Why Rajasthan have been such a force
Which IPL teams have capitalised the most on Powerplays, and which have been the best finishers
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With Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan regularly among the wickets, and Shaun Marsh in terrific touch with the bat, Kings XI Punjab have been among the best teams at the start of an innings with both bat and ball. Their batsmen average more than 40 runs per wicket during the Powerplay overs (the first six of the innings) at a run-rate of more than 8.5, while the bowlers have taken 23 wickets during this period, which is second only to Kolkata's 25 during the Powerplays. The difference between Punjab's batting and bowling quotient (calculated by multiplying the average by the runs scored/ conceded per ball) is 26.45, easily higher than the rest.
Team | Bat - average | Run-rate | Ave x runs per ball (1) | Bowl - average | Run-rate | Ave x runs per ball (2) | 1 - 2 |
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Kings XI Punjab | 40.50 | 8.59 | 57.98 | 23.30 | 8.12 | 31.53 | 26.45 |
Delhi Daredevils | 39.25 | 8.72 | 57.06 | 28.75 | 7.99 | 38.27 | 18.79 |
Mumbai Indians | 31.00 | 8.51 | 43.97 | 20.00 | 7.09 | 27.65 | 16.32 |
Rajasthan Royals | 32.00 | 7.75 | 41.33 | 27.72 | 7.56 | 34.93 | 6.41 |
Deccan Chargers | 30.76 | 7.92 | 40.60 | 30.81 | 7.46 | 38.31 | 2.30 |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 17.89 | 6.71 | 20.00 | 20.88 | 7.25 | 25.23 | -5.23 |
Chennai Super Kings | 33.50 | 7.44 | 41.56 | 37.50 | 8.33 | 52.08 | -10.52 |
Bangalore Royal Challengers | 17.96 | 6.49 | 19.42 | 48.42 | 8.07 | 65.12 | -45.70 |
Rajasthan Royals haven't been exceptional at the start with either bat or ball, but their strengths have been the middle and final overs. They've scored at a fair clip in the overs between 7 and 14, but their real heroes have been their bowlers during this period. Shane Warne and Co have taken 27 wickets in the middle overs, which is the highest by any team during this period. Ten of Warne's 14 wickets have come during this period, at a cost of 17.40 runs per wicket and an excellent economy-rate of 6.69 runs per over.
Team | Bat - average | Run-rate | Ave x runs per ball (1) | Bowl - average | Run-rate | Ave x runs per ball (2) | 1 - 2 |
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Rajasthan Royals | 35.71 | 8.52 | 50.71 | 22.40 | 6.88 | 25.66 | 25.02 |
Delhi Daredevils | 43.28 | 8.68 | 48.97 | 29.29 | 7.81 | 38.13 | 22.94 |
Kings XI Punjab | 33.85 | 8.68 | 48.97 | 27.12 | 7.97 | 36.02 | 12.95 |
Mumbai Indians | 29.52 | 7.76 | 38.18 | 30.47 | 8.13 | 41.29 | -3.11 |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 28.17 | 6.75 | 31.70 | 27.95 | 7.50 | 34.94 | -3.25 |
Deccan Chargers | 30.57 | 7.45 | 37.96 | 41.47 | 8.10 | 55.99 | -18.03 |
Chennai Super Kings | 36.50 | 8.11 | 49.34 | 49.75 | 8.31 | 68.87 | -19.53 |
Bangalore Royal Challengers | 24.57 | 7.17 | 29.35 | 40.26 | 7.97 | 53.47 | -24.13 |
After dominating the middle overs, Rajasthan have also gone on to finish innings better than the other sides. They've only lost 18 wickets during the last six overs of their innings, while their bowlers have taken 32. Shane Watson has led the way with the bat, scoring 92 runs from 46 deliveries during this period, while Mohammad Kaif (63 from 34) and Yusuf Pathan (41 from 19) haven't done badly either. Delhi have been outstanding with the ball during the last six, taking 35 wickets, but their batsmen haven't had as much success, averaging just 15.71 runs per wicket at less than nine per over.
Team | Bat - average | Run-rate | Ave x runs per ball (1) | Bowl - average | Run-rate | Ave x runs per ball (2) | 1 - 2 |
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Rajasthan Royals | 24.77 | 10.29 | 42.48 | 15.06 | 8.84 | 22.19 | 20.36 |
Chennai Super Kings | 23.19 | 10.10 | 39.02 | 16.30 | 9.44 | 25.65 | 13.36 |
Mumbai Indians | 18.95 | 9.51 | 30.04 | 15.00 | 9.56 | 23.90 | 6.14 |
Kings XI Punjab | 21.78 | 9.57 | 34.74 | 19.89 | 9.68 | 32.09 | 2.65 |
Delhi Daredevils | 15.71 | 8.95 | 23.44 | 16.49 | 9.85 | 24.58 | -1.14 |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 20.52 | 10.34 | 35.36 | 23.94 | 10.30 | 41.11 | -5.75 |
Bangalore Royal Challengers | 14.08 | 8.65 | 20.30 | 24.70 | 9.88 | 40.66 | -20.36 |
Deccan Chargers | 17.48 | 10.18 | 29.66 | 27.59 | 11.31 | 52.01 | -22.35 |
S Rajesh is stats editor of Cricinfo