IPL 9, Match 49: RPS v DD – Statistical Highlights

Rising Pune Supergiants won only their 4th match this season while two of them coming against Delhi Daredevils. In a rain affected game at Vizag, RPS defeated DD by 19 runs according to the Duckworth Lewis Method. With this loss, Delhi’s next two games become do or die for them. After being put into bat, Daredevils put on a low total of 121/6 in 20 overs with Chris Morris scoring 20 runs off last 3 balls of DD’s innings. RPS were 57/1 after 8.2 overs when rain hurtled the game. However, before an hour the game resumed without any deduction in overs. Pune added 19 in 2.4 overs without losing wicket after rain break but a heavy rain ensured the Umpires take a call on the game. Here we look at all the stats and records recorded during the game.

1 – This is Rising Pune Supergiants’ first win at home. The lost in their previous 5 games at the home venue in this IPL.

2 – Number of maidens Ashok Dinda has bowled in this IPL, both are wicket maidens. Before this season, Dinda bowled only 2 maidens in Twenty20 cricket in 107 games.

2 – Number of man of the match awards Ashok Dinda has received in this IPL. Before this season, Dinda had just 1 match award in 107 Twenty20 games.

3 – Number of times Duckworth Lewis Stern method came to decide the winner in this season. All the 3 games included RPS.

4 – Number of uncapped Indian players RPS has used in this season so far, the joint 3rd most a team led by MS Dhoni used in an IPL season.

7.25 – Batting average of Quinton de Kock while batting first in this IPL. He has scored 29 runs in 4 innings while batting first in this season.

10 – Number of wickets Ashok Dinda has taken in this IPL. Only in 2013, he has taken more than 10 wickets in an IPL season.

11 – Number of wickets Adam Zampa has taken in his first 4 games in IPL, the joint most by any player.

27 – Stumpings made by MS Dhoni in IPL, the most by any wicket keeper.

42* – Runs scored by Ajinkya Rahane in this game. This is the first time he didn’t score a fifty after scoring more than 25 in this IPL. Out of his previous 12 innings in this season, he scored 6 fifties, 5 times got out on a score less than 10 which includes 2 ducks. On one other occasion he got out on 21.

2014 – Deepak Chahar played a Twenty20 game for the first time since April 2014. Chahar hasn’t played in a List A either since November 2014.

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