IPL 2020, Week 1: All the Hits & Misses

KL Rahul

IMAGE: Kings XI Punjab Captain K L Rahul celebrates a century against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Photograph: BCCI/IPL

The Indian Premier League has got off to a cracking start in the United Arab Emirates.

The best cricketers from around the world are back to entertaining their fans to bring some cheer amid the COVID-19 gloom across the world.

The first week of the IPL lived up to its top billing, producing a lot of thrilling games as it rained sixes across the three cities -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.

Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals got off to a quick start, winning their first two games, while SunRisers Hyderabad slipped to the bottom with two straight losses.

Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers from Week 1, IPL 2020:

IPL 2020 standings after Match 9 of IPL:

Rank	Team	Games	Won	Lost	Points	Net Run Rate
1	Delhi Capitals	2	2	0	4	+1.100
2	Rajasthan Royals	2	2	0	4	+0.615
3	Kings XI Punjab	3	1	2	2	+1.498
4	Mumbai Indians	2	1	1	2	+0.993
5	Kolkata Knight Riders	2	1	1	2	-0.767
6	Chennai Super Kings	3	1	2	2	-0.840
7	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2	1	1	2	-2.175
8	SunRisers Hyderabad	2	0	2	0	-0.730

Total matches - 9

Won by side batting first -- 5 (56%)

Won by side batting second -- 3 (33%)

Won in Super Over after a tie -- 1 (11%)

Teams’ batting and bowling

Team	Games	RS	WL	RPW	RPO	RC	WT	RPW	RPO
Chennai Super Kings	3	497	18	27.61	8.37	553	19	29.10	9.21
Delhi Capitals	2	332	11	30.18	8.30	288	15	19.20	7.20
Kings XI Punjab	3	586	13	45.07	9.76	492	24	20.50	8.70
Kolkata Knight Riders	2	291	12	24.25	7.65	337	9	37.44	8.42
Mumbai Indians	2	357	14	25.50	8.92	312	14	22.28	7.93
Rajasthan Royals	2	442	13	34.00	11.18	423	8	52.87	10.57
Royal Challengers Bangalore	2	272	15	18.13	7.35	359	13	27.61	9.05
SunRisers Hyderabad	2	295	14	21.07	7.43	308	8	38.50	8.10
Total	9	3072	110	27.92	8.69	3072	110	27.92	8.69

RS = Runs scored, WL = Wickets lost, RPW = Runs per Wicket, RPO = Runs per Over, RC = Runs conceded, WT = Wickets taken

It is not hard to guess which over has gone for most runs -- the 20th over, with batsmen scoring a rate of 14 per over at the end.

Scoring pattern in each over:

Over #	Balls	Runs	Wkts	RPW	RPO
1	108	99	2	49.50	5.50
2	108	100	6	16.66	5.55
3	108	150	4	37.50	8.33
4	108	161	3	53.66	8.94
5	108	163	5	32.60	9.05
6	108	154	4	38.50	8.55
7	108	133	4	33.25	7.38
8	108	162	2	81.00	9.00
9	108	167	4	41.75	9.27
10	108	136	3	45.33	7.55
11	108	119	5	23.80	6.61
12	108	146	5	29.20	8.11
13	108	144	2	72.00	8.00
14	108	155	4	38.75	8.61
15	108	177	4	44.25	9.83
16	108	135	11	12.27	7.50
17	108	186	11	16.90	10.33
18	102	216	7	30.85	12.70
19	96	158	12	13.16	9.87
20	87	211	12	17.58	14.55

The death overs has been the most profitable phase for the teams with runs coming at a rate of more than 10 in the phase between 16th and 20th over.

Interestingly, the Powerplay overs from the 1st to 6th over has seen the lowest scoring, with runs coming at just over seven.

Scoring pattern in different phases

Overs	Overs	Runs	Dismissals	Avg	RPO
1-6	108	827	24	34.45	7.65
7-15	162	1339	33	40.57	8.26
16-20	83.3	906	53	17.09	10.85
Total	353.3	3072	110	27.92	8.69

Sanju Samson

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals's batting sensation Sanju Samson on the attack during the IPL game against the Kings XI Punjab. Photograph: BCCI/IPL

With Sanju Samson leading the charge, Rajasthan Royals has the highest number of sixes so far with a total of 35 sixes in the two games, while Royal Challengers Bangalore and SunRisers have managed just two sixes each.

