Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Statistical Highlights IPL 2011 – Dharamsala
There was a sort of role reversal in Dharamsala tonight as Kings XI Punjab took on Royal Challengers Bangalore. Chris Gayle was out for a duck and Adam Gilchrist scored a century. And a KXIP batsman overtook teammate Paul Valthaty as the highest run-getter in IPL 2011. Who? Let the statistician tell you.
491 – Runs scored by Shaun Marsh in IPL 2011 – most by any batsman. He went ahead of fellow teammate Paul Valthaty’s 458.
232 – Kings XI Punjab’s score tonight is the highest in IPL 2011. Interestingly the previous highest was 231/4 by Delhi Daredevils against Kings XI Punjab.
206 – Runs added by Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh for the second wicket – highest partnership for any wicket in all Twenty20 matches. The previous best was 186 between Justin Langer and Cameron White – also for second wicket – for Somerset against Gloucestershire in 2006.
111- Kings XI Punjab’s victory margin is the second biggest in IPL history after Kolkata Knight Riders’ 140-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore in 2008.
80 – Sixes hit by Adam Gilchrist in all IPLs – most by any batsman. He moved ahead of Yusuf Pathan’s tally of 72 sixes.
50 – Dismissals as a wicketkeeper for Adam Gilchrist in IPL – first keeper to reach this mark.
16 – Boundaries hit by Royal Challengers (12 fours and 4 sixes) in the match. Gilchrist alone hit 17 (8 fours and 9 sixes)!
9 – Sixes hit by Adam Gilchrist in the match – most by a Kings XI Punjab batsman in an innings. Shaun Marsh had hit seven sixes against Rajasthan Royals at Mohali in 2008.
2 – Centuries scored by Adam Gilchrist in IPL- only the second batsman to do so after Chris Gayle.
0 – After scoring 436 runs in just seven innings, Chris Gayle recorded his first duck in IPL 2011.
