SRH Vs MI: SRH's batting collapse carves the path for MI in play offs- Statistical Review

SRH Vs MI: SRH’s batting collapse carves the path for MI in play offs- Statistical Review: The ultimate game of the group stage had enormous importance with respect to the points table. After the washed out game of RCB, it stood as the winner of this match would qualify as the second team and the loser would be eliminated. Opting to bat first, SRH had a horrible evening. For yet another time it was exposed that how much Warner dependant their batting line up is. Warner was dismissed early tonight and that was followed by a shameful batting collapse. SRH managed to pose a total of 113 runs on the board and MI could well sense their position in the play offs.

As it happened, it was a smooth and equally comprehensible victory for MI. With 6.1 overs to spare and with 9 wickets in hand, they reached the target, thereby securing their play-off position.

MI will now play CSK in the first qualifier, while on the other hand, RCB is to play RR in the eliminator.

The Match in Numbers:

• Number of fours hit by SRH/MI: 8/13

• Number of Sixes hit by SRH/MI: 1/3

• Total Number of dot balls bowled by SRH/MI: 34/53

• Total Number of wide deliveries bowled by SRH/MI: 5/4

• Total Number of no balls bowled by SRH/MI: 0/0

• Highest Run scorer of the Match: Parthiv Patel (51* runs off 37 deliveries)

• Highest Wicket Taker of the Match: Mitchell McClenaghan (4-0-16-3)

• Total Number of Runs Scored in the Match: 227/11 in 33.5 overs.

The other statistical facts of the match:

• It was the second time in the history of IPL that a number eleven batsman has hit 3 fours in an innings. Dale Steyn did that on his way to score an unbeaten 19.

• This was the second time out of the past three matches that Naman Ojha has been dismissed for a duck.

• SRH has lost the most number of wickets in a single match in the powerplay overs. Today, they lost 3 wickets, which is their joint highest.

• The average of the opening partnership for SRH was 47.3 prior to today’s match in this season. But today, Warner-Dhawan partnership managed to contribute just 7. It was indeed a bad time to fail.

• It was the first century partnership today for MI in this particular season.

• Today’s win marked the 25^th victory for Rohit Sharma as a captain out of 42 matches, with a win percentage of 59.52%.

• Lasith Malinga has bowled 122 dot balls in the tournament so far. He has bowled 12 today. Ahead of him is Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, who has bowled 126 dot balls. He has bowled 10 dots today in his 3 overs.

All stats updated till 17th may 2015.