IPL 2019: Match 21, Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders – Statistical Highlights

For a change, the Kolkata Knight Riders didn’t need Andre Russell’s contribution at all in this IPL as they thumped the Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets. Though batting wasn’t easy on the Jaipur pitch, the home team lacked aggression and venom as they managed only 139/3 in the 20 overs. Steve Smith finished on an unbeaten 73 off 59. Chris Lynn (50) and Sunil Narine (45) had their moments of survival but added 91 runs in only 8.3 overs as KKR ended up chasing down the target with 6.1 overs to spare.

All the major stats and numbers recorded during a thumping 8-wicket win for the Knight Riders:

KKR’s biggest:

37 – Kolkata Knight Riders completed the chase with 37 balls to spare; their joint biggest win in terms of balls in the IPL. The also defeated the Rajasthan Royals with 37 balls to spare during the 2011 game in Kolkata while chasing 82.

Not using the resources:

139/3 – The total of 139/3 by the Rajasthan Royals is the lowest by a first batting team in the IPL despite losing three or fewer wickets. The Pune Warriors India finished with 146/2 during the 2012 season against the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals).

End of Russell’s domination:

1 – Andre Russell didn’t turn out to be Player of the Match for the first time in five Kolkata Knight Riders’ wins in the IPL. Coming into this game, Russell won three such awards this season where the KKR team ended up on the winning side. He was the Player of the Match during the last season’s eliminator also against the Rajasthan Royals.

Lynn @ 1000:

1005 – Chris Lynn completed 1000 runs in the IPL when he went past 45 in this game. He has scored those runs in 33 innings at an average of 33.5 with help of seven fifties. Lynn scored 999 runs for the KKR team across 32 innings and six runs in the only innings he batted for the Deccan Chargers in 2012.

The biggest in nearly two years:

91 – The 91-run opening stand between Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn in this game is the biggest opening stand for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL since the start of 2018. The duo’s 59-run stand against RCB last year in Bangalore was the previous biggest in this period. This 91-run partnership is the biggest for the first wicket for KKR since Narine-Lynn’s 105-run stand in the 2017 season against RCB in Bangalore.

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