Numbers that mattered, Match No. 42

MUMBAI: Here are some interesting numbers that cropped up during Mumbai Indians’ fantastic victory over Kings XI Punjab in Centurion on Tuesday.

119 Kings XI Punjab (119 for nine) equalled their lowest total against Mumbai Indians. In the earlier encounter (in Durban on April 29), Kings XI Punjab had made 119 for eight.

70 Dwayne Bravo’s unbeaten 70 is the highest score by a Mumbai batsman in IPL 2009, bettering Sachin Tendulkar’s 68 against Kolkata Knight Riders in Port Elizabeth on April 27.

21 S Sreesanth conceded 21 runs in his only over. His figures are the worst ever in IPL history for a bowler who bowled just one over in the game. Andrew Symonds had conceded 20 runs against Kings XI Punjab in Kimberley on May 9.

11 Piyush Chawla has now conceded 11 sixes off his bowling in IPL 2009 – only Shane Warne has conceded more (13).

4 Sreesanth has bowled one over in each of his four games in IPL 2009 that fetched 20 runs for the opposing side!

2.25 Harbhajan Singh’s economy rate in the match – the best for a spinner in IPL 2009 in a complete spell of four overs. Muttiah Muralitharan had returned an economy of 2.75 for Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Port Elizabeth on April 20.

1 The win was Mumbai’s first over Kings XI Punjab in four matches. It was also Mumbai Indians’ first in 2009 while chasing a target. They had lost all the three games before winning this one.