Match reports of KPL games – Match 15 and 16
MRKPL-M15-Hubli Tigers vs Mangalore United at Hubli on 10.09.15 – Match abandoned due to rain and was declared as a No Result Match
KK Nair had a couple of records in this no result game. KK Nair’s first boundary four during his knock of 73 not out in this game gave him his 59th boundary four and with it the record of most boundary fours in KPL. He went past MA Agarwal who had scored 58 boundary fours. His aggregate of boundary fours in KPL read 65 at the end of this game. He earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman in KPL to score 60 plus boundary fours.
KK Nair completed 600 runs in this game when he was on 23 during his knock of 73 not out. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 650. He became the fourth batsman to total 600 plus runs in IPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {724], B Chipli [608} and R Jonathan {602}
With 650 runs to his credit, KK Nair now occupies the second place in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in the tournament. MA Agarwal with 724 runs occupies the first place.
MRKPL-M16 – Bellary Tuskers vs Rockstars at Hubli on 10.09.15 – Bellary Tuskers won by ten wickets
Delayed start due to the heavy down pour that affected the first match of the day. Play started at 7.00 PM. 14 overs a side. No strategic time outs.
NRS Prabhu became the first umpire to officiate 25 matches in KPL. This is his 25th match. Matches include TV umpiring assignments also.
Amit Verma became the most capped cricketer in KPL. He is playing his 30th game and became the first cricketer to play in 30 games in KPL
This game witnessed rival captains who also kept wickets for thier teams. K Sudeep was the captain wicket keeper for Rockstars while DT Patil led Bellary Tuskers and kept wickets
Amit Verma captured four wickets for five runs in this game to provide the 27th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in KPL. He also became the third bowler to capture exact four wickets conceding single digit runs in KPL. Others are – C Raghu – 4 for 8 for Maharajaas against Bijapur Bulls at Bangalore on 10.09.09 and D Nagi – 4 for 9 for Hubli Tigers vs Rockstars at Hubballi on 04.09.15
Rockstars were dismissed for 78 in this game to provide the seventh occasion of a team dismissed all out for a total less than 100 runs in KPL
Bellary Tuskers won this game by ten wickets to provide the second occasion of a team winning a game without losing a wicket in KPL. The other occasion was Mysuru Warriors winning the game against Rockstars at Mysore on 04.09.14. Thus Rockstars became the first team to lose a game by ten wickets on two occasions.