
- In back to back matches now the teams chasing have won the match chasing exactly 172 to win (Chennai Super Kings yesterday and Mumbai Indians today).
- Rahul Chahar (2-33) has been among the wickets in his last 5 IPL matches and is now the third highest wicket-taker in this edition with 11 wickets.
- Quinton de Kock finally got into form, top scored with an unbeaten 70 (his 15th IPL half century) and won his fourth player of the match award.
- Krunal Pandya (39) scored his best in this IPL. Prior to this innings, he had scored just 31 runs in 5 innings.
- Among the Top 15 run getters in this IPL only Rohit Sharma and Surya Kumar Yadav feature from the Mumbai Indians (MI).
- Chris Morris now moves to third position in leading wicket takers list in this edition, which he interestingly shared with Rahul Chahar.
- Chris Morris of Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Rahul Chahar of MI both had identical bowling figures (4-0-33-2).
- Jasprit Bumrah (1-15 in 4 overs) is the most economical bowler in this IPL among those who have played 6 matches at least. His economy rate in this edition is an impressive 5.91.
- Rahul Tewatia has claimed just 1 wicket in 6 matches in this IPL and has been wicketless in his last 3 matches.
- Among the top 20 wicket takers in this IPL so far only Chris Morris and Chetan Sakariya feature for RR.
- Trent Boult’s wicket of Sanju Samson was his 14th dismissal of a batsman getting bowled by him among his 70 IPL wickets. Interestingly. Boult’s 5 of the last 7 batsman he dismissed were all bowled.