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IPL Stats: Rohit Sharma has safest hands
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians in Kolkata on Wednesday.
# With 45 catches in 85 matches, Rohit Sharma is the top fielder in the IPL, overtaking Suresh Raina's tally of 44 in 88 matches.
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# Rohit Sharma, with 264 runs at an average of 52.80 in seven games, is the top run-scorer for Mumbai Indians at the IPL 6.
Narine is first bowler to take 14 wickets
# Sunil Narine is the first bowler to take 14 wickets, at 11.35 runs apiece in seven matches, bettering R Vinay Kumar's figures of 13 at 17.84 in eight matches.
His tally of 38 wickets, at 12.71 runs apiece in 22 games, is the highest by a Kolkata bowler in the IPL.
# Gautam Gambhir has amassed 286 runs (ave 40.85) in seven matches, the most by a Kolkata batsman at IPL 6.
Johnson is the highest wicket-taker for Mumbai
# With nine wickets at 20.66 runs apiece in six games, Mitchell Johnson is the highest wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians at IPL 6.
# Dwayne Smith (62 off 45 balls) recorded his second highest score at the IPL, next only to the 87 not out off 58 balls against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur on May 20, 2012.
# Smith received his fourth Man of the Match award at the IPL
# In the first over of the match, Harbhajan Singh conceded 26 runs -- the second most expensive opening over in the IPL.
Mumbai's A N Ahmed had conceded 27 runs in the first over against Bangalore at Chepauk, Chennai, on May 27, 2011.
# Mumbai Indians have won nine and lost two out of eleven matches played against Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL -- success per cent 81.81.