Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and David Miller NEW DELHI: Batting in the chase is widely regarded as one of the toughest tasks in cricket and those who excel under pressure are often counted among the best in the world. One of the first names that comes to mind when one talks about chases is none other than the ‘chasemaster’ Virat Kohli. The Indian talisman won many matches unaided in the chase and amassed a mountain of runs.The Indian Premier League is no exception as Kohli leads the list of most runs in chases in the league with 4027 runs from 125 innings. That is less than 50% of his record 8758 IPL runs. However, in terms of best chase average, Kohli does not even feature in the top five among the 231 batsmen who have batted at least 10 times in chases. In fact, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star is 10th with an average of 41.51.
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Devdutt Padikkal press conference: Chinnaswamy’s pitch, Tim David’s strength and RCB’s batting strategy David Miller, who has been in the limelight since Wednesday night after his refusal to bowl a single off the penultimate ball saw Delhi Capitals lose by one run to Gujarat Titans, heads this elite list. Despite this costly moment, Miller’s reputation as a finisher remains intact and his numbers underscore his dominance in the chase.Miller scored 1,816 runs in 67 innings at an impressive average of 49.08, with a strike rate of 142.54, including 12 fifties and a century.His DC teammate KL Rahul, whose 92 off 52 came in vain against Gujarat Titans, is second on the list with an average of 47.92 from 66 innings. Rahul amassed 2,636 runs at a strike rate of 138.22 in these chases, including 25 half-centuries.Kohli’s RCB teammate Phil Salt is third with an average of 46.92, albeit from just 16 innings. He scored 657 runs at a staggering rate of 178.04, including eight fifties.Former Mumbai Indians batsman Lendl Simmons follows with an average of 46.22, having scored 416 runs from 11 innings, including one century and three fifties.Sai Sudharsan rounds out the top five with an average of 45.40 from 22 innings, scoring 908 runs at a strike rate of 141.43, including one hundred and five fifties.
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Best batting average while chasing in IPL
InningsRunsAverageSR50s/100sDavid Miller67181649.08142.5412/1KL Rahul66263647.92138.2225/0Phil Salt1665746.92178.048/0Lendl Simmons1141646.22132.903/1Sai Sudharsan2290845.40141.435/1Rinku Singh2258745.15156.534/0Matthew Hayden1349044.54137.644 Pietersen2264042.66134.732/1Shaun Marsh29106042.40137.4811/0Virat Kohli125402741.51134.9028/2(Note – Batsmen who have batted at least 10 times in IPL chases)
