Sehwag finds runs but searching for swiftness
Virender Sehwag has his first fifty of IPL 2014, and while his numbers compare favourably with his Indian counterparts in the tournament, he has not scored as quickly as he has done previously

Virender Sehwag finally broke away from the 30s this season with a 50-ball 72 against Kolkata Knight Riders • BCCI
Batsman | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100s/50s |
Robin Uthappa | 9 | 302 | 65 | 33.55 | 125.31 | 0/2 |
Virender Sehwag | 9 | 253 | 72 | 28.11 | 130.41 | 0/1 |
Ajinkya Rahane | 9 | 248 | 72 | 27.55 | 119.23 | 0/2 |
Gautam Gambhir | 9 | 238 | 69 | 29.75 | 117.24 | 0/3 |
Dinesh Karthik | 9 | 232 | 56 | 25.77 | 126.08 | 0/2 |
Batsman | Total balls faced | balls - in control | control %age | balls - not in control | beaten %age |
Virender Sehwag v KKR | 50 | 33 | 66% | 17 | 34% |
Other batsmen in IPL 2014* | 1971 | 1459 | 74% | 512 | 26% |
Match | inns runs | inns balls | inns SR | runs after 50 | balls faced after 50 | SR after 50 |
v KKR, 2014 | 72 | 50 | 144.0 | 22 | 15 | 146.7 |
ave 50+ inns | 85 | 44 | 192.0 | 34 | 18 | 186.6 |
v MI, 2013 | 95* | 57 | 166.7 | 45 | 26 | 173.1 |
v Kochi, 2011 | 80 | 47 | 170.2 | 30 | 11 | 272.7 |
v CSK, 2008 | 71 | 41 | 173.2 | 20 | 17 | 117.6 |
v PW, 2012 | 87 | 48 | 181.3 | 37 | 20 | 185.0 |
v RR, 2012 | 73 | 38 | 192.1 | 22 | 18 | 122.2 |
v CSK, 2010 | 74 | 38 | 194.7 | 23 | 16 | 143.8 |
v DC, 2011 | 119 | 56 | 212.5 | 65 | 29 | 224.1 |
v RR, 2010 | 75 | 34 | 220.6 | 22 | 13 | 169.2 |
v DC, 2008 | 94* | 41 | 229.3 | 42 | 14 | 300.0 |
Shiva Jayaraman is a stats sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo