IPL 2016, Stats: Pathan, Narine help KKR defeat SRH and qualify for the playoffs

Kolkata Knight Riders came up with an all-round performance against the Sunrisers Hyderabad to defeat them by 22 runs and qualify for the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Yusuf Pathan and Manish Pandey came up with valuable knocks to help KKR reach a competitive total on a crumbling pitch.

In reply, despite Shikhar Dhawan getting SRH off to a good start, the KKR spinnners made good use of the track conditions and snuffed out any chance that SRH had to ensure a top-two spot.

Pathan's consistent form once again was vital for the home side as he picked up yet another man-of-the-match award. Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav picked up five wickets between as KKR restricted SRH to just 149 runs.

Here are the major stats from the game:

2 – Only Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the only two teams to have played with the same opening pair throughout this IPL.

8 – KKR have used eight different players to bat at No. 3 in this IPL. No other player has used more than five players for the No. 3 position.

16 – Yusuf Pathan has won 16 man-of-the-match awards in the IPL. This is the second highest for any player in IPL history.

18 – Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa average 18 for the first wicket in the last five innings. In the first 9 matches, they averaged 41.67.

28 – The number of balls that Shikhar Dhawan took to reach his fifty. This is his fastest fifty this IPL.

30 – KKR scored 30 runs in the last five overs of the innings. This is the lowest for any team this IPL.

40 – KKR conceded only 40 runs in the last six overs of the innings.

170 – Shikhar Dhawan's strike rate in his knock of 51 off 30 balls. Before this match, his strike rate was 114.44

340 – Yusuf Pathan has scored 340 runs batting at No. 4 or lower this IPL. This is the highest for any batsman this season.

3000 – Shikhar Dhawan reached the landmark of 3000 runs in the IPL. He becomes the tenth person to reach the milestone.