Decoding Axar Patel's crunch all-round stats in IPL 2024
Delhi Capitals missed out on a playoff berth in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). However, some of their players enjoyed impressive campaigns. One of them is Axar Patel, who displayed his all-round brilliance. The southpaw played some brilliant knocks besides delivering economical spells with his left-arm spin. Here we decode Axar's sensational stats in IPL 2024.
Second-best economy rate among spinners
Axar claimed 11 wickets across 14 games in the season at 30.63. While he conceded runs at just 7.65, no other DC bowler had an economy of 8.5 or less (Minimum: 3 overs). In fact, only Sunil Narine (6.64) boasts a better economy than Axar among spinners with at least 10 wickets in the season.
Over 200 runs with the bat
With the willow, Axar accumulated 235 runs across 12 innings. His average of 29.37 is indeed impressive for a lower-order batter. The southpaw struck at 131.28 as the tally includes a couple of half-centuries. Sam Curran, Narine, Andre Russell, and Hardik Pandya are the only other all-rounders with the double of 200 runs and 10 wickets in the season.
Second player with this feat
Axar led DC in the away game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Albeit in a losing cause, the southpaw played a captain's knock. He scored a 39-ball 57 (5 fours and 3 sixes). Axar became only the second player with a 50-plus score for DC on captaincy debut. According to Cricbuzz, Shreyas Iyer was the first player to reach this landmark.
Axar's stellar consistency
Axar enjoyed his second-best IPL season in terms of runs as he made 283 runs at 28.30 last year. He claimed 11 wickets last year as well. These numbers showcase that Axar has been consistent with his all-round performance in IPL. Since 2022, Axar's average and strike rate with the bat read 31.81 and 139.44, respectively. His economy in this period is 7.46.
