Here's a statistics wrap up for Australia's leading IPL contestants. This has been posted to The Baggy Green Blog Facebook page. County updates and general chirps regarding all the news is posted daily too.
The Mumbai Indians (initially lead by Ricky Ponting - The Maestro) took the title for the sixth event, while Chennai Super Kings were unable to secure the title for what would have been their third victory. They have however done well to be regular finalists in the event season in, season out.
Most of our Aussie boys did well in the IPL this time around.
Michael Hussey was the leading run-scorer in the tournament so he took the Orange Cap. He just won the battle against Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) who also scored that unreal century, breaking all kinds of records.
Huss entered the top 20 run-scorers in IPL history. He has scored 1,691 runs at 44.50 (2008-2013). From 45 innings he has scored one century (117*) and 12 half-centuries.
Only Chris Gayle has a better average than him. The Gayle-Force has 2,512 runs at 52.33.
Shaun Marsh has 1,903 runs at 44.25 and had a decent time this IPL scoring 300 runs from 8 innings. These statistics are courtesy of ESPN Cricinfo.com.
Huss certainly has the goods to keep going for WA with a performance like this but I wonder if he will return to the tournament in the future?
James Faulkner did an outstanding job and is really paving his way now. Dwayne Bravo, of the West Indies, took the most wickets but James was just behind him with 28 wickets, including two five wicket hauls.
Shane Watson and Mitchell Johnson also walked away with really strong performances, which will give both of them a hop in their step come the ICC Champions Trophy.
For the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, please check out the previous article posted regarding a SWOT analysis of our squad, or click the link right here.
Batting:
- Michael Hussey (Chennai): 17 innings, 733 runs at 52.35, HS 95, 6 (50s)
- Shane Watson (Rajasthan): 16 innings, 543 runs at 38.78, HS 101, 1 (100) 2 (50s)
- Aaron Finch (Pune): 14 innings, 456 runs at 32.57, HS 67, 4 (50s)
- David Warner (Delhi): 16 innings, 410 runs at 31.53, HS 77, 4 (50s)
- Shaun Marsh (Punjab): 8 innings, 300 runs at 37.50, HS 77, 3 (50s)
- Adam Gilchrist (Punjab): 13 innings, 294 runs at 24.50, HS 85*, 1 (50)
- Brad Hodge (Rajasthan): 14 innings, 293 runs at 41.85, HS 54*, 1 (50)
- David Hussey (Punjab): 11 innings, 235 runs at 23.50, HS 41
- Cameron White (Hyderabad): 13 innings, 209 runs at 17.41, HS 52, 1 (50)
- Ben Rohrer (Delhi): 8 innings, 193 runs at 32.16, HS 64*, 1 (50)
- Moises Henriques (Bangalore): 9 innings, 165 runs at 41.25, HS 44
- Steve Smith (Pune): 7 innings, 159 runs at 39.75, HS 41
Bowling:
- James Faulkner (Rajasthan): 16 matches, 28 wickets at 15.25, BBI 5/16, 63.1 overs
- Mitchell Johnson (Mumbai): 17 matches, 24 wickets at 19.12, BBI 3/27, 64 overs
- Shane Watson (Rajasthan): 16 matches, 13 wickets at 22.92, BBI 3/22, 41.4 overs
- Mitchell Marsh (Pune) 9 matches, 7 wickets at 26.00, BBI 2/7, 19.2 overs
- Moises Henriques (Bangalore): 10 matches, 7 wickets at 26.41, BBI 2/14, 21.1 overs
Fielding and Wicketkeeping:
Cameron White (Hyderabad) took 10 catches.
Michael Hussey (Chennai) took 10 catches.
Adam Gilchrist (Punjab) took 12 catches operating behind the stumps.
Gilly also took a wicket with his one and only delivery in Twenty20 cricket. It was also his final match for the IPL.
Here's the video to see Gilly take a wicket, followed by a dance...of sorts.
