5 things we miss dearly in IPL 2016

200-plus scores

So far, we have had only three scores of 200-plus, two of them by RCB. The third one was scored by Mumbai Indians last Sunday. There have been 7 scores of 190-plus. Compared to that, last year, we had 7 200-plus scores and 10 190-plus scores.

Unless something changes drastically, the number of high scoring matches this year, will remain way below last year’s level. Interestingly, we also had 14 4-wicket hauls last year compared to just 9 this year (although we did have a 6-wicket haul by Adam Zampa). It is unlikely that number is going to be toppled either.

Interestingly, we have had far more 75+ scores this year (22) compared to last year (18) already. It is surprising why bigger scores were not produced more often this year. The grounds and the conditions have remained much the same and we didn’t have any breath-taking new bowling prodigies either (although Mustafizur Rahman has made up for the loss of Malinga).