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Updated October 27th, 2020 at 11:56 IST

Dream11 IPL 2020: All records that Gayle and Shami broke in Punjab's win vs Kolkata

The recently-concluded Dream11 IPL 2020 Kolkata vs Punjab result at Sharjah witnessed several records broken, especially with the Chris Gayle fifty vs Kolkata.

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KL Rahul-led Punjab scourged Kolkata by eight wickets in the 46th match of the ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. On Monday, October 26, the two teams were pitted against each other in a must-win game at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Throughout the course of the one-sided contest, the game saw some interesting statistical updates, particularly from Punjab players Chris Gayle and Mohammad Shami. Here is a look at some of the top stats and records that unfolded during the recently-concluded Kolkata vs Punjab result.

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Dream11 IPL 2020: Records and statistical updates from Kolkata vs Punjab result

Dream11 IPL 2020: Mohammad Shami inches closer to Kagiso Rabada

Punjab pacer Mohammad Shami wrecked Kolkata’s top-order by dismissing in-form opener Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik. Through his four-over burst, the speedster extended his Dream11 IPL 2020 wickets tally to 20 wickets. In doing so, Shami overtook Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah (17 wickets each) and is currently trailing behind Delhi’s South African import Kagiso Rabada (23 wickets) in terms of number of wickets taken in the ongoing season. Interestingly, this is the first time Shami has taken 20 wickets in one Dream11 IPL season.

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Dream11 IPL 2020: Chris Gayle continues golden run with the bat, smacks five sixes

Veteran Punjab opener Chris Gayle won the much-awaited ‘Caribbean Battle’ against Sunil Narine by clubbing a quickfire match-winning fifty. The burly Jamaican batsman minted 51 runs off just 29 balls to register his second half-century this season. He bludgeoned five towering sixes in the process, thus extending his Dream11 IPL sixes tally to 341 sixes, i.e. 110 ahead of second-placed AB de Villiers. During the course of his knock, Gayle also completed 1,000 runs for the Punjab franchise. He is now one of only nine Dream11 IPL Punjab batsmen to reach the 1,000-run mark since the inception of the tournament.

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Dream11 IPL 2020: Shubman Gill shines with twin fifties against Punjab this season

While he ended up on the losing side, opening batsman Shubman Gill top-scored for Kolkata with a brilliant counter-attacking 57. By doing so, he registered his seventh Dream11 IPL half-century and his third of the ongoing season. Interestingly, two of his fifties came against the same opponents, i.e. the KL Rahul-led Punjab side. On October 10, Gill also scored an exact 57 in a game where Kolkata pulled off a thrilling heist against Punjab.

Dream11 IPL 2020 video gallery: Watch Shubman Gill’s innings and Chris Gayle fifty vs Kolkata

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For all coverage related to Dream11 IPL 2020, visit our IPL section listed below

https://www.republicworld.com/topics/ipl-2020

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Published October 27th, 2020 at 11:56 IST

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