Sam Curran T20 bowling average and economy by batsman hand:
v RHB: 31.96 - 8.85
v LHB: 24.22 - 7.73
Sam Curran T20 bowling average and economy by batsman hand:
v RHB: 31.96 - 8.85
v LHB: 24.22 - 7.73
Two wickets off Deepak Chaharβs third over followed by a wicket from Lungi Ngidi as KKR are 5 down in the powerplay.
Today is the 11th instance of a team losing five or more wickets in the Powerplay in IPL.
Only once have six wickets been lost in the first phase - Kochi Tuskers Kerela: 29/6 v Deccan Chargers (2011).
Only once has a team who have lost five wickets in the Powerplay gone on to win a match.
RCB were 31/5 after 6 v Gujarat Lions in May 2016, before going on to chase their target of 159 with four wickets in hand, and 10 balls remaining.
KKR - 73/5 (9 Overs)
Dinesh Karthik (17) Andre Russell (25)
Fastest fifties for Russell in IPL - by balls:
19 v PBKS, Kolkata, 2015
21 v RCB, Kolkata, 2019
21 v CSK, Mumbai, 2021*
After 15 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders 146/7 ( Pat Cummins 18 , Kamlesh Nagarkoti 0)
Best bowling figures in the 2021 IPL:
5-15: Andre Russell
5-27: Harshal Patel
4-13: Deepak Chahar
4-24: Amit Mishra
4-27: Rahul Chahar
4-29: Deepak Chahar
Both Deepak and Rahul Chahar are the joint-second leading wicket-takers in the tournament so far.
Lost vs MI (2008)
Lost vs MI (2011)
Won vs MI (2012)
Lost vs MI (2013)
Lost vs MI (2015)
Lost vs MI (2016)
Lost vs MI (2017)
Lost vs MI (2018)
Lost vs MI (2019)
Lost vs CSK (2021)*
Cummins - 65* (33) Today
Harbhajan - 64 (24)
Morris - 52* (41)
Harbhajan - 45 (30)
30 - Cummins vs CSK
22 - Russell vs CSK
20 - ABD vs KKR
20 - Pant vs RR
7 times: Chris Gayle
2 times: Hardik Pandya
2 times: Pat Cummins
1 - Gayle (175*)
2 - McCullum (158*)
3 - ABD (133*)
4 - Pant (128*)
5 - Stokes (103*)
6 - Hardik (91)
7 - Russell (88*)
8 - Cummins (65*) Today
9 - Harbhajan (49*)
10 - Kulkarni (28*)
11 - Munaf (23*)
Marching towards top of the table with a fine display of dominance - looks like CSK are here this season to avenge their past defeats!