Indian Cricket Team Updates

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: ...

The Kolkata Knight Riders secured their berth to compete in the Oppo CLT20 2014 Final after they defeated the Hobart Hurricanes by seven wickets in the first semi-final at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. After the team for Australia opted to bat first and set them a target of 141, the IPL champions rode on Jacques Kallis’ half-century and his partnership with Manish Pandey to coast to a victory in the final over. The seven-wicket victory stretched KKR’s tally of consecutive wins to 14.   (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: SF1 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V HOBART HURRICANES ) Needing to score at just over seven runs an over at the start of the innings, KKR got off to a flying start when Robin Uthappa picked up boundaries of the second and third deliveries of the chase. The Australians pulled things back, not offering too much of room in the next couple of overs, especially to the left-handed Gautam Gambhir. The KKR captain after managing just two scoring str...