IPL: KKR created history in IPL, made this special record by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad..

Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders did not have a good start. It had to face defeat in 2 out of the first 3 matches. But as soon as it reached its home, i.e. Eden Gardens, it made a comeback and crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 80 runs on 3 April. With this big win, Kolkata made a special record in its name. It has done a feat that no team has been able to do so far in the history of 18 seasons of IPL. Let us know which unique record has KKR made.

KKR's unique record

The Kolkata team was looking very weak till now. But after defeating a team like Sunrisers Hyderabad by a big margin, it has once again come into the limelight. In the IPL, Kolkata defeated Hyderabad for the fourth consecutive time. Apart from this, KKR also achieved its 20th overall victory against it in this tournament. With this, it has become the first team in the history of this tournament to win at least 20 matches against 3 different teams. Earlier, Kolkata has defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) 21 times. At the same time, it has also defeated Punjab Kings 20 times.

However, KKR set a new record of winning at least 20 matches against 3 different teams. But the record of winning the most against the same opponent is in the name of Mumbai Indians (MI). Interestingly, the Mumbai team has done this feat against Kolkata only. MI has won 24 matches against KKR. At the same time, Kolkata has defeated Mumbai only 11 times. Apart from this, MI has won 20 matches against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), while CSK has won 21 matches against RCB.

Made a long jump in the points table

KKR made a long jump in the points table as soon as it defeated Hyderabad. Earlier, they were in the last position with 2 points in 3 matches. Now after this strong victory, they have 4 points in 4 matches, and with a net run rate of +0.070, they have moved to the fifth position. On the other hand, Hyderabad suffered a loss due to this defeat and they have slipped to the last position.

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