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IPL 2016: Highest/Most Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-Takers after Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)

Marcus Stoinis picks up four wickets against Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians played Kings XI Punjab on 13 May 2016 at Vishakhapatnam. This was a crucial game for Mumbai Indians. They had to win this game to move upwards and challenge top-four. Kings XI Punjab is at the number eight in the points table. KXIP had to win every match from now on to reach the playoffs. A must-win game for both the teams.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first. Surprise!

Mumbai Indians Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (C), Unmukt Chand, Ambati Rayudu, Nitish Rana, Kieron Pollard, Jos Buttler(WK), Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah.

Kings XI Punjab Playing XI:

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

Unmukt Chand played instead of Parthiv Patel. Glenn Maxwell was back in the side for Kings XI Punjab.

Mumbai Indians lost two early wickets. Chand and Rayudu went without scoring. Mumbai never settled in with the bat. MI’s captain tried to steady the innings but was removed by Axar Patel.

MI made 50 runs in the twelfth over. Kieron Pollard came in and accelerated Mumbai’s innings. MI put 124 runs on the board. Batting first didn’t work out as expected for Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians dismissed Hashim Amla early. Vijay and Saha steadied the boat. Murali Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha scored half-centuries. They put 116 runs for the second wicket.

Virat Kohli holds the orange cap. Rohit Sharma is at number three. Murali Vijay enters the top-10 list.

IPL 2016 Highest Run-Scorers

Positon

Player

Matches

Innings

NO

Runs

High score

Average

Balls faced

Strike rate

1

 Virat Kohli

10

10

2

568

108*

71.00

402

141.29

2

 David Warner

11

11

2

515

92

57.22

323

159.44

3

 Rohit Sharma

12

12

3

428

85*

47.55

330

129.69

4

 Ajinkya Rahane

11

11

2

417

74

46.33

322

129.50

5

 AB de Villiers

10

10

0

409

83

40.90

261

156.70

6

 Gautam Gambhir

10

10

2

398

90*

49.75

325

122.46

7

 Shikhar Dhawan

11

11

4

377

82*

53.85

330

114.24

8

 Murali Vijay

11

11

1

372

89

37.20

303

122.77

9

 Quinton de Kock

9

9

1

341

108

42.62

230

148.26

10

 Lokesh Rahul

8

8

2

332

68*

55.33

232

143.10

 

It was a superb bowling performance from Kings XI Punjab. Marcus Stoinis had a terrific game against Mumbai Indians. He took four wickets for just fifteen runs. Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma picked up two wickets each.

Most of Mumbai’s bowlers had an off day. Mitchell McClenaghan took the crucial wicket of Saha but it was too little and too late. Kings XI Punjab cruised to victory.

Mitchell McClenaghan leads the wicket-takers chart with seventeen wickets. Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma move up in the chart.

IPL 2016 Top Wicket-Takers

Position

Player

Matches

Innings

Overs

Runs

Wickets

BBI

Average

Economy

1

 Mitchell McClenaghan

12

12

45.3

372

17

4/21

21.88

8.17

2

 Bhuvneshwar Kumar

11

11

42.0

323

14

4/29

23.07

7.69

3

 Andre Russell

10

10

32.0

248

14

4/20

17.71

7.75

4

 Shane Watson

10

10

37.3

312

14

3/24

22.28

8.32

5

 Mustafizur Rahman

11

11

41.0

268

13

3/16

20.61

6.53

6

 Sandeep Sharma

11

11

39.0

273

12

2/11

22.75

7.00

7

 Amit Mishra

10

10

33.0

238

12

4/11

19.83

7.21

8

 Mohit Sharma

11

11

37.5

295

12

3/23

24.58

7.79

9

 Dwayne Bravo

10

10

38.0

339

12

4/22

28.25

8.92

10

 Jasprit Bumrah

12

12

44.0

351

11

3/26

31.90

7.97

 

AB de Villiers has the most catches in the tournament so far. SRH’s Naman Ojha has the most dismissals as a wicketkeeper.

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