Break-up of sixes hit (127)

	For	Vs
Chennai Super Kings	22	27
Delhi Capitals	8	27
Kings XI Punjab	24	23
Kolkata Knight Riders	11	12
Mumbai Indians	13	7
Rajasthan Royals	35	13
Royal Challengers Bangalore	7	8
SunRisers Hyderabad	7	10

Rajasthan have registered the highest score -- 226/6 against Kings XI Punjab after being set 224 for victory -- which is also the record for the highest run chase ever in an IPL.

Highest totals

Score	Overs	For	Vs	Venue	Date	Result
226-6	19.3	Rajasthan Royals	Kings XI Punjab	Sharjah	27-09-2020	Won
223-2	20	Kings XI Punjab	Rajasthan Royals	Sharjah	27-09-2020	Lost
216-7	20	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	Sharjah	22-09-2020	Won
206-3	20	Kings XI Punjab	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Dubai	24-09-2020	Won
200-6	20	Chennai Super Kings	Rajasthan Royals	Sharjah	22-09-2020	Lost
195-5	20	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata Knight Riders	Abu Dhabi	23-09-2020	Won

RCB posted the lowest total in the tournament so far, managing a lowly 109 against Kings XI Punjab.

Lowest totals

Score	Overs	For	Vs	Venue	Date	Result
109	17	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kings XI Punjab	Dubai	24-09-2020	Lost
131-7	20	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi Capitals	Dubai	25-09-2020	Lost
142-4	20	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata Knight Riders	Abu Dhabi	26-09-2020	Lost
146-9	20	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai Indians	Abu Dhabi	23-09-2020	Lost

K L Rahul hit the first century in this year's IPL as he smashed a brilliant 132 not out from 69 balls -- which is also the highest score by an Indian in the IPL and also the highest by a captain in the IPL.

Highest individual scores

Score	Balls	4s	6s	Player	For	Vs	Venue	Date
132*	69	14	7	KL Rahul	KXIP	RCB	Dubai	24-09-2020
106	50	10	7	MA Agarwal	KXIP	RR	Sharjah	27-09-2020
89	60	7	4	MA Agarwal	KXIP	DC	Dubai	20-09-2020
85	42	4	7	SV Samson	RR	KXIP	Sharjah	27-09-2020
80	54	3	6	RG Sharma	MI	KKR	Abu Dhabi	23-09-2020
74	32	1	9	SV Samson	RR	CSK	Sharjah	22-09-2020
72	37	1	7	F du Plessis	CSK	RR	Sharjah	22-09-2020
71	48	6	3	AT Rayudu	CSK	MI	Abu Dhabi	19-09-2020
70*	62	5	2	S Gill	KKR	SRH	Abu Dhabi	26-09-2020

The in-form Rahul leads the run scoring charts with 222 runs from three games at an average of 111, with one century and one fifty, closed followed by his Kings XI team-mate Mayank Agarwal, who has 221 runs.

Leading run-scorers

		Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	SR	100	50
KL Rahul	KXIP	3	222	132*	111.00	156.33	1	1
MA Agarwal	KXIP	3	221	106	73.66	170.00	1	1
F du Plessis	CSK	3	173	72	86.50	149.13	0	2
SV Samson	RR	2	159	85	79.50	214.86	0	2
SPD Smith	RR	2	119	69	59.50	160.81	0	2
RG Sharma	MI	2	92	80	46.00	143.75	0	1
MK Pandey	SRH	2	85	51	42.50	119.71	0	1
AB de Villiers	RCB	2	79	51	39.50	164.58	0	1
Shubman Gill	KKR	2	77	70*	77.00	105.47	0	1
AT Rayudu	CSK	1	71	71	71.00	147.91	0	1

Sanju Samson has proved to be unstoppable in this year's IPL, smashing a quickfire half-century from just 19 balls against Chennai Super Kings, while Marcus Stoinis got a 20-ball fifty against Kings XI Punjab.

Fastest 50s

Balls	Player	Score	For	Vs	Venue	Date
19	SV Samson	74	RR	CSK	Sharjah	22-09-2020
20	MP Stoinis	53	DC	KXIP	Dubai	20-09-2020
26	MA Agarwal	106	KXIP	RR	Sharjah	27-09-2020
26	SPD Smith	50	RR	KXIP	Sharjah	27-09-2020

Slowest 50: 45 balls, MA Agarwal, KXIP v DC, Dubai, 20-09-2020

Agarwal slammed the fastest century in this year's IPL as he blasted a 45-ball hundred against Rajasthan and not surprising that it came at the Sharjah Cricket Ground, where batsmen have made merry.

