IPL 12 statistical round-up – April 1, 2019: Andre Russell towers above others

As things stand after the last day of March, Andre Russell neither holds the Orange Cap nor the Purple Cap in IPL 2019. However, his 159 runs are next to the tallies of only the Sunrisers Hyderabad openers, David Warner and Jonny Bairstow. What is more, while both Warner and Bairstow strike at below 180, Russell’s strike rate reads 243.

But it does not end there. Russell has also taken 5 wickets in the tournament – a number that puts him behind only three men, all of whom have taken 6 apiece. There is a reason Russell is way ahead of others in the race for the IPL 12 MVP.

Players	Teams	MVP points
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	119.5
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	95.0
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	86.5
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	70.5
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	67.5
Nitish Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	62.0
Hardik Pandya	Mumbai Indians	58.0
Ben Stokes	Rajasthan Royals	56.0
Prithvi Shaw	Delhi Capitals	55.5
Dwayne Bravo	Chennai Super Kings	55.0
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	55.0
Jofra Archer	Rajasthan Royals	54.0
Mayank Agarwal	Kings XI Punjab	52.5

Russell also heads the sixes tally. Not only has he hit 5 (50% more) sixes more than anyone else, he has also hit a six every 4 balls!

Players	Teams	6s	BF	B/6
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	15	67	4
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	10	83	8
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	10	84	8
Nitish Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	10	145	15
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	9	119	13
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	8	55	7
Vijay Shankar	Sunrisers Hyderabad	6	42	7
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	6	53	9
Yuvraj Singh	Mumbai Indians	6	69	12

Only three sixes have crossed the 100 metre-mark this time, of which one is Umesh Yadav’s.

Players	Teams	6s
Hardik Pandya	Mumbai Indians	104
Umesh Yadav	Royal Challengers Bangalore	101
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	101

As mentioned above, Russell has scored at 243. Pant (207) is the only other one above the 200-mark.

Players	Teams	SR
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	243.28
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	207.27
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	175.17
Prithvi Shaw	Delhi Capitals	168.83
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	166.38
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	165.47
Nitish Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	159.03
Sanju Samson	Rajasthan Royals	155.69
Mayank Agarwal	Kings XI Punjab	155.55
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	150.94

The three hundreds in the tournament have all been scored at Hyderabad. Obviously, all of them have involved the home team.

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

Deepak Chahar has bowled most dots in the tournament so far. Despite losing every match, Bangalore has four entries in the 25+ list.

Players	Teams	Dots	Balls	B/D
Deepak Chahar	Chennai Super Kings	36	72	2.00
Jofra Archer	Rajasthan Royals	35	72	2.06
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	34	70	2.06
Rashid Khan	Sunrisers Hyderabad	30	72	2.40
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	29	60	2.07
Navdeep Saini	Royal Challengers Bangalore	28	48	1.71
Yuzvendra Chahal	Royal Challengers Bangalore	28	72	2.57
Prasidh Krishna	Kolkata Knight Riders	28	72	2.57
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	28	76	2.71
Mohammed Siraj	Royal Challengers Bangalore	27	60	2.22
Umesh Yadav	Royal Challengers Bangalore	27	66	2.44
Dhawal Kulkarni	Rajasthan Royals	25	66	2.64

While Mohammad Nabi was magnificent in the only match he played, the domination of Chennai in the list explains why they have done so well in the tournament till now.

Players	Teams	Econ.
Mohammad Nabi	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2.75
Deepak Chahar	Chennai Super Kings	4.66
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	5.20
Ravindra Jadeja	Chennai Super Kings	6.10
Harbhajan Singh	Chennai Super Kings	6.25
Rashid Khan	Sunrisers Hyderabad	6.25
Murugan Ashwin	Kings XI Punjab	6.25
Jofra Archer	Rajasthan Royals	6.33
Keemo Paul	Delhi Capitals	6.83
Shreyas Gopal	Rajasthan Royals	6.87

Both 4-wicket hauls in the tournament so far have involved Bangalore.

Players	Figures	Teams	Against	Venue	Date
Mohammad Nabi	4/11	Hyderabad	Bangalore	Hyd	Mar 31
Yuzvendra Chahal	4/38	Bangalore	Mumbai	Blore	Mar 28

Only four bowlers have hit the 150-km mark on the speed gun. Of them, Lockie Ferguson and Kagiso Rabada have done this thrice each.

Players	Teams	Speed
Lockie Ferguson	Kolkata Knight Riders	151.69
Lockie Ferguson	Kolkata Knight Riders	151.38
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	150.99
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	150.96
Lockie Ferguson	Kolkata Knight Riders	150.89
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	150.69
Jofra Archer	Rajasthan Royals	150.62
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	150.41