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Wed 6 May 2015, 12:00 am
Summary
First ball dismissals for both teams, Harbhajan Singh's miserly spell, and all the interesting numbers
2 Number of instances where both sides in a match have lost a wicket off the very first ball of their respective innings. The only other such instance was seen in the match between Deccan Chargers and Pune Warriors India, played in Cuttack in 2012. 10 Number of captains to aggregate 1000 runs in the IPL. Rohit Sharma is second from Mumbai Indians to accomplish this feat after Sachin Tendulkar. 11 Number of Mumbai Indians batsmen dismissed for a Duck in Pepsi IPL 2015 – most for any side. Delhi Daredevils batsmen have been dismissed for a duck only thrice so far. 16 Number of dot balls bowled by Harbhajan Singh in the match - second most by any bowler in a match in Pepsi IPL 2015 after Mitchell Johnson’s 17 dot balls against Mumbai Indians, also at the Wankhede Stadium on April 12. 19 Number of wickets taken by Lasith Malinga in 11 games against Delhi Daredevils – most against them by any bowler. He went ahead of R Ashwin, who has taken 17 wickets in same number of matches. 19.75 Mayank Agarwal’s batting average as an opener in the IPL- lowest for any player who has opened the innings 20 times or more. 22 Number to batsmen to have aggregated 2,000 runs in the IPL. Yuvraj Singh is 15th Indian to do so. 201 Number of sixes hit by Yuvraj Singh in T20 cricket. He is the third Indian (after Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma) and 12th batsman overall to do so. 559 Runs scored by Rohit Sharma against Delhi Daredevils – most against them by any batsman. Rohit surpassed Ajinkya Rahane’s tally of 517.