Top IPL stats that will leave you awestruck:- The IPL is undoubtedly the biggest T20 league in the world. In 10 years, we have come a long way. The IPL has changed the entire dynamics of T20 cricket. Here are few IPL stats that will drop your jaws.
– by Atharva Apte
4) Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey have have always played for same IPL team
Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey started their IPL stint with Mumbai Indians in 2008. Thereafter they moved to RCB in 2009. In 2011, they were picked by PWI. In 2014 they joined KKR. Also, both play for Karnataka in Ranji Trophy! Mates for life!
3) Ravindra Jadeja has most IPL runs without a half century.
Ravindra Jadeja has scored 1625 runs in IPL without a 50. His highest score of 48 off 29 balls came against Deccan Chargers at Vishakhapatnam in 2012. This is also because he comes to bat lower down the order and doesn”t get many balls to face.
2) The best bowling figures against Mumbai Indians are by their own captain Rohit Sharma!
Ironically, best bowling figures against Mumbai Indians are by their own captain Rohit Sharma when he was playing for Deccan Chargers. It happened during second edition of IPL at Centurion on 6 May 2009. Rohit picked 4/6 including a hat-trick.
1) B McCullum”s 158 is the only hundred by KKR batsman so far.
B McCullum set the stage on fire in first ever IPL match with a belligerent 158* off just 73 balls vs RCB at Bangalore on 18 April 2008. However that is the only hundred scored by a KKR batsman so far in IPL. Second highest is Manish Pandey”s 94 against KXIP in 2014 IPL final.
– by Atharva Apte