IPL 9, Match 55: KKR v SRH – Statistical Highlights

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered an easy 22 runs victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to cruise into the play-off of the IPL 9. KKR batting first posted a challenging 171/6 in 20 overs riding on a brilliant knock from Manish Pandey (48 from 30 balls) and Yusuf Pathan (52 from 34 balls). Chasing 172 runs to win, the SRH side could only manage 149/8 in 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan (51 from 30 balls) was the sole performer with the bat after their batting mainstay David Warner failed with the bat today. The spin heavy KKR bowling attack led by Sunil Narine (3/26) and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav (2/28) enjoyed bowling on the slow, turning wicket and had a complete upper hand over the opposition.

0 – SRH has never won a game against KKR at Eden Gardens. They have lost all their four matches thus far.

0 – DD has never played the same playing XI in two consecutive matches this year in IPL. Today also they made two changes.

3-3 – Win-loss record for KKR at their home ground, Eden Gardens, in this IPL. Their win-loss ratio of 1 is their second-worst here in any IPL season.

6 – Number of MoM awards Yusuf Pathan has won playing for KKR. He has now the 2^nd highest number of MOM awards for KKR. Skipper Gautam Gambhir with 9  is the leader in term of MOM’s.

8 – Yusuf Pathan has remained not out for the most number of times this season in this IPL (Min.10 inns).

8 – No. of different players who have played for KKR at No.3 in this IPL. Pandey played 7 times and 7 others once. No other team used more than 5 players at that position.

12 – Yusuf Pathan reached his 12th IPL fifty

16  – Yusuf Pathan, with 16 MOM’s, also is second in the list of players with Most MOM awards in IPL (Overall): Jamaican giant Chris Gayle with 16 honors sits stop of the list.

18 – Average opening stand between Gambhir and Uthappa in the last 5 matches, including this match. In the first 9 matches, they averaged 41.67.

24 – Shikhar Dhawan is 6^th in the list of players with most half-centuries in the IPL.

30 – Runs given by SRH in the first innings is the fewest runs off the last five overs in this IPL

89.80 – Yusuf Pathan has the highest avg. In IPL9: (Min.100 runs scored). He beats the run machine – Virat Kohli (86.50) to take top spot.

114.44 – Dhawan’s strike rate in this IPL, before this match. In this match he scored at strike rate of 170 – 51 off 30 balls.

340 – Runs scored by Yusuf Pathan batting at No. 4 or lower – most by any batsman in this IPL.

3000 – Shikhar Dhawan is the 10th overall & 7th Indian to score at least 3000 runs in IPL.