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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...

A record third wicket partnership – between Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey – was the cornerstone of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ thumping 36-run victory over the Dolphins in Match 18 of the Oppo CLT20 2014. After opting to bat first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, the IPL champions rode on the unbeaten 153-run partnership between the two Karnataka lads to post 187, and then restricted their opponents to 151, thereby extending their streak of consecutive wins to 13 matches.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M18 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V DOLPHINS ) After skipper Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis had their stumps rattled before five overs had been bowled, Robin – who has been one of the pillars of KKR’s successful run this season – and Manish took centre stage as they pounded the Dolphins bowlers mercilessly, in the process making their way into the record books, posting the highest partnership by a KKR pair. If the reinvented Robin mostly caressed the...

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...

The Lahore Lions added to the suspense over which other team from Group A will join the Kolkata Knight Riders in progressing to the semi-finals when they defeated the Dolphins by 16 runs in Match 14 of the Oppo CLT20 2014. After opting to bat first, the Lahore Lions stuttered, huffed and puffed at the start, before Umar Akmal played a magical innings to rescue the team to a competitive 164 for 5. The Lahore Lions spinners then took over, making the most of the uneven bounce and spin available to them on the track at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru to deny to South African side, restricting them to 148 for 9. A late charge from birthday-boy Robbie Frylinck entertained the crowd and brought the match alive briefly, but the disappointing performance from the batsmen higher in the order meant the team from Rainbow Nation would only come tantalizingly close.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M14 - LAHORE LIONS V DOLPHINS ) After opting to bat first, the Lahore Lions batsmen wer...

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 ...

It was nothing short of a massacre at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Chennai Super Kings rewrote the history books by posting 242 – the highest total in the Champions League T20 – and then restricted their opponents Dolphins to 188 to register a resounding 54-run victory in the Oppo CLT20 2014.    ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M8 - DOLPHINS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ) CSK put the Dolphins bowling attack to the sword as Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja lit up the evening skies with some of the cleanest hitting. Dwayne Smith deposited the fourth ball of the match into the stands but departed next ball when he holed out to the man at long-off, leaving the stage to McCullum and Raina.  McCullum, who gave the Indian Premier League a rousing launch with his spectacular 158 at this very venue six years ago, appeared to be in similar punishing mood as he hit five boundaries and three sixes in his 29-ball 49. Raina, who matched his Kiwi partner str...

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 ...

In a sensational contest at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Mitchell Marsh hit a six off the last ball of the match to lead the Perth Scorchers to a thrilling six-wicket win over the Dolphins in Match 4 of the Oppo CLT20 2014. The Dolphins had posted 164-7 batting first, banking on their strength of being able to defend well. After some sensible batting from the Perth Scorchers’ batsmen right through the innings, it needed two spectacular hits from Marsh – off the last final two deliveries – to wrest the match from the grasp of the Dolphins right at the finish line. ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M4 - DOLPHINS V PERTH SCORCHERS ) Marsh, who walked in to bat just before the half-way stage of the run-chase, had scored 27 from 23 balls before the start of the final over, at which stage his team needed 16 runs from six deliveries. Ashton Agar was dismissed off the second ball of the final over when his scoop landed in the hands of short fine-leg. Ashton Turner picked...

Dolphins announced final squads for the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) 2014 tournament, to be played in India from 13 September to 4 October 2014. Coach: Lance Klusener | Captain: Morne van Wyk | CLT20 Best: Best: Debut Dolphins CLT20 2014 Squad: Morne Nico Van Wyk (captain) Daryn Smit Daryn Miles Dupavillon Cody Chetty Vaughn Bernard Van Jaarsveld Khayelihle Zondo Robert Frylinck Kyle John Abbott Craig John Alexander Jonathan David Vandiar Keshav Athmanand Maharaj Prenelan Subrayen Cameron Scott Delport Andile Lucky Phehlukwayo Bongumusa SiboneloMakhanya Dolphins CLT20 2014 Support Staff: Christoffel Spies Lance Klusener Rivash Gobind Brett Edwards Jessie Chellan Anderson Ndovela Faeez Jaffar Brett Proctor For the latest  India Cricket news  like us on  Facebook  or follow us on  Twitter