Table Toppers CSK Trounce a Defenseless Punjab: KXIP v CSK Statistical Review

Table Toppers CSK Trounce a Defenseless Punjab: KXIP v CSK Statistical Review: CSK defeated a demoralized KXIP side by 7 wickets in the Pepsi IPL 2015, final game for the two teams in the league stage. After winning the toss and opting to bat, the Punjab players lost their way and got bundled out for a paltry score of 130, thanks to some brilliant bowling by the CSK bowlers especially their spinners. The CSK spinners kept it tight and the Punjab batsmen never really got going. In the second half, it was pretty much a walk in the park for Chennai as Faf du Plessis and Raina steer the side to a comfortable victory. Skipper MS Dhoni fired 25 not out off 16 to take the team home more than 3 over’s to spare.

As cricket matches are decided on numbers, take a look at our statistical review:

The match in numbers’:

• Total number of fours hit by KXIP/CSK-11/12
• Total number of sixes hit by KXIP/CSK-4/3
• Total number of dot balls bowled by KXIP/CSK-36/67
• Total number of wide’s bowled by KXIP/CSK-5/3
• Highest scorer of the match- Francois du Plessis- 55 off 41 balls, Strike Rate- 134.15
• Total runs scored in the match – 264/10
• Highest wicket taker of the match- Pawan Negi : 4-25

Other interesting statistical facts of the match:

• This was Suresh Raina’s 200^th T20 game.
• Bravo now has 20 wickets and is the Purple cap holder.
• All of Bravo’s 20 wickets have come in the last 5 over’s.
• Bravo is just 1 wicket away from becoming the 1^st IPL cricketer to take 100 wickets and score 1000 runs.
• Dwayne Bravo also has the chance to get the Purple cap this season for the second time. He was the Purple cap winner in 2013 also.
• David Miller is the only KXIP batsman to score 300 plus runs this season.
• Michael Hussey played his first match of the season today.
• 80% of Brendon McCullum’s runs are of boundaries
• Rishi Dhawan passed his previous high score of 23 in IPL matches.
• Francois Du Plessis passed 1000 runs in IPL matches when he reached 41 today.
• This was Faf’s 6^th fifty in IPL 2015
• MS Dhoni now has 23 stumpings in IPL, joint leader with Dinesh Karthik who also has 23 to his name.