22/05Result
54th match (N), Indian Premier League at Kanpur, May 21 2016
Guj Lions won by 6 wkts (13b rem)
Player of the Match
Suresh Raina
Suresh RainaGujarat Lions
22/05Result
54th match (N), Indian Premier League at Kanpur, May 21 2016
Guj Lions won by 6 wkts (13b rem)
Player of the Match
Suresh Raina
Suresh RainaGujarat Lions

Match Day

Report
3642dThe Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Smith, Raina seal top-two spot for Lions

Gujarat Lions guaranteed themselves a top-two finish on the IPL league table after a 96-run partnership between Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina set them up for an six-wicket win over Mumbai Ind

Preview

Lions qualify chasing

8

No. of wins by chasing for Gujarat in this IPL - joint 2nd-most for a team in an IPL season. They have at least 2 more matches to go as they have qualified for playoffs.

Powerplay toppers

4

No. of times Gujarat Lions have scored 70 or more in the Powerplays in this IPL. No other team has done it even once.

fifty or duck

2

No. of ducks for Finch in this IPL as opener. In his other 3 innings as opener, he has scored half-centuries. Iyer and Rahane are the others with 2 ducks while opening.

Not a strong finish

27

Runs scored by MI in the last 4 overs of the inns, losing 4 wickets. In the previous 6 overs (11th to 16th), they had scored 73 runs losing 1 wicket.

doing it in boundaries

73.07

Percentage of Nitish Rana's runs that have come in boundaries in this IPL (76 out of 104), which is the 3rd highest among 56 batsmen with 100+ runs.

Big Striker

175.88

Nitish Rana's strike rate in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2015-16. He scored 299 runs in 8 inns at ave of 42.71. He had most sixes in the tournament - 21.

Powerplay woes

25

No. of wickets Mumbai Indians have lost in the Powerplays in this IPL, including the 3 wickets today - most by a team. DD have lost 22 with one game to go.

Top chasing teams

7-2

GL's win-loss record while chasing in this IPL. When batting first they have won just 1 out of 4 matches. MI have a 5-2 record while chasing and 2-4 while batting first.