IPL 10, Match 42, Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions - Statistical Highlights

Calling the game between the Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions a run-fest will be an understatement as it was more about the sixes going long way with as many as 31 were hit during the game. The Feroz Shah Kotla witness the 2nd highest successful run-chase in the IPL history.

The young DD batsmen Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson sent the deliveries from the Gujarat side over the fence. Earlier Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik powered the Gujarat Lions to a huge total but slow last overs ensured they finished with just 208/7.

3 – Number of fifty-plus scores for Rishabh Pant in the IPL so far, the joint most fifty-plus scores for any player in the IPL as a teenager. Sanju Samson also hit 3 fifties in the IPL before turning 20.

7 – Number of sixes Sanju Samson hit in this game without scoring a boundary, the joint-most number of sixes hit by a player in an IPL innings without a six. Nitish Rana also hit 7 sixes vs KXIP in this season without hitting a boundary.

9 – Number of sixes Rishabh Pant hit in this game; the joint most by a Delhi Daredevils player in an IPL game. Kevin Pietersen also hit 9 sixes for DD in a game vs DC in 2012.

12 – Number of times Suresh Raina has been dismissed run out in the IPL so far, the joint 3rd most times any player has got out in this fashion. Gambhir and Dhawan have been dismissed ‘runout’ 15 and 14 times respectively while Murali Vijay also got run out 12 times in the IPL.

15 – Balls remaining in the Delhi Daredevils’ innings when they chased down the total. This is the biggest margin of win in terms of balls remaining for any team while chasing a 200+ target in Twenty20s. Previous biggest: 14 balls by South Africa when they chased down West Indies’ 206 in the opening game of 2007 WT20.

20 – Number of sixes Delhi Daredevils have hit in this game, the joint 2nd most in an IPL innings as well as in Twenty20s. RCB vs PWI in 2013 and West Indies vs India in 2016 have hit 21 sixes in an innings.

20 – Number of sixes Delhi Daredevils have hit during their chase, the most by any team in a Twenty20 chase. Previous most was 19 by Netherlands vs Ireland in 2014 and Colombo CC vs Colts CC in 2016.

20 – Number of sixes during DD innings, the joint-most number of sixes Gujarat Lions have conceded in an innings. They conceded 20 sixes to RCB in the last year game at Bangalore. Among the 5 instances of 20+ sixes in a T20 inning, Gujarat Lions are the only team to be on the receiving end twice.

31 – Total sixes hit in this game; the most number if sixes hit in an IPL game. Previous most was 30 sixes in CSK-RR game in 2010 at Chennai.

133 – Partnership stand between Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik for the 3rd wicket is the highest stand for any wicket for the Gujarat Lions in the IPL going past the Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum’s 112-run stand in last year’s match vs DD at Delhi itself.

143 – Partnership stand between Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant for the 2nd wicket is the highest stand for any wicket against Gujarat Lions in the IPL.

208/7 – Gujarat Lions’ total of 208/7 is their highest total in the IPL so far and in fact their first ever 200+ total. Their previous highest total was 196/7 vs RPS in the last season.

209 – Target successfully chased down by Delhi Daredevils in this game, the 2nd highest run-chase ever in the IPL and their highest ever. Their previous highest chase was 192 vs RCB in the last season. This is also the highest run-chase for any team in the IPL at Feroz Shah Kotla going past CSK’s chase of 188 vs DD in 2008.

5059 – Runs scored by Suresh Raina in Twenty20 cricket on Indian soil. He became the 2nd player after Virat Kohli to score 5000 runs in Twenty20s in a single country. Kohli has 5066 T20 runs in India.