IPL 2016: Highest/Most Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-takers after Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (KKR vs RCB)

Virat Kohli scores yet another fifty

Kolkata Knight Riders played Royal Challengers Bangalore on 16 May 2016. Kolkata Knight Riders wanted a win in this game to cement the playoff spot. Other the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore needed a win to stay in the race for the playoff spot. It was a vital game for both the team. This made this encounter even more interesting.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field first.

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI:

Robin Uthappa(WK), Gautam Gambhir(C), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Ankit Rajpoot, Morne Morkel.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI:

Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(C), AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Lokesh Rahul(WK), Sachin Baby, Iqbal Abdulla, Stuart Binny, Chris Jordan, Sreenath Aravind, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Kolkata Knight Riders lost Robin Uthappa early. Gambhir had to play the anchor role and hold the innings together for KKR. Manish Pandey was on song. Gambhir and Pandey scored half-centuries. In the death overs, it was all Andre Russell. He scored 39 runs in just 19 balls.

Royal Challengers Bangalore started firmly. Chris Gayle found his long-lost form. It was spectacular Virat Kohli once again. He scored yet another half-century. AB de Villiers had a great game too. He too hit a fifty.

Four and that means AB and Virat have their fifth 100+ stand of #IPL2016! #RCB 173/1 in 18 overs #KKRvRCB #PlayBold

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) May 16, 2016

Virat Kohli holds the orange cap. AB de Villiers propels himself to the second spot. Gautam Gambhir moves up in the chart.

IPL 2016 Highest Run-Scorers

Positon	Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	High score	Average	Balls faced	Strike rate
1	Virat Kohli	12	12	3	752	109	83.55	508	148.03
2	AB de Villiers	12	12	2	597	129*	59.70	344	173.54
3	David Warner	12	12	2	567	92	56.70	364	155.76
4	Rohit Sharma	13	13	3	459	85*	45.90	351	130.76
5	Gautam Gambhir	12	12	2	449	90*	44.90	360	124.72
6	Ajinkya Rahane	12	12	2	419	74	41.90	328	127.74
7	Shikhar Dhawan	12	12	4	402	82*	50.25	352	114.20
8	Quinton de Kock	10	10	1	381	108	42.33	258	147.67
9	Murali Vijay	12	12	1	378	89	34.36	315	120.00
10	Ambati Rayudu	13	12	1	334	65	30.36	278	120.14

 

Royal Challengers Bangalore struck quick with Abdulla. KKR hammered Chahal in his first over. Aravind had a good game. He was expensive but took wickets including the crucial wicket of Manish Pandey.

There was nothing much for Kolkata’s bowlers. Royal Challengers Bangalore was in command right from the start. It was an easy victory for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Mitchell McClenaghan holds the purple cap with seventeen wickets. Andre Russell stays at number three.

IPL 2016 Top Wicket-Takers

Position	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Average	Economy
1	Mitchell McClenaghan	13	13	49.3	398	17	4/21	23.41	8.04
2	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	12	12	46.0	355	16	4/29	22.18	7.71
3	Andre Russell	12	12	36.3	291	15	4/20	19.40	7.97
4	Mustafizur Rahman	12	12	45.0	300	14	3/16	21.42	6.66
5	Jasprit Bumrah	13	13	48.0	364	14	3/13	26.00	7.58
6	Shane Watson	12	12	42.3	361	14	3/24	25.78	8.49
7	Sandeep Sharma	12	12	43.0	308	13	2/11	23.69	7.16
8	Amit Mishra	11	11	37.0	280	13	4/11	21.53	7.56
9	Yuzvendra Chahal	9	9	34.1	267	12	3/19	22.25	7.81
10	Mohit Sharma	12	12	41.3	335	12	3/23	27.91	8.07

 

Overall, fielding has been fantastic in IPL 2016. AB de Villiers has the most catches in the tournament so far. While SRH’s wicketkeeper Naman Ojha has the most dismissals.