Decoding Rishabh Pant's best IPL campaigns
Delhi Capitals' campaign in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) has come to an end. They blew hot and cold throughout the season and could only manage seven wins across 14 games. Their skipper Rishabh Pant enjoyed an impressive campaign with the bat. Notably, the tournament marked his comeback to professional cricket after 14 months. Let's decode his best IPL campaigns.
684 runs in IPL 2018
Pant enjoyed a record-breaking run in IPL 2018, accumulating 684 runs across 14 matches at 52.61. His strike rate read a jaw-dropping 173.60 as the tally included five fifties and a solitary ton. Notably, Pant recorded the second-most runs for a non-opener in an IPL season. He is only behind AB de Villiers, who scored 687 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2016.
488 runs in IPL 2019
Pant was instrumental in powering DC to playoffs in 2019. He accumulated 488 runs across 16 matches at 37.53. The southpaw struck at a brilliant rate of 162.66 as the tally includes three half-centuries. Pant was only behind Shikhar Dhawan (521) in terms of runs among DC batters.
419 runs in 2021
The 2021 season marked Pant's maiden captaincy assignment in IPL. He led the team from the front as the Capitals finished the league stage as the table-toppers. Meanwhile, Pant scored 419 runs across 16 matches at 34.91. His strike rate of 128.52 was certainly a bit on the lower side. The DC skipper hammered three fifties that season.
446 runs in 2024
In 13 matches this season, Pant smoked 446 runs at an impressive average of 40.55. He registered three fifties. Pant was free-flowing with the willow as his strike rate was 155.40. Notably, Pant made his comeback to professional cricket in DC's IPL 2024 opener. The deadly car crash in December 2022 forced him to miss several marquee events, including the IPL 2023.
