The hosts Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered a thrashing defeat against the visiting team Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Saturday rain-interrupted evening at Eden Gardens (Kolkata).

KXIP decided to field first after winning the toss. The hosts put 191/7 on the board at the end of 20 overs. In reply, KXIP openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle began the innings in a stormy way. Before the rain interruption, KXIP was on 96/0 in 8.2 overs.

Later, the match restarted with the new 125 runs target in 13 overs for KXIP which they chased down in 11.1 overs after losing only one wicket. KXIP won the match by 9 wickets with 11 balls to spare.

Brief Scores: KKR – 191/7 in 20 overs (Chris Lynn 74, Dinesh Karthik 43, Andrew Tye 2/30)

KXIP (revised target 125 in 13 overs) – 126/1 in 11.1 overs (Chris Gayle 62*, KL Rahul 60, Sunil Narine 1/23)

Result – KXIP won by 9 wickets (D/L method)

Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:

i) Chris Lynn scored 74 runs.

• Highest IPL knock by a right-handed Kolkata batsman against KXIP at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). The previous record was 70 by Robin Uthappa on May 4, 2016.

ii) Dinesh Karthik and Chris Lynn put a brilliant 62-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

• The second highest fourth-wicket partnership for KKR against KXIP in IPL history. The record is 72 runs partnership between Manvinder Bisla and Eoin Morgan at Kolkata on April 26, 2013.

iii) KKR scored 191/7 in 20 overs.

• Third highest IPL total for KKR against KXIP.

Top IPL totals for KKR against KXIP

iv) KXIP pacer Barinder Sran had the bowling figure of 4-0-50-2.

• Third most runs conceding bowler for KXIP against KKR in an IPL innings.

Most runs conceded KXIP bowlers against KKR in an IPL innings

v) KXIP openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle completed their half-centuries in just 24 and 28 balls respectively.

• Rahul completed fastest IPL half-century for KXIP against KKR. On the other hand, Gayle’s half-century is presently the third fastest IPL half-century for KXIP against Kolkata.

Top 5 fastest IPL half-centuries for KXIP against KKR

vi) After scoring 63 and 104* runs in his previous two IPL matches, Chris Gayle again scored 62* in this game.

• First time in IPL history, Chris Gayle scored three consecutive half-centuries.

vii) KXIP openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle put 116-run partnership for the first wicket.

• The second highest IPL partnership for KXIP against KKR. The highest is the 129-run between Wriddhiman Saha and Manan Vohra for the third wicket at Bengaluru on June 1, 2014.
• The second highest IPL opening partnership for any wicket against KKR at Eden Gardens (Kolkata). The record is the 123-run opening partnership between Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan (Royal Challengers Bangalore) on April 22, 2011.