Definitely going to be some questions raised regarding the IPL after all the controversy with spot-fixing, along with the recent departures of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Adam Gilchrist and also Matthew Hayden, Andrew Symonds and Shane Warne in previous seasons.
There's certainly enough viewers in India to keep the hype due to the obsession for their cricket stars, but the international viewership is most likely to be seriously affected by the off-field drama and loss of opportunity to see the greats who have retired from the international games playing yet again. Tough times ahead for the IPL.
What do you think?
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28 May 2012
Australian performances at the 2012 IPL
The Indian Premier League has been concluded.
Admittedly I am rather annoyed that the Chennai Super Kings lost the final but well done the Kolkata Knight Riders for chasing down a mammoth total. Certainly made for an entertaining final which was vital given a few controversies that were sparked during the event.
I still maintain that as a domestic league with a few International stars, the tournament is WAY too long.
Most importantly for our sake, here's a look at how the top Australian players went:
Batting:
Cameron White: 13 innings, 479 runs, HS 78, Average 43.54, x5 fifties, x20 sixes
David Hussey: 15 innings, 396 runs, HS 68*, Average 33.00, x2 fifties, x17 sixes
Steven Smith: 14 innings, 362 runs, HS 47*, Average 40.22, x14 sixes
Shaun Marsh: 13 innings, 336 runs, HS 68*, Average 30.54, x2 fifties, x7 sixes
Michael Hussey: 8 innings, 261 runs, HS 56, Average 32.62, x2 fifties, x8 sixes
David Warner: 8 innings, 256 runs, HS 109*, Average 36.57, x1 century, x1 fifty, x14 sixes
Shane Watson: 11 innings, 255 runs, HS 90*, Average 42.50, x2 fifties, x14 sixes
Brad Hodge: 12 innings, 245 runs, HS 48*, Average 30.62, x9 sixes
Bowling:
Ben Hilfenhaus: 9 games, 14 wickets at 16.64.
Brad Hogg: 9 games, 10 wickets at 25.30.
Ryan Harris: 5 games, 8 wickets at 16.25.
Doug Bollinger: 6 games, 8 wickets at 19.62.
Dan Christian: 7 games, 8 wickets at 29.12.
The performances alongside the Big Bash League certainly gives the National Selection Panel the perfect situation to decide upon the players they wish to select for the 2012 ICC World T20.
It was very good to see Shaun Marsh and Cameron White regain their confidence and it was even better to see them play their natural games, despite it being Twenty20 cricket. Their natural temperaments came to the forefront and they looked focused, in control and seemed to really enjoy themselves. Sometimes that is all it takes! Well done boys.
The Hussey brothers delivered the goods for their respective teams and our big hitters Shane Watson and David Warner were able to provide a few firework displays during the tournament. The NSP definitely have a few tough decisions to make on the batting front!
The Big Bash boasted some excellent bowling performances, especially for Brad Hogg. He is eying a comeback into the Australian side for a major ICC event. Since the Big Bash League he has played a T20i against India in Australia and his performances in the IPL - from what I saw on the tele - were good enough to suggest we should give the bloke a go out there. He still has the enthusiasm and no shortage of energy!
Ben Hilfenhaus made a wonderful impact and it's amazing to think that the Big Bash League played a relatively significant role to put him back on the Australian fanatics radar just before getting the recall to the Test side. He will be well aware that he needs to work on his death bowling but the subtle variations to his bowling have FINALLY arrived for the T20 format.
Otherwise Ryan Harris would be my pick but in Ryano's case a lot depends on his fitness. Was also good to see Douggie Bollinger getting some game time.
The bowling will be a tough one for the NSP but they have enough to bring in a good variation of players, especially taking note of the most important Twenty20 event of the season being the Big Bash League.
What's your ideal 14 man squad for the ICC World T20?
Hope you're all surviving the cricket drought!
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