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Wed 9 May 2018, 12:00 am
2 Number of batsmen to score fifties twice against the same opponent in IPL2018. Buttler had made 51 vs Kings XI Punjab at Indore on May 6 and followed it up with 80 in this match. Jos Buttler thus emulated Manish Pandey. Interestingly Pandey had also done so against Kings XI Punjab!
63/1 Rajasthan Royals’ total after first six overs – their highest in the powerplay this season. Kings XI Punjab, on the other hand, made 33/3 – their lowest powerplay score this season.
2 Number of four-wicket hauls taken by Kings XI Punjab bowlers in the IPL2018. All other bowlers from other teams have managed only one such haul.
95* KL Rahul’s score – the highest unbeaten score by an opening batsman in an unsuccessful chase in the IPL. Naman Ojha had made 94* for Rajasthan Royals against CSK at Chennai in 2010. Interestingly his 110* vs West Indies at Lauderhill in 2016 is the highest such score in a T20 International!
66.43 Percent of Kings XI Punjab’s runs came off KL Rahul’s bat– the fourth highest percentage in the IPL where a team batted for full 20 overs.
% | Runs/Total | Player | Teams | Venue | Year |
71.16 | 158*/222-3 | Brendon McCullum | KKR v RCB | Bengaluru | 2008 |
67.06 | 114*/170-4 | Manish Pandey | RCB v DC | Centurion | 2009 |
66.54 | 175*/263-5 | Chris Gayle | RCB v PW | Bengaluru | 2013 |
66.43 | 95*/143-7 | KL Rahul | KXIP v RR | Jaipur | 2018 |
70 Number of balls faced by KL Rahul in the match – third most by any batsman in an IPL match. Brendon McCullum (in 2008) Manish Pandey (in 2009) had each faced 73 balls.
0 Percent – Kings XI Punjab’s win-percentage in IPL matches at Jaipur – they have lost all five.