Indian Cricket Team Updates

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...

The Kolkata Knight Riders extended their winning streak to eleven matches after they defeated the Lahore Lions by four wickets in match number seven of the Oppo CLT20 2014. After restricting their opponents to 151 for 7, the IPL champions, who were cruising to the finish line at one point, suffered a mid-innings collapse and eventually sneaked home in the final over.    ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M7 - KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V LAHORE LIONS ) On a flat batting track at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, the KKR opening pair of Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir did not have to break a sweat in their pursuit of 152. The pair operated smartly, always ensuring they had the upper hand over the Lions bowlers. Dot balls were a scarce commodity, there were plenty of singles forcing the bowlers to adjust their lines and both batsmen picked their areas precisely to score boundaries. If the left-handed Gambhir was the aggressor early on, scoring 31 of the first 36 ru...