IPL 2019 Qualifier 2, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, statistical preview: Of unbridled youth and grim experience

IPL 2019 Qualifier 2, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, statistical preview: Of unbridled youth and grim experience

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Chennai Super Kings will take on Delhi Capitals for Qualifier 2 of IPL 2019, at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ADA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Ahead of the clash, here is a statistical preview.

The age statistics

12 Chennai cricketers are past the 30-year mark. Of them, 5 – Imran Tahir (39), Harbhajan Singh (38), MS Dhoni (37), Shane Watson (37), Dwayne Bravo (35) – are over 35 and 4 others above 33.

11 Delhi cricketers are below the age of 24. Of them, 6 – Sandeep Lamichhane (18), Manjot Kalra (19), Sherfane Rutherford (20), Keemo Paul (20), Rishabh Pant (21), and Avesh Khan (21) – are below 22.

Other statistics

0.429 win-loss ratio for Delhi against Chennai (6 wins, 14 defeats), their worst against any side.

1 catch needed by Pant (18) as wicketkeeper to go past Naman Ojha’s record – set in 2012 – for most catches in a single season of the IPL and secure the top spot. However, Ojha did not effect a single stumping that time, while Pant has 6 this time.

1 catch needed by Pant (30) to go past Dinesh Karthik and top the all-time Delhi list. However, Karthik has 15 stumpings to Pant’s 11.

1 catch needed by Shreyas Iyer (22) to go past AB de Villiers and David Warner and reach 2nd spot in the all-time Delhi list among outfielders. Virender Sehwag tops the chart, with 29.

1 catch needed by Axar Patel (9) to go past Sehwag (in 2011) and Trent Boult (2018) and reach 2nd spot in the all-time Delhi list among outfielders for a single season. De Villiers tops the chart, with 13 in 2009.

2 wickets needed by Harbhajan to become the 4th in IPL history to the 150-wicket mark. Lasith Malinga (169), Amit Mishra (156), and Piyush Chawla (150) are the only others to have reached the landmark. Harbhajan’s teammate Bravo is on 145.

2.333 win-loss ratio for Chennai against Delhi (14 wins, 6 defeats), their second-best. They have a ratio of 3 (9 wins, 3 defeats) against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

3 wickets needed by Tahir (23) to go past Kagiso Rabada (25) and clinch the Purple Cap.

3 men have scored 500 runs for Delhi in a single season – Pant (684 in 2018), Gautam Gambhir (534 in 2008), and Shikhar Dhawan (503 this time). Iyer and Pant (both 450) will be eyeing that landmark.

4 sixes needed by Dhoni (209) to go past de Villiers (212) and claim 2nd spot. Chris Gayle (326), however, is the proverbial mile away. Suresh Raina has 194 sixes.

4 wickets needed by Mishra (96) to become the first to reach the 100-wicket milestone for Delhi. Nobody else has more than 45. Mishra, the 2nd-highest wicket-taker in IPL history, also has 60 wickets for other franchises.

5 fifty-plus scores for Dhawan in this edition of the IPL. One more will take him past de Villiers and help him secure 3rd spot. Only Warner (9) and Rahul (7) have more.

8 runs needed by Dhawan (503) to go past Andre Russell (510) and reach 3rd spot among run-scorers this season. Only Warner (692) and Rahul (593) have more runs.

11 catches for Faf du Plessis this season, the joint most by an outfielder. Hardik Pandya also has 11.

13 ducks for Harbhajan, the joint-most in IPL history, along with Parthiv Patel.

13 fifties for Iyer and 12 for Pant for Delhi, the most after Sehwag’s 16, which means that Pant has a chance to catch up with Iyer.

23 matches as Delhi captain for Iyer. He will go past Zaheer Khan if he takes field. Only Sehwag (52) has led Delhi in more matches.

26 sixes for Pant in this edition of the IPL. One more will take him past de Villiers and help him secure 4th spot and 3 more will take him past Hardik (28). Only Russell (52) and Gayle (34) have hit more.

31 runs needed by Iyer (1,668) to go past Pant (1,698) and become the 2nd-leading run-scorer ever for Delhi. Sehwag leads the way, with 2,174. However, Pant will also feature in the match.

32 runs needed by Dhawan (503) to score the 2nd-most runs by a Delhi batsman in a single season. He will go past Gambhir (534 in 2008) in that case. Only Pant (684 in 2018) has scored more in a season.

64 runs needed by Raina (5,359) to go past Virat Kohli (5,412) and regain his place as the leading run scorer in IPL history.

79 runs needed by MS Dhoni (4,421) to become the 6th batsman to reach the 4,500-run mark. Kohli (5,412), Raina (5,359), Rohit Sharma (4,883), Warner (4,706), and Dhawan (4,561) are the only others to have done this.

99 wins for Chennai in IPL history. Only Mumbai (105) have won more matches.