Indian Cricket Team Updates

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 ...

Some high intensity bowling and fielding, followed by some intelligent batting, from the Northern Knights put paid to the Mumbai Indians’ hopes of progressing to the main draw of the Oppo CLT20 2014. After being put in to bat in the final qualifying stage match, the Mumbai Indians managed a modest 132 runs on the board, which the Kiwi side chased down in 17.2 overs, losing only four wickets in the process.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT: Q5 – SOUTHERN EXPRESS V LAHORE LIONS ) The result meant the Northern Knights and the Lahore Lions, who occupied first and second spots in the table at the end of the qualifying stage, progress to the tournament proper. Put into bat, runs were at a premium early on as the Northern Knights new-ball pair of Trent Boult and Tim Southee bowled immaculate lines and lengths and made the MI batsmen work hard for their runs. Michael Hussey attempted to break free but didn’t get enough elevation and was done in by a sharp catch by Scott Kuggeleijn at ...