IPL T20
It is a widely acknowledged fact that In India, cricket lovers consider cricket more as a religion and not just as a sport. This passion for the game has given T20 a new meaning and impetus and a frenzied following. It may not be untrue to say that T20 has completely revolutionized and sensationalized the game of cricket.
The Indian Premier League ( IPL), is a Twenty20 cricket competition conceived by the Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI) and overseen by BCCI Vice President Lalit Modi designated as Chairman & Commissioner for IPL. The competition is among eight different teams owned by eight different franchises and all the teams have players from various cricketing countries.
T20 is the shortest form of cricket but has created the biggest impact to the game. It is a fact that cricket lovers throng the stadium to watch the IPL T20 matches more to see the ball flying in different directions rather then the bails flying and wickets falling. Auctions of the star players for fabulous sums of money have lured many big business houses, film stars and multi-millionaires from all over.IPL 2010
In this edition of T20, there are eight teams - Bangalore Royal Challengers, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Rajastan Royals - representing various regions of India and these teams comprise of both international cricket stars and leading domestic players.
The agreed format is every team will be playing two matches against every other team and the four teams that top the ranking list will be playing the two semifinals. The semifinal winners will obviously play the final. This means a plethora of matches played at different venues all over India and there is a lot of cricketing action to excite the cricket lovers both within and outside India.
Just like the previous two IPL seasons, in this edition IPL 2010 also there is an award for the outstanding batsman scoring the most number of runs and another award for the bowler claiming the most number of wickets in the tournament. The batsman, scoring the most number of runs, will be awarded the prestigious Orange Cap while bowler taking most number of wickets will be bestowed the prestigious Purple Cap.
The agreed format is every team will be playing two matches against every other team and the four teams that top the ranking list will be playing the two semifinals. The semifinal winners will obviously play the final. This means a plethora of matches played at different venues all over India and there is a lot of cricketing action to excite the cricket lovers both within and outside India.
Just like the previous two IPL seasons, in this edition IPL 2010 also there is an award for the outstanding batsman scoring the most number of runs and another award for the bowler claiming the most number of wickets in the tournament. The batsman, scoring the most number of runs, will be awarded the prestigious Orange Cap while bowler taking most number of wickets will be bestowed the prestigious Purple Cap.
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Virendra Sehvag in IPL T20
Best Batsman of IPL T20
The five probable best batsmen of IPL T20 are:
- Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians), the living cricketing legend is top run scorer of IPL with 618 runs in 15 matches averaging of 47.53 runs. He has hit 86 boundaries and 3 sixers and the highest score is 89 runs not out. The strike rate is 132.61. He got a well deserved orange cap for his efforts.
- Jaques Kallis (Royal Challengers Bangalore) has scored a whopping 572 runs in 16 matches averaging 47.66 runs. The man from South Africa has hit 67 boundaries and 9 sixes and the highest score is an unbeaten 89 runs. The strike rate is 115.78.
- Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings), has scored 520 runs in 16 matches averaging 47.27 runs per match. He has hit 45 boundaries and 22 sixes and the highest score is 83 runs. The strike rate is 142.85.
- Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata Knight Riders), in 14 matches has scored 493. His highest score so far is 88. Ganguly has a match average of 37.92 with 58 boundaries and 15 sixes with a strike rate of 117.66
- Murali Vijay (Chennai Super Kings), is close behind with 458 runs in 15 matches averaging 35.23 runs a match. He has hit 36 boundaries and 26 sixes so far and his highest score is 127 runs. His strike rate is 156.84.
Hat Trick in IPL T20 2010
Best Bowler of T20
The five best bowlers of IPL T20 are:
- Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) has taken 21 wickets in 16 matches with an average of 20.42 runs per wicket and is number one bowler of IPL and hold the purple cap. The economy rate is 7.29 and the best bowling performance is 3/26.
- Amit Mishra (Delhi Daredevils) with 17 wickets in 14 matches with an average of 21.35 runs per wicket and is currently at number two position. The economy rate is 6.84 and the best bowling performance is 3/25.
- Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians) has also taken 17 wickets in 15 matches with an average of 22.17 runs per wicket. His economy rate is 7.04 and best bowling performance is 3/31.
- Anil Kumble (Mumbai Indians) also have 17 wicket from 16 matches with an average of 23.94 runs per wicket. His economy rate is 6.42 and best bowling performance is 4 for 16.
- R. Vinay Kumar (Royal Challengers Bangalore) also has taken 16 wickets in 14 matches with an average of 24.75 runs per wicket. The economy rate is 8.57 and his best bowling performance is 4/40.
The Winners
Sachin Tendulkar, the captain of Mumbai Indians, has successfully claimed the Orange Cap. The Purple Cap for the best bowler went to the spinner Pragyan Ojha of Deccan Chargers. It is true that cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties and nothing is final till the last match is played and the last ball is bowled.
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