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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 ...

Kings XI Punjab, true to their reputation of being a very dangerous batting side, lit up the evening skies at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali as they posted 215 runs on the board and then dismissed opponents Northern Knights for 95 to register their third win in the Oppo CLT20 2014. The resounding 120-run victory means Kings XI Punjab have returned to the top of the Group B standings and have secured their semi-final berth.  (Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M13 - KINGS XI PUNJAB V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) Put in to bat, KXIP were off to a blazing start. And it wasn’t Virender Sehwag who caused the early damage. His opening partner Manan Vohra set things rolling in the first over with a crisp straight drive off Trent Boult and followed it up with a tuck of the pads, picking up boundaries on both occasions. He top-edged Tim Southee for a six in the following over and picked up three boundaries in the bowler’s second over as Kings XI Punjab brought up 50 on the board in 4...