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IPL 2016: Highest/Most Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-Takers after RPS vs KXIP & GL vs MI

Dhoni’s brilliance wins the game for Rising Pune Supergiants

We had two matches on 21 May 2016. Rising Pune Supergiants played Kings XI Punjab in the first game. Both the teams were out of the competition. It was a matter of pride for these teams for they wanted to finish this season on a high. Gujarat Lions played Mumbai Indians in the second game. It was a must-win game for Mumbai Indians. While Gujarat Lions wanted a win to top the league table.

Match one – Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bat first.

Rising Pune Supergiants Playing XI:

Ajinkya Rahane, Usman Khawaja, Saurabh Tiwary, George Bailey, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Irfan Pathan, Thisara Perera, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Ashok Dinda, Deepak Chahar.

Kings XI Punjab Playing XI:

Murali Vijay (C), Hashim Amla, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Farhaan Behardien, Axar Patel, Kyle Abbott, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma.

Also Read: IPL 2016: Highest/Most Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-Takers after KKR vs SRH & DD vs RCB

Kings XI Punjab started well. Murali scored a well-paced fifty. He has been the standout performer for Kings XI Punjab this season. Gurkeerat Singh too scored a half-century. Kings XI Punjab put 172 runs on the board.

Ravichandran Ashwin had an excellent game. He took four wickets in this match. Adam Zampa picked up a wicket as well.

Rising Pune Supergiants was off to a wobbly start. RPS lost two wickets in the first seven overs. It was all up to MS Dhoni and Perera. Perera walked early as well.

Gurkeerat Singh had a good game with the ball too. He took two wickets in a single over.

Rising Pune Supergiants needed 23 runs of the last over. MS Dhoni scored those runs in style. RPS needed a six of the last ball and Dhoni finished the game with a classic helicopter shot. We will surely remember this game for quite some time.

Match two – Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians

Gujarat Lions won the toss and chose to field first.

Gujarat Lions Playing XI:

Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina(C), Dinesh Karthik(WK), Aaron Finch, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Eklavya Dwivedi, Praveen Kumar, Shadab Jakati, Dhawal Kulkarni.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (C), Martin Guptill, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler(WK), Nitish Rana, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah.

Mumbai Indians lost Martin Guptill early. Rohit Sharma could stay long as well. Nitish Rana played a spectacular knock. He scored 70 runs in just 36 balls. Jos Buttler had a decent start but could not keep going.

Dhawal Kulkarni, Dwayne Smith, Praveen Kumar, and Dwayne Bravo picked up two wickets each. Plenty of wickets for GL bowlers.

Aaron Finch departed for a nought. McCullum and Suresh Raina held their ground and lay a solid foundation for the chase. Raina scored yet another half-century.

In the end, Dwayne Smith finished the match to ensure that Gujarat Lions is through to the playoffs.

Top run-scorers:

Virat Kohli leads the run-scorers chart with 865 runs. Rohit Sharma moves to number four. Ajinkya Rahane slips to number five. Suresh Raina enters the top-10 chart.

IPL 2016 Highest Run-Scorers

Positon

Player

Matches

Innings

NO

Runs

High score

Average

Balls faced

Strike rate

1

 Virat Kohli

13

13

3

865

113

86.50

558

155.01

2

 David Warner

13

13

2

640

92

58.18

420

152.38

3

 AB de Villiers

13

13

2

597

129*

54.27

346

172.54

4

 Rohit Sharma

14

14

3

489

85*

44.45

368

132.88

5

 Ajinkya Rahane

14

14

3

480

74

43.63

379

126.64

6

 Gautam Gambhir

13

13

2

457

90*

41.54

368

124.18

7

 Murali Vijay

14

14

1

453

89

34.84

364

124.45

8

 Shikhar Dhawan

13

13

4

412

82*

45.77

360

114.44

9

 Suresh Raina

13

13

1

397

75

33.08

298

133.22

10

 Quinton de Kock

12

12

1

385

108

35.00

275

140.00

 

Leading wicket-takers:

Mitchell McClenaghan has the most wickets in IPL 2016. Dwayne Bravo and Jasprit Bumrah move up in the chart.

IPL 2016 Top Wicket-Takers

Position

Player

Matches

Innings

Overs

Runs

Wickets

BBI

Average

Economy

1

 Mitchell McClenaghan

14

14

53.2

436

17

4/21

25.64

8.17

2

 Bhuvneshwar Kumar

13

13

50.0

388

16

4/29

24.25

7.76

3

 Yuzvendra Chahal

10

10

37.1

292

16

4/25

18.25

7.85

4

 Shane Watson

13

13

44.3

368

16

3/24

23.00

8.26

5

 Mustafizur Rahman

13

13

49.0

324

15

3/16

21.60

6.61

6

 Sandeep Sharma

14

14

50.0

366

15

2/11

24.40

7.32

7

 Jasprit Bumrah

14

14

52.0

406

15

3/13

27.06

7.80

8

 Andre Russell

12

12

36.3

291

15

4/20

19.40

7.97

9

 Dwayne Bravo

13

13

49.0

436

15

4/22

29.06

8.89

10

 Dhawal Kulkarni

12

12

41.0

318

14

3/19

22.71

7.75

 

AB de Villiers is excellent on the field. He has the most catches in the tournament. Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper Naman Ojha has the most dismissals.

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