Virat Kohli’s 708, Jasprit Bumrah on point, and RCB’s resurgence: 10 interesting numbers from IPL 2024 league stage
By
Nikhil Narain
May 20, 2024 06:03 AM IST

We take a look at 10 crucial numbers that defined the league stage in IPL 2024.

It has been a fascinating 17th season and as the group stage comes to an end, we look at 10 numbers which have defined the first 70 matches of IPL 2024 – from Virat Kohli’s aggregate of 708 runs to Jasprit Bumrah’s 20 wickets, from the domination of SRH and KKR in the powerplay to RCB’s late resurgence, from MI’s worst season ever in the tournament’s history to CSK’s rare miss at the playoffs.

Virat Kohli (L) and Jasprit Bumrah have been the top performers of their respective sides in this season(PTI)

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The season of the batter – most sixes, soaring run-rates, high aggregates
The 17th edition of the IPL has seen bat dominate ball like never before. The tournament has witnessed a record 1208 sixes which are the most for any season, surpassing the 1124 in 2023. The run-rate, at the end of 70 matches, stands at a staggering 9.61. It was 9.39 at the end of the first 17 matches, rose to 9.49 mid-season, went northwards to 9.58 after 54 matches and has continued its trend upwards!