Black Saturday for bowlers, 985 runs scored on 444 balls, batsmen hit 59 sixes and 96 fours, tsunami came within a distance of 200 km.

New Delhi. As soon as the sun set on Saturday, ‘Black Saturday’ started for the bowlers on the cricket field. From Delhi to Jaipur, balls were seen outside the boundary and bowlers were seen sitting on the ground holding their heads. This was not cricket, but an orgy of batsmen which tore the pages of record books. 444 balls, 985 runs and approximately 13.31 runs per over, on this day the bowlers had no place to hide.
The heat of the fire that broke out in the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi was felt till Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, 200 km away. In Delhi, Punjab Kings defeated Delhi Capitals while chasing runs, while in Jaipur, Sunrisers Hyderabad snatched the victory from the jaws of Rajasthan Royals. Both the matches proved that no target is safe in today’s era.

Data storm: a flurry of 100s and 50s

On this bloody Saturday, there was such a tsunami of records that everyone was stunned. Two stormy centuries were scored throughout the day, which shattered the spirits of the bowlers. The first century, which came from the bat of Rahul Rahul in Delhi, was like a poem, while the second century, which came from the bat of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, was like a storm. 6 explosive half-centuries did not let the pace of runs stop. A total of 985 runs were posted on the scoreboard, which is a proof of the increasing aggression of T20 cricket. In Jaipur, he hit 26 sixes and 47 fours, whereas in Delhi, he hit 33 sixes and 49 fours. It is clear that the batsmen liked the flat pitch and size of the field of both the stadiums and it became the highest run-scoring day of the IPL.

Orange Cap’s ‘Musical Chairs’

This has hardly ever happened in the history of cricket, when the Orange Cap has changed its face 4 times in a single day. As runs were being scored, the cap of the player who scored the most runs was moving from one head to another. This was not just a cap match, but a battle for supremacy between the best batsmen in the world. This Saturday was no less than a ‘black day’ for the bowlers. While the batsmen were celebrating, the bowlers were just waiting for their next ball to come back from the boundary. Cricket once again showed that when the bat speaks, the records automatically become silent spectators.