New Delhi, June 5: The glitzy Indian Premier League (IPL) in its ninth edition recorded a 22 percent growth in its last week on Sony Max, Sony Six and Sony ESPN, a company release said on Thursday (June 2).
Also there were 357 million viewers who witnessed the tournament, establishing it as the biggest television event in India.
The highest-rated match in the 2016 edition of the IPL was the May 24 Qualifier I clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions which saw a cumulative viewership of over 100 million.
It was the IPL which saw the rise and rise of 'run machine' Virat Kohli and the first season in which MS Dhoni-led side failed to make it to the qualifiers.
Here are some interesting statistics from the cash-rich league which was free of controversies.
Runs scored: 18862
Fours hit: 2590
Sixes hit: 638
Longest Sixes: 117
Fifties: 110
Centuries: 6
Fastest Fifty: 17 balls - Chris Morris (Delhi Vs Gujarat Lions) and Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders).
Fastest Hundred: 43 balls - AB de Villiers (RCB Vs Gujarat).
Most Centuries: Virat Kohli - 4
Biggest Win (Batting 1st): Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Gujarat Lions (GL) by 144 runs.
Biggest Win (Batting 2nd): Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 10 wickets against Gujarat Lions.
Highest Team Score: RCB 248/3 against GL.
Last Ball Finishes: 4 matches.
Super Over: 0
Total Wickets fallen: 665.
Hat-tricks: 1 (Axar Patel - KXIP).
Fastest Ball: 150.31 Jason Holder (KKR).
Fair Play Award: Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Best Bowling: Adam Zampa (Rising Pune Super Giants) 6/19.
Highest Score: AB de Villiers 129* against GL
Highest run-scorer: Virat Kohli (973 runs)
Higest wickets: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (23 wickets)
Most Valuable player: Virat Kohli (356.5 points).
Television viewership: 357 million viewers.
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