IPL 2017: Highest Run-Scorers, Top Bowling Figures, Strike Rates and More

Rising Pune Supergiant defeated Mumbai Indians in the second day of action at the 2017 Indian Premier League, winning by seven wickets on Thursday.

Pune skipper Steven Smith was the top-scoring batsman as he smashed 84 from just 54 balls, partnering opener Ajinkya Rahane, who scored 60.

Defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad opened with a healthy 35-run victory against losing 2016 finalists Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday.

Here's a look at the key statistics from the Twenty20 tournament following the opening-match action:

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Not Outs	Balls Faced	HS	Total Score	SR
Steven Smith	RPS	1	1	1	54	84	84	155.56
Yuvraj Singh	SRH	1	1	0	27	62	62	229.63
Ajinkya Rahane	RPS	1	1	0	34	60	60	176.47
Moises Henriques	SRH	1	1	0	37	52	52	229.63
Shikhar Dhawan	SRH	1	1	0	31	40	40	129.03

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Overs	Econ	Runs	Wkts
Imran Tahir	RSP	1	1	4	7.00	28	3
Rajat Bhatia	RSP	1	1	3	4.67	14	2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	SH	1	1	4	6.75	27	2
Rashid Khan	SH	1	1	4	9.00	36	2
Ashish Nehra	SH	1	1	4	10.50	42	2

Australian superstar Smith leads the total scoring for the IPL after leading Pune to a close win over Mumbai.

The captain appeared comfortable at the crease and hit seven fours and three sixes on his way to success.

Cricket journalist Arjun Bhardwaj highlighted Smith's effort:

According to ESPN Cricinfo, Mumbai's Rohit Sharma tipped his hat to the Aussie's opening innings at the tournament.

"I thought Smith batted really well," said Sharma. "The kind of form he is in, he just took off from where he left. The fielding didn't really help us. This is our first game and there is a lot of learning from this."

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Yuvraj Singh is Smith's closest challenger for top run-scorer and remains 22 runs behind the prolific hitman.