Weekly report of Indian Premier League
Week 1:
The week 1 of the most anticipated Indian Premier League culminated with the 7th match of the IPL. The tournament that started with a win for Chennai Super Kings against the Mumbai Indians, ended with Chennai Super Kings being on the receiving end of a thrashing defeat in the hands of Delhi Capitals.
Delhi Capitals looked the team to beat in the first week notching up two wins in as many games. Sun Risers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders are yet to open their account while the rest of the teams havHe clinched a win in their kitty.
Contrarily, Chennai Super Kings look the most depleted side. The Ms Dhoni led side won the first game but went on to face back to back defeats in the next game.
Points Table (Week 1):
Stats:
Out of the 7 matches played the chasing team has only one match whereas the rest six matches has been won by the team batting first.
Now this has come across as an exception to the global template of chasing and finishing off games in the T20 circuit.
In addition it has been observed that bowlers who could swing the ball under the light has been the most effective in the second innings whereas quality wrist as well as finger spinners has been amongst the wickets.
Highest score: 216/7 by RR against CSK. (Sharjah).
Lowest score: 109/10 by RCB against KXIP. (Dubai).
Highest Individual Score: Kl Rahul 132*(69) against RCB.
Best bowling figures: Md. Shami 15/3 against DC.
Number of 50s: 12.
Number of 100s: 01.
Wickets taken by pacers : spinners = 53:32 (does not includes super over stat)
Any other noticable event: The match between KXIP and DC ended in a super over.
Team of the week:
Rohit Sharma
Kl Rahul (c)
Sanju Samson (wk)
Mayank Agarwal
Ab de Villiers
Faf du Plessis
Sam Curran
Rahul Tewatia
Kagiso Rabada
Md. Shami
Yuzvendra Chahal
Overall it has been a week full of promises and excitement, and the level of competitiveness are expected to scale up in the weeks to follow.
