IPL 2015: Highest Run-Scorers, Wicket-Takers, More After Rajasthan vs. Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore shocked the Indian Premier League with an emphatic nine-wicket win over league leaders Rajasthan Royals on Friday, taking advantage of a slow wicket to restrict their opponents to a low total before chasing it down with just three batsmen.

Bangalore have won just two matches all season but don't sit too far out of the play-off race, and a big win over Rajasthan may be exactly what the team needed in order to jump-start their campaign.

Royals still lead the table but have looked vulnerable the past week, opening the door for the likes of Chennai Super Kings to take advantage and maybe even grab the top spot in the coming days.

Here are your top performers of the 2015 IPL season, so far.

Top 10 Run-Scorers

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Player	Team	Runs
Ajinkya Rahane	Rajasthan	323
David Warner	Hyderabad	250
Shreyas Iyer	Delhi	227
Rohit Sharma	Mumbai	220
JP Duminy	Delhi	207
Dwayne Smith	Chennai	202
Gautam Gambhir	Kolkata	190
Virat Kohli	Bangalore	185
AB de Villiers	Bangalore	176
Steve Smith	Rajasthan	172

Top 10 Batting Averages

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Player	Team	Average
David Wiese	Bangalore	69.00
Shaun Marsh	Punjab	65.00
Andre Russell	Chennai	63.00
George Bailey	Punjab	54.66
Ajinkya Rahane	Rajasthan	53.83
JP Duminy	Delhi	51.75
David Warner	Hyderabad	50.00
Shane Watson	Rajasthan	48.00
Angelo Mathews	Delhi	46.50
Virat Kohli	Bangalore	46.25

Top 10 Strike Rates

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Player	Team	Strike Rate
Deepak Hooda	Rajasthan	208.92
Andre Russell	Kolkata	200.00
Suryakumar Yadav	Kolkata	185.69
AB de Villiers	Bangalore	183.33
Brendon McCullum	Chennai	182.41
Kieron Pollard	Mumbai	176.04
Harbhajan Singh	Mumbai	173.21
Angelo Mathews	Delhi	160.34
David Warner	Hyderabad	158.22
Wriddhiman Saha	Punjab	156.86

Top 10 Wicket-Takers

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Player	Team	Wickets
Imran Tahir	Delhi	13
Ashish Nehra	Chennai	10
Yuvzendra Chahal	Bangalore	10
Morne Morkel	Kolkata	9
Harbhajan Singh	Mumbai	8
Sandeep Sharma	Punjab	8
Anureet Singh	Punjab	8
Dwayne Bravo	Chennai	8
JP Duminy	Delhi	7
Pravin Tambe	Rajasthan	6

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
Imran Tahir	Delhi	3/22
Mitchell Starc	Rajasthan	3/22
Anureet Singh	Rajasthan	3/23
Ashish Nehra	Mumbai	3/23
Ashish Nehra	Delhi	3/25

Top 10 Economy Rates

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Player	Team	Economy
Sandeep Sharma	Punjab	5.55
Mitchell Starc	Bangalore	5.75
Stuart Binny	Rajasthan	5.88
Ashish Nehra	Chennai	6.05
Dhawal Kulkarni	Rajasthan	6.35
Johan Botha	Kolkata	6.50
Domnic Joseph	Delhi	6.69
Ishwar Pandey	Chennai	6.93
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Hyderabad	6.95
Morne Morkel	Kolkata	7.05

Standout Performers

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Mitchell Starc Keeps Rajasthan in Check

Following another spectacular showing, Mitchell Starc now ranks second among all IPL bowlers in economy rate. Taking three wickets while surrendering just 22 runs in four overs will do that for you.

The Australian fast bowler led the way for Bangalore on a slow wicket that favoured the spinners, and it was his bombarding of Rajasthan's batsmen that kept them honest and opened the doors for his team-mates to take advantage.

Royals came into this match having lost only once and keeping the league leaders to a measly 130 runs is some performance. With Starc in the form of his life, Bangalore's bid to make the IPL play-offs suddenly looks alive and well. He wasn't the only bright spot from Friday's contest, after all.

Bangalore Trio Find Consistency

The returning Chris Gayle no doubt aided Bangalore's chase tremendously, but Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers outshone their star team-mate Friday. ESPN Cricinfo's Freddie Wilde was glad to see the team finally stick with the trio at the top of the order:

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I really hope #RCB persist with Gayle, Kohl & ABdV at 1, 2 & 3 & this isn’t a one-off. If anything they need the stability. #IPL #RRvRCB #RR

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) April 24, 2015"

Consistency has been the main issue for Royal Challengers early in the season, and on Friday, their three veteran stars looked as if they had finally found a system they felt comfortable with. Sure, the low target of 130 certainly helped, but after the superb display of Bangalore's bowlers, the batsmen finally looked as if they had everything under control, as well.

If Bangalore is to have any hope of actually making the play-offs, it will likely depend on the bats of Gayle, Kohli and De Villiers.

All stats are courtesy of the IPL's official website.