IPL 2016, Stats: Rohit Sharma knock not enough to give Mumbai Indians win against Delhi Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils became the only team after Royal Challengers Bangalore to win a team after batting first in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as they defeated the Mumbai Indians by 10 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla. This was Mumbai's fourth loss of the IPL in six games and the campaign looks much like last season's campaign for the defending champions.
Sanju Samson continued his excellent form against Mumbai Indians as he top scored for the Daredevils with 60(48). He was ably supported by South African all-rounder JP Duminy who pitched in with a valuable 49.
In reply, Rohit Sharma continued his good batting form while batting second as he notched up his third fifty in a chase. Although Krunal Pandya showed good intent, he lost his wicket to a run-out that involved Mumbai captain, Rohit. Delhi bowled well in the death overs to hold on and win a thrilling encounter by 10 runs.
Here are the major stats from the game:
2 – Delhi Daredevils are now the second team in the IPL, after Royal Challengers Bangalore, to win a match after batting first.
3 – Sanju Samson scored his third fifty in the last 25 IPL innings. All his three of those fifties came against Mumbai Indians.
3 – Rohit Sharma has scored a fifty in each of the three innings he has batted second in the IPL so far.
5 – Delhi Daredevils have made the most dismissals through run-outs by any team in the IPL.
6 – Harbhajan Singh has now been dismissed for the most times for a golden duck in the IPL. Harbhajan is equal along with Jacques Kallis.
19 – Shreyas Iyer's knock of 19 runs was his first score that reached double figures in this IPL. His previous three scores were 0, 3 and 0.
26 – Quinton de Kock has scored only 26 runs in the two innings he has batted first in the IPL so far. In the two innings he batted second, de Kock scored 167 runs.
29 – Rohit Sharma was involved in a run-out for the 29th time in the IPL. This is the most for any batsman.
28 – Rohit Sharma has scored 28 scores of 50-plus in the IPL. This is the joint highest along with David Warner and Gautam Gambhir.
56 – The number of runs scored by Mumbai Indians in the last 8 overs. Delhi scored 80 runs in the last 8 overs.
105 – Krunal Pandya has scored 105 runs in the IPL in the three innings he has batted in so far. Krunal has faced only 56 balls.
132 – Mumbai Indians played their 132nd IPL match. This is the joint highest for any team, along with Chennai Super Kings.
187.50 – Krunal Pandya has the highest strike rate in the IPL so far for any batsman who has scored a minimum of 100 runs.
500 – Rohit Sharma reached a landmark of hitting 500 fours in T20s.
5002 – JP Duminy became the first South African batsman to score more 5000 runs in T20s. He is the 17th batsman to achieve the feat.