Don’t write off champions: Nathan Lyon on Kohli’s recent batting slump
The Australian team must be hoping to take advantage of Virat Kohli’s prolonged batting slump when the two sides clash in the five-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar trophy
In the 53rd match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL), Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler-less Rajasthan Royals outplayed Virat Kohli’s star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur by 30 runs, knocking them out of the play-offs race in the process.
Here is the stats review of Saturday’s match:
1- Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s strike rate in IPL 2018 is 119.12 – second-worst by any captain in the ongoing season of the league. Former Delhi Daredevils skipper Gautam Gambhir has the worst figure as captain (strike rate- 96.59) in this year’s league.
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2- Four times Royal Challengers Bangalore speedster Umesh Yadav has taken two wickets in one over in IPL 2018.
3- Umesh Yadav has sent 7 batsmen back to the pavilion on a duck in IPL 2018 – most by any bowler.
4- South Africa’s wicket-keeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen made three stumpings in RCB’s innings – most by any overseas player and fourth such instances in IPL overall. Chennai skipper MS Dhoni has achieved this feat twice against KKR in IPL 2010, 2011, respectively. And Kolkata’s Robin Uthappa has done this once in IPL 2017 against Rising Pune Supergiant.
5- Rajasthan’s leggie Shreyas Gopal took four wickets for 16 runs – second best by an uncapped Indian spinner. In IPL 2012, A Chandilla’s has taken 4 for 13 for Rajasthan Royals against Pune Warriors at Jaipur.
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