IPL 2019: The Best Eleven Of The League Phase

The league phase of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) came to an end on Sunday with Sunrisers Hyderabad becoming the last team to make it to the playoffs In one of the most exciting seasons in the history of the league, the final positions of the teams were decided right after the very final league game. Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets to move to the top of the points table.

The loss for Knight Riders meant Sunrisers Hyderabad becoming the fourth and final team to make it to the playoffs. Apart from Mumbai and Sunrisers, defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals are the other two teams in the playoffs.  While Mumbai and Chenna are first and second spot respectively,  Delhi and the Sunrisers have occupied the next two spots.

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The league phase of this IPL was full of stunning performances. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow‘s consistency, Andre Russell‘s breathtaking power-hitting, hat-tricks by Sam Curran and Shreyas Gopal, MS Dhoni‘s breathtaking finishes, rise of youngsters like Shubman Gill and Riyan Parag – the league phase saw it all. With the league stage now coming to an end, we present to you its best eleven:

1. David Warner:

Matches: 12, Runs: 692, Average : 69.20, Strike-rate: 143.86, 100s: 1, 50s: 8

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2. Jonny Bairstow:

Matches: 10 , Runs: 445 , Average : 55.63, Strike-rate: 157.24 , 100s: 1, 50s: 2

3. Shreyas Iyer:

Matches: 14 , Runs: 442 , Average: 34 , Strike-rate: 123.46 , 100s: 0 , 50s: 3

4. Andre Russell:

Matches: 14, Runs: 510 , Average: 56.66 , Strike-rate: 204.81 , 100s: 0, 50s:4, Wickets: 11

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5. MS Dhoni (Captain/wk)

Matches: 12 , Runs: 368, Average: 122.66 , Strike-rate: 139.92, 100s: 0, 50s: 3

6. Hardik Pandya:

Matches: 14 , Runs: 373 , Average: 46.62, Strike-rate: 197.35 , 100s: 0 , 50s: 1, Wickets: 14

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7. Shreyas Gopal:

Matches: 14, Wickets: 20 , Economy-rate: 7.22

8. Deepak Chahar:

Matches: 14, Wickets: 16 , Economy-rate: 7.50

9. Kagiso Rabada:

Matches: 12, Wickets: 25 , Economy-rate: 7.82

10. Jasprit Bumrah:

Matches: 14, Wickets: 17 , Economy-rate: 6.78

11. Imran Tahir:

Matches: 14, Wickets: 21 , Economy-rate: 6.50