Statistical Highlights

Sunrisers Hyderabad ensured their playoffs berth following a close win against Kings XI Punjab at PCA Stadium, Mohali. With this loss, KXIP are officially out of IPL 2016. After electing to bat, Punjab put on a total of 179/4 in 20 overs with Hashim Amla scoring a brilliant 96. With everyone in SRH’s batting contributing, they chased down the target with 2 balls to spare losing only 3 wickets. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – Murali Vijay became the first player to open batting and bowling as a captain in an IPL game.

2 – Number of times Hashim Amla has scored between 95 and 99 in Twenty20 cricket in 2016. He is only the 3rd player to have 2 scores between 95 and 99 in T20 cricket in a calendar year.

3 – For the first time more than 2 hit wicket dismissals have been recorded in an IPL season. Interestingly all three were of SRH players.

5 – Number of fifties Hashim Amla has scored in 11 Twenty20 innings he has played in 2016.

6 – Number of fifty plus scores David Warner has scored in this IPL. This is the 3rd consecutive IPL season where Warner scored 6 fifty plus scores.

14 – Number of fifty plus stands Warner-Dhawan pair has recorded in IPL, the 2nd most by any pair.

17 – Number of fifty plus scores David Warner has scored while chasing in IPL, the most by any player.

31 – Number of fifty plus scores David Warner has in IPL, the most by any player.

50 – Mustafizur Rahman completed 50 wickets in Twenty20 format. He played just 35 matches for the milestone.

96 – Runs scored by Hashim Amla in this game. This is his 2nd highest score and highest outside South Africa in Twenty20 format.

100 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar completed 100 wickets in Twenty20 format. He played 95 matches for the milestone.

180 – Target set by KXIP for SRH. This is SRH’s 2nd highest successful run chase in IPL. Their highest was 186 vs CSK in 2014.

1419 – Runs scored by Warner-Dhawan pair while opening in IPL, the most by any opening pair.

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