IPL 2016: Stats - David Warner hunts down Gujarat Lions to lead SRH to the final
With a place in the final at stake, Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a massive jolt when Mustafizur Rahman was ruled out due to an injury. As a result, Trent Boult got his first opportunity of the season while Gujarat Lions drafted in chinaman bowler Shivil Kaushik in place of Shadab Jakati.
After the Lions found themselves tottering at 19/2, their much-maligned middle-order chipped in with useful contributions and ensured that they reached a competitive total on a sporting surface.
Notwithstanding the regular fall of wickets at the other end, Warner led the pursuit from the front. Ably assisted by all-rounder Bipul Sharma, the Sunrisers skipper timed the chase to perfection and took his side into the final with an unbeaten 93.
Let us take a look at the most important statistics from the riveting encounter.
1 – Yuvraj Singh has made it to his first IPL final.
1 – Batsmen who have scored more runs in an IPL edition than Warner’s 778. Only Virat Kohli with 919 runs (also in this season) has bettered the southpaw’s effort.
1 – Matches won by Gujarat Lions while batting first in this IPL from six attempts. In contrast, they have triumphed as many as eight times during chases.
2 – Successive single-digit scores for Suresh Raina in this IPL which is only the second such instance after 2013.
2 – Batsmen who have hit more fours in an IPL season than Warner’s 80. Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 86 fours in 2010 followed by Michael Hussey.
5 – Fifty-plus scores for Aaron Finch in this IPL which is the most by a Gujarat batsman. Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Smith and Raina have all managed three such scores.
5 – Total wickets picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad spinners in this year’s IPL. In a sharp difference, their quick bowlers have managed a combined tally of 78 scalps.
5 – Number of batsmen for the Lions who have topped 300 runs in this IPL. It is the most among all teams with 3 batsmen each from RCB and KKR coming second.
8 – Fifty-plus scores for Warner which is the joint second most in an IPL season alongside Chris Gayle (2012). Kohli is on top of the list with ten such scores, this year.
9 – Wickets taken by Bhuvneshwar Kumar from all final overs in this IPL. The 26-year old’s performance is the best among all bowlers in the 20th over.
18 – Total runs from opening partnerships for the Lions in the last five matches. Needless to say, the experiment in promoting Eklavya Dwivedi to the top of the order did not work out well.
20 – Games missed by Boult before finally stepping onto the field. The left-arm seamer did not feature in five World T20 matches as well as 15 contests for his IPL side.
41 – Collective runs managed by the Sunrisers top seven aside from Warner. The pugnacious opener scored more than twice that of his other specialist batsmen put together.
61 – Consecutive innings in the shortest format for Shikhar Dhawan without being dismissed for a duck. His previous blob came in the 2014 World T20 against West Indies.
435 – Runs for Warner from all Power Play overs in this IPL which is the most by any batsman in a season. The Australian went past his compatriot Adam Gilchrist who had scored 382 runs in 2009.
700 – Warner became just the fourth batsmen to breach the 700 run-mark in an IPL edition. Gayle has done it twice while Michael Hussey and Kohli have achieved the feat once.