Indian Premier League: The Statistical Stars of IPL

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-----Anant Gundalkar


1 – Number of bowler who has taken four or more wickets in an innings twice. Rajasthan’s Sohail Tanvir has accomplished this rare feat with figures of 6 for 14 against Chennai and 4 for 14 against Mumbai – both in Jaipur.

3- Number of players who have been involved in four separate century partnerships each. The celebrated trio is: Delhi’s Gautam Gambhir and Shikhar Dhawan, and Rajasthan’s Greame Smith.

5- Number of Man of the Match awards bagged by Punjab’s Shaun Marsh in 11 matches, making him the highest award winner. Rajasthan’s Shane Watson and Yusuf Pathan stand second with four awards each.

6- Number of wickets by Rajasthan’s Sohail Tanvir while conceding just 14 runs against Chennai in Jaipur is the best bowling analysis in an innings.

6.40 – Economy rate of Sourav Ganguly while taking 6 wickets in 13 matches is the best among all players who have sent down at least 20 overs.

10 - Number of catches by Chennai’s Suresh Raina in 16 matches, making him the most successful fielder. Mumbai’s Robin Uthappa is second with 9 catches in 14 matches.

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10.9 – Bowling strike rate of Delhi’s Amit Mishra while taking 11 wickets in 6 matches is the best among all players who have sent down at least 20 overs.

11- Number of dismissals by Mumbai’s Yogesh Takawale in 7 matches, making him the best wicket-keeper. His tally includes 10 catches and 1 stumpings. Kolkata’s Wriddhiman Saha with 10 dismissals (8 catches and 1 stumpings) is second in the coveted list.

12- Number of defeats suffered by Hyderabad in 14 matches, making them the team with the most losses. Adam Gilchrist and V.V.S.Laxman were their skippers in all these matches.

12.09 – Bowling average of Rajasthan’s Sohail Tanvir while taking 22 wickets in 11 matches is the best among all players who have sent down at least 20 overs.

13 - Number of victories registered by Rajasthan out of 15 matches, making them the team with the most wins. Incidentally, in all these matches, Shane Warne was their captain.

22 - Number of wickets claimed by Rajasthan’s Sohail Tanvir in 11 matches, making him the highest wicket-taker. He finished the tourney with an average of 12.09, economy rate of 6.46 and strike rate of 11.2.

31 - Number of sixes by Mumbai’s Sanath Jayasuriya in 14 matches, making him the highest six-hitter. His average works out to 2.21 sixes per game. Besides, he has also hit 57 fours.

68 – Number of fours by Delhi’s Gautam Gambhir in 14 matches, making him the highest four-hitter. His average per game is 4.86. Interestingly, he hit only 8 sixes.

68.44 – Batting average of Punjab’s Shaun Marsh while scoring 616 runs in 11 matches, is the highest average among all players who have scored at least 200 runs.

86.67- Winning percentage accomplished by Rajasthan’s Shane Warne remains the best among all captains. He guided his team to 13 victories out of 15 games.

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155 – Number of unbroken runs added by Hyderabad’s Adam Gilchrist and V.V.S.Laxman for the first-wicket position against Mumbai in Mumbai is the highest partnership.

158 - Number of unbeaten runs scored by Kolkata’s Brendon McCullum against Bangalore in the inaugural match in Bangalore is the highest individual score in an innings.

184.54 – Batting strike rate of Delhi’s Virender Sehwag while scoring 406 runs in 14 matches, is the highest strike rate among all players who have aggregated at least 200 runs.

616 - Number of runs scored by Punjab’s Shaun Marsh in 11 matches, making him the highest run-getter. He enjoys a healthy average of 68.44 and strike rate of 139.68. He hit a single century, 5 fifties, 59 fours and 26 sixes.

Batsmen with most runs:

Shaun Marsh (Punjab) – 616 runs

Gautam Gambhir (Delhi) - 534 runs

Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai) – 514 runs

Shane Watson (Rajasthan) – 472 runs

Greame Smith (Rajasthan) – 441 runs

Bowlers with the most wickets:

Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan) – 22 wickets

Shane Warne (Rajasthan) – 19 wickets

S.Sree Santh (Punjab) – 19 wickets

Shane Watson (Rajasthan) – 17 wickets

Piyush Chawla (Punjab) – 17 wickets

Albie Morkel (Chennai) – 17 wickets

Manpreet Gony (Chennai) – 17 wickets

Players with the most Man of the Match awards:

Shaun Marsh (Punjab) – 5 in 11 matches

Shane Watson (Rajasthan) – 4 in 15 matches

Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan) – 4 in 16 matches


Source: Sify