The IPL 2024 season has introduced an unbridled rush of uncapped gamers taking the stage by storm with record-breaking performances. The previous week marked the arrival of contemporary expertise and a return to type for among the league’s veterans.
6 – Punjab Kings made a shocking come-from-behind win in a 200-run chase towards Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, with Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 61 from 29 balls taking the staff over the road with a ball to spare.
Punjab thereby surpassed Mumbai Indians for essentially the most profitable 200-plus run chases in IPL historical past with their sixth such effort.
April 5: SRH v CSK
Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abhishek Sharma performs a shot through the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, March 31, 2024. (PTI Picture)
Abhishek blitz at 300
308.33 – Abhishek Sharma’s turbocharged 37 off 12 deliveries was the best rating by a Sunrisers Hyderabad batter with a 300-plus strike price. The left-hander additionally grew to become solely the third opener after Chris Gayle (twice) and KL Rahul to file 300-plus strike price in innings (min. 30 runs).
April 6: RR v RCB
Kohli’s file eighth IPL ton
Virat Kohli divided the cricketing world together with his 67-ball hundred in Jaipur – the joint-slowest IPL hundred in 17 editions. Kohli’s century, nonetheless, was a record-extending eighth IPL hundred and ninth T20 ton. Solely Chris Gayle (22) and Babar Azam (11) have registered extra centuries within the T20 format.
517 – Kohli has registered three tons in his final seven innings within the IPL, recording the perfect streak of runs in seven consecutive innings within the league by any batter.
Together with his eighth ton for RCB, Kohli additionally went previous Michael Klinger (7 for Gloucestershire) for many centuries for a single staff in T20s. RCB additionally grew to become the staff with essentially the most particular person tons of (18), breaking the tie with the Indian nationwide staff (17).
110 – Kohli additionally surpassed Suresh Raina for essentially the most catches in IPL historical past.
Jos Buttler slammed a century in RR’s win over RCB in IPL 2024. (BCCI)
100/100 for Buttler
6 – Jos Buttler smashed his sixth IPL hundred, levelling with Gayle for the second-most centuries within the IPL. Buttler grew to become the second participant after KL Rahul to attain 100 of their a hundredth IPL look. Buttler additionally joined Kohli and Ben Stokes as the one batters to have a number of IPL centuries whereas chasing.
April 7: MI v DC
Mumbai rampage within the file books
Mumbai Indians smashed their highest complete on the Wankhede Stadium, a whopping 234/5 towards Delhi Capitals.
Mumbai’s complete was the best T20 staff rating ever with out a person fifty (highest: 49 – Rohit Sharma).
Mumbai Indians’ batter Romario Shepherd performs a shot through the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, at Wankhede Staduim, in Mumbai, Sunday, April 7, 2024. (PTI Picture/Kunal Patil)
Romario smash
Romario Shepherd smashed 32 runs off the twentieth over by Anrich Nortje – essentially the most by an MI batter in an over. Shepherd completed unbeaten on 39 off 10 deliveries, with a strike price of 390.00 – the best ever in IPL historical past (min. 10 balls confronted).
24.46: Shepherd and Tim David shared a staggering 53-run stand for the sixth wicket in solely 11 deliveries with a 24.46 run price – the best for any 50-plus stand within the IPL.
150 for MI, 150 for Bumrah
Mumbai Indians grew to become the primary T20 staff on this planet to file 150 wins whereas additionally changing into the primary IPL staff to win 50 matches at a single venue (Wankhede Stadium). In the meantime, tempo ace Jasprit Bumrah reached 150 wickets within the IPL, changing into solely the third bowler after Lasith Malinga and Sunil Narine to scale the mark for a single staff.
April 7: LSG v GT
Siddharth’s never-ending over
LSG left-arm spinner M. Siddharth grew to become the primary spinner to concede three no-balls in an IPL over that prolonged to 9 deliveries – the longest ever by a spinner.
April 8: CSK v KKR
Jadeja: All-round celebrity
Ravindra Jadeja grew to become the primary participant within the IPL to file the triple of 1000 runs, 100 wickets and 100 catches throughout CSK’s conflict towards Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai. Jadeja is barely the fifth fielder to succeed in the 100-catch milestone within the IPL behind Suresh Raina, Kohli, Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma.
April 9, SRH v PBKS
Bhuvneshwar ends eight-year wait
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Heinrich Klaasen mixed to stump PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan in what was the primary stumping dismissal off a pacer within the IPL in eight years. Bhuvneshwar is the one seamer to file two dismissals by stumpings, the earlier occasion coming in 2013 towards Manvinder Bisla.
Nitish Kumar Reddy of Sunrisers Hyderabad play a shot throughout match 23 of the Indian Premier League season 17 (IPL 2024) between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad held on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur on the ninth April 2024. (Picture by Arjun Singh / Sportzpics for IPL)
Nitish tops with bat and ball
Nitish Kumar Reddy grew to become the second youngest batter to file an IPL fifty for SRH, together with his 64 off 37 balls paving the way in which for an eventual 2-run win. Aged 20, Nitish additionally grew to become the youngest participant to attain a half-century and choose up a wicket (1/33) in a match.
April 10: RR v GT
Rashid, the death-overs phenom
Rashid Khan pulled off an exhilarating last-ball win for Gujarat in a 197-run chase after scoring 24 off 11 deliveries towards RR, strolling in at quantity 8. Curiously, Rashid has the best batting strike price (221.97) within the demise overs for the reason that 2022 season (min. 200 runs).
Rashid additionally has the perfect financial system price (8.33) for a spinner within the demise overs since 2022 and is certainly one of solely two spinners alongside Yuzvendra Chahal with 10-plus wickets within the part on this interval.
*Stats after RR vs GT match on April 10