The Mumbai Indians became the IPL 6 champions with a 23-run victory over mighty Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final. Rajasthan Royals, which had defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the play-off, but lost to Mumbai, finished third. Mumbai, Chennai and Rajasthan qualified for the Champions League T20.
Here are the interesting stats of IPL 6:
Top 10 Batsmen:
1. Michael Hussey (CSK) – 17 Matches, 733 Runs, Highest 95.
2. Chris Gayle (RCB) – 16 Matches, 708 Runs, Highest 175*.
3. Virat Kohli (RCB) – 16 Matches, 634 Runs, Highest 99.
4. Suresh Raina (CSK) – 18 Matches, 548 Runs, Highest 100*.
5. Shane Watson (RR) – 16 Matches, 543 Runs, Highest 101.
6. Rohit Sharma (MI) – 19 Matches, 538 Runs, Highest 79*.
7. Dinesh Karthik (MI) – 19 Matches, 510 Runs, Highest 86.
8. Ajinkya Rahane (RR) – 18 Matches, 488 Runs, Highest 68*.
9. Rahul Dravid (RR) – 18 Matches, 471 Runs, Highest 65.
10. MS Dhoni (CSK) – 18 Matches, 461 Runs, Highest 67*.
Century Makers in IPL 6:
1. Chris Gayle (RCB) – 175*
2. Suresh Raina (CSK) – 100*
3. Shane Watson (RR) – 101
4. David Miller (KXIP) – 101*
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Most Number of Sixes:
1. Chris Gayle (RCB) – 16 Matches, 51 Sixes.
2. Kieron Pollard (MI) – 18 Matches, 29 Sixes.
3. Rohit Sharma (MI) – 19 Matches, 28 Sixes.
4. MS Dhoni (CSK) – 18 Matches, 25 Sixes.
5. David Miller (KXIP) – 12 Matches, 24 Sixes.
90+ Scores:
1. Suresh Raina (CSK) – 99*
2. Virat Kohli (RCB) – 99
3. Shane Watson (RR) – 98*
4. Virender Sehwag (DD) – 95*
5. Michael Hussey (CSK) – 95
6. Virat Kohli (RCB) – 93*
7. Chris Gayle (RCB) – 92*
8. Manvinder Bisla (KKR) – 92
Top 12 Bowlers:
1. Dwayne Bravo (CSK) – 18 Matches, 32 Wickets, Best 4/42.
2. James Faulkner (RR) – 16 Matches, 28 Wickets, Best 5/16.
3. Harbhajan Singh (MI) – 19 Matches, 24 Wickets, Best 3/14.
4. Mitchell Johnson (MI) – 17 Matches, 24 Wickets, Best 3/27.
5. Vinay Kumar (RCB) – 16 Matches, 23 Wickets, Best 3/18.
6. Sunil Narine (KKR) – 16 Matches, 22 Wickets, Best 4/13.
7. Amit Mishra (SRH) – 17 Matches, 21 Wickets, Best 4/19.
8. Mohit Sharma (CSK) – 15 Matches, 20 Wickets, Best 3/10.
9. Lasith Malinga (MI) – 17 Matches, 20 Wickets, Best 3/39.
10. Dale Steyn (SRH) – 17 Matches, 19 Wickets, Best 3/11.
11. Thisara Perera (SRH) – 16 Matches, 19 Wickets, Best 3/20.
12. Kevon Cooper (RR) – 14 Matches, 19 Wickets, Best 3/15.