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Tue 10 May 2016, 12:00 am
Summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore's assault in the death overs and David Miller's rare duck
0 Number of fifty opening stands put on by Royal Challengers Bangalore in first seven matches in IPL 2016. They have now got two in two. 1 Victory margin (by runs) for Royal Challengers Bangalore – second such instance in IPL 2016 and 7th in all IPL matches. The earlier such instance in this edition had come for Gujarat Lions against Delhi Daredevils. Interestingly Kings XI Punjab had registered two one-run wins before suffering the defeat by narrowest margin for the first time. 3 Number of batsman to get out stumped off the very first ball in IPL. David Miller joined Rajasthan Royals’ Amit Singh (vs Delhi Daredevils in 2009) and Delhi Daredevils’ Sunny Gupta (vs Chennai Super Kings in 2012). In addition, Kolkata Knight Riders’ Manish Pandey got out without facing a ball (stumped off a wide) vs Rajasthan Royals in 2014. 3 Number of dot balls faced by AB de Villiers in his first eight balls. He did not face another dot ball (in next 26 balls) until he got out. 7 Number of times Royal Challengers Bangalore have made 50 or more in last 5 overs (16th to 20th) – most by any side. Rising Pune Supergiants have done so five times and Delhi Daredevils four times. 9 Number of consecutive innings in which Royal Challengers have scored 170 or more in IPL- longest such streak for any team. Kings XI Punjab with six such instances between 2013 and 2014 are distant second. 30 Number of balls taken by AB de Villiers to race to his fifty – the slowest among his four fifties in IPL 2016. 56 Number of innings after which David Miller recorded a duck in IPL- most any batsman has played before registering his first duck. 89 Murali Vijay’s score – second highest by any Kings XI Punjab captain in IPL, after Adam Gilchrist’s 106 also against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Dharamsala in 2011.