Indian Cricket Team Updates

2 Number of players to score a hundred both in IPL and CLT20. Suresh Raina joined David Warner in doing so. (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: FINAL - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) 3 Number of T20 hundreds scored by Suresh Raina – most by an Indian 4 Number of tournament finals won by Chennai Super Kings (2 IPL and 2 CLT20 each). Only Sialkot Stallions have won more (7). 5 for 22   – Pawan Negi’s bowling figures – best by any bowler in CLT20. 11 Number of times Chennai Super Kings have made more than 180 while chasing, equalling Kings XI Punjab’s record of doing so most often. 16 Number of sixes hit by Suresh Raina in this edition of CLT20 – most by an Indian in a single edition. 42 Number of stumpings effected by MS Dhoni in T20 matches. Now only Kamran Akmal (70) is ahead of him. source: clt20.c0m

138 Number of matches played by Chennai Super Kings – second most by any side. Now only Somerset (144) have played more T20 matches than them.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: SF2 - KINGS XI PUNJAB V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) 117 Kings XI Punjab’s total – their second lowest all-out total. The lowest remains 116 against Deccan Chargers at Dharamsala in 2011. 6 Number of ducks in the match (two for Chennai Super Kings and four for Kings XI Punjab) – most in a CLT20 match. 3 Number of an all Indian CLT20 final: 2011 (Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore), 2013 (Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals) and now  2014  (Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders). 2 Number of hat-tricks in CLT20. Parvinder Awana joined Wayamba’s Isuru Udana who did so against Central Districts in 2010. 1 Number of times Chennai Super Kings have beaten Kings XI Punjab this year – out of four games. Kings XI Punjab had won all three matches in IPL 2014. source: clt20.com

54 Hobart Hurricanes score at the end of 10th over – their lowest 10-over score in the tournament. 16 Number of overs bowled by spinners in Hobart Hurricanes innings – most by the spinners in any match in the tournament.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: SF1 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V HOBART HURRICANES ) 14 Number of consecutive wins for Kolkata Knight Riders – the second longest winning streak in T20s. Only Sialkot Stallions (25) have a longer winning streak. 7 Wicket margin by which Kolkata Knight Riders beat Hobart Hurricanes – equalled the largest win margin in a CLT20 semi-final. Trinidad & Tobago had beaten Cape Cobras by an identical margin in 2009 edition. 5.34 Run-rate of Hobart Hurricanes’ opening stand – slowest opening partnership in the tournament. 5 Number of Indian sides to have reached CLT20 final. Kolkata Knight Riders joined Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians have done so twice. source: ...

124 Lahore Lions’ total – lowest by any side in this edition of CLT20 playing its full quota of 20 overs.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M19 - PERTH SCORCHERS V LAHORE LIONS ) 78 Total which Lahore Lions required to restrict Perth Scorchers to in order to qualify for the semi-finals. 63 Mitchell Marsh’s score- second highest by a captain in this edition. The highest has also come from Perth Scorchers when Adam Voges scored an unbeaten 71 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Hyderabad on September 24. 47 Balls taken by Saad Nasim for his fifty – slowest in this edition by any batsman. 19 Number of dot balls bowled by Mohammed Hafeez in the match. In CLT20 history only one bowler has bowled more dot balls in a match – 20 by Samuel Badree for Trinidad & Tobago against Leicestershire at Hyderabad in 2011. 2.00 Mohammed Hafeez’s economy in the match – best for any bowler in this edition. 2 Lahore Lions total at the fall of third wicket – lowest score in CLT20 history for any t...

12 Number of times Robin Uthappa has scored 40 or more in last 14 innings. 13 Number of consecutive matches won by Kolkata Knight Riders – longest winning streak for an Indian side. Bengal had won 12 matches on the trot between 2009 and 2011. Only two sides- Sialkot Stallions (25) and Otago Volts (14) - have a longer winnings streak in all T20s (Surrey also won 13 consecutive matches between 2003 and 2004).  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M18 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V DOLPHINS ) 65 Number of wickets taken by Sunil Narine in T20 cricket this year – most by any bowler in a calendar year. He surpassed Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga’s tally of 63 wickets in 2012. 100 Number of T20 matches in which Gautam Gambhir has captained his sides. He became only the second player to do so after MS Dhoni. 153 Runs added by Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey for the third wicket – highest partnership for any wicket in CLT20 history. This was also the highest partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders f...

