The 47th match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw a clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. KKR easily won this match by 7 wickets in 16.3 overs, in which Phil Salt’s brilliant inning of 68 runs was seen in just 33 balls. On the basis of his innings, Salt also broke Sourav Ganguly’s 14-year-old record in IPL. Phil Salt has been seen performing brilliantly with the bat so far this season, in which he has played an important role in giving a fast start to KKR as an opening batsman along with Sunil Narine.
Most runs scored at Eden Gardens in one season of IPL
So far this season, Phil Salt has scored 392 runs in 9 matches at an average of 49, in which his strike rate has been seen at 182.35. Salt has also played 4 half-century innings so far this season. Phil Salt’s performance with the bat so far at Eden Gardens Stadium, the home ground of Kolkata Knight Riders team, has been very good compared to the rest of the team’s players, in which he has scored 344 runs in 6 innings. With this, Salt has now become the player who has scored the most runs at the Eden Gardens Stadium in a single season of IPL. Earlier this record was in the name of Sourav Ganguly, who had scored 331 runs in 7 innings at the Eden Gardens Stadium in the 2010 IPL season.
Players who scored the most runs at Eden Gardens Stadium in one season of IPL
- Phil Salt – 344 runs (6 innings, IPL 2024)*
- Sourav Ganguly – 331 runs (7 innings, IPL 2010)
- Andre Russell – 311 runs (7 innings, IPL 2019)
- Chris Lynn – 303 runs (9 innings, IPL 2018)
Salt scored the most runs in a match for KKR in the powerplay.
In the match against Delhi Capitals, Phil Salt had scored 60 runs in the first 6 overs during his innings of 68 runs. With this, Salt has now become the player who has scored the most runs during the powerplay in a match for KKR in IPL. Before him, this record was in the name of Sunil Narayan, who had scored 54 runs in the match against RCB in the 2017 season.
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