Rajasthan's chases, and the most bowled dismissals

At the halfway stage of IPL 2011, Rajasthan is on top of the points table by virtue of their excellent home record. Chennai, with their fourth win in four home games, have moved level with Mumbai and Kolkata on ten points. With Bangalore on nine points, the race for the four semi-final spots has become extremely tight. Here is a look at some key numbers from the matches so far.

*All stats updated till the end of the 39th match of IPL 2011, played between Chennai and Deccan on May 1.

19 - The most runs scored in the first over of matches in this edition of the IPL, by Kolkata against Bangalore. Rajasthan have scored the highest across all seasons (22 runs) against Kolkata in Durban in 2009.

298 - In the match between Delhi and Punjab in Delhi, 298 runs were scored in fours and sixes, which is the highest number of runs scored in boundaries in a match in IPL 2011 and the joint third-highest across all editions. The highest overall is 336 runs in the game between Chennai and Rajasthan in Chennai in IPL 2010.

3 - The number of hundreds scored in defeats in all IPLs so far. Andrew Symonds' 117 for Deccan against Rajasthan in 2008 is the highest individual score in a defeat.

242.85 - Adam Gilchrist's strike rate during his 85 against Delhi in the semi-final in IPL 2009. This is the highest strike rate for a captain for a fifty-plus score in the IPL. Sachin Tendulkar's century against Kochi in IPL 2011 is the only hundred by a captain in the IPL so far.

10.16 - The scoring rate per over of Paul Valthaty in the first six overs in IPL 2011, which is the highest among batsmen who have scored at least 100 runs in the first six-over phase in this edition of the IPL.

19 - The number of successful chases by Rajasthan across the four editions of the IPL, which is the most games won by any team while chasing. Bangalore are second with 18 wins.

6 - Number of century partnerships in Kolkata and Hyderabad, the most at any ground in the IPL.

13 - The number of wickets that have fallen in the first over of IPL matches. Praveen Kumar has picked up three wickets in the opening over across the four editions of the IPL.

1.34 - The number of fifty-plus scores per match in IPL 2011 so far, which is the second-lowest after IPL 2009 (1.29). The corresponding ratio for IPL 2008 is 1.53 and 1.53 for IPL 2010.

158.4 - The runs scored in boundaries per match in IPL 2011, which is the second-lowest figure among all seasons after IPL 2009 (145.6).

27 - The number of bowled dismissals for Lasith Malinga, the highest for any bowler in the IPL. Irfan Pathan is next with 16 bowled dismissals.

48 - The number of sixes conceded by Praveen Kumar across all seasons of the IPL, the most by any pace bowler. Irfan Pathan and RP Singh are next, having conceded 47 and 43 sixes respectively.

726 - The number of runs scored by Delhi in boundaries in IPL 2011, which is the highest for any team in this edition. Chennai are next, with 678 runs in boundaries.

7 - The number of five-wicket hauls in IPL. Three of these have come in IPL 2011. The best bowling is Sohail Tanvir's 6 for 14 for Rajasthan against Chennai in 2008.

11 - The number of times teams have been bowled out for scores below 100 in the IPL. Three of the 11 scores have come in IPL 2011.

116 - The lowest total successfully defended in the tournament, by Chennai against Punjab in IPL 2009. In 2011, the lowest total to be defended successfully so far is 129 by Deccan against Kochi.

167.06 - Virender Sehwag's strike rate, the highest among all batsmen who have scored at least 400 runs in the IPL. Yusuf Pathan is next, with a strike rate of 160.08.

4 - Tendulkar, David Warner and Jacques Kallis have each held four catches in an innings, the most by a fielder in a single innings in the IPL.

70 - The number of runs scored by Mumbai against Deccan in the last five overs, the highest for the last five-over period in IPL 2011. Chennai are next, with 69 runs in the same phase in their game against Deccan. Kolkata's 86 runs against Deccan in 2008 is the highest in the last five-over period across the four seasons.

5 - The number of matches in IPL 2011 in which at least 15 wickets have fallen. The highest number of wickets to fall is 17 in the matches played between Deccan and Kochi and Delhi and Kochi. The match between Deccan and Rajasthan in Nagpur in 2010 is the only one in which all 20 wickets have fallen.