Left Handers Ruling Indian Premier League(IPL)
Comparisons between left hander and right hander had always been there in cricket. The same story continues in Indian Premier League too. IPL have crossed the half way stage and left handers have been dominating till now. Leading run scorers, leading wicket takers, maximum catches, best batting average, maximum half centuries, maximum sixes and fours, all are left handed players.
Most Runs: Gautam Gambir and Adam Gilchrist are at number 1 and 2 respectively among the leading run scorers. Rohit Sharma from Hyderabad Deccan Chargers is a Right Handed batsman and is at number 3 amonth the leading run scorers. Gautam Gambhir has made 346 runs in 9 matches. Adam Gilchrist has made 308 runs in 9 matches. Rohit Sharma has made 296 runs in 9 matches.
Best Average: Three left handed batsmen are at the top in this list. Shaun March is at number 1 with an average of 98.33. Simon Katich is at 2nd position with an average of 96.00. Mike Hussey is at 3rd position with an average of 84. Fourth spot is reserved by a right handed batsman, Andrew Symonds with an average of 80.50.
Highest Score: Right Handed batsmen are dominating this table. Brandon McCullum of Kolkata Knight Riders is the leading batsmen among the highest run scorers in an innings. McCullum is leading with his innings of 158 (not out). Andrew Symonds follows him with a score of 117 (not out). Mike Hussey, the left handed batsman, is at 3rd spot with a high score of 116 (not out).
Maximum Sixes: David Hussey got past Adam Gilchrist during yesterday?s match against Delhi Daredevils. Hussey leads the table with 17 sixes in 9 matches. Adam Gilchrist has hit 16 sixes in 9 matches. Brendon McCullum is at third spot with 15 sixes in 4 matches.
Maximum Fours: Gautam Gambhir leads this table with 45 fours in 9 matches. Adam Gilchrist is at 2nd position with 36 fours in 9 innings. 3rd spot is shared by a left handed batsman and a right handed batsman. Shaun Marsh. He has hit 32 fours in 5 innings. Virender Sehwag has hit 32 fours in 9 innings.
Best Strike Rate: Considering batsmen with more than 100 cumulative runs, Brendon McCullum is leading this table with a strike rate of 204.34. Ross Taylor is at 2nd position with a strike rate of 183.95. Virender Sehwag is 3rd with a strike rate of 176.07.
Most Fifties: Left Handed batsmen leads this table too. Gautam Gambhir is at the top with 4 fifties. 6 batsmen share the 2nd spot. Shaun Marsh, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Adam Gilchrist, Yusuf Pathan, Shane Watson are jointly at 2nd position.
Most Wickets: There is a strong competition to win this race and the purple cap. Three Bowlers have taken same number of wickets. Two of them are left handed. Based on averages, Irfan Pathan , S Sreesanth and Zaheer Khan are at number 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Best bowling figures in an innings: Sohail Tanveer, left handed bowler of Rajasthan Royals took 6 wickets in his 4 overs for 14 runs. This is the leader in this table. Lakshmipati Balaji, the only bowler to get a hat trick in IPL, is at 2nd position with 5/24.
Best Economy Rate: Considering Bowlers who have bowled at least 10 overs, Glen McGrath lead the tally. McGrath has give 205 runs in 36 overs in 9 matches with an economy rate of 5.69. Saurav Ganguly is right behind him. Ganguly has given 104 runs in 18 overs in 9 matches.
Most Catches: Left Handed players are leading here too. 1st Position is shared by two players. Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh are jointly at 1st position with 7 catches each in 9 matches.
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