There’s victory and there’s defeat but to every match, there is a statistical angle too. In the second match of the day, despite putting just 157 on board, Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 15 runs — defeating Delhi Daredevils and a valiant Rishabh Pant in the process.
In the other match of the day, skipper Glenn Maxwell scored a quickfire 44 not out to guide the the Kings XI Punjab to a 6-wicket victory with 6 balls remaining.
Here are the statistical highlights from the games:
RCB vs DD
157: Royal Challengers Bangalore have successfully defended only two lower first innings totals at Bengaluru in a 20-over IPL match. In 2008, they scored 156/8 and beat Deccan Chargers by 3 runs in 2008. And then in 2013, Royal Challengers Bangalore made 156/5 and beat Mumbai Indians by 2 runs.
Thrifty: Shahbaz Nadeem’s economy rate of 3.25 (4-0-13-1) is the best by a Delhi Daredevils spinner in a four-over spell. Amit Mishra also had identical figures against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai in 2010.
Spurt: In his first 17 balls, Kedar Jadhav scored 15 Runs. In his next 19 balls, he got another 54! He eventually ended up with 69 runs, his highest innings in the IPL.
Through the gate: Five batsmen got out bowled in Delhi Daredevils innings – most dismissals in this fashion in an innings for Delhi Daredevils.
One-man army: Pant scored 57 for 1 off 36 balls (RR: 9.49); the rest of DD scored 80 for 8 off 84 balls (RR: 5.71)
Losers: The Delhi Daredevils have lost 76 matches in the IPL – the most for any side.
Winners: The Royal Challengers Bangalore have beaten Delhi Daredevils 11 times in the IPL. It is the joint-most for any team along with Chennai Super Kings.
KXIP vs RPS
Defenceless: Rising Pune Supergiant’s losing record while defending a target is abysmal. They have lost 8 out of 8.
Russian roulette: The Kings XI Punjab have used 10 captains in the IPL – most among all teams. Also perhaps the reason they have lacked consistency. They are in a constant state of flux.
Never too young – At 17 years 247 days, Rahul Chahar became the the third youngest player to make his IPL debut. Only Sarfraz Khan (17 years 177 days) and Pradeep Sangwan (17 years 179 days) were younger.