da bet esporte： Twenty numbers from the thrilling last-ball finish to the IPL

da heads bet： 01-Jun-2008A last-ball finish was the fitting finale to the tournament. We picked out 20 important numbers from the match.0 – The number of leg-before dismissals in the match.3 – Number of wickets for Yusuf Pathan, which helped Rajasthan rein in Chennai at the start. No other bowler managed more than two wickets.4 – Yusuf’s sixes in his 56 off 39 balls, the most for any batsman on either side.5 – The number of extra balls delivered by Albie Morkel: two no-balls and three wides. In contrast, the whole of Rajasthan’s attack gave away only three wides and one no-ball.5.25 – Makhaya Ntini’s economy rate, which was the most frugal of the match. In four overs he gave away just 21 runs.7.91 – The average economy-rate for the three spinners – Yusuf, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan – in the match. The faster bowlers conceded 7.58 per over on an average.12 – The number of balls Chamara Kapugedera faced for his 8 in the last five overs of Chennai’s innings.15 – The maximum runs conceded in an over. Sohail Tanvir gave away 15 in the last over of Chennai’s innings, while Yusuf smashed two sixes to take 15 off a Muralitharan over.28 – The runs made by Swapnil Asnodkar and Shane Watson during Rajasthan’s chase. Both scored at a strike-rate of more than 140.29 – The runs Chennai conceded off full tosses. Rajasthan gave away only eight.30 – The percentage of dot balls in the game. Both Ntini and Yusuf had a percentage of over 40.36.40 – The average runs scored per dismissal by right-handers in the final. Left-hand batsmen had a better tournament overall, but today they averaged only 20.66.40 – The runs conceded by Tanvir, the tournament’s best bowler, in what was his most expensive outing.42 – The runs conceded by L Balaji, which was the most by any bowler in the final. Also, the runs scored by Chennai in the Powerplays, for the loss of one wicket. Rajasthan scored 41 for 1.52 – The runs Rajasthan scored off the final five overs of their innings. Chennai scored 46.65 – The partnership for the fourth wicket between Watson and Yusuf, the highest of the match.78 – Runs scored in boundaries by both teams. Chennai managed nine fours and seven sixes, while Rajasthan had 12 fours and five sixes.81.25 – Rajasthan’s win % in the IPL, with 13 victories out of 16 matches. They’ve also won nine out of 10 run-chases.200 – Yusuf’s strike-rate against Muttiah Muralitharan. Yusuf clouted three sixes to score 24 off just 12 balls against Murali.300 – S Badrinath’s strike-rate. He made 6 off two balls, and one was left wondering why he came after Kapugedera.