IPL 2016, Stats: Uthappa, Gambhir hand KKR easy win over Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab had an another bad outing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they lost their third match of the season as the Kolkata Knight Riders won by six wickets at Mohali. The win took the Knight Riders top of the table.
After having been put into bat, the Kings kept losing wickets at regular intervals and failed to post a competitive total. Only Shaun Marsh was able to score a decent knock to help his side reach a score of 138.
In reply, the KKR openers continued their brilliant form as they set the perfect foundation for a successful and comfortable chase. Robin Uthappa's quickfire fifty set the right tone and the made the job of reaching the target with relative ease.
Here are the major stats of the game:
3 – Robin Uthappa scored the third-fastest fifty (in 24 balls) in the IPL this season. The fastest was by David Warner, who scored in 21 balls.
3 – Before this IPL, only one bowler had picked up both the wickets of David Miller and Glenn Maxwell. In this IPL, both of them have been dismissed by the same bowler thrice.
8 – Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir have been involved in eight 50-plus stands while chasing in the IPL. This is the joint-most for any pair along with Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli.
8 – Kolkata Knight Riders has picked up eight wickets during the powerplay in this IPL so far. No other team has picked up more than four wickets.
10 – Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir have been involved in 10 fifty-plus stands in the IPL.
24 – Robin Uthappa scored his fifty in 24 balls. This was his third-fastest fifty in the IPL.
37 – David Miller has scored a total of 37 runs in the four IPL matches this season so far.
46 – Robin Uthappa has scored 46 30-plus scores in the IPL.
47 – Gautam Gambhir has scored 47 30-plus scores in the IPL.
65 – Kolkata Knight Riders scored 65 runs in the powerplay. This is the highest by any team in the IPL this season so far. The previous best was 63 made by Royal Challengers Bangalore against Delhi Daredevils.
200 – Gautam Gambhir played his 200th T20 match. This is the fifth-highest for any Indian player.
200 – Gautam Gambhir has already scored 200 runs in this IPL so far. He is the first player to reach the milestone.
3006 – Gautam Gambhir has scored 3006 runs while chasing in T20s. Gambhir is third on the list, with Chris Gayle (4747) and David Warner (3089) ahead of him.