Eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off yesterday at the Wankhede after a star studded opening ceremony. The fans need to brace themselves for a long 2 month season of fun, entertainment. In my honest view, this could be the season that will be the most entertaining of them all. I have reasons for my hypothesis as well. Point 1 is the 2 stalwarts of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are back in the hunt. IPL is really no IPL without Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Superking. Point 2 is the fact that some players are back for their old franchises makes me feel we are back in 2008. MS Dhoni is back for Chennai Superkings, Yuvraj Singh back for Kings XI Punjab, Shane Warne back in Rajasthan and Gautam Gambhir back in his den. As we had a fresh auction prior to the start, teams have come up with well sorted out strategies. Teams like Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Superkings have decided to retain their core and add a few additions. But then teams like Kolkata Knightriders and Kings XI Punjab have decided to start afresh and build a winning team.Much to look forward this year, can’t wait to witness the two month old extravaganza. Players like Malinga, Hashim Amla, Ross Taylor would not be playing a part in this IPL. This would raise some eyebrows, but still we have talent aplenty.
It is time we look at some stunning numbers from the Indian Premier League (IPL). We have put in great effort in digging some number crunching stats on your behalf.
Most Runs in IPL
Player
Runs
Suresh Raina
4544
Virat Kohli
4418
Rohit Sharma
4222
Gautam Gambhir
4132
David Warner
4014
Robin Uthappa
3778
In T20 cricket, a good batting average is often considered to be in the 30s and the early 40s. But average does not hold good in this format, but what really counts is the scoring rate.
Highest Scoring Rates (Min.60 balls faced)
Player
Scoring Rate
Ben Cutting
187.88
Luke Wright
176.67
Sarfraz Khan
173.53
Andre Russell
173.41
Kevon Cooper
170.59
Chris Morris
165.66
We have seen the men with the highest scoring rate, we can see some of the individual milestones. Since the format is limited to just 20 overs, let us see the men with most fifties.
Most Fifties in IPL
Player
Fifties
David Warner
36
Gautam Gambhir
35
Rohit Sharma
32
Suresh Raina
31
Virat Kohli
30
Shikhar Dhawan
28
Gautam Gambhir is a hot favourite to beat Warner for the most fifties in IPL, now lets have a look at the fastest fifties and hundreds in IPL
Fastest Fifties in IPL
Player
Balls Faced
Yusuf Pathan
15
Sunil Narine
15
Suresh Raina
16
Fastest Hundreds in IPL
Player
Balls Faced
Chris Gayle
30
Yusuf Pathan
37
David Miller
38
Adam Gilchrist
42
We have looked some of the batting stats in IPL, now lets take a look at the bowling stats as well.
Source: Cricketcountry
Most Wickets in IPL
Player
Wickets
Lasith Malinga
154
Amit Mishra
134
Harbhajan Singh
127
Piyush Chawla
126
Dwayne Bravo
122
Bowlers in T20 cricket are not measured just by the wickets they take, but also their economy rate. So keeping their economy rates under control is key.
Best Economy Rates in IPL (Min.innings 10)
Player
Econ.Rate
Washington Sundar
6.16
Ajith Chandila
6.20
Shaun Pollock
6.25
Sunil Narine
6.32
Most Runs conceded in an innings
Player
Runs conceded
Ishant Sharma
66
Umesh Yadav
65
Sandeep Sharma
65
Ashoke Dinda
63
Varun Aaron
63
The all-rounders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) plays a pivotal role in every team. This is the very reason they have sizeable price tags.
50 runs and 3 wickets in same match
Player
Runs
Wickets
Chris Gayle
107
3/21
Shane Watson
89
3/19
Yuvraj Singh
83
4/35
Paul Valthaty
75
4/29
Yuvraj Singh
66
4/29
Fastest to 500 runs and 50 wickets in IPL
Player
Matches taken
Albie Morkel
47
Irfan Pathan
46
Axar Patel
52
Along with these stats, a few stats which shows the true strength of the IPL. That is how the young brigade have fared in the Indian Premier League.
