Stats highlights – KPL 2016-M-01-Hubli Tigers vs Namma Shivamogga at Hubli on 17.09.16 – Hubli Tigers won by two wickets

S Aravind’ first over in this game was a maiden over and his second in KPL. He became the third bowler in KPL to bowl two maiden overs amongst the bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in KPL. Others are R Vinay Kumar and Mitrakanth Yadav

Namma Shivamogga posted its sixth fifty plus runs partnership in KPL when SH Kirmani and N Jose added 83 runs for the first wicket in this game. It also represents the second fifty plus runs partnership by Namma Shivamogga for the first wicket in KPL – the first being the 129 runs partnership against Rockstars at Hubli on 08.09.15

SH Kirmani scored 69 runs in this game which represents his fifth fifty in KPL. He became the sixth batsman to score five or more fifties in KPL. Others are – RK Sabharwal {06}, B Chipli {06}, J Arunkumar {05}, KK Nair {05} and R Jonathan {05}

SH Kirmani became the second wicket keeper batsman to score five or more fifties in KPL after RK Sabharwal. RK Sabharwal has scored six fifties as a wicket keeper batsman,

SH Kirmani’s fifty in this game provides the 19^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in KPL. It also provides the 79^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in KPL and also provides the 49^th occasion of an opening batsman batting at number one scoring a fifty in KPL

PU Deshpande became S Aravind’s 20^th victim in KPL. S Aravind became the 15^th bowler to capture 20 plus wickets in KPL. At the end of this game, S Aravind has captured 22 wickets in KPL. S Aravind’s final figures read 4.0-1-16-3.

Namma Shivamogga’s team total of 129 for 6 in this game represent its lowest team total in KPL. The previous lowest was it 137 for 9 against Mangalore United at Mysore on 17.09.15

Mohammad Taha completed 400 runs in KPL when he was on 9 during his knock of 23. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 414.

Hubli Tigers innings witnesses two batsmen – CJ William and S Aravind – dismissed for a first ball duck. KV Siddarth had suffered such an ignominy in Namma Shivamogga innings earlier.

AM Reddy was dismissed run out for 13 in this game to provide the 33^rd occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in KPL. His run out also provides the 17^th occasion of an opening batsman batting at number two dismissed run out in KPL.

KN Bharath was dismissed run out for 15 in this game to provide the 16^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman dismissed run out in KPL

Hubli Tigers won the game by two wickets with six deliveries to spare to provide the second occasion of a team winning the KPL game by exact two wickets margin. The other occasion was Bijapur Bulls winning the game by two wickets against Mangalore United at Bangalore in 19.09.10

Match report – KPL 2016-M-01-Hubli Tigers vs Namma Shivamogga at Hubli on 17.09.16 – Hubli Tigers won by two wickets

The first match of the KPL 2016 was between these two teams. Hubli Tigers won the toss and inserted the opposition. Namma Shivamogga openers SH Kirmani and Nikin Jose added 89 runs for the first wicket. The first wicket fell in the 13^th over. SH Kirmani almost carried the bat through the twenty overs scoring 69. He was dismissed bowled by S Araving off the last ball of the innings. SH Kirmani’s 69 came in 63 deliveries and contained six boundary fours and two boundary sixes

SH Kirmani’s 69 runs in this game represents his fifth fifty in KPL. He became the sixth batsman to score five or more fifties in KPL. Others are – RK Sabharwal {06}, B Chipli {06}, J Arunkumar {05}, KK Nair {05} and R Jonathan {05}

SH Kirmani became the second wicket keeper batsman to score five or more fifties in KPL after RK Sabharwal. RK Sabharwal has scored six fifties as a wicket keeper batsman,

Namma Shivamogga’s team total of 129 for 6 in this game represent its lowest team total in KPL. The previous lowest was it 137 for 9 against Mangalore United at Mysore on 17.09.15

Hubli Tigers chase was not so comfortable. It held its nerves to post a two wickets win with an over to spare. It lost wickets are regular intervals. Two crucial run outs {AM Reddy and KN Bharath} and two batsmen dismissed for first ball ducks {CJ William and S Aravind} did not go well for the chasing team. But the ninth wicket pair of NV Prasad and Kranthi Kumar saw them through by adding 26 runs in an unfinished stand. NV Prasad scored 22 not out in the stand of 26 runs. For the losers, AA Kazi shone with the leather with a bag of 3 for 23.