IPL 2018: Match 30, Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils – Statistical Highlights

Chennai Super Kings were quick in bouncing back from a defeat as they moved on to top of the table with a 13-run win against the Daredevils. The home side posted a big total of 211/4 on the board with a century opening stand between Shane Watson (78) and Faf du Plessis (33) that was followed by a 36-ball 79-run stand between MS Dhoni (51) and Ambati Rayudu (41). Rishabh Pant and Vijay Shankar fighting knocks could only take Delhi Daredevils’ total to 198/5.

All the stats and numbers that were recorded during the high-scoring thriller in Pune:

3 – Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Glenn Maxwell on three occasions in the IPL. Maxwell scored 33 runs in the 28 balls he faced from Jadeja in the IPL so far.

16 – Chennai Super Kings posted 200+ total in the IPL for the 16th occasion. These are the most number of times a team made 200+ in the IPL. Royal Challengers Bangalore have 14 totals of 200+ in the IPL.

17.33 – Liam Plunkett’s economy rate of 17.33 (52 runs in three overs) is the 3rd worst in an IPL inning of three and more overs. Mitchell Marsh and Harshal Patel conceded 56 runs in the three overs they bowled for PWI and RCB in 2013 and 2014 respectively while KC Carriappa conceded 55 runs while playing for GL in the 2016 edition. All the top three worst spells in the IPL were recorded in Bangalore.

22 – Balls MS Dhoni needed for his fifty in this match. This is his 2nd fastest fifty in the IPL and the 3rd fastest in the Twenty20 format. He scored a fifty off 16 balls against SRH in CLT20 2013 and a fifty in 20 balls against MI in the 2012 IPL.

100 – Chennai Super Kings became the 2nd team with 100 wins in the Twenty20 format. Mumbai Indians became the first team with 100 T20 wins during the previous edition.

198/5 – Daredevils’ total of 198 in this game is their highest total in the IPL against CSK. Their previous highest was 189/5 way back in 2009. This is also their highest IPL total coming in the losing cause surpassing 194/9 against RCB in the 2012 edition.

211/4 – Chennai Super Kings’ total of 211/4 is the highest in the T20 matches in Pune. They surpassed Delhi Daredevils‘ total of 205/4 which they scored in the last IPL edition against RPS. The match aggregate of 409 runs is also the highest in a T20 game at this venue.

3557 – Runs MS Dhoni scored in the IPL as captain. These are the most runs scored by any player as captain in the IPL. Dhoni went past Gautam Gambhir’s tally of 3518 runs as captain in the IPL.