In the Indian Premier League (IPL) eliminator, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) outsmarted two-time champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeating them by 22 runs at Delhi to qualify for the Qualifier 2. SRH's middle-order that did not shine almost throughout the tournament came up with the goods as Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh and Deepak Hooda came up with useful knocks to help their side post a total of 162.
In reply, KKR looked comfortable when Gautam Gambhir and Colin Munro got going. However, SRH pulled things back and even picked up the wicket of dangerman, Yusuf Pathan early on. SRH will now face Gujarat Lions in the Friday's qualifier and will be hoping to make it to their first IPL final.
Here are the major stats from the game:
0 – KKR have never chosen to bat first after winning the toss this IPL. This is the second time that KKR lost after winning the toss.
2 – This was only the second time that Yusuf Pathan was dismissed for a single-digit score in this IPL.
2 – This is the second time this IPL that captains of both teams have scored the same number of runs. Both Gautam Gambhir and David Warner scored 28.
3 – This was the third lowest total defended by a team this IPL.
3 – This is the third time that Gautam Gambhir has crossed 500-plus runs in IPL history. Only Virat Kohli has done it more times.
3 – This is the third time this IPL that four spinners have been used by a team in the powerplays.
5 – Deepak Hooda became run-out five times this IPL. He is the first player to get run out five times in an IPL.
12 – After being out for single digits in the first three matches, Shikhar Dhawan has scored at least 10 runs in the 12 matches that followed.
44 – Yuvraj Singh's knock in this match was his highest against KKR in IPL history.
81 – Robin Uthappa has scored 81 runs in the last six innings. In the first innings, Uthappa had scored 313 runs.
1500 – Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner have become the first opening pair in the IPL to have scored more than 1500 runs together. Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir are second with 1463 runs.
4000 – Yuvraj Singh reached the milestone of reaching 4000 runs in T20s. He is the tenth Indian to reach the landmark.
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