Somewhat surprisingly, the top three names in the hunt for the Orange Cap in IPL 2019 have not changed: David Warner continues to lead the list, though his lead over Jonny Bairstow has come down significantly. Andre Russell is at third spot.
However, Russell also has 5 wickets, which means he is still at the top of the MVP Points table this time. His lead over the next cricketer – Bairstow – is 19, which is less than the lead of 24 Russell had last week.
Players | Teams | Points |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 144.0 |
Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 125.0 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 101.5 |
David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 100.0 |
Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 90.0 |
Russell’s strike rate has had a lot to do with these numbers. He strikes at 268 this season while nobody else has hit the 180-mark.
Players | Teams | SR |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 268.28 |
Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 179.54 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 178.94 |
Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 166.87 |
AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 165.95 |
Russell has also hit 22 sixes this season – the same as the next two batsmen put together. In fact, Russell has hit a six every 3.5 balls, a statistic way better than anyone else’s.
Players | Teams | 6s | BF | B/6 |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 22 | 77 | 3.5 |
Nitish Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 106 | 8.8 |
Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 88 | 8.8 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 10 | 91 | 9.1 |
AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 | 94 | 9.4 |
Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 157 | 15.7 |
David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10 | 176 | 17.6 |
Both Bairstow and Warner, as evident from the above list, have hit 10 sixes. They also lead the chart for most fours.
Players | Teams | 4s | BF | B/4 |
Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 33 | 157 | 4.8 |
David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 25 | 176 | 7.0 |
Prithvi Shaw | Delhi Capitals | 20 | 89 | 4.5 |
Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | 101 | 5.1 |
Parthiv Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | 130 | 6.5 |
Only four men have hit 100-metre sixes this IPL, of whom one is Umesh Yadav.
Players | Teams | Distance |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 104 |
Chris Lynn | Kolkata Knight Riders | 102 |
Umesh Yadav | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 101 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 101 |
There has not been another hundred this week. The count for the season stays at three, all of them at Hyderabad.
Players | Scores | Teams | Against | Venue | Date |
Jonny Bairstow | 114 | Hyderabad | Bangalore | Hyd | Mar 31 |
Sanju Samson | 102* | Rajasthan | Hyderabad | Hyd | Mar 29 |
David Warner | 100* | Hyderabad | Bangalore | Hyd | Mar 31 |
Yuzvendra Chahal may hold the Purple Cap, but he is not among the four bowlers who have bowled over 50 dot balls this IPL. With a dot ball in every 1.85, Navdeep Saini stands out.
Players | Teams | Dots | Balls | B/D |
Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 56 | 120 | 2.14 |
Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 55 | 112 | 2.04 |
Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 53 | 114 | 2.15 |
Navdeep Saini | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 52 | 96 | 1.85 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 49 | 114 | 2.33 |
Alzarri Joseph stormed into IPL with 6/12 on debut, the best figures in the history of the tournament. As things stand now, he is also the most economical bowler, followed by Mohammad Nabi.
Players | Teams | Econ. |
Alzarri Joseph | Mumbai Indians | 3.27 |
Mohammad Nabi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3.75 |
Rahul Chahar | Mumbai Indians | 5.33 |
Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 5.38 |
Shreyas Gopal | Rajasthan Royals | 5.58 |
Harbhajan Singh | Chennai Super Kings | 5.58 |
Joseph’s figures are obviously the best this season. However, there have been three other four-wicket hauls.
Players | Figures | Teams | Against | Venue | Date |
Alzarri Joseph | 6/12 | Mumbai | Hyd | Hyd | Apr 6 |
Mohammad Nabi | 4/11 | Hyderabad | Blore | Hyd | Mar 31 |
Sam Curran | 4/11 | Punjab | Delhi | Mohali | Apr 1 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | 4/38 | Bangalore | Mumbai | Blore | Mar 28 |
Kagiso Rabada has displaced Lockie Ferguson from the top of the fastest balls list. Rabada and Ferguson both make two appearances each in the top five.
Players | Teams | Speed |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 152.48 |
Navdeep Saini | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 151.98 |
Lockie Ferguson | Kolkata Knight Riders | 151.69 |
Lockie Ferguson | Kolkata Knight Riders | 151.38 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 150.99 |
Sam Curran has taken the only hat-trick of IPL 2019 so far.
Players | Batsmen | Teams | Against | Venue | Date |
Sam Curran | Harshal Patel Kagiso Rabada S Lamichhane | Punjab | Delhi | Mohali | Apr 1 |