100 Percent – Kings XI Punjab’s win-percentage in this edition – four out of four. They became fifth side to win all league matches in a single edition after Trinidad & Tobago in 2009 (3 matches), South Australia in 2010 (4 matches), Sydney Sixers in 2012 (4 matches) and Rajasthan Royals in 2013 (4 matches).  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M17 - KINGS XI PUNJAB V CAPE COBRAS ) 90 Percent – Kings XI Punjab’s win-percentage this year while chasing a target – only one loss in 10 chases. 8 Number of wickets lost by Cape Cobras in 34 balls while adding a mere 30 runs – from 105 for two in 13th over to 135 all out in 19th over! 7 Number of boundaries Thisara Perera conceded in 8 balls during his spell. 4 Number of wide balls sent down by Kings XI Punjab’s bowlers in the four games- least for any side in this edition of CLT20. source: clt20.com

113 Barbados Tridents’ total – their lowest all-out total in T20 cricket. This was also the lowest total by a side batting first in this edition of CLT20.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M16 - HOBART HURRICANES V BARBADOS TRIDENTS ) 113 Number of dot balls consumed by both sides – most in a match in this edition of CLT20. 5.25 Average opening partnership against Hobart Hurricanes in the tournament. 2 Number of four-wicket hauls taken by Xavier Doherty – most by a Hobart Hurricanes bowler. 1 Ben Hilfenhaus became the first bowler to bowl a double wicket-maiden in this edition of CLT20. source: clt20.com

2 Number of Indian bowlers to take 150 wickets in T20 cricket. R Ashwin joined Amit Mishra in doing so. 5 MS Dhoni became fifth Indian to aggregate 4000 runs in T20 cricket, joining the ranks with Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M15 - PERTH SCORCHERS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) 27 Runs conceded by Yasir Arafat in the 19th over of Chennai Super Kings innings – most expensive over in this edition of CLT20. Jason Holder and Aizaz Cheema had conceded 26 runs in one over. 86 Runs scored by Chennai Super Kings batsmen in last six overs. They had scored only 69 in first 14 overs! 155 Chennai Super Kings’ total – lowest total successfully defended by an Indian side in a 20-over IPL / CLT20 match at Bengaluru. source: clt20.com

4 Number of players to score a fifty and take three wickets in a match in CLT20. Robbie Frylinck joined Moises Henriques, Jacques Kallis and Azhar Mahmood (twice) in doing so.  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M14 - DOLPHINS V LAHORE LIONS ) 20 Number of balls taken by Robbie Frylinck to race to his fifty – fastest in this edition. 26 Runs scored by Frylinck off one over from Aizaz Cheema (18th of the over). The sequence- 6,2,6,6,0,6. This equalled the record of most productive over in this edition of CLT20. Richard Levi had scored same number of runs off Jason Holder’s over in Barbados Tridents – Cape Cobras match at Mohali yesterday. 55 Runs added by Frylinck and Subrayen without being separated – highest tenth wicket partnership in CLT20 history. The previous record was of 45 runs between Andre Adams and Michael Bates for Auckland against Titans at Durban in 2012. 63 Runs scored by Frylinck – highest score by a number eight batsman in CLT20. Brett Lee had made 48 for New...

200 Scott Styris was playing his 200th Twenty20 match – he became first New Zealander and 13th player overall to do so.    (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M13 – KINGS XI PUNJAB V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) 120 Margin of win for Kings XI Punjab – largest for any side in CLT20 history. Kolkata Knight Riders had beaten Titans by 99 runs at Cape Town in 2012. The win was also the largest for Kings XI Punjab in 109 matches. They had beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore by 111 runs at Dharamsala in 2011 IPL. 8.2 Number of overs taken by Kings XI Punjab to reach their hundred – fastest team hundred in CLT20 history. Royal Challengers Bangalore (in 2011) and Chennai Super Kings (in 2014) reached 100 in 8.4 overs. 2 Number of times Northern Knights have been dismissed for a below-100 total in this edition (they were dismissed for 92 against Hobart Hurricanes at Raipur). Knights thus became only the second side to be dismissed for a below-100 total twice in same edition. Incidentally the ...

