Caribbean Premier League 2019 statistical round-up after October 8: King, Walsh Jr, Tahir strive for top spots

Brandon King’s outrageous 72-ball 132 not out against Barbados Tridents in Qualifier 1 propelled him to the top spot in the list of run-getters in the 2019 Caribbean Premier League. Hot on his heels is Lendl Simmons, just 24 runs behind.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Brandon King	Amazon Warriors	453	56.62	151.0
Lendl Simmons	Knight Riders	429	42.90	152.7
Glenn Phillips	Tallawahs	374	37.40	145.0
Johnson Charles	Tridents	341	31.00	123.6
Kieron Pollard	Knight Riders	326	65.20	160.6

Shoaib Malik’s knack of staying till the end to finish off chases has helped his batting average soar to 78.25, the highest in the tournament by some distance. However, Kieron Pollard, second on the list, has a significantly better strike rate.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Shoaib Malik	Amazon Warriors	313	78.25	128.3
Kieron Pollard	Knight Riders	326	65.20	160.6
Brandon King	Amazon Warriors	453	56.62	151.0
Lendl Simmons	Knight Riders	429	42.90	152.7
Nicholas Pooran	Amazon Warriors	168	42.00	163.1

Rahkeem Cornwall finished the tournament with a strike rate of 191, something unlikely to be emulated in this edition.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Rahkeem Cornwall	Zouks	254	25.40	191.0
Fabian Allen	Patriots	218	27.25	177.2
Nicholas Pooran	Amazon Warriors	168	42.00	163.1
Sunil Narine	Knight Riders	100	16.67	161.3
Kieron Pollard	Knight Riders	326	65.20	160.6

King hit 11 sixes during his hundred, which meant that he tops the sixes chart as well. Chris Gayle just about makes it, at fifth.

Players	Teams	6s	BF	B/6
Brandon King	Amazon Warriors	31	300	9.7
Lendl Simmons	Knight Riders	29	281	9.7
Evin Lewis	Patriots	22	177	8.0
Rahkeem Cornwall	Zouks	20	133	6.7
Chris Gayle	Tallawahs	19	174	9.2

King’s hundred is now the highest score of the tournament. Gayle is the only other one to score a hundred.

Players	Scores	Teams	Against	Date
Brandon King	132*	Amazon Warriors	Tridents	9/10
Chris Gayle	116	Tallawahs	Patriots	10/9
Colin Munro	96*	Knight Riders	Tallawahs	13/9
Lendl Simmons	90	Knight Riders	Patriots	17/9
Glenn Phillips	87	Tallawahs	Patriots	19/9

Imran Tahir might have reduced the difference somewhat, but 9 wickets in 2 matches ensured Hayden Walsh Jr stayed at the top of the wickets chart.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Hayden Walsh Jr	Tridents	19	11.73	8.06
Imran Tahir	Amazon Warriors	15	11.53	5.58
Chris Green	Amazon Warriors	13	20.00	6.29
Jason Holder	Tridents	13	23.00	7.29
Romario Shepherd	Amazon Warriors	12	18.17	8.17
Sheldon Cottrell	Patriots	12	19.25	7.83
Kesrick Williams	Zouks	12	24.25	8.55
Rayad Emrit	Patriots	12	28.41	8.56

Four of the top five bowlers on the bowling averages chart are from Guyana Amazon Warriors – Shadab Khan (left midway), Qais Ahmed, Tahir (arrived as Shadab’s replacement), and Malik himself.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Shadab Khan	Amazon Warriors	7	10.71	6.25
Qais Ahmed	Amazon Warriors	7	11.42	6.95
Imran Tahir	Amazon Warriors	15	11.53	5.58
Hayden Walsh Jr	Tridents	19	11.73	8.06
Shoaib Malik	Amazon Warriors	6	12.33	5.92

Tahir, Malik, and Shadab also feature in the list of five most economical bowlers.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Imran Tahir	Amazon Warriors	15	11.53	5.58
Harry Gurney	Tridents	9	15.11	5.91
Shoaib Malik	Amazon Warriors	6	12.33	5.92
Sunil Narine	Knight Riders	7	20.42	5.95
Shadab Khan	Amazon Warriors	7	10.71	6.25

Walsh Jr’s double blow – 4/26 and 5/19 in the space of three days – feature in the four best bowling figures.

Players	Spells	Teams	Against	Date
Hayden Walsh Jr	5/19	Tridents	Knight Riders	26/9
Romario Shepherd	4/13	Amazon Warriors	Tridents	8/9
Chris Green	4/14	Amazon Warriors	Tridents	22/9
Hayden Walsh Jr	4/26	Tridents	Zouks	29/9
Akeem Jordan	4/33	Patriots	Zouks	15/9