IPL 9, Match 23: DD v GL – Statistical Highlights

Gujarat Lions sneaked past the Delhi Daredevils with a 1 run win at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. After been put into bat first, GL scored 172/6 despite getting a brilliant start by their openers who scored over 100 runs in first 10 overs.

Chasing 173, DD never looked in the game till half way mark. However, Chris Morris’ brilliant hitting changed the game along with JP Duminy. However, some tight death bowling ensured a 1-run win for GL. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – Margin of runs by which GL won the game. This is the 6th instance of a 1 run win in IPL. 3 of the 6 matches that ended with a one-run win includes DD, they have been on the winning side once and conceded the game twice.

6 – Number of wickets taken by Delhi Daredevils’ bowlers. All of those went to the foreigners. In fact, all the 6 were picked up by South Africans.

8 – Number of sixes Chris Morris has hit in the game. Among South Africans, only David Miller has hit more than 8 sixes in an IPL innings.

17 – Number of balls Chris Morris required for his fifty. This was the 3rd fastest fifty ever recorded in IPL and the fastest ever for Delhi Daredevils.

53 – Runs scored by Dwayne Smith in this game. In his last 7 games across all format at Feroz Shah Kotla, Dwayne Smith has scored 5 fifties. He scored 40+ in other two games.

82* – Runs scored by Chris Morris in the game. This is the highest score for a player coming on to bat at No.6 or lower. Previous highest was 75* by Rahul Dravid in 2008 for RCB vs RR.

100 – Number of sixes Brendon McCullum has hit in IPL. He became only the 6th overseas player to hit 100 or more sixes in IPL.

112 – Score at which Gujarat Lions lost their first wicket. They lost the first wicket on the 4th ball of the 10th over. At the same time, Delhi Daredevils, who batted 2nd scored 57/4 with Chris Morris arriving at the crease at the same juncture in their inning.

256.25 – Chris Morris’ batting strike rate in the game. This is the 4th highest for any batsman in an innings in IPL. [Min: 80 runs]

300 – Number of sixes Brendon McCullum has hit in Twenty20 cricket. He became only the 3rd player after Chris Gayle and Keiron Pollard to hit 300 sixes in this format.

1081 – Partnership runs between Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum in IPL. Only 3 other opening pairs have more runs among them.

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