 "KKR register second-highest IPL total - all records broken during DC vs KKR")
Kolkata Knight Riders slammed 272 runs against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. In response, hosts Delhi could only muster 166 runs to go down by 106 runs . The result keeps KKR’s unbeaten streak going at the start of the IPL 2024 season with three wins in three matches to top the points table . Delhi, meanwhile, remain ninth with one win in four matches - only faring slightly better than Mumbai Indians who are yet to get off the mark .
Sunil Narine was pick of the KKR batters with a staggering 85 runs from 39 balls including seven fours and seven sixes. Angkrish Raghuvanshi made an incredible IPL debut with a 27-ball 54 run knock. Andre Russell slammed 41 runs from 19 balls. Rinku Singh played a cameo of 26 runs in eight balls as DC bowlers struggled. All of Delhi’s bowlers conceded 10-plus runs an over with the exception of Sumit Kumar (9.50 runs/over).
A look at the records and milestones from DC vs KKR in Visakhapatnam:
272 runs - Kolkata Knight Riders posted the second-highest IPL total and seventh biggest in T20 cricket. The only higher total in IPL came a week ago when Sunrisers Hyderabad smashed 277/3 against Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad
Highest IPL totals
277/3 - SRH vs MI on 27 March, 2024
272/7 - KKR vs DC on 3 April, 2024
263/5 - RCB vs Pune Warriors India (PWI) on 23 April, 2013
257/5 - LSG vs PBKS on 28 April, 2023
248/3 - RCB vs Gujarat Lions on 14 May 2016
Impact Shorts
More Shorts# 88/1 - KKR’s 88 runs in the powerplay overs is the fourth highest in IPL and second highest for the franchise after 105/0 against RCB in 2017, which is also the highest in the IPL history
# 135/1 - KKR were 135/1 at the halfway stage in their innings (after 10 overs). It is the third-highest score at that point in IPL. Both the higher scores after 10 overs came during SRH vs MI last week. SRH were 148/2 after 10 overs and MI were 141/2 in the chase
# 15.2 overs - KKR reached the 200 run mark after 15.2 overs. It is the third quickest by a team in IPL. The two fastest entries are by RCB in 14.1 overs against Punjab Kings in 2016 and 14.4 overs by SRH last week
# 40 boundaries - KKR scored 196 runs from boundaries which included 22 fours and 18 sixes. It is the third most number of boundaries by a team in an IPL innings behind 42 by RCB against PWI in 2013 and 41 by LSG against PBKS last year.
# 18 sixes - KKR hit 18 maximums in their innings which is the most by them, surpassing 17 each they hit against CSK in 2018 and PBKS in 2019
# 18 years and 303 days - Angkrish Raghuvanshi of the KKR became the youngest to score a half-century, or more, on his IPL debut. The previous youngest to achieve the feat was Shreevats Goswami, who was 19 years and 1 day when he scored 52 for RCB against DC in 2008
# 106 runs - In the end, KKR posted a massive 106 run win as DC collapsed for 166. It is the ninth biggest win in IPL in terms of runs and the second largest for the franchise after the 140-run pounding against RCB in the first-ever match of IPL in 2008
Biggest wins for KKR in IPL (in runs)
140 vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2008
106 vs DC, Vizag, 2024*
86 vs RR, Sharjah, 2021
82 vs RCB, Eden Garden, 2017
Biggest defeats for DC in IPL (in runs)
146 vs MI, Delhi, 2017
106 vs KKR, Vizag, 2024*
105 vs RR, Wankhede, 2008
98 vs MI, Delhi, 2010
Most wins by 100+ runs margin in IPL
4 - RCB
2 - KKR*
2 - MI
# 3 - KKR have now beaten SRH, RCB and DC to get their campaign up and running with three consecutive wins. It is the first time that KKR have won their first three matches in an IPL season
# 1 - This is the first win for KKR against DC in four matches since 2022
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