Hardik Pandya scored 39 points this week to Andre Russell‘s 26.5, which helped him bring down the difference between them to 39 in the race for the IPL 2019 MVP. But more importantly, Hardik will get at least two more matches in the tournament, while Russell will get none.
David Warner and Kagiso Rabada, Orange and Purple Cap holders, will not take part in this edition. A week’s inactivity has also knocked them out of the top five.
Players | Teams | Points |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 369.0 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 330.0 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 231.5 |
KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 227.5 |
Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 224.5 |
Russell still has the highest strike rate, but Hardik has brought the difference down to below 6.
Players | Teams | SR |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 204.81 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 198.95 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 166.27 |
Moeen Ali | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 165.41 |
Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | 157.87 |
Russell hit only 2 sixes this week, but even then he finished 18 ahead of anyone else and 23 ahead of all who will feature in the Playoffs.
Players | Teams | 6s | BF | B/6 |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 52 | 249 | 4.8 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 34 | 319 | 9.4 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 29 | 191 | 6.6 |
AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 26 | 287 | 11.0 |
KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 25 | 438 | 17.5 |
Dhawan now has 58 fours, one more than Warner. Rohit became the third to hit 50 in the tournament.
Players | Teams | 4s | BF | B/4 |
Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 58 | 354 | 6.1 |
David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 57 | 481 | 8.4 |
Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 50 | 299 | 6.0 |
KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 49 | 438 | 8.9 |
Parthiv Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 48 | 268 | 5.6 |
Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 48 | 283 | 5.9 |
There has been no addition to the list of 100-metre-six hitters.
Players | Teams | Distance (m) |
MS Dhoni | Chennai Super Kings | 111 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 104 |
Chris Lynn | Kolkata Knight Riders | 102 |
Umesh Yadav | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 101 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 101 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 101 |
There has been no hundred this week. Bairstow still holds the highest score.
Players | Scores | Teams | Against | Venue | Date |
Jonny Bairstow | 114 | SRH | RCB | Hyderabad | Mar 31 |
Ajinkya Rahane | 105* | RR | DC | Jaipur | Apr 22 |
Sanju Samson | 102* | RR | SRH | Hyderabad | Mar 29 |
David Warner | 100* | SRH | RCB | Hyderabad | Mar 31 |
KL Rahul | 100* | KXIP | MI | Mumbai | Apr 10 |
Virat Kohli | 100 | RCB | KKR | Kolkata | Apr 19 |
With 34 dot balls this week, Bhuvneshwar moved ahead of Deepak Chahar. Bumrah and Rashid are the only others with 150 dots.
Players | Teams | Dots | Balls | B/D |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 156 | 330 | 2.12 |
Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 153 | 318 | 2.08 |
Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 150 | 322 | 2.15 |
Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 150 | 339 | 2.26 |
Navdeep Saini | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 141 | 288 | 2.04 |
Nabi’s ordinary week saw his economy rate drop to third place, at 6.55. The top five spots are shared by Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers.
Players | Teams | Econ |
Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 6.44 |
Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 6.50 |
Mohammad Nabi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6.55 |
Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6.56 |
Mitchell Santner | Chennai Super Kings | 6.71 |
Tahir took the only four-wicket haul of the week, against Deccan Chargers.
Players | Figures | Teams | Against | Venue | Date |
Alzarri Joseph | 6/12 | MI | SRH | Hyderabad | Apr 6 |
Mohammad Nabi | 4/11 | SRH | RCB | Hyderabad | Mar 31 |
Sam Curran | 4/11 | KXIP | DC | Mohali | Apr 1 |
Imran Tahir | 4/12 | CSK | DC | Chennai | May 1 |
Kagiso Rabada | 4/21 | DC | RCB | Bengaluru | Apr 7 |
Kagiso Rabada | 4/22 | DC | SRH | Hyderabad | Apr 14 |
Imran Tahir | 4/27 | CSK | KKR | Kolkata | Apr 14 |
Lasith Malinga | 4/31 | MI | RCB | Mohali | Apr 15 |
Lasith Malinga | 4/37 | MI | CSK | Chennai | Apr 26 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | 4/38 | RCB | MI | Bengaluru | Mar 28 |
Rabada has bowled the four fastest balls of the tournament, though Saini replaced Archer in the top five.
Players | Teams | Speed (kmph) |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 154.23 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 153.91 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 153.50 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 153.45 |
Navdeep Saini | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 152.85 |
The second hat-trick came almost a month after the first, in a match that lasted only 50 balls. It was an excellent assortment of batsmen.
Players | Batsmen | Teams | Against | Venue | Date |
Sam Curran | Harshal Patel Kagiso Rabada Sandeep Lamichhane | KXIP | DC | Mohali | Apr 1 |
Shreyas Gopal | Virat Kohli AB de Villiers Marcus Stoinis | RR | RCB | Bengaluru | Apr 30 |