IPL back in India..Bowlers Beware

IPL 3rd season starting from today..You know why the IPL is the success it is? Because a certain Brendon McCullum set the tone for the League with his blistering knock in the very first game. It was a benchmark. It had everyone glued to their seats. And with SRK and co dancing in the aisles, it brought a never-seen-before entertainment quotient to the game.
And now with Season III back in India, the big runs are going to be back. A quick glance at the numbers is a clear indication of the bloodbath that is expected on the Indian wickets. After low-scoring, close affairs in South Africa last year, the batsmen are relishing the prospect of lip-smacking tracks that made the format a household name in India.
Don't beleif me-

Here is proof-

All the top five innings totals and the highest match aggregates ever scored in the IPL have been achieved on Indian wickets.

When Kolkata Knight Riders scored 222 for three in the opening game against Bangalore on April 18, 2008 everyone thought there was nothing else left to see. Chennai Super Kings' Michael Hussey though had different plans.

Exactly a day later, the MS Dhoni-led side pipped Kolkata to the highest innings total table, notching up 240 for five against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali. Hussey scored 116 not out. The hosts put up a spirited fight but went down by 33 runs. That match, however, retains the pride of place among IPL's highest match aggregates. 447 runs were scored for the loss of nine wickets in 40 overs at a run rate of more than 11 runs per over.

The third, fourth and fifth spot in the highest innings totals list were wrested by Punjab, Rajasthan and Deccan respectively.

While hosts Punjab scored 221 for three against Rajasthan, the eventual winners of the first edition notched up 217 for three against Deccan at Hyderabad. The Chargers in that same game achieved their top score of 214 for five.

That Deccan-Rajasthan game is also placed second in the highest match aggregates with 431 runs being scored for the loss of 12 wickets in 39.5 overs.

Rajasthan and hosts Chennai are placed third with 412 runs for the loss of 12 wickets. The Super Kings again feature in the fourth place, this time alongside Mumbai. The two scored 410 runs between themselves for the loss of 12 wickets, while Rajasthan and hosts Punjab are in fifth place with a total aggregate of 401 runs for the loss of 10 wickets.

Your heart may go out to the bowlers. But the teams are all set to better these records. And a lip-smacking contest is on offer. Will the batsmen rule supreme again or will the bowlers re-write the record books? As the saying goes, impossible is nothing!!

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