News
Thu 18 Apr 2013, 12:00 am
Summary
Ponting and Mumbai cannot hide blushes
92: Mumbai Indians equaled their lowest total in IPL. They had made an identical total against Delhi Daredevils at Mumbai in 2012. 87: The margin of defeat for Mumbai Indians - their biggest ever in IPL. Kings XI Punjab had beaten them by 76 runs at Mohali in 2011. 71.09: Ricky Ponting’s strike-rate in IPL – worst for any batsman facing at least 100 balls. 30: Dinesh Karthik’s score – his lowest in five innings this year. In comparison, skipper Ricky Ponting’s highest this year has been 28. 12: Number of times Rajasthan Royals have successfully defended a total of 170 runs (or more). 5: All five Rajasthan Royals batsmen scored runs at a strike-rate of 100 or more - second such instance in IPL2013. All five Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen had managed to maintain a strike-rate of at least 100 against Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata.