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Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner (L) and Kane Williamson run between the wickets during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad  on April 30, 2016.  / AFP / NOAH SEELAM        (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner (L) and Kane Williamson run between the wickets during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on April 30, 2016. / AFP / NOAH SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)NOAH SEELAM/Getty Images

IPL 2016: Stats on Top Run-Scorers, Leading Wicket-Takers, T20 Averages, More

Rory MarsdenMay 10, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants' Adam Zampa recorded the second-best IPL figures ever against Sunrisers Hyderabad but could not prevent his side from falling to a four-run defeat on Tuesday in Visakhapatnam.

In only his second appearance of this year's tournament, the Australian spinner took six wickets for 19 runs to post the best figures of 2016, per ESPN Cricinfo:

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Hyderabad were restricted to just 137 for eight, Shikhar Dhawan top-scoring with 33, but RPS' miserable season continued when they fell a boundary short of triumph after excellent bowling from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Barinder Sran and Moises Henriques.

Here's a look at the latest statistical rankings in IPL 9 following Tuesday's clash:

PosPlayerMatInnsOversRunsWktsBBIAvgEcon
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar101038.0291144/2920.787.65
2 Andre Russell101032.0248144/2017.717.75
3 Shane Watson9934.3274143/2419.577.94
4 Mitchell McClenaghan101038.3313144/2122.358.12
5 Mustafizur Rahman101037.0229133/1617.616.18
6 Dwayne Bravo101038.0339124/2228.258.92
7 Jasprit Bumrah101038.0310113/2628.188.15
8 Dhawal Kulkarni9930.0210103/1921.007.00
9 Amit Mishra9930.0219104/1121.907.30
10 Sandeep Sharma101035.0262102/2326.207.48
PosPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR
1 Virat Kohli992561108*80.14395142.02
2 David Warner101024699258.62293160.06
3 Ajinkya Rahane111124177446.33322129.50
4 Gautam Gambhir1010239890*49.75325122.46
5 Rohit Sharma1010338885*55.42282137.58
6 AB de Villiers9903858342.77234164.52
7 Shikhar Dhawan1010434382*57.16293117.06
8 Robin Uthappa101003277232.70241135.68
9 Murali Vijay101003188931.80251126.69
10 Quinton de Kock88129710842.42199149.24
PosPlayerMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR
1 Yusuf Pathan108622863*114.00142160.56
2 Virat Kohli992561108*80.14395142.02
3 JP Duminy65315149*75.50118127.96
4 David Warner101024699258.62293160.06
5 Shikhar Dhawan1010434382*57.16293117.06
6 Rohit Sharma1010338885*55.42282137.58
7 Aaron Finch8722767455.20198139.39
8 Chris Morris84211082*55.0055200.00
9 Pawan Negi6545119*51.0047108.51
10 Gautam Gambhir1010239890*49.75325122.46

Sunrisers' victory saw them back to the top of the IPL standings, and they are looking good to go all the way this year.

They have now won four games on the bounce, and this time skipper David Warner made little contribution with the bat. The tournament's second-highest run-scorer was dismissed for just 11 by RP Singh, and it looked as though it could be a pivotal moment in the match.

None of the other SRH batsmen were able to find any real rhythm, and Zampa, Ravi Ashwin and Ashok Dinda restricted them very effectively.

But even without a very big score, Hyderabad were able to successfully defend, proving they are strong in all departments, per cricket commentator Ayaz Memon:

Kumar's figures of one wicket for 20 runs took him back to the top of the wicket-taking rankings, and he now has 14 dismissals in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Asish Nehra produced a brilliant display of death-bowling to dismiss Thisara Perera and Zampa in the last over, while MS Dhoni also fell to a run out as he looked to power his side to victory—they needed 12 from the last two balls. 

Mustafizur Rahman also played his part despite not getting any wickets on this occasion, bowling a very tight penultimate over to leave RPS needing 14 from the last.

The Sunrisers simply look like the best side in the tournament, thanks in no small part to their fantastic bowling lineup, per former Indian opener Aakash Chopra:

Meanwhile, despite plenty of confidence ahead of the campaign, new franchise RPS now have no chance of getting to the knockout stages of the 2016 IPL.

They have suffered injuries galore but have also been tactically outwitted on too many occasions and could not backup Zampa's heroics with a good enough batting performance on Tuesday.

All statistics are courtesy of IPLT20.com.

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