CSK’s Dhoni and RCB Skipper Faf du Plessis with others during IPL 2024( Image Source : Crickit)
The TATA IPL 2024 season which is 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has reached in mid season.In this IPL season so many records breaks likes total aggregates,soaring run rates and sixes which is giving excitement to IPL 2024 season.Emergence of new ‘desi’ hitter is the highlight of the this season.
Soaring run rates, record totals and sixes are large in amount in this season
Batsman have dominated bowlers like never before in this IPL season.The run-rate in IPL 2024 is 9.49 which is highest for any season both after 35 matches and overall! 2023 was the previous most high-scoring season with run-rate of 8.99.Sunriser Hyderabad with a run-rate of 11.2,are at the top of the pack and are followed by KKR who have a run-rate of 10.6 this season. while some of the famous((Big-ticket players) players is failed in this season.The IPL 2024 season has also seen highest team total in IPL history law broken not once but twice by SRH! Four of the five highest team totals in IPL history have come this season.There were a total of seven 220-plus totals in the entire last season. 618 sixes have been hit in this edition after the 1st 35 matches and season record of 1124 set last year is in real danger.
The perennial bowling woes of the challengers
RCB have again had a nightmare of a season with the ball-in fact,RCB shown worst till date, and that put them at the bottom of the point table. they have worst bowling average, strike rate and also economy rate in this TATA IPL2024 season.They have most expensive bowling unit in the first six overs.The absence of quality leg spinner is hurting them big-time in the middle-overs where RCB have not able to stop the flow of runs in this season.
Home- advantage-not an advantage any more
The home team out of first 22 matches won 17 in this season while the away team has won 10 of the last 13 matches.
Chasing an advantage again
chasing has been historical advantage not only in the ipl matches but in all T20 cricket matches! The chasing team had won 37 matches in the IPL 2021 edition.The same pattern continued for the first quarter of this season too.Chasing become more successful.