A career-best T20 score from Chris Morris wasn’t enough as Gujarat Lions beat Delhi Daredevils by one run at Feroz Shah Kotla. Chasing 173, DD came close thanks to JP Duminy and Morris but Dwayne Bravo held his nerve in the end and gave his side the victory that took them to top spot.
Gujarat Lions got off to a flyer thanks to a fifties from Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith. But once the pair departed, the innings faltered and in the end, they had to be content with 172/6, when it looked as though they would be on course for a total in excess of 200.
In replay, Daredevils got off to the worst possible start as they crawled their way to 22/3 at the end of the powerplay. JP Duminy and Chris Morris kept DD alive and when Duminy fell, it looked as though the jig was up but Morris kept them alive but a fantastic final over from Bravo meant it was the Lions who got the win.
Here are some interesting statistical highlights from the match:
1 – This was the first time in an IPL innings that all six wickets (or more) have been taken by foreign bowlers. All six Lions wickets fell to South Africans, three for Imran Tahir, two for Chris Morris and one for JP Duminy.
1 – This was the sixth one-run win in the history of the IPL. Kings XI have won two such matches and this was DD’s second one-run loss, they have won one such game as well.
3 – This was only the third century opening partnership that the Delhi Daredevils have conceded in 123 innings. The last one was between Gambhir and Uthappa in 2014.
4 – Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum became the fourth opening pair to record 1000+ runs in the IPL. Mike Hussey and Murali Vijay hold the record with 1,360 runs, while Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa, Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner were the other pairs.
6 – Brendon McCullum became the sixth foreign batsman to hit 100 IPL sixes. Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, David Warner and Kieron Pollard were the five before him.
17 – Chris Morris got to his fifty off just 17 balls. That was the joint-third fastest fifty in the history of the IPL and fastest for DD. Only Yusuf Pathan (15) and Suresh Raina (16) are the only two batsmen to have to got to their fifty faster than Morris.
18 – Zaheer Khan conceded 18 runs in his first over, which is themost by a bowler in the opening over of an innings in this year’s IPL.
22 – Delhi Daredevils were 22/3 at the end of the powerplay, which means they now hold the record for the lowest powerplay score in IPL 2016. The previous record was held by the Sunrisers against the Rising Pune Supergiants, when they finished with 27/3. This was also Delhi’s second-lowest powerplay score in IPL history, only behind their 21 against KXIP in 2013.
23 – Gujarat Lions got to their fifty off just 23 balls, which is the fastest team 50 in this IPL. The previous record was held by Sunrisers Hyderabad who got theirs in 26 balls against the Lions.
49 – The difference in Powerplay totals of both teams is the fourth highest in any IPL game. Daredevils' score of 22 in Powerplay is the lowest of this IPL.
71 – Gujarat Lions’ scored 71 runs in their powerplay, which is the second highest of this IPL. The highest was also scored by the Lions, against RCB, when they scored 72.
82 – This was not only the highest score by a No.6 batsman in the IPL but also his career-best T20 score. His previous best was 41.
300 – Brendon McCullum became only the third batsman to score 300 T20 sixes. Chris Gayle with 637 and Kieron Pollard (392) are the only two players who have scored more sixes.
2015 – Rishabh Pant became the first player since KC Cariappa in 2015 to make his T20 debut in an IPL match.
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