da imperador bet： Seventeen games into the IPL, and the Australian influence in the tournament hasn’t been a whole lot
da 888： Cricinfo staff29-Apr-2009Matthew Hayden has been in outstanding form in the first few games for Chennai Super Kings•AFPSeventeen games into the IPL, and the Australian influence in the tournament hasn’t been a whole lot. Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist have been outstanding at the top of the order for their sides – though the teams themselves have had widely contrasting fortunes – while Shane Warne has been superb as bowler and captain, but with many of the stars involved in the series against Pakistan, there hasn’t been a lot else for Australians to cheer.Overall so far, the seven Australians have scored 506 runs out of 3961, with Hayden and Gilchrist contributing 378 of those. The batting average and strike rates are impressive, but the bowlers have only managed seven wickets so far out of the 171 wickets that have been taken by bowlers. Warne has taken four of those, but the Australian cause has been hurt by the absence of Glenn McGrath, who hasn’t played a single game for Delhi Daredevils so far.
Aus runsAverageRPOTotal runsAverageRPO% runs by Aus50636.148.29396121.297.2712.77
Aus wktsAverageEcon rateTotal wktsAverageER% wkts by Aus732.147.4517124.097.594.09While Hayden and Gilchrist have shone, Brad Hodge has been a huge disappointment for Kolkata Knight Riders. His 70 runs have consumed 77 deliveries, and his run-rate of 5.45 per over is well below what you’d expect from one of the best batsmen in the team in this format. Rob Quiney has done little in the two matches he has played so far, while among the bowlers, Dirk Nannes has only taken one wicket in three games.
BatsmanRunsAverageRuns per over50sMatthew Hayden21571.679.772Adam Gilchrist16340.7510.291Shane Warne3939.005.310Brad Hodge7023.335.450Rob Quiney136.507.800Moises Henriques66.004.500
BowlerWicketsAverageEconomy rateStrike rateShane Warne420.006.6618.00Brad Hodge129.009.6618.00Moises Henriques136.008.6425.00Dirk Nannes180.007.2766.00The one area where the Australian contribution has been significant has been in the opening gambit, where Hayden and Gilchrist have stamped their authority on proceedings in no uncertain manner. (It’s also helped Deccan Chargers that they have an outstanding partner for Gilchrist in Herschelle Gibbs, who has scored two half-centuries in four innings, continuing the glorious form he displayed in the last two innings of the ODI series against Australia.)Conditions haven’t been easy for batting at the top of the order – eight times the first wicket has fallen without a run on the board, while a further eight times teams have been one down before the total has reached double-digits, but Hayden and Gilchrist have weathered the new ball better than most of their mates. The shocker so far at the top of the order has been Graeme Smith, who has scored only 19 runs from three innings at a strike rate of 50 runs per 100 balls. Jesse Ryder is another much-hyped name who hasn’t done much, scoring 32 in three innings, including two ducks.
BatsmanRunsAverageStrike rateHerschelle Gibbs18391.50137.59Sachin Tendulkar16381.50134.71Matthew Hayden21553.75162.87Adam Gilchrist16340.75171.57Chris Gayle10735.66130.48Ravi Bopara13233.00125.71Sanath Jayasuriya7926.33131.66Virender Sehwag5125.50170.00Gautam Gambhir3115.5093.93Karan Goel5714.25121.27Parthiv Patel4611.50102.22Jesse Ryder3210.66133.33Robin Uthappa387.6071.69Brendon McCullum266.5076.47Graeme Smith196.3350.00Among the teams, Mumbai, Deccan and Chennai have been the best in terms of opening partnerships. Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya have been outstanding, and were involved in the highest opening stand of the tournament so far – 127 against Kolkata on Monday. Deccan have been extremely consistent, with stands of 24, 46, 63 and 67 in four innings, while Chennai have the only other century partnership of the IPL – 106 against Bangalore – though they’ve also lost their first without a run on the board on two occasions.
TeamRunsAverage standRuns per overMumbai Indians17056.678.57Deccan Chargers20050.0010.43Chennai Super Kings16340.7510.08Delhi Daredevils6934.5010.35Kings XI Punjab12832.008.35Kolkata Knight Riders9122.757.18Rajasthan Royals175.674.25Bangalore Royal Challengers61.202.57