174 Barbados Tridents’ total. They had made an identical total in their first game (against Kings XI Punjab).  (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M12 - CAPE COBRAS V BARBADOS TRIDENTS ) 111 Runs scored by Jonathan Carter – second hundred in this edition after Kane Williamson’s 101* for Northern Knights against Cape Cobras at Raipur.  68 Number of balls faced by Carter. In the entire history of CLT20 only one batsman has faced more balls in a match- David Warner – 69- while scoring an unbeaten 135 for New South Wales against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai in 2011 (Warner also faced 68 balls scoring an unbeaten 123 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in the same edition). 26 Runs scored by Richard Levi off one over from Jason Holder (third of the innings). The sequence – 0,6,6,4,4,6. This was the most expensive over of this edition. 5 Number of matches that went in to Super Over in CLT20 – first such instance in this edition. 1 Hashim Amla became first batsm...

10 Number of times Sunil Narine has taken four wickets in a T20 match- most by any bowler, along with Umar Gul and Lasith Malinga (Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M10 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V PERTH SCORCHERS ) 12 Kolkata Knight Riders have now won 12 matches in a row. Only three other teams have managed a longer winning streak in T20 history. 43 Runs scored by Surya Kumar Yadav- equalled the highest score by an Indian at number seven in CLT20. Kolkata Knight Riders’ Debabrata Das had made an identical score against Titans at Cape Town in 2012. 60 Consecutive matches in which Gautam Gambhir has led Kolkata Knight Riders (since 2011)- longest streak of captaining a side in T20 cricket. Before this match, Gambhir was at level with MS Dhoni, who led Chennai Super Kings in 59 matches on the trot between 2010 and 2012. 62 Number of wickets taken by Sunil Narine in T20 cricket in 2014. Only one bowler has taken more wickets in a calendar year – Lasith Malinga – 63 in 2012. source: ...

100 Runs added by Aiden Blizzard and Shoaib Malik – highest third wicket partnership in this edition of CLT20.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M9 - HOBART HURRICANES V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) 92 Northern Knights’ total – lowest for any side in this edition of CLT20. 58 Runs scored by Scott Styris and Tim Southee. All other 9 Northern Knights batsmen could score only 26. 55 Number of dot balls consumed by Northern Knights batsmen out of 100 balls they faced. 15 Runs scored by Northern Knights in the powerplay- the lowest in CLT20 history. Wayamba had made 16 for one against Victoria at Delhi in 2009. 5 Northern Knights’ score at the fall of third wicket – second lowest in CLT20 history. Kolkata Knight Riders were three down for 3 against Delhi Daredevils in 2012. 2 Number of players to complete the allround double of 4000 runs and 100 wickets in T20s. Scott Styris followed Kieron Pollard in doing so.  source: clt20.com

2.3 Overs taken by Dolphins to reach their fifty- fastest in an IPL / CLT20 match. Royal  Challengers Bangalore had also taken same overs against Kochi Tuskers Kerala at Bengaluru in 2011. The previous fastest team fifty in a CLT20 match had come in 3.4 overs for Eagles against T&T at Hyderabad in 2009.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M8 – DOLPHINS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) 7 Number of players to aggregate 5000 runs in T20 cricket. Raina joined the ranks with Chris Gayle, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Brendon McCullum, David Warner and Owaish Shah. 8.4 Number of overs taken by Chennai Super Kings to race to their hundred- equalling the fastest team hundred in CLT20 history. Royal Challengers Bangalore had also taken 8.4 overs to reach the mark against New South Wales in 2011. 85 Number of runs scored by Dolphins in Powerplay overs – a record in CLT20 history. Eagles had made 77 against T&T at Hyderabad in 2009. 377.77  Cameron Delport’s strike-rate (34 runs off ...

2 Uthappa and Gambhir provided only the second instance of a century opening partnership by an Indian pair in a CLT20 match (Qualifier or main Group match). Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan had added 121 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kandurata Maroons at Mohali in 2013.    ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M7 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V LAHORE LIONS ) 5 Number of times Sunil Narine has conceded 10 or fewer runs in a 4-over spell in CLT20. No one else has done so more than twice! 8 Side batting second have won last eight consecutive matches at Hyderabad. 11 Number of consecutive win batting first after which Lahore Lions failed to defend a total. They had last lost a match batting first in March 2012. 11 Number of consecutive matches won by Kolkata Knight Riders. They are now just one short of the longest winning streak by an Indian side, which is incidentally held by Bengal with 12 wins (between 2009 and 2011) 35 Number of 50-plus scores made by Gautam Gambhir – mos...

