IPL 2023, the 16th edition of the tournament has so far been a very open one. After the first 55 matches, 1 team is on 16 points, 1 team on 15 points, 1 team on 12 points, 1 team is on 11 points, 4 teams on 10 points and 2 on 8 points. The race for the playoffs berths is well and truly on.
Defending champions, the Gujarat Titans and four time champions the
Chennai Super Kings have so far been the stand-out teams. All 10 teams though are mathematically still alive for a playoff berth.
But who have been the standout individual performers for all the 10 teams?
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at the top 3 performers with the bat and ball, across all 10 teams and some other interesting stats:MUMBAI INDIANS (5 titles, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)Most runs: 1. Suryakumar Yadav - 376 runs (11 matches)
2. Ishan Kishan - 335 runs (11 matches)
3. Cameron Green- 274 runs (11 matches)
3. Tilak Verma - 274 (9 matches)
Most wickets: 1.
Piyush Chawla - 17 wickets (11 matches)
2. Jason Behrendorff 11 wickets (7 matches)
3. Riley Meredith - 7 wickets (5 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Tilak Varma - 84 off 46 vs RCB
Best Bowling Figures: Piyush Chawla - 3/22 vs DC
Best Batting Strike Rate: Suryakumar Yadav- 186.14 (376 runs in 11 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Piyush Chawla - 7.147 (17 wickets in 11 matches) - (Minimum 4 matches)
Tilak Varma. (AP Photo)CHENNAI SUPER KINGS (4 titles, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021):Most runs: 1. Devon Conway - 468 runs (11 matches)
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad - 408 runs (11 matches)
3. Shivam Dube - 315 runs (10 matches)
Most wickets: 1. Tushar Deshpande - 19 wickets (12 matches)
2. Ravindra Jadeja - 16 wickets (12 matches)
3. Matheesha Pathirana - 13 wickets (8 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Ruturaj Gaikwad - 92 off 50 vs GT
Best Bowling Figures: Moeen Ali - 4/26 vs LSG
Best Batting Strike Rate: MS Dhoni - 204.26 (96 runs in 8 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Mitchell Santner - 6.75 (3 wickets in 3 matches)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (2 titles, 2012 & 2014):Most runs: 1. Rinku Singh - 337 runs (11 matches)
2. Nitish Rana - 326 runs (11 matches)
3. Venkatesh Iyer - 314 runs (11 matches)
Most wickets:1. Varun Chakaravarthy - 17 wickets (11 matches)
2. Suyash Sharma - 10 wickets (8 matches)
3. Sunil Narine - 7 wickets (11 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Venkatesh Iyer - 104 off 51 vs MI
Best Bowling Figures: Varun Chakaravarthy - 4/15 vs RCB
Best Batting Strike Rate: Shardul Thakur - 178.69 (109 runs in 7 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Anukul Roy - 6.43 (3 wickets in 3 matches)
Varun Chakravarthy. (AP Photo)RAJASTHAN ROYALS (1 title, 2008):Most runs: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 477 (11 matches)
2. Jos Buttler - 392 (11 matches)
3. Sanju Samson - 308 runs (11 matches)
Most wickets: 1. Yuzvendra Chahal - 17 wickets (11 matches)
2. R. Ashwin - 14 wickets (11 matches)
3. Trent Boult - 10 wickets (8 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Yashasvi Jaiswal - 124 off 62 vs MI
Best Bowling Figures: Yuzvendra Chahal - 4/17 vs SRH
Best Batting Strike Rate: Dhruv Jurel - 183.12 (141 runs in 9 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate (minimum 3 wickets): R. Ashwin - 7.39 (14 wickets in 11 matches)
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD (1 title, 2016):Most runs: 1. Rahul Tripathi - 190 runs (9 innings)
2. Heinrich Klaasen - 189 runs (6 innings)
3. Mayank Agarwal - 187 (9 innings)
Most wickets:1. Mayank Markande - 11 wickets (7 matches)
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 8 wickets (9 matches)
3. T Natarajan - 8 wickets (8 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Harry Brook - 100 off 55 vs KKR
Best Bowling Figures: Mayank Markande - 4/15 vs PBKS
Best Batting Strike Rate: Hienrich Klaasen - 181.73 (189 runs in 6 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Mayank Markande - 6.54 (11 wickets in 7 matches)
GUJARAT TITANS (1 title, 2022):Most runs: 1. Shubman Gill - 469 runs (11 matches)
2. Hardik Pandya - 277 runs (10 matches)
3. Wriddhiman Saha - 273 runs (11 matches)
Most wickets: 1. Mohammed Shami - 19 wickets (11 matches)
2. Rashid Khan - 19 wickets (11 matches)
3. Mohit Sharma - 12 wickets (8 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Shubman Gill - 94 off 51 vs LSG
Best Bowling Figures: Mohammed Shami - 4/11 vs DC
Best Batting Strike Rate: Rahul Tewatia - 203.23 (63 runs in 6 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Noor Ahmad - 6.82 (11 wickets in 7 matches)
Shubman Gill. (IANS Photo)ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALOREMost runs: 1.
