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Mon 9 May 2016, 12:00 am
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Century of appearances for Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar's consistent run & other interesting numbers
294 Runs scored by Shikhar Dhawan in his last six innings. In his first three innings in VIVO IPL 2016 he had managed only 16 runs. 100 Yuvraj Singh completed his century of appearances in the IPL, becoming the 23rd player to do so. 92 Mumbai Indians’ total – the lowest by any side in VIVO IPL 2016. Delhi Daredevils were bowled out for 98 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata. 85 Defeat margin by runs for Mumbai Indians – second biggest for them in IPL. They had lost to Rajasthan Royals by 87 runs at Jaipur in 2013. It was also Sunrisers Hyderabad’s biggest win bettering the 32-run win over Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad in 2014. 50.64 Average opening stand between David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan in the IPL. Only one pair has averaged more while opening 10 times or more – Gautam Gambhir and Brendon McCullum for Kolkata Knight Riders, who averaged 53.30 27 Number of consecutive IPL matches Jasprit Bumrah has played without taking a catch. Only Ashok Dinda (36 between 2008 and 2012) and Ravindra Jadeja (28 between 2011 and 2012) had a longer streak. 8 Number of ducks Parthiv Patel has recorded in the IPL while opening the innings. Only Gautam Gambhir (10) has more ducks as an opener in IPL. 6 Number of batsmen who have got out ‘hit wicket’ in IPL. Yuvraj Singh joined Musavir Khote, Misbah-ul-Haq, Swapnil Asnodkar, Ravindra Jadeja and Saurabh Tiwary in suffering this fate. 4 Number of teams for which Ashish Nehra has won the Player of the Match award in the IPL – for Mumbai Indians in 2008, for Delhi Daredevils in 2009, for Chennai Super Kings in 2015 and now Sunrisers Hyderabad.