IPL 2018: Match 22, Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab – Statistical Highlights

Kings XI Punjab sneaked to their 4th consecutive win as they move on to the top of the table with five wins in six matches exactly opposite to what Daredevils have managed so far. The absence of Chris Gayle was felt for the visiting side who posted only 143/8 in their 20 overs. Kings XI bowlers put their best to defend the low score but Shreyas Iyer kept the home team alive in the game with a 57-run knock. Iyer couldn’t chase down the 17 runs needed from the final over as the bowling side escaped with a 4-run win in the end.

All the stats and numbers that were recorded during the low scoring encounter in Delhi:

2 – This game was Avesh Khan’s 2nd game in the IPL and his first for the Daredevils. He made his IPL debut for RCB during the last season against DD in Delhi only.

3/17 – Liam Plunkett‘s bowling figures on his IPL debut for Delhi Daredevils. These are the best bowling figures on debut for a DD player in the IPL. Doug Bracewell registered figures of 3/32 for DD in the 2012 season against RCB. Bracewell and Plunkett are the only players to take three wickets on their IPL debut for DD.

4 – This win extended Kings XI Punjab’s winning streak to four matches which is their longest in the last four IPL seasons. The KXIP team didn’t win more than three games in a row in the IPL since they won their first five games of the 2014 season.

4 – The 4-run loss is Daredevils’ smallest losing margin in terms of runs in the IPL. This is also the narrowest win for KXIP in the IPL since the start of the 2014 season. They defeated CSK by four runs in their 3rd match of this season.

18y 165d –At the age of 18 years and 165 days, Prithvi Shaw became the youngest player to open the innings in the IPL. He broke the record of his teammate Rishabh Pant who opened for DD against GL in the 2016 edition at the age of 18 years and 212 days.

143/8 – The total of 143/8 by Kings XI Punjab is the lowest defended total by any team in the IPL in Delhi. Deccan Chargers won while defending 145/7 against the home side in the 2010 season.

143/8 – The 143-run total is the 3rd lowest total a team successfully defended against Daredevils in the IPL. DD lost to KKR while chasing 134 in 2018 and to MI while chasing 143 during the last season.

2014 – Kings XI Punjab’s win in this game is their first since 2015 against Delhi Daredevils in Delhi. The lost their last three IPL games they played at this venue against DD.