#1 Only once has a team finished 1st on the points table and then gone on to win the IPL – Rajasthan Royals, 2008

#2 The most number of balls bowled in IPL 2017 without conceding a six – 36 deliveries – Stuart Terence Roger Binny, Royal Challengers Bangalore.

#3 The most number of balls faced without hitting a six – 58 deliveries – Vijay Shankar, Sunrisers Hyderabad.

#4 Royal Challengers Bangalore’s change in fortune:

IPL 2016: Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers aggregated 1660 runs.

IPL 2017: All of RCB’s batsmen put together aggregated 1608 runs.

#5 Nailed it – Hardik Pandya has owned the last 5 overs in IPL 2017:

Most runs scored in the last 5 overs – 175 runs

Most number of sixes hit – 15

#6 Oomph factor – Most runs scored in debut season of a player (Not considering the inaugural season)

#7 IPL 2017: The Golden Ducks – Batsmen dismissed off the first ball of an innings:

Hashim Amla v Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Parthiv Patel v Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Sanju Samson v Mumbai Indians.

Chris Gayle v Kolkata Knight Riders.

Ajinkya Rahane v Delhi Daredevils.

Martin Guptill v Rising Pune Supergiant.

#8 The Rockstar – Ravindra Jadeja, is the only player who has been a part of four IPL franchises that have either been suspended or have completed their allocated terms:

Rajasthan Royals.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Chennai Super Kings.

Gujarat Lions.

#9 Highest team totals in the IPL without a six:

158 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Gujarat Lions, Kanpur, 2017.

152 – Rising Pune Supergiant v Kings XI Punjab, Mohali, 2016.

147 – Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, Chennai, 2011.

#10 The bundle of muscle – David Warner is the 4th captain to score 2000 runs in the IPL.

#11 Castled – Most number of batsmen bowled in an innings in the IPL:

7 – Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bengaluru, 2015.

6 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru, 2012.

6 – Gujarat Loins v Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kanpur, 2017.

#12 The steep fall – The biggest collapses in the IPL after a 100+ opening stand:

101/0 - 165/10, Deccan Charges v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Hyderabad, 2008.

111/0 - 154/10, Gujarat Lions v Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kanpur, 2017.

#13 The grit of the Brit – Most runs scored in a single IPL season by an England batsman:

#14 Wickets come from experience – The oldest bowlers to take 100 IPL wickets:

#15 Astonishing- 80 runs, the most scored in last 5 overs of a run chase in the IPL – Mumbai Indians scored 80 runs vs Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede in 2015 and still lost by 18 runs.

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