His captain Rahul is the only other century maker, getting to his ton from 62 balls.

Fastest 100s

Balls	Player	Score	For	Vs	Venue
45	MA Agarwal	106	KXIP	RR	Sharjah	27-09-2020
62	KL Rahul	132*	KXIP	RCB	Dubai	24-09-2020

Rahul Tewatia

IMAGE: Rajasthan Royals's Rahul Tewatia played a sensational knock against Kings XI Punjab, which turned the game on its head. Photograph: BCCI/IPL

Samson has set the UAE alight with his swashbuckling batting, slamming as many as 16 sixes in his first two games, at an amazing rate of a six every 4.63 deliveries, with Agarwal getting 11 sixes.

Rahul Tewatia, who inspired Rajasthan's sensational comeback against Kings XI, has seven sixes to his credit, all of which came in one game. He has the second-best six hitting rate at 5.57.

Most sixes

Player	For	6s	Balls	Balls / Six
SV Samson	RR	16	74	4.63
MA Agarwal	KXIP	11	130	11.82
KL Rahul	KXIP	9	142	15.78
R Tewatia	RR	7	39	5.57
F du Plessis	CSK	7	116	16.57
JC Archer	RR	6	11	1.83
RG Sharma	MI	6	64	10.67
SPD Smith	RR	6	74	12.33
SR Watson	CSK	5	42	8.40

Mohammed Shami

IMAGE: Kings XI Punjab pacer Mohammed Shami celebrates a wicket. Photograph: BCCI/IPL

Punjab pacer Mohammed Shami has the best bowling figures in the IPL, with 3-15 against Delhi Capitals, while RCB's spin ace Yuzvendra Chahal is second best with 3-18 against SunRisers.

Best bowling in a match

Figures	Player	For	Vs	Venue	Date
3-15	Mohammed Shami	KXIP	DC	Dubai	20-09-2020
3-18	YS Chahal	RCB	SRH	Dubai	21-09-2020
3-21	M Ashwin	KXIP	RCB	Dubai	24-09-2020
3-26	K Rabada	DC	CSK	Dubai	25-09-2020
3-32	Ravi Bishnoi	KXIP	RCB	Dubai	24-09-2020
3-33	SM Curran	CSK	RR	Sharjah	22-09-2020
3-37	R Tewatia	RR	CSK	Sharjah	22-09-2020
3-38	L Ngidi	CSK	MI	Abu Dhabi	19-09-2020

Mohammad Shami has also charged his way to the top of the wicket-taking charts with seven wickets from three games, while Kagiso Rabada, Sam Curran and Sheldon Cottrell have picked three wickets apiece.

Leading wicket-takers

		Mts	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Best	Avg	RPO
Mohammed Shami	KXIP	3	11	82	7	3-15	11.71	7.45
K Rabada	DC	2	8	54	5	3-26	10.80	6.75
SM Curran	CSK	3	12	88	5	3-33	17.60	7.33
SS Cottrell	KXIP	3	10	93	5	2-17	18.60	9.30
YS Chahal	RCB	2	8	43	4	3-18	10.75	5.37
Ravi Bishnoi	KXIP	3	12	88	4	3-32	22.00	7.33
S Dube	RCB	2	6	48	4	2-15	12.00	8.00
M Ashwin	KXIP	2	4.3	37	4	3-21	9.25	8.22
PP Chawla	CSK	3	12	109	4	2-33	27.25	9.08
L Ngidi	CSK	2	8	94	4	3-38	23.50	11.75

Best economy (Minimum 4 overs)

RPO	Player	Team	Mts	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Best	Avg
4.00	AR Patel	DC	2	8	32	2	1-14	16.00
5.37	YS Chahal	RCB	2	8	43	4	3-18	10.75
5.75	A Mishra	DC	1	4	23	0	-	-
5.75	Mohammad Nabi	SRH	1	4	23	0	-	-
6.25	CV Varun	KKR	1	4	25	1	1-25	25.00
6.50	JL Pattinson	MI	2	8	52	3	2-25	17.33

CSK spinner Ravindra Jadeja has been hit for as many as nine sixes in 72 balls sent down so far while Rajasthan Tom Curran has gone for eight sixes -- at a rate of a six every six balls.

Bowlers conceding most sixes