Statistical comparison of the first season of various T20 leagues
With the onset of IPL on 18th April 2008, cricket got a new dimension and from that day to this day, various cricket’s perceptions have certainly changed by some destructive players like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, Brendon McCullum etc. and after gauging IPL’s success various leagues have emerged around the world to promote cricket in their country and to give the youngsters a feel of international level at a very young age and players like Ravindra Jadeja, Shaun Marsh are the prime examples of that. After the IPL, in 2011/12 two new leagues were born – Big Bash League (BBL) and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL); the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) started in 2013 and recently we saw the Pakistan Super League (PSL) gain popularity and success in its very first season.
On this occasion, here we present statistical comparison of the five T20 leagues – IPL, BBL, BPL, CPL and PSL:
Winners of 1st season:
| League name | Winner | Season |
| Indian Premier League | Rajasthan Royals | 2007/08 |
| Big Bash League | Sydney Sixers | 2011/12 |
| Bangladesh Premier League | Dhaka Gladiators | 2011/12 |
| Caribbean Premier League | Jamaica Tallawahs | 2013 |
| Pakistan Super League | Islamabad Unites | 2015/16 |
Most runs:
| League name | Player name | Team name | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike rate | Balls faced | No. of fours | No. of sixes |
| IPL | Shaun Marsh | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 616 | 68.44 | 139.68 | 441 | 59 | 26 |
| BBL | Travis Birt | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 345 | 43.12 | 168.29 | 205 | 27 | 19 |
| BPL | Ahmed Shehzad | Barisal Burners | 12 | 486 | 48.60 | 155.76 | 312 | 46 | 25 |
| CPL | Shoaib Malik | Barbados Tridents | 8 | 272 | 34.00 | 112.86 | 241 | 17 | 7 |
| PSL | Umar Akmal | LahorQalandars | 7 | 335 | 83.75 | 157.27 | 213 | 27 | 17 |
Most wickets:
| League name | Player name | Team name | Matches | Wickets | No. of runs conceded | Economy rate | Average | Strike rate | BBI |
| IPL | SohailTanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 22 | 266 | 6.46 | 12.09 | 11.2 | 6/14 |
| BBL | Naved-ul-Hasan | Hobart Hurricanes | 8 | 15 | 255 | 8.01 | 17.00 | 12.7 | 4/22 |
| BPL | Elias Sunny | Dhaka Gladiators | 12 | 17 | 253 | 6.71 | 14.88 | 13.2 | 3/17 |
| CPL | K Santokie | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 9 | 16 | 219 | 6.22 | 13.68 | 13.1 | 3/19 |
| PSL | Andre Russell | Islamabad United | 10 | 16 | 276 | 8.03 | 17.25 | 12.8 | 3/18 |
Most catches:
| League name | Player name | Team name | Matches | Catches |
| IPL | Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 10 |
| BBL | Steven Smith | Sydney Sixers | 9 | 9 |
| BPL | Mohammad Ashraful | Dhaka Gladiators | 12 | 9 |
| CPL | Kiron Pollard | Barbados Tridents | 8 | 14 |
| PSL | Umar Akmal | LahoreQalandars | 7 | 7 |
Highest totals:
| League name | Team name | Total | Opposition team name | Venue | Date |
| IPL | Chennai Super Kings | 240/5 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | April 19, 2008 |
| BBL | Melbourne Stars | 203/3 | Hobart Hurricanes | Hobart | January 9, 2012 |
| BPL | Dhaka Gladiators | 208/5 | Barisal Burners | Dhaka | February 14, 2012 |
| CPL | St. Lucia Zouks | 179/4 | Antigua Hawksbills | North Sound | August 15, 2013 |
| PSL | Quetta Gladiators | 203/8 | Lahore Qalandars | Dubai (DSC) | February 16, 2016 |
Most dismissals (Wicketkeeper):
| League name | Player name | Team name | Matches | Dismissals |
| IPL | Yogesh Takawale | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 11 |
| BBL | Luke Ronchi | Perth Scorchers | 9 | 9 |
| BPL | Saghir Hossain | Khulna Royals Bengals | 7 | 8 |
| CPL | Umar Akmal | Barbados Tridents | 6 | 8 |
| DeneshRamdin | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 9 | 8 | |
| PSL | M Rizwan | Lahore Qalandars | 8 | 10 |
Most sixes:
| League name | Player name | Team name | Matches | Sixes |
| IPL | SanathJayasuriya | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 31 |
| BBL | Chris Gayle | Sydney Thunder | 7 | 22 |
| BPL | Chris Gayle | Barisal Burners | 5 | 26 |
| CPL | Andre Russell | Jamaica Tallawahs | 9 | 16 |
| PSL | Sharjeel Khan | Islamabad United | 11 | 19 |
Highest partnership by runs:
| League name | Team name | Player-1 | Player-2 | Partnership runs | Wicket | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| IPL | Deccan Chargers | Adam Gilchrist | VVS Laxman | 155* | 1st | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | April 27, 2008 |
| BBL | Melbourne Stars | R Quiney | L Wright | 172 | 1st | Hobart Hurricanes | Hobart | January 9, 2012 |
| BPL | Barisal Burners | A Shehzad | C Gayle | 167* | 1st | Sylhet Royals | Dhaka | February 10, 2012 |
| CPL | Barbados Tridents | R Reifer | S Malik | 102 | 3rd | Jamaica Tallawahs | Port of Spain | August 23, 2013 |
| PSL | Islamabad United | S Watson | S Khan | 153 | 1st | Lahore Qalandars | Sharjah | February 10, 2016 |
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