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Tue 17 Apr 2018, 12:00 am
1 Trent Boult bowled the first maiden over of IPL2018 – to Chris Lynn (over number 1 of Kolkata Knight Riders innings).
3 Number of bowlers to take 100 wickets for one particular team in the IPL. Sunil Narine joined Lasith Malinga (154) and Harbhajan Singh (127), who both played for Mumbai Indians.
6 Number of sixes hit by Andre Russell off the bowling of Mohammed Shami – most a batsman has hit off a particular bowler in an IPL match. Virat Kohli had hit six sixes against Kings XI Punjab’s KC Cariappa in 2016 edition, while Russell himself hit six sixes off Dwayne Bravo at Chennai in this edition.
341.67 Andre Russell’s strike-rate in the match – one of the highest in the IPL in an innings of 10 balls or more Highest strike-rates in an innings in the IPL (Min.10 balls)
SR | Player | Runs | Balls | For | Vs | Venue | Year |
372.72 | AB de Villiers | 41 | 11 | RCB | MI | Bengaluru | 2015 |
350.00 | Chris Gayle | 35 | 10 | RCB | SRH | Hyderabad | 2015 |
350.00 | Sarfaraz Khan | 35* | 10 | RCB | SRH | Bengaluru | 2016 |
348.00 | Suresh Raina | 87 | 25 | CSK | KXIP | Mumbai WS | 2014 |
346.15 | Kieron Pollard | 45* | 13 | MI | DD | Mumbai BS | 2010 |
341.66 | Andrew Russell | 41 | 12 | KKR | DD | Kolkata | 2018 |
200/9 Kolkata Knight Riders’ total -their highest against Delhi Daredevils. This also equals their highest at Eden Gardens.