Nicolas Pooran of LSG scored fastest 50 of IPL 2023 so far in 15 balls against RCB. His knock was studded with four fours and seven sixes.
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CSK batter Ajinkya Rahane hit a 19-ball 50. ‘Jinx’ scored the breezy 50 against MI.
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Most expensive batter Harry Brook of SRH (auction price of Rs.13.25 cr) slammed the first century of IPL 2023 against KKR.
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KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer hit the second century of IPL 2023 till date. His blistering ton came against MI. Iyer is incidentally only the second centurion for KKR after Brendon McCullum in 2008.
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It was the diminutive Rinku Singh of KKR who set IPL 2023 on fire by hitting 5 sixes in a row in the last over to win a thriller for KKR against GT.
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The IPL 2023 also registered a hat-trick coming from Rashid Khan (GT) against KKR. His feat went in vain, all thanks to Rinku Singh’s blinder in the last over.
It was not all ‘boom boom’ batters. KKR’s Lockie Ferguson clocked the fastest delivery of IPL 2023 so far by bowling a 154.1-kph ball against GT.
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Fergie incidentally was the fastest bowler last year by registering 157.3 kph on the speed gun. SRH speedster Umran Malik ended up tantalisingly close by bowling a 157-kph ball.
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KKR’s dashing batter Venkatesh Iyer (234 runs in 5 matches) grabbed the Orange Cap from Shikar Dhawan (233 in 4 matches) of PBKS as the leading run-scorer.
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Shikar, the PBKS skipper, is expected to snatch the Orange Cap back in his fifth outing. At least four batters are in a tight race for the eventual honour.
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Yuzvendra Chahal of RR wears the Purple Cap for now as the highest wicket-taker. He is locked in an intense battle with Mark Wood (LSG) and Rashid Khan (GT). All three have 11 wickets but Yuzi leads the board with a better average.
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Mark Wood is likely to surpass Yuzi as he bagged 11 wickets in only four matches. Chahal and Rashid Khan have 11 wickets each in 5 matches.
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DC is yet to score on the points table, having failed to win a match in IPL 2023 so far