T20 matches signify that there will be a good amount of runs on the scoreboard. While sometimes the team overall fails to do so or sometimes a few players fail to give their best performance and end up losing the pace for the team. A good strike rate is very important, especially in a tournament like IPL. According to IPL 2022 stats, let's take a look at the least strike rate in an IPL inning
Yashpal Singh
Yashpal Singh is the record holder of the least strike rate in an IPL inning. The former player of Kolkata Knight Riders made only 6 runs in 20 balls in a match against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2009. His strike rate of that inning was 30.00. Kolkata Knight Riders won that match with only 3 balls remaining.
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MS Dhoni
While CSK was banned for 2 years, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played for Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL during that time. It was the year 2016 and in a match against Kolkata Knight Riders, the captain of RPS, MS Dhoni scored only 8 runs in 22 balls with a strike rate of 36.36. KKR won the match that night by 8 wickets by the DLS method.
Yuzvendra Chahal
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While playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Yuzvendra Chahal made only 8 runs in 21 balls against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021. He had the strike rate of 38.10 during his inning. The result of the match was in favor of Chennai Super Kings as they bundled up RCB for 122-9 in 20 overs and won by 69 runs.
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan is facing a lot of criticism from the entire cricket world after his disappointing performances in the IPL 2022 so far. Mumbai Indians made the highest purchase in IPL 2022 mega auction and they bought Ishan Kishan for a whopping Rs 15.25 crore. Till now he hasn't justified the overwhelming price tag yet. In the last match of Mumbai Indians against Lucknow Super Giants, the Mumbai Indians opener scored 8 runs in 20 deliveries at a strike rate of 40. According to IPL 2022 starts this is the 4th list strike rate in an IPL inning. MI lost the match against LSG and this was their consecutive 8th defeat in IPL 2022.