IPL 2024: Match 54, Stats Review: Highest IPL total at Lucknow and other stats from LSG vs KKR

Sunil Narine. (Source -IPL/BCCI)

In the last scheduled match at Lucknow in IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by a resounding 98-run margin. KKR have now moved to the top of the points table.

LSG won the toss and opted to bowl, and the decision backfired immediately as Phil Salt (32 off 14) set to task straight away. Once Salt departed, Sunil Narine (81 off 39) continued to pile the misery on LSG. But no other KKR batter continued at the pace of their openers until Ramandeep Singh (25* off 6) helped with a late flourish that pushed KKR to 235.

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LSG’s innings didn’t get off at any point, no batter could even wage a lone battle as they found themselves bowled out for 137 in what was a team bowling effort by KKR mainly led by Varun Chakravarthy (3 for 30) and Harshit Rana (3 for 24).

Let’s look at all the important stats from this match. 

1 – KKR’s 70/1 is the highest powerplay total at Lucknow in the IPL beating DC’s 62/1 earlier this year.

3 – Sunil Narine became the third player, after Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo, to complete the double of 1500 runs and 150 wickets in the IPL.

1 – KKR’s 235/6 is now the highest team total at Lucknow in not just the IPL, but in all T20s. In fact, it is the only 200+ total at Lucknow.

6 – KKR posted their 6th total of 200 or more in this year’s IPL. Only MI in 2023 had posted as many in a single season, KKR in comparison have 3 matches left. But, SRH with 5 is very hot on KKR’s heels.

1 – KKR’s win margin of 98 is the highest against LSG in the IPL, leaving behind the 81-run margin that MI had beaten them by in the Eliminator of the 2023 season.

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2 – KKR registered their second win in IPL history against LSG, both have come this year.