Match Day

3088dThe Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

KKR make it four wins in a row

Sunrisers Hyderabad began brightly, but faded in the second half of their innings, allowing Kolkata Knight Riders to ease to a seven-wicket win

A good year

11

Number of wickets Bhuvneshwar has taken in the last five overs of an innings in this IPL – he took only 8 wickets during this period across all previous seasons.

A year like no other

47

Amit Mishra's bowling average this season - he has always averaged under 30 in previous seasons.

YP v IP

111

Yusuf Pathan’s strike rate against Irfan Pathan in three IPL innings.

Uthappa's about turn

57

Robin Uthappa’s average in the India leg of this IPL (5 matches) – his average in the UAE leg (5 matches) was 19.

Solid defenders

50

SRH’s win percentage when defending sub-145 scores in the IPL (they have won 4 and lost 4) – the best win percentage for any franchise.

Sri Lanka v Sussex

96

The Sri Lankans have smoked these runs in SIX overs. Live scores available on Cricinfo

The leading man

12

The difference between Sammy’s strike rate in T20 cricket when he is captain (143) and when he is not (131).

Four hits away

96

Number of sixes conceded by Piyush Chawla in the IPL – only Amit Mishra has conceded more (105)

Season of change?

6.19

Sunil Narine's economy rate this season - the only season where he has gone for more than 6 r.p.o.

The squeeze

4.95

Sunil Narine's economy rate in the Powerplay - the best for any bowler in the IPL (min. 20 overs)

The pot-holed stretch

4

Number of times Shikhar Dhawan has been out in the 30s this season

Tie-breaker

1-1

Sunrisers' win-loss record against Knight Riders