IPL 2018 in Numbers

IPL 2018 in Numbers

Sunday’s final saw Chennai Super Kings emerge victorious against a formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad side to clinch their third title in 9 years. Sunrisers Hyderabad who had the best bowling line-up in this year’s competition could not deliver on the day when it mattered the most and succumbed to their fourth defeat to Chennai Super Kings this year.

Here is a look at the numbers which emerged as the talking points from the competition:

MOST RUNS:

1. Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad): 735 at 52.50
2. Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils): 684 at 52.61
3. Lokesh Rahul (Kings XI Punjab): 659 at 54.91
4. Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings): 602 at 43.00
5. Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings): 555 at 39.64

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE:

1. Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils): 128* vs SRH
2. Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings): 117* vs SRH
3. Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings): 106 vs RR
4. Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab): 104*
5. Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings): 100* vs SRH

HIGHEST BATTING STRIKE RATE (MINIMUM 50 BALLS FACED):

1. Krishnappa Gowtham (Rajasthan Royals): 196.87
2. Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders): 189.89
3. Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders): 184.79
4. AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore): 174.54
5. Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils): 173.60

MOST SIXES:

1. Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils): 37
2. Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings): 35
3. Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings): 34
4. Lokesh Rahul (Kings XI Punjab): 32
5. Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders): 31

 MOST WICKETS:

1. Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab): 24 averaging 18.66
2. Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad): 21 averaging 21.80
3. Siddarth Kaul (Sunrisers Hyderabad): 21 averaging 26.04
4. Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore): 20 averaging 20.90
5. Trent Boult (Delhi Daredevils): 18 averaging 25.88

BEST BOWLING AVERAGE (MINIMUM 10 OVERS):

1. Lungi Ngidi (Chennai Super Kings): 14.18
2. Sandeep Lamichhane (Delhi Daredevils): 16.40
3. Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab): 18.66
4. Carlos Brathwaite (Sunrisers Hyderabad): 18.80
5. Tom Curran (Kolkata Knight Riders): 19.66

BEST ECONOMY RATE:

1. Ish Sodhi (Rajasthan Royals): 5.86
2. Lungi Ngidi (Chennai Super Kings): 6.00
3. D’Arcy Short (Rajasthan Royals): 6.33
4. Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad): 6.73
5. Sandeep Lamichhane (Delhi Daredevils): 6.83

FASTEST BALL BOWLED:

1. Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals): 152.39
2. Billy Stanlake (Sunrisers Hyderabad): 151.38
3. Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals): 150.82
4. Mohammad Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore): 149.94
5. Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders): 149.86

MOST CATCHES:

1. Shikhar Dhawan (Sunrisers Hyderabad): 12
2. Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings): 11
3. Krishnappa Gowtham (Rajasthan Royals): 10
4. Karun Nair (Kings XI Punjab): 9
5. Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians): 9