The exciting, exhilarating and thrilling tournament of IPL-5, 2012 is over. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the two times and defending champion Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the IPL 5 final at Chennai. It is the maiden win for Kolkata Knight Riders. Let see some of the memorable moments and heart throbbing statistics of IPL 5th edition.
- Highest Score was made by Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)-128*{62balls; 4×7; 6×13}vs Delhi Daredevils at Delhi
- Maximum Runs was scored by Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers, Bangalore)-733 runs from 15 matches (14 innings, Highest Score: 128*; Average: 61.08; SR: 160.74, 100-1, 50-7)
- Chennai Super Kings made the Highest Total 222/5(20 Overs) vs Delhi Daredevils at Chennai
- Lowest Total 92 (19.2 Overs) vs Delhi Daredevil at Mumbai was made by Mumbai Indian
- Most Sixes hit by Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers, Bangalore)-59.
- Most Wickets was capped by Morne Morkel (Delhi Daredevils)-25 wickets from 16 matches
- Best Bowling Statistics in an innings: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings): 4-0-16-5 vs Deccan Charger at Visakhapatna.
- Best Economy Rates in by L Balaji (Kolkata Knight Riders): 30-1-162-11 (Economy rate-5.40)
- Best Economy Rates in an innings by Praveen Kumar (Kings XI Punjab): 4-0-8-0 Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore.
- Most Runs Given in an Innings by Varun Aaron (Delhi Daredevils): 4-0-63-2 vs Chennai Super Kings at Chennai.
- Maximum Dismissals by a wicket-keeper: Naman Ojha (Delhi Daredevils)-16 from 18 matches
- Maximum Catches by a fielder went to Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)-13.
- Highest Partnership was made by Chris Gayle and Viral Kohli-204* for the second wicket-RCB vs Daredevils at Delhi.
IPL-5 Highlights, Highest Score and Best Bowling