IPL – 4 Records

The action is over and Chennai’s made it twice in a row. Here are the moments that stayed in our minds with us :

BATTING

Orange Cap
Chris Gayle, Bangalore, Scored 608 runs in 12 matches. Notched up2 tons, 3 50s with 107 being his highest score.

Highest Score
Paul Valthaty (Punjab) 120* off 62 balls against Chennai. Innings had 19 4s – most by any player in aninnings – and 2 sixes

Most Sixes
Gayle, 44 sixes in 12 matches, MS Dhoni was second with 23 sixes in 16 matches

Counting the Centuries
6 in all by 5 batsmen – 2 by Gayle, one each by Valthaty, Sehwag, Gilchrist and Sachin

Most Ducks
Mithun Manhas (Pune) 4 ducks in 10 games

Highest Team Total
Kings XI Punjab 232/2, beat Bangalore by 111 runs

Highest Partnership
206 runs by Adam Gilchrist and Shawn Marsh (Punjab)

BOWLING

Purple Cap
Latosj Malinga (Mumbai) 28 wickets in 16 matches, economy rate 5.95. Hadone 5-wicket haul, best figures 5 for 13

Best Bowling
Ishant Sharma (Deccan) 5 for 12 in 3 overs against Kochi
5-wicket hauls
4 in all by bowlers- Ishant Sharma, Malinga, Harbhajan Singh and Munaf Patel

FIELDING

Most Catches
Keleron Pollard (Mumbai) 10 catches in 16 matches

Most Catches in an innings
Jacques Kallis (Kolkata) 4 catches against Deccan Chargers

Most Dismissals by a wicketkeeper
Kumar Sangakkara (Deccan) 19 dismissals in 13 matches