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IPL 2017: Highest run scorers, wicket-takers after Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiant

Tye’s fiver agaisnt Pune took him into the top five wicket takers list

The 11th day of the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League witnessed two exciting mathes. Surprisingly, for the first time in the history of the tournament, both the matches on a day produced a hat-trick each. The day started with a hat-trick from Samuel Badree for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match.

What followed was a dream debut for Australian Andrew Tye, when he scalped three back-to-back wickets to become the first IPL player to take a hat-trick in his debut match. However, only one of the two hat-tricks were for a winning cause.

Mumbai Indians made a comeback from 7 for 4 to win the game by 4 wickets, courtesy a smart fifty from Kieron Pollard. Later, the Gujarat Lions earned their first wicket of this season by beating the Rising Pune Supergiant by 7 wickets. 

Let us look at where the teams stand after the latest macthes. 

Points Table:

Team PositionTeamMatches PlayedWonLostNo resultPointsNet run -rateLast Result

1

Mumbai Indians431060.308Beat RCB by 4 wickets
2Kolkata Knight Riders321041.475Beat KXIP by 8 wickets
3Sunrisers Hyderabad321041.156Lost to MI by 4 wickets
4Kings XI Punjab321040.516Lost to KKR by 4 wickets
5Delhi Daredevils11022.050Beat RPS by 97 runs
6Royal Challengers Bangalore41302-1.044Lost to MI by 4 wickets
7Gujarat Lions31302-1.386Beat RPS by 7 wickets
8Rising Pune Supergiant41302-1.637Lost to GL by 7 wickets

Clearly, MI have made s strong comeback after their first loss to pune at the MCA stadium. The team is looking good and leading the charts by an extra win. However, KKR have played one match less than MI. The team is looking stronger with every game under the quirky and fiery captaincy of Gautam Gambhir.

 

SRH have a balanced playing XI and can surely reach the top spot, if they manage to get a big win under their belt in the next encounter. Same is the case with KXIP, who are flourishing well while captain Glenn Maxwell is leading from the front.

Delhi Daredevils have played just 2 matches and have a 50% win record for now. The sorted combo of Zaheer Khan and Rahul Dravid will play a major role in where this team ends up this season. RCB and RPS have a lot of thinking to do, with just one win in four matches.

They both have star names in their squads but have just not been able to create an impact. While GL are second last in the table, the team now has the momentum of their last win and can look to surge up by a few places now.

Let us look at the orange cap and purple hap holders for now. 

Leading run scorers:

The KKR captain is leading from the front with 167 runs and two 50s under his belt
PositionPlayerMatchesInningsTotal RunsAverageStrike Rate50s100sNot outsHighest

1

Gautam Gambhir (KKR)33167167151.8220276
2Steve Smith (RPS)3315376.50140.3710184*
3Nitesh Rana (MI)4414035.00128.4410050
4David Warner (SRH)3313969.50159.7710176*
5Kieron Pollard (MI)4412531.25135.871`0070
6Chris Lynn (KKR)22125125.00192.3110193*
7Sanju Samson (DD)2211557.50153.33010102
8Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)33112112.00200.0000244*
9Hashim Amla (KXIP)3311155.50120.6510158*
10Kedar Jadhav (RCB)4411027.50169.2310069

Leading wicket takers: 

Imran Tahir has made a sensational comeback after first going unsold in the IPL auctions and has 7 wickets in the tournament with an economy of just 5.75
PositionPlayerMatchesWicketsOversRunsEconomy
1Imran Tahir (RPS)47151345.75
2Bhuvaneshwar Kumar (SRH)3712698.10
3Rashid Khan (SRH)3612746.16
4Mitchell McClenaghan (MI)35161499.31
5Andrew Tye (GL)154174.25
6Zaheer Khan (DD)257517.29
7Samuel Badree (RCB)14492.25
8Ashish Nehra (SRH)34121159.58
9Chris Morris (DD)246406.67
10Umesh Yadav (KKR)144338.25

The tournament is still in its nascent stages and there’s a huge scope for monumental changes to happen in these tables. Only time will tell how each team, batsman and bowler fares over the course of the entire tournament.

Today’s Matches: KKR v SRH, Eden Gardens – 4:00 pm IST

                           DD v KXIP, Feroz Shah Kotla – 8:00 pm IST

 

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