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

Krunal Pandya smashed Delhi’s bowlers all over the park

Super Sunday – we had two games on 15 May 2016. Kings XI Punjab played Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first game. Kings XI Punjab was upbeat after the win in their previous game. While Sunrisers Hyderabad looked to cement the playoff spot. In the second game, Mumbai Indians played Delhi Daredevils. Mumbai Indians wanted to bounce back after that defeat in the previous game. Delhi Daredevils wanted to keep the momentum going into the playoffs.

Match one – Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat first. We are finally seeing a change in the trend.

 Kings XI Punjab Playing XI:

Murali Vijay(C), Hashim Amla, Wriddhiman Saha(WK), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Anureet Singh.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI:

David Warner(C), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, Ben Cutting, Naman Ojha(WK), Karn Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Mustafizur Rahman.

Ben Cutting, Karan Sharma made the squad instead of Williamson and Sran for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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

Mustafizur Rahman struck early and removed KXIP captain Murali Vijay for just six runs. Hashim Amla was the standout performer for Kings XI Punjab. He scored 96 runs in just 56 balls. Other batsmen had decent starts but couldn’t keep going. 

David Miller played a brilliant cameo in the end to propel KXIP’s score to 179.

Sunrisers Hyderabad started well. SRH notched 68 runs for the first wicket.  

Trivia: Three Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen have hit their own stumps in  IPL 2016 – Yuvraj Singh, Deepak Hooda, and David Warner.

It was not David Warner. Yuvraj Singh played brilliantly and guided Sunrisers Hyderabad to victory. Sunrisers Hyderabad confirmed their place in the playoffs of IPL 2016 with this win.

Match two – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to field first.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI:

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

Delhi Daredevils Playing XI:

Quinton de Kock (WK), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, JP Duminy, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Imran Tahir, Shahbaz Nadeem, Zaheer Khan (C).

Mumbai Indians had a steady start. Then, Krunal Pandya came in and destroyed Delhi Daredevils bowling. He scored 86 runs in just 37 balls. His innings was magnificent. Jos Buttler played a good knock in the final overs to propel MI’s score to 206.

Chasing 206 is never easy. DD lost Mayank Agarwal early. Delhi Daredevils crumbled and lost four wickets in the first ten overs. Mumbai Indians was in total control with the ball as well.

Krunal Pandya had a decent game with the ball too. Bumrah was the stand-out performer for he took three wickets. Overall, it was a comfortable victory for Mumbai Indians.

Leading run scorers:

Virat Kohli leads the run-scorers chart with 667 runs. Murali Vijay stays at number eight. David Warner pushes himself to the second place.

 

IPL 2016 Highest Run-Scorers

Positon

Player

Matches

Innings

NO

Runs

High score

Average

Balls faced

Strike rate

1

 Virat Kohli

11

11

2

677

109

75.22

457

148.14

2

 David Warner

12

12

2

567

92

56.70

364

155.76

3

 AB de Villiers

11

11

1

538

129*

53.80

313

171.88

4

 Rohit Sharma

13

13

3

459

85*

45.90

351

130.76

5

 Ajinkya Rahane

12

12

2

419

74

41.90

328

127.74

6

 Shikhar Dhawan

12

12

4

402

82*

50.25

352

114.20

7

 Gautam Gambhir

11

11

2

398

90*

44.22

326

122.08

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

 

 Top wicket-takers:

Mitchell McClenaghan is the leading wicket-taker of IPL 2016 with seventeen wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar fires himself to the second spot with fifteen wickets. Mustafizur Rahman moves up in the chart as well. Bumrah enters the top-10 wicket-takers chart.

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

11

11

34.0

259

15

4/20

17.26

7.61

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

11

11

38.3

315

14

3/24

22.50

8.18

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

 Mohit Sharma

12

12

41.3

335

12

3/23

27.91

8.07

10

 Dwayne Bravo

11

11

41.0

385

12

4/22

32.08

9.39

 

 RCB’s AB de Villiers has the most catches in the tournament so far. SRH’s wicketkeeper Naman Ojha has the most dismissals in IPL 9. 

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