IPL 12 statistical round-up – April 22, 2019: Peerless Russell still tops MVP list

Following yet another week of savage butchery of bowlers, Andre Russell continues to top the IPL 2019 MVP table, with 263 points. However, the difference with the second name on the list (Hardik Pandya has replaced Jos Buttler) hs come down from 55 to 47.

Orange Cap holder David Warner does not feature in the top five, but No. 2 Jonny Bairstow does, as does Purple Cap owner Kagiso Rabada.

Players	Teams	Points
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	263.0
Hardik Pandya	Mumbai Indians	216.0
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	206.5
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	198.5
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	187.0

Russell, Hardik, Pollard, and Narine are still the fastest scorers of the tournament. Moeen makes an appearance after that.

Players	Teams	SR
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	217.77
Hardik Pandya	Mumbai Indians	189.76
Kieron Pollard	Mumbai Indians	175.67
Sunil Narine	Kolkata Knight Riders	169.23
Moeen Ali	Royal Challengers Bangalore	168.75

Russell (41 sixes) has hit 10 more sixes than Gayle, who has hit 13 more than anyone else. This week they hit 11 and 8 respectively.

Players	Teams	6s	BF	B/6
Andre Russell	Kolkata Knight Riders	41	180	4.4
Chris Gayle	Kings XI Punjab	31	264	8.5
Kieron Pollard	Mumbai Indians	18	111	6.2
Nitish Rana	Kolkata Knight Riders	18	196	10.9
AB de Villiers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	18	218	12.1
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	18	281	15.6

Bairstow continues to lead the fours chart by 1, though Warner has displaced Buttler at second spot.

Players	Teams	4s	BF	B/4
Jonny Bairstow	Sunrisers Hyderabad	48	194	4.0
David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	47	285	6.1
Shikhar Dhawan	Delhi Capitals	42	202	4.8
Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bangalore	39	205	5.3
Jos Buttler	Rajasthan Royals	38	188	4.9

Dhoni’s hit, straight out of Chinnaswamy, is now the biggest hit of the tournament by some distance.

Players	Teams	Dist
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

Kohli scored the fifth hundred of IPL 2019.

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
KL Rahul	100*	Punjab	Mumbai	Mumbai	Apr 10
Virat Kohli	100	Bangalore	Kolkata	Kolkata	Apr 19

Chahar has still bowled the most dots, while both Saini and Rashid stayed in the top five.

Players	Teams	Dots	Balls	B/D
Deepak Chahar	Chennai Super Kings	115	228	1.98
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	111	232	2.09
Navdeep Saini	Royal Challengers Bangalore	110	210	1.91
Jofra Archer	Rajasthan Royals	101	210	2.08
Rashid Khan	Sunrisers Hyderabad	101	216	2.14

Neither Harbhajan nor Nabi played this week, and continued to occupy the top two spots. Rashid and Tahir stayed in the top four as well.

Players	Teams	Econ.
Harbhajan Singh	Chennai Super Kings	5.12
Mohammad Nabi	Sunrisers Hyderabad	5.49
Rashid Khan	Sunrisers Hyderabad	5.61
Imran Tahir	Chennai Super Kings	5.89
Jasprit Bumrah	Mumbai Indians	6.41

Malinga’s 4/31 was the only four-wicket haul of the week.

Players	Figures	Teams	Against	Venue	Date
Alzarri Joseph	6/12	Mumbai	SRH	Hyd	Apr 6
Mohammad Nabi	4/11	Hyderabad	RCB	Hyd	Mar 31
Sam Curran	4/11	Punjab	DC	Mohali	Apr 1
Kagiso Rabada	4/21	Delhi	RCB	Blore	Apr 7
Kagiso Rabada	4/22	Delhi	SRH	Hyd	Apr 14
Imran Tahir	4/27	Chennai	KKR	Kolkata	Apr 14
Lasith Malinga	4/31	Mumbai	RCB	Mohali	Apr 15
Yuzvendra Chahal	4/38	Bangalore	MI	Blore	Mar 28

Rabada’s 154-touching ball remains the fastest, but Archer’s 152.6 kmph is now the second-fastest.

Players	Teams	Speed
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	153.91
Jofra Archer	Rajasthan Royals	152.60
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	152.48
Navdeep Saini	Royal Challengers Bangalore	151.98
Lockie Ferguson	Kolkata Knight Riders	151.69

Nobody has taken a hat-trick in the tournament after Curran.

Players	Batsmen	Teams	Against	Venue	Date
Sam Curran	Harshal Rabada Lamichhane	Punjab	Delhi	Mohali	Apr 1