IPL 2015: Top T20 Run-Scorers, Batting Averages, Strike Rates, Bowlers and More
Ashish Nehra stole the show with one of the best bowling performances of the Indian Premier League season on Wednesday, leading Chennai Super Kings to a comfortable 27-run win over struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In the other match, David Warner scored 91 runs to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad past Kolkata Knight Riders in a rain-shortened match. Both teams now find themselves in the top four of this year's IPL standings as the battle for the play-offs starts to heat up.
Here's a look at the statistical leaders after Wednesday's results.
Top 10 Run-Scorers
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Player | Team | Runs |
Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan | 305 |
David Warner | Hyderabad | 250 |
Dwayne Smith | Chennai | 205 |
Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata | 190 |
Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 190 |
Brendon McCullum | Chennai | 166 |
George Bailey | Punjab | 164 |
Kieron Pollard | Mumbai | 159 |
Shikhar Dhawan | Hyderabad | 158 |
Shreyas Iyer | Delhi | 144 |
Top 10 Batting Averages
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Player | Team | Average |
Angelo Mathews | Delhi | 76.00 |
David Wiese | Bangalore | 69.00 |
Shaun Marsh | Punjab | 65.00 |
Andre Russell | Chennai | 63.00 |
Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan | 61.00 |
Shane Watson | Rajasthan | 59.00 |
George Bailey | Punjab | 54.66 |
David Warner | Hyderabad | 50.00 |
Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 47.50 |
Yusuf Pathan | Chennai | 45.50 |
Top 10 Strike Rates
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Player | Team | Strike Rate |
Deepak Hooda | Rajasthan | 218.86 |
AB de Villiers | Bangalore | 208.06 |
Andre Russell | Kolkata | 200.00 |
Suryakumar Yadav | Kolkata | 185.69 |
Brendon McCullum | Chennai | 182.41 |
Kieron Pollard | Mumbai | 180.86 |
Rohit Sharma | Mumbai | 161.06 |
David Warner | Hyderabad | 158.22 |
Wriddhiman Saha | Punjab | 156.68 |
George Bailey | Punjab | 154.71 |
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Top 10 Wicket-Takers
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Player | Team | Wickets |
Ashish Nehra | Chennai | 10 |
Imran Tahir | Delhi | 10 |
Morne Morkel | Kolkata | 9 |
Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai | 8 |
Sandeep Sharma | Punjab | 8 |
Anureet Singh | Punjab | 8 |
Yuvzendra Chahal | Bangalore | 8 |
Dwayne Bravo | Chennai | 8 |
Axar Patel | Punjab | 6 |
KP Duminy | Delhi | 7 |
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Top 10 Bowling Figures
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Player | Against | BBI |
Ashish Nehra | Bangalore | 4/10 |
JP Duminy | Hyderabad | 4/17 |
Sandeep Sharma | Kolkata | 4/25 |
Imran Tahir | Rajasthan | 4/28 |
David Wiese | Mumbai | 4/33 |
Anureet Singh | Rajasthan | 3/23 |
Ashish Nehra | Mumbai | 3/23 |
Ashish Nehra | Delhi | 3/25 |
James Faulkner | Punjab | 3/26 |
Harbhajan Singh | Bangalore | 3/27 |
Top 10 Economy Rates
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Player | Team | Economy |
Sandeep Sharma | Punjab | 5.55 |
Stuart Binny | Rajasthan | 5.88 |
Mitchell Starc | Bangalore | 6.00 |
Ashish Nehra | Chennai | 6.05 |
Dhawal Kulkarni | Rajasthan | 6.30 |
Johan Botha | Kolkata | 6.75 |
Pravin Tambe | Rajasthan | 6.75 |
Ishwar Pandey | Chennai | 6.93 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Hyderabad | 6.95 |
Morne Morkel | Kolkata | 7.05 |
Standout Performers
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Ashish Nehra Puts On Bowling Clinic
Ashish Nehra's final figures from Wednesday's win over Royal Challengers Bangalore were good enough to rank as the new top bowling figures of this year's IPL. The lefty fast bowler took four wickets and gave up just 10 runs in four overs for an economy rate of 2.50. His 15 dot balls also made him Chennai Super Kings' stingiest bowler, with one more than Ishwar Pandey.
Nehra has been one of the most consistent bowlers of this year's IPL and yet another weapon in Chennai's impressive arsenal. Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar reserved some high praise for the way he continues taking risks with full deliveries:
Ashish Nehra's wickets are Bravery Awards. One of the few bowlers brave enough to keep bowling fuller length deliveries. #IPL #CSKvsRCB
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 22, 2015
The veteran hasn't been a regular member of India's national team for years, and the way he is turning his career around is remarkable, to say the least. Nehra has always been a good bowler when it came to limiting runs, but if the wickets continue to fall like this, he'll be one of Men in Blue's leading figures again before long.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Openers Trash Kolkata Knight Riders
Shikhar Dhawan (54) and David Warner (91) put Kolkata in an early hole on Wednesday, as Hyderabad cruised to a comfortable 16-run win in a rain-shortened match.
The duo are quickly becoming the top openers in this year's IPL, a massive weapon in the Twenty20 format. Faced with the pressure of matching Sunrisers' huge score, veteran stars like Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan simply couldn't cope with the pressure, as both managed only single-digit runs.
Hyderabad moved up to fourth place in the standings with the win, and if Warner and Dhawan keep up their heroics, a play-off spot seems almost inevitable.
All statistics courtesy of the IPL's official website.
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