IPL 2018: 5 records held by Rishabh Pant after the league stage

Rishabh Pant, the wonder boy who plays for Delhi in the domestic circuit is no doubt a future star in making. Pant was the first player retained by Delhi Daredevils ahead of the auction and the decision was criticized by many. Retaining him as the first player cut Delhi Daredevils' auction purse by Rs. 15 crore and fans were shocked by the decision.

Pant silenced his critics by paying the price back by emerging as the highest run scorer in the tournament after the league stage. Although Delhi Daredevils flopped again this season, Pant impressed many with his unorthodox batting style.

He was one of the most consistent players in the season, having averaged 52.61 in 14 matches and is the top contender to win the emerging player award.

Here are a few season records that are held by him after the league stage:

Note: The 'season record' refers to that of the league stage of the 2018 season that is before the start of the playoff matches.

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#5 Most Sixes (37)

Rishabh Pant was one of the most entertaining players to watch this season. Pant is one of the hardest hitters of the ball at present, and has the ability to hit even the best of deliveries for towering sixes.

There was tough competition between KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, and Rishabh Pant in the sixes leaderboard. After the league stage, Pant ended with 37 sixes and finished at the top of the leaderboard.

With the kind of form he is in, he could have crossed 50 sixes easily had Delhi Daredevils qualified for the playoffs. Rayudu is 2nd on the list with 33 sixes and Rahul ended 3rd with 32 sixes.

#4 Highest Score in an inning (128* runs)

Rishabh Pant played an unbeaten knock of 128 against table toppers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. He reached the 100 run mark in just 56 balls and took 7 more balls to end up with 128 not out.

In the process, not only did he score the highest score of this season but also broke the all-time record for the highest score by an Indian in the IPL. The record was previously held by Murali Vijay who scored 127 against Rajasthan Royals in 2010. He also became the second youngest player to hit an IPL century.

#3 Most fours in an Inning (15 fours)

In his whirlwind knock of 128 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi, Pant hit a total of 22 boundaries which included 15 fours and 7 sixes. He hit 102 runs in boundaries which means 79.68% of his runs came in boundaries.

After hitting 15 fours, he climbed to the top of the list of hitting the most number of fours in an IPL inning this year. Shikhar Dhawan hit 13 fours against Rajasthan Royals and is placed 2nd on the list. AB de Villiers who hit 12 fours against Sunrisers Hyderabad is 3rd on the list.

#2 Most Fours (68)

Rishabh Pant faced tough competition from KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav but won the battle to finish with the most number of fours after the league stage. This proves that not only did he deal in sixes, but was equally good playing along the ground.

In total, he finished with 68 fours, the most by any player after the league stage. Rahul finished 2nd on the list with 66 fours and Suryakumar Yadav finished 3rd with 61 fours.

In total, Pant hit 105 boundaries (68 fours + 33 sixes) which is 7 more than 2nd best KL Rahul who hit 98.

#1 Most Runs (684 runs)

Rishabh Pant was consistent throughout the season and was the lone warrior for the Delhi Daredevils, who fought it out until the end of the season. His last 7 scores were 79, 69, 18, 128*, 61, 38 and 64.

He ended the tournament with 684 runs and held the Orange Cap after the league stage. This is the first time that any Delhi Daredevils player has crossed 600 runs in a single season.

Kane Williamson is currently placed 2nd on the list with 661 runs and Lokesh Rahul is 3rd with 659 runs.