0 No chasing side had ever won a match in CLT20 history by scoring 45 runs in last three overs (18-20). Hobart Hurricanes did so with one over to spare!  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M6 - CAPE COBRAS V HOBART HURRICANES ) 2 It was only the second time in 12 matches (including qualifiers) in this edition of CLT20  that a toss winning captain elected to bat first. 8 Number of bowlers used by Cape Cobras. There has been only one instance in CLT20 history where a side made use of more bowlers. Deccan Chargers had nine bowlers rolling their arms against Somerset at Hyderabad in 2009 (Mumbai Indians also used eight bowlers against Lions at Johannesburg in 2010 edition. 62 Runs scored by Cape Cobras in the powerplay overs – most by any side in this edition of CLT20. 70 Hashim Amla bowled for the first time in his T20 career while playing his 70th match. source: clt20.com

255.55 Akshar Patel’s strike-rate in the match. His previous best in an IPL / CLT20 match was 120.00 (vs Delhi Daredevils at Delhi in IPL 2014).  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT :M5 - KINGS XI PUNJAB V BARBADOS TRIDENTS ) 100 Franklin’s wicket gave Thisara Perera his 100th wicket in T20 format. Glenn Maxwell was playing his 100th match. 61 Runs scored by Barbados Tridents in powerplay overs – most by any side in this edition of CLT20. 12 Number of times Kings XI Punjab have won a match while chasing a target of 175 or more.  9 Out of last 10 matches Kings XI Punjab have won while chasing a target. source: clt20.com

2 Number of wickets Joel Paris took in his first over (victims- Morne van Wyk and Cody Chetty). Interestingly, he had also taken two wickets in his first over in CLT20 last year against Otago Volts dismissing Hamish Rutherford and Brendon McCullum off successive deliveries.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M4 – DOLPHINS V PERTH SCORCHERS ) 3 Number of times three batsmen scored 40 (or more) in a team innings in CLT20 history. Perth Scorchers joined Kolkata Knight Riders (v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bengaluru, 2011) and Otago Volts (v Perth Scorchers, Jaipur, 2013) 6 Number of times a chasing side has reached the winning target off the last ball of the match in CLT20 matches (excluding Qualifiers). 16 Runs scored by Perth Scorchers batsmen in the 20th over of their innings – most a chasing side has scored to win in 20th over in CLT20 history. 46 Runs scored by Dolphins in powerplay overs. In CLT20 history only one side has scored more runs in powerplay overs while losing ...

7 Number of centuries scored in CLT20 history. Two of them have been made by New Zealand batsmen.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M3 - CAPE COBRAS V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) 31 Number of dot-balls in Northern Knights innings. There has been only one better performance in entire history of CLT20 where a side batted for full 20 overs. Leicestershire had 30 dot-balls in their innings against Ruhuna at Hyderabad in 2011. 48 Number of balls taken by Kane Williamson to reach his century – fastest in CLT20 history. Neil Broom had taken 51 balls to reach three-figure mark while playing for Otago Volts against Perth Scorchers in 2013. 101 Kane Williamson’s score – highest by a Northern Knights’ batsman. Peter McGlashan held the previous record with 94 against Wellington in 2006. 120 Number of matches Kumar Dharmasena has officiated in- most by any umpire in T20 cricket. He went past England’s Jeremy Lloyd’s tally of 119 matches. 140 Runs added by Anton Devcich and Kane Williamson - s...

86 Kings XI Punjab’s win percentage while chasing a sub-150 target. They have won 12 out of 14 such games.   ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: M2 – KINGS XI PUNJAB V HOBART HURRICANES ) 14 Number of times Virender Sehwag has been dismissed in the first over of an innings- most for any batsman in T20 cricket, along with David Warner. 7 Number of times Glenn Maxwell has managed a strike-rate of 150 or more in an innings of 40+ for Kings XI Punjab. Only Shaun Marsh has done so more often for Kings- 8 times. 5 Number 5, 6 and 7 all scored 30+ in King XI Punjab’s innings- only the fifth such instance in T20 history. 3 Number of batsmen to aggregate 1,000 runs in T20 cricket this year. Glenn Maxwell joined Lendl Simmons and Dwayne Smith. source: clt20.com