IPL BY NUMBERS: Brilliant Buttler and Basil gets an absolute Thamping

Dhawan and Williamson rack up century partnerships, KL Rahul tops the batting charts

0 for 70

Basil Thampi got taken apart, conceding 70 runs from his four overs against RCB - an IPL record. Thampi was hit for six sixes as fifties from Moeen Ali and AB de Villiers saw Bangalore post 218 - the most Sunrisers have conceded in the tournament.

88

Kings XI Punjab’s total of 88 was the second lowest total in IPL2018, narrowly passing Mumbai Indians’ 87 against Sunrisers at the Wankhede.

5 

Number of times Virat Kohli has scored 500 runs in a single edition of the IPL – the most by any player. David Warner has four such instances.

^{Basil Thampi has secured an unwanted record}

5

Consecutive fifties scored by Jos Buttler. The England wicketkeeper-batsman hit scores of 67, 51, 82, 95* and 94* in a incredible hot streak for Rajasthan. Only Virender Sehwag has managed the same feat in the IPL.

428 

Runs scored by Buttler in his last six IPL knocks. In IPL history only one player has scored more runs in a six-innings run. Kohli with 432 in 2014.

3  

Number of hundred partnerships between Sunrisers' Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson. No other pair has put on more than one century stand.

^{Williamson's Sunrisers have qualified in style}

8

Half-centuries scored by Williamson in IPL2018. Only Kohli (Nine in 2016) has produced more 50+ scores in a single IPL tournament. Chris Gayle made eight in 2012.

32

Sixes hit by KL Rahul, the most in this year's IPL. Rahul also leads the run-scoring charts with 652 at 59.27.

24

AJ Tye dons the purple cap with 24 wickets to his name (13 matches) with Hardik Pandya next with 18 (12).

^{*Stats correct as of 17/05/18}