IPL 2017 Review: MI continue to rule, RCB hit new low

Mumbai Indians (MI) clinched their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title while Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) failed to gain any momentum.

Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians clinched their third Indian Premier League title in a nail-biting finish against Rising Pune Supergiant in the IPL 2017 final in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit sharma receives the IPL 2017 trophy after their victory over Rising Pune Supergiant. (PTI)

In terms of numbers, a total of 705 sixes were hit by 93 batsmen while 102 batsmen hit 1608 fours in 118 innings of 59 matches.

Overall, five hundreds were scored with Hashim Amla’s two ending in a losing cause.

Let’s get across to a consolidated list of IPL 2017 in numbers:

Massive Numbers – As many as 18769 runs were scored for the loss of 708 wickets at an average of 26.50 off 2231.4 overs at an economy rate of 8.41 in 118 innings of 59 matches. The abandoned match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad is not included in this tally.

MI rule – Rohit Sharma’s team scored the highest number of runs with 2789 for the loss of 105 wickets.

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RCB’s another low – Virat Kohli’s men scored the least number of runs with 1845 for the loss of 97 wickets.

IPL 2016 - A total number of 18862 runs were scored for the loss of 665 wickets at an average of 28.36 off 2269.4 overs at an economy rate of 8.31 in 120 innings of 60 matches last year.