Andre Russell continued to top the IPL 2019 MVP table, this time with a 51.5-point lead over Hardik Pandya, a marginal improvement on last week’s 47-point lead. One must remember that both men have picked up wickets at crucial junctures.
The next cluster – led by Purple Cap holder Kagiso Rabada – is some distance behind. David Warner, owner of the Orange Cap in the edition by some distance, does not feature in the top five.
Players | Teams | Points |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 342.5 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 291.0 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 219.0 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 212.0 |
Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 210.5 |
After a few weeks of insane hitting, Russell’s strike rate seems to have settled between 200 and 220. Hardik, however, has leapt to 198.
Players | Teams | SR |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 207.69 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 198.32 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 166.27 |
Moeen Ali | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 165.41 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 162.04 |
Russell became the first player to hit 50 sixes in the tournament. Chris Gayle is 18 behind, while Hardik is 5 behind Gayle.
Players | Teams | 6s | BF | B/6 |
Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 | 234 | 4.7 |
Chris Gayle | Kings XI Punjab | 32 | 274 | 8.6 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | 27 | 179 | 6.6 |
AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 26 | 281 | 10.8 |
David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 19 | 425 | 22.4 |
Shikhar Dhawan went past the Hyderabad duo of Warner and Jonny Bairstow in the fours list. Both Dhawan and Warner hit their 50th fours over the course of the week.
Players | Teams | 4s | BF | B/4 |
Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 55 | 329 | 6.0 |
David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50 | 425 | 8.5 |
Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 48 | 283 | 5.9 |
Parthiv Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 47 | 260 | 5.5 |
Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 45 | 281 | 6.2 |
The number of 100-metre sixes remained at six.
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 |
Ajinkya Rahane hit the only hundred of the week. His is also the second-highest score of the tournament.
Players | Scores | Teams | Vs | 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 |
Deepak Chahar continues to lead the dot balls tally, while Navdeep Saini is the only one in the top five with over 50% dot balls.
Players | Teams | Dots | Balls | B/D |
Deepak Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 133 | 276 | 2.08 |
Navdeep Saini | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 130 | 258 | 1.98 |
Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 129 | 274 | 2.12 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 122 | 258 | 2.11 |
Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | 121 | 258 | 2.13 |
Harbhajan Singh’s economy rate slipped to 6 an over, behind Mohammad Nabi’s 5.49.
Players | Teams | Econ |
Mohammad Nabi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 5.49 |
Harbhajan Singh | Chennai Super Kings | 6.00 |
Rashid Khan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6.27 |
Imran Tahir | Chennai Super Kings | 6.50 |
Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 6.61 |
Alzarri Joseph’s 6/12 remained the only five-for of the tournament. Lasith Malinga added another four-wicket haul to his tally – the only one of the week.
Players | Figures | Teams | Vs | 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 |
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 |
Kagiso Rabada improved on the fastest ball of the tournament. He now holds the top four positions.
Players | Teams | Speed |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 154.23 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 153.91 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 153.50 |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 153.45 |
Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | 152.60 |
Sam Curran’s hat-trick remains the only one of the tournament.
Players | Batsmen | Teams | Vs | Venue | Date |
Sam Curran | Harshal Patel Kagiso Rabada Sandeep Lamichhane | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Capitals | Mohali | Apr 1 |