IPL 2018: Batting and bowling records from each edition

2014 Champions: Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL 2014 Champions: Kolkata Knight Riders

Gautam Gambhir became the second captain to win two IPL titles after Dhoni when he drove KKR to yet another trophy. This time they beat George Bailey's KXIP by three wickets in a high-scoring final in Bengaluru.

Interestingly, this was the only IPL final in which a team chased down a score in excess of 200. This edition, yet again, witnessed the withdrawal of a franchise in Pune Warriors India. In addition to that, this season was played over two legs because of general elections in India. The first leg was played in the United Arab Emirates while the second in India after the elections.

Batting Records

Most runs: Robin Uthappa from KKR was the highest run-scorer in the seventh edition of IPL. He scored 660 runs in 16 innings at an average of 44.

Most sixes: Breaking the Gayle tradition, KXIP’s Glenn Maxwell hit the most number of sixes in the seventh edition of the league.

Highest individual score: KXIP’s Virender Sehwag scored the highest individual knock of 122 against CSK in Mumbai.

Bowling Records

Most wickets: CSK's Mohit Sharma was the highest wicket-taker in the seventh edition. He scalped 23 wickets in 16 innings.

Best bowling figures: CSK’s Ravindra Jadeja topped the table again by registering a bowling figure of 4 for 12 against KKR.