On Friday night, hosts Delhi Daredevils (DD) claimed a big 55-run victory against the visiting team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi).

KKR captain Dinesh Karthik sent the hosts to bat first after winning the toss. With the help of a good start, the hosts DD managed to score 219/4 at the end of 20 overs. In reply, KKR top-order departed quickly as they were far away from the target. At the end of their innings, KKR scored 164/9 in 20 overs.

Brief Scores: DD – 219/4 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 93*, Prithvi Shaw 62, Andre Russell 1/28)

KKR – 164/9 in 20 overs (Andre Russell 44, Shubman Gill 37, Glenn Maxwell 2/22)

Result – DD won by 55 runs

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

i) At the age of 18 years and 169 days, DD opener Prithvi Shaw scored 62 runs.

• Joint youngest batsman to score an IPL fifty. Previously, Sanju Samson had also scored an IPL half-century in the same age (18 years and 169 days).

ii) DD skipper Shreyas Iyer completed his half-century in just 29-ball.

• Joint fastest IPL half-century by a DD batsman against KKR. Previously, former DD opener David Warner had completed an IPL half-century in 29-ball against KKR at Delhi on March 29, 2010.

iii) DD skipper Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant knock of unbeaten 93 runs.

• The second highest IPL knock by a DD batsman against KKR. The highest is 107* by David Warner at Delhi on March 29, 2010.
• Third highest IPL knock by a DD captain.

Top IPL knocks by DD captains

iv) DD skipper Shreyas Iyer hit 10 sixes in his innings.

• Most no. of sixes hit by a DD batsman in an IPL innings. The previous record was hitting 9 sixes by Rishabh Pant and Kevin Pietersen once each.
• Most no. of sixes hit by a batsman against KKR in an IPL innings. The previous record was hitting 9 sixes by Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) at Bengaluru on April 11, 2013.

v) DD scored 219/4 in 20 overs.

• Highest total for any team against KKR. The previous record was 209/3 (20 overs) by Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad (Deccan) on April 30, 2017.
• The second highest IPL total for DD. The record is 231/4 (20 overs) against Kings XI Punjab at Delhi on April 23, 2011.
• The second highest IPL total at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi). The record is 231/4 (20 overs) by DD against Kings XI Punjab on April 23, 2011.

vi) KKR pacer Shivam Mavi conceded 29 runs in the last over of DD’s innings.

• Most expensive over in IPL 2018.

vii) KKR pacer Shivam Mavi had an expensive bowling figure of 4-0-58-1.

• Most runs conceded by any bowler in an IPL innings against DD. The previous record was 4-0-55-0 by James Faulkner (Rajasthan Royals) at Delhi on April 12, 2015.
• Joint second most expensive bowling figure by any KKR bowler in IPL history.

Top expensive IPL bowling figures by KKR bowlers

viii) KKR batsmen Shubman Gill and Andre Russell put a crucial 64-runs partnership for the sixth wicket.

• The second highest sixth-wicket IPL partnership for any team against DD. The record unbroken 83 runs between Graeme Smith and Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals) at Centurion on April 28, 2009.

ix) KKR scored 164/9 in 20 overs.

• The second highest IPL total for KKR at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi). The highest one is 169/6 (19.5 overs) against DD on April 17, 2017.

x) DD won this game by 55 runs.

• Largest IPL victory (by runs) for DD against KKR. Their previous record was winning by 40 runs at Delhi on March 29, 2010.
• Third largest victory (by runs) for DD in their IPL history.

Top largest IPL victories (by runs) for DD