KKR's Phil Salt makes PBKS pay with 75-run knock: Stats
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Phil Salt hammered a whirlwind 75-run knock versus Punjab Kings in Match 42 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Friday at Eden Gardens. Salt smoked six fours and six sixes (SR: 202.70), having faced 37 balls. He added a record 138-run opening stand alongside Sunil Narine (71), flooring the Punjab bowlers. Here we analyze the stats.
Salt gets dropped; gets to a solid half-century
It was a stunning start as KKR managed 76 runs in the powerplay. Salt was unbeaten on 35. In the fifth ball of the sixth over, Sam Curran dropped Salt off Arshdeep Singh's bowling. The next over saw Rabada drop Salt off Rahul Chahar's bowling. In the 9th over, Salt reached his fifty before he smashed Curran for two sixes and being dismissed thereafter.
Salt races past 300 runs in IPL 2024
As per Cricbuzz, Salt now owns 193 runs in the powerplay overs this season at a strike worth 175.45, Salt raced to 324 runs in IPL 2024 at 46.28 from eight matches (SR: 176.08). He has clobbered his third fifty, slamming 27 fours and 17 sixes. Overall in the IPL, Salt has slammed 542 runs at 36.13 (SR: 170.97). He owns five fifties.
5,600-plus runs in T20s
As per ESPNcricinfo, in 236 T20 matches (229 innings), Salt has raced to 5,632 runs at 26.56. He owns a strike rate of 154.55. He owns 25 half-centuries and two centuries.
Salt and Narine register these partnership records
Salt and Narine's 138-run stand is now the highest for KKR (any wicket) against the Kings in the IPL. This was KKR's sixth century-plus stand against Punjab in the IPL. The duo also posted KKR's second-highest stand for the opening wicket in IPL history. It's also the 4th-highest stand for KKR (any wicket).
