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Sun 15 Apr 2012, 12:00 am
Summary
Ryder breaks franchise record; du Plessis moves ahead of the pack
1 Suresh Raina became the first Indian batsman to aggregate 2,800 runs in Twenty20s. 2 Number of no-balls sent down by Ashok Dinda. He is the third bowler to bowl two no-balls in a match in IPL 2012 after Kings XI Punjab’s Harmeet Singh and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s R Vinay Kumar. 4 Number of batsmen to end a match in IPL 2012 on winning note with a six. Pune Warriors India’s Steven Smith joined Mumbai Indians’ Ambati Rayudu, Rohit Sharma and Kolkata Knight Riders’ Ryan ten Doeschate on this list. 7 Number of wickets lost by Pune Warriors India through run-outs – the most by any side in IPL 2012, along with the Chennai Super Kings. 73 Not out – Jesse Ryder’s score. The highest score for PWI in all IPL matches. Yuvraj Singh was the previous highest scorer for the Warriors; he scored an unbeaten 66 against the Delhi Daredevils at Navi Mumbai in IPL 2011. 153.16 Steven Smith’s strike-rate in the tournament. Among the batsmen with 100-plus runs in IPL 2012, only one – Rajasthan Royals’ Owais Shah – has the better strike-rate (153.19). 171 Runs scored by Faf du Plessis in IPL 2012 – most by any batsman. He overtook Rajasthan Royals’ Ajinkya Rahane, who has a tally of 157 runs so far.