Faf du Plessis - 576 runs (11 matches)
2. Virat Kohli - 420 (11 matches)
3. Glenn Maxwell - 330 runs (11 matches)
Most wickets: 1. Mohammed Siraj - 15 wickets (11 matches)
2. Harshal Patel - 12 wickets (11 matches)
3. Wanindu Hasaranga - 9 wickets (8 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Faf du Plessis - 84 off 56 vs PBKS
Best Bowling Figures: Mohammed Siraj - 4/21 vs PBKS
Best Batting Strike Rate: Glenn Maxwell - 186.44 (330 runs in 11 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: David Willey - 7 (3 wickets in 4 matches) (minimum 4 matches)
PUNJAB KINGS:Most runs: 1. Shikhar Dhawan - 349 runs (8 matches)
2. Jitesh Sharma - 260 runs (11 macthes)
3. Prabhsimran Singh - 221 runs (11 matches)
Most wickets:1. Arshdeep Singh - 16 wickets (11 matches)
2. Nathan Ellis - 10 wickets (7 matches)
3. Sam Curran - 7 wickets (11 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Shikhar Dhawan - 99 off 66 vs SRH
Best Bowling Figures: Arshdeep Singh - 4/29 vs MI
Best Batting Strike Rate: Shahrukh Khan - 167.91 (107 runs in 10 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Harpreet Brar - 7.39 (5 wickets in 10 matches)
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS:Most runs: 1. Kyle Mayers - 359 runs (11 matches)
2. KL Rahul - 274 runs (9 matches)
3. Nicholas Pooran - 248 runs (11 matches)
Most wickets: 1. Ravi Bishnoi - 12 wickets (11 matches)
2. Mark Wood - 11 wickets (4 matches)
3. Naveen-ul-Haq - 7 wickets (5 matches)
Highest Individual Score: KL Rahul - 74 off 56 vs PBKS
Best Bowling Figures: Mark Wood - 5/14 vs DC
Best Batting Strike Rate: Quinton de Kock - 170.73 (70 runs in 1 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Naveen-ul-Haq - 6.12 (7 wickets in 5 matches)
DELHI CAPITALS:Most runs: 1. David Warner - 330 runs (11 matches)
2. Axar Patel - 267 runs (11 matches)
3. Phil Salt - 168 runs (6 matches)
Most wickets: 1. Mitchell Marsh - 12 wickets (8 matches)
2. Axar Patel - 9 wickets (11 matches)
3. Kuldeep Yadav - 9 wickets (11 matches)
Highest Individual Score: Phil Salt - 87 off 45 balls vs RCB
Best Bowling Figures: Mitchell Marsh - 4/27 vs SRH
Best Batting Strike Rate: Philip Salt - 175 (168 runs in 6 innings)
Best Bowling Economy Rate: Axar Patel - 6.81 (9 wickets in 11 matches)
* All statistics in this article are till after the 55th match of IPL 2023 and before the start of the KKR vs RR match on Thursday, May 11 in Kolkata.