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IPL: Lasith Malinga surpasses RP Singh

May 11, 2011 09:28 IST
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Following is the statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League [ Images ] match between Mumbai Indians [ Images ] and Kings XI Punjab [ Images ].

# Munaf Patel's [ Images ] aggregate of 17 wickets at an average of 14.35 in eleven games is the second best in the IPL 4. 

# Aiden Blizzard has taken three catches in Punjab's innings - the first Mumbai fielder to accomplish the feat in the IPL 2011. 

# Blizzard became the fourth fielder to take three catches for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, joining Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] (4), Abhishek Nayar [ Images ] and Robin Uthappa [ Images ]. 

# 22 extras, conceded by Mumbai Indians is the highest in the IPL 4, surpassing the 19 conceded by Kolkata [ Images ] in Rajasthan's [ Images ] total of 159 for four off 20 overs at Jaipur [ Images ] on April 15. 

# Munaf Patel (5/21) has recorded his career-best bowling performance in Twenty20 [ Images ] - his first instance of five wickets in an innings. 

# Patel has become the eighth bowler to capture 50 wickets (20.46 in 41 matches) or more in the IPL. 

# Patel is one of the three Mumbai bowlers to capture five wickets in an innings in the IPL, the other two being Malinga and Harbhajan. 

# All three Mumbai bowlers have bagged five wickets in an innings in the fourth edition of the IPL. 

# Adam Gilchrist [ Images ] became the first wicketkeeper to effect 15 stumpings in the IPL. 

# Gilchrist has extended his record for most dismissals - 44 (29 catches + 15 stumpings) in 56 matches. 

# Bhargav Bhatt (4/22) has produced his best bowling performance in Twenty20 - his first four-wicket haul. 

# Bhatt's performance is the best by a Punjab bowler in the IPL, eclipsing 4 for 29 by Paul Valthaty against Deccan  at Hyderabad on April 16, 2011. 

# Bhatt has got his first MoM award in the IPL. 

# Munaf Patel has become the first bowler to record a five-wicket haul in a losing cause in the IPL. 

# Punjab's magnificent 76-run victory is their largest by runs margin in the IPL, bettering their 66-run victory over Mumbai at Mohali on April 25, 2008. 

# Mumbai have suffered their largest defeat in terms of runs in the IPL. 

# Lasith Malinga [ Images ] is the first bowler to claim 25 wickets in an IPL competition - 26 at an average of 9.61 in eleven games.

# Malinga has set a bowling record for most wickets in the IPL history, capturing 59 at an average of 15.35 in 37 matches, surpassing RP Singh's [ Images ] tally of 58 at 25.82 runs apiece in 53 matches. 

# Eight instances overall have been registered of five-wicket hauls in the IPL.  Sohail Tanvir [ Images ] is the only one to take six wickets in an innings - the other four being Amit Mishra [ Images ], Anil Kumble [ Images ], Ishant Sharma [ Images ] and Lakshmipathy Balaji. 

# Mumbai Indians (87 off 12.5 overs) have posted their lowest total in the IPL, eclipsing the 94 for eight off 20 overs against Rajasthan at Jaipur on April 29, 2011. 

# The total is the lowest posted by any team against Punjab in the IPL, outstripping Delhi's [ Images ] 111 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on April 11, 2010. 

# Shaun Marsh [ Images ] (324) has completed his 300 runs in the IPL 4.  His aggregate is the second highest for Punjab, behind Paul Valthaty (359). 

# Marsh became the only Punjab batsman to average 50-plus in the IPL (1087 at an average of 51.76, including one hundred and ten fifties, in 25 matches). 

# After losing eight consecutive tosses in the IPL, Sachin Tendulkar has won the toss against Punjab. 

# Ambati Rayudu has completed his 1000 runs in Twenty20, amassing 1005 at an average of 27.91 in 39 matches. 

# Punjab have won five and lost three out of eight played against Mumbai in the IPL - success % 62.50. 

# Punjab have won four and lost six out of ten played in the IPL 4.

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