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Sat 25 Apr 2015, 12:00 am
Summary
Sixes aplenty in Pepsi IPL 2015, Malinga's prolific wicket-taking ways & all the interesting numbers
300 The six hit by Shikhar Dhawan off Harbhajan Singh was the 300th six in Pepsi IPL 2015. Incidentally it came only in the 23rd match, which is the least number of matches taken to reach this milestone in any edition of the IPL! 108.69 Lokesh Rahul’s strike-rate in Pepsi IPL 2015 – lowest among all batsmen who have faced at least 75 balls in the tournament. 74 Runs scored by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first 10 overs. They could muster only 63 in the next ten overs! 45 Number of wickets taken by Lasith Malinga at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. No one bowler has taken more wickets at a particular ground in the IPL. 25.71 Percent of Mumbai Indians' runs have come from Lendl Simmons’ bat (in the matches he has played for the side) – the highest any batsman has contributed to a team in the IPL. 11 Number of times Lasith Malinga has taken a four-wicket haul in a T20 match - more than any other bowler. He was previously level with Umar Gul and Sunil Narine with 10 such instances. 8.00 Sunrisers Hyderabad’s scoring-rate in Pepsi IPL 2015 – lowest among all eight teams.