IPL 2015: Top 10 Run-Scorers, Strike Rates, Bowling Averages and More
Rajasthan Royals made it five wins from five in the 2015 IPL on Sunday as they convincingly beat a strong Chennai Super Kings side by eight wickets at the Sardar Patel Stadium.
Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson put on 144 together chasing 157 to set up an easy win and move the Royals four points clear at the top of the table.
Mumbai Indians got their first win of the competition against Royal Challengers Bangalore as they triumphed by 18 runs, having posted 209 batting first.
Here's how the day's action has affected the individual batting and bowling standings in the 2015 IPL.
Top 10 Run-Scorers
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Player | Team | Runs |
Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan | 231 |
Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 190 |
George Bailey | Punjab | 164 |
Dwayne Smith | Chennai | 163 |
Brendon McCullum | Chennai | 162 |
Kieron Pollard | Mumbai | 159 |
David Warner | Hyderabad | 159 |
Steve Smith | Rajasthan | 141 |
Chris Gayle | Bangalore | 127 |
Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata | 126 |
All statistics via ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Averages
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Player | Team | Average |
Andre Russell | Kolkata | 107.00 |
Dwayne Bravo | Chennai | 76.00 |
Shane Watson | Rajasthan | 73.00 |
Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan | 57.75 |
George Bailey | Punjab | 54.66 |
Brendon McCullum | Chennai | 54.00 |
Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 47.50 |
Yusuf Pathan | Kolkata | 45.00 |
Ravi Bopara | Hyderabad | 43.00 |
Chris Gayle | Bangalore | 42.33 |
All statistics via ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Strike Rates
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Player | Team | Strike Rate |
Piyush Chawla | Kolkata | 400.00 |
Hardik Pandya | Mumbai | 266.66 |
AB de Villiers | Bangalore | 221.15 |
Deepak Hooda | Rajasthan | 220.45 |
Suryakumar Yadav | Kolkata | 205.12 |
Andre Russell | Kolkata | 201.88 |
Abu Nechim | Bangalore | 200.00 |
Varun Aaron | Bangalore | 200.00 |
Mohit Sharma | Chennai | 200.00 |
Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai | 191.30 |
All statistics via ESPN Cricinfo.
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Top 10 Wicket-Takers
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Player | Team | Wickets |
Imran Tahir | Delhi | 9 |
Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai | 8 |
Sandeep Sharma | Punjab | 7 |
JP Duminy | Delhi | 7 |
Anureet Singh | Punjab | 7 |
Dwayne Bravo | Chennai | 7 |
Shaish Nehra | Chennai | 6 |
Morne Morkel | Kolkata | 5 |
Trent Boult | Hyderabad | 5 |
Mitchell Johnson | Punjab | 5 |
All statistics via ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Bowling Figures
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Player | Against | BBI |
JP Duminy | Hyderabad | 4/17 |
Sandeep Sharma | Kolkata | 4/25 |
Imran Tahir | Rajasthan | 4/28 |
Anureet Singh | Rajasthan | 3/23 |
Ashish Nehra | Mumbai | 3/23 |
Ashish Nehra | Delhi | 3/25 |
James Faulkner | Punjab | 3/26 |
Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai | 3/27 |
Nathan Coulter-Nile | Chennai | 3/30 |
Umesh Yadav | Punjab | 3/33 |
All statistics via ESPN Cricinfo.
Top 10 Economy Rates
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Player | Team | Economy |
Sandeep Sharma | Punjab | 5.37 |
Stuart Binny | Rajasthan | 5.71 |
Sunil Narine | Kolkata | 5.91 |
Deepak Hooda | Rajasthan | 6.22 |
Dhawal Kulkarni | Rajasthan | 6.30 |
Morne Morkel | Kolkata | 6.66 |
Dale Steyn | Hyderabad | 6.75 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Hyderabad | 6.75 |
Pravin Tambe | Rajasthan | 6.76 |
JP Duminy | Delhi | 6.85 |
All statistics via ESPN Cricinfo.
Standout Performers
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Watson and Rahane Ease Royals to Victory
Rajasthan Royals saw off pre-tournament favourites Chennai Super Kings in some fashion on Sunday as they eased to an eight-wicket victory.
CSK batted first and set Rajasthan 157 for victory, and Ajinkya Rahane and skipper Shane Watson stepped up to the plate in some style.
The pair batted very sensibly, reaching 144 together before Watson fell to Ravindra Jadeja for 73, but the job had already been done.
Watson's runs came from 47 balls, while Rahane was unbeaten on 76 off 55 balls as he saw out the victory with Karun Nair.
The Royals won with 10 balls to spare and are looking in sparkling form; both their bowling and batting units were impressive on Sunday.
Rohit Smashes Mumbai to Huge Total
Mumbai Indians put together a very impressive batting display to post 209 on Sunday, and Royal Challengers Bangalore fell 18 short in the chase.
It was Mumbai's first win of the tournament in the fifth attempt, and their innings included a 59 from Lendl Simmons and 58 from Unmukt Chand.
But skipper Rohit Sharma arguably had the key innings, as he smashed 42 from just 15 balls to move the scoreboard along at an electric pace.
He hit three fours and four maximums, and one of his sixes was quite an extraordinary effort, as described by cricket writer Freddie Wilde.
Rohit put the RCB bowlers under huge pressure, and although late wickets fell, Mumbai were able to post a massively daunting score.
Bangalore did their best to chase it down, with AB de Villiers particularly impressing, but they fell some way short in the end.
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