IPL 2021, Match 52: RCB vs SRH, Stats Review: New record for Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi’s landmark and and more stats

Are Kolkata Knight Riders the fourth team to qualify for IPL 2021 playoffs? Just not officially! An 86–run win against Rajasthan Royals hasn’t just taken their tally to 14 points but also bolstered their net run rate (+0.587). While RR and Punjab Kings are now officially out of the playoff race, Mumbai Indians need to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by a jaw-dropping margin to go through.

Speaking of match 54, the coin landed in RR’s favour as Sanju Samson elected to bowl first at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.KKR openers Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Prasad embraced the challenge, adding 79 runs for the first wicket. While the latter got out for 38, Gill recorded his second successive half-century of the season.

The likes of Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan, and Rahul Tripathi also chipped in with handy cames as KKR posted 171/4. Chasing the challenging total, RR lost wickets at regular intervals and never really looked in the hunt. Although Rahul Tewatia scored a valiant 44, he could lower down the margin of defeat. RR eventually got skittled out for 85, losing the game by 86 runs.

Meanwhile, here are the important stats and numbers from the KKR vs RR clash in IPL 2021:

85 – Rajasthan Royals have now recorded the lowest total in IPL 2021, 85.

7 –Kolkata Knight Riders have now won 7 games out of 9 matches they have played against Rajasthan Royals since 2018.

17/4 – Rajasthan Royals recorded the lowest powerplay score this season, 17/4. The previous lowest was 20 by Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings.

2 – This is also RR’s lowest powerplay score in IPL history. In 2009, they scored just 12/2 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first six overs.

171/4 – KKR recorded the highest team score at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in IPl 2021, 171/4. The previous highest was 164/7 by Royal Challengers Bangalore against Punjab Kings.

4 – Shivam Mavi has now dismissed Sanju Samson four times in IPL. Only Yuzvendra Chahal has dismissed him more times (5) in the competition.

4 – Shubman Gill became the fourth player after Chris Lynn, Gautam Gambhir, and Robin Uthappa to complete 1000 IPL runs as an opener for KKR.

9 – Gill also recorded the ninth half-century of his IPL career and second this season.

3/10 – Lockie Ferguson recorded his best figures in IPL, 3/10.

4/21 – Shivam Mavi also registered their best figures in the lucrative competition, 4/21.