IPL Match Stats: All the significant numbers from Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab matches
Kolkata Knight Riders face off against Kings XI Punjab in the sixth match of IPL 2019. In the 23 matches, they have played against each other KKR has won 15 & KXIP has won 8. Both the teams had won one match each against each other in the 2018 IPL.
The longest winning streak in the matches between these two teams is eight. KKR won eight consecutive matches against DC between IPL 2014 & 2017.
Sunil Narine & Andre Russell both of KKR have won the most number of Player of the Match awards in matches between these two teams - 3. Andre Russell is the only player to win two Player of the Match award in two consecutive matches in 2015.
Ankit Rajpoot, Brett Lee, Cheteshwar Pujara, Chris Gayle, David Hussey, Dinesh Karthik, Ishant Sharma, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Mandeep Singh, Manvinder Bisla, Piyush Chawla & Wriddhiman Saha are the players who have played for both KKR & KXIP.
Let us now take a look at some of the key stats from KKR vs KXIP matches in the past.
Batting performances
245/6 scored by KKR in IPL 2018 is the highest team total in KKR vs KXIP matches.
109 all out by KKR in IPL 2014 is the lowest team total in matches between the two sides.
492 runs scored by Gautam Gambhir of KKR is the highest number of runs scored by a player in matches between the two sides.
115* by Wriddhiman Saha of KXIP in 2014 IPL is the highest individual score.
2 centuries have been scored a player in matches between these two teams. These have been scored by Wriddhiman Saha of KXIP (115*) & Mahela Jayawardene of KXIP (110*).
32 half-centuries have been scored in KKR vs KXIP matches.
5 half-centuries hit by Gautam Gambhir of KKR is the highest number of half-centuries hit by a player in KKR vs KXIP matches.
246 sixes have been hit in KKR vs KXIP matches.
21 sixes hit by Wriddhiman Saha is the highest number of sixes hit by a player in KKR vs KXIP matches. He hit 17 of them playing for KXIP & 4 of them playing for KKR.
61 fours hit by Gautam Gambhir is the highest number of fours hit by a player in KKR vs KXIP matches.
Bowling performances
26 wickets taken by Sunil Narine of KKR is the highest number of wickets by a player in KKR vs KXIP matches.
5/19 by Sunil Narine in IPL 2012 is the best bowling performance by a player in matches between these two teams. No other five-wicket hauls have been taken by a player in KKR vs KXIP matches.
Fielding performances
8 catches taken by David Miller & Akshar Patel both of KXIP is the highest number of catches taken by a player in matches between these two teams.
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