Quiz: On Overseas Players in IPL

Did you know? Andrew Tye became the first bowler to achieve a double in his debut IPL match when he bagged a 5-wicket haul and a hat-trick against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. Here's a quiz to test your insight on overseas players in the IPL.

Which overseas player has scored the most runs in an IPL season?

David Warner in the 2016 edition scored 848 runs.

Kane Williamson

David Warner

Michael Hussey

Chris Gayle

Only two overseas players featured in an IPL match for a team in 2011 which is the only such instance. Which team was it?

Against CSK at Chepauk, Jacques Kallis and Eoin Morgan were the only two overseas players in the playing XI.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Chennai Super Kings

Kochi Tuskers

Deccan Chargers

Makhaya Ntini was the first overseas player to bag a hat-trick in IPL. How is the hat-trick fondly remembered?

Sourav Ganguly, Debabrata Das and David Hussey were all dismissed bowled.

All three dismissed were left-handers

All three dismissed were LBW

All three dismissed were caught behind

All three dismissed were bowled

Which overseas player holds the record for the fastest half-century in IPL?

Sunil Narine smashed a 15-ball fifty against RCB in 2017 at Bengaluru.

Chris Gayle

Kieron Pollard

Sunil Narine

Adam Gilchrist

Brendon McCullum’s 158 for KKR in the inaugural IPL game is the only hundred for the franchise till date. Who has the next best score for them?

Dinesh Karthik scored an unbeaten 97 against Rajasthan Royals in 2019 at Kolkata.

Manish Pandey

Chris Lynn

Gautam Gambhir

Dinesh Karthik

Chris Gayle won the Orange cap in 2011 IPL where he was not bought in the auction that year. He was a replacement player for whom?

Dirk Nannes suffered a side strain after RCB’s 2nd match in the 2011 IPL season.

Luke Pomersbach

Johan van der Wath

Dirk Nannes

Rilee Rossouw

In 2008 against KXIP, Misbah-ul-Haq became the first batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in IPL. Only one other overseas player gives Misbah company, who is that?

David Warner was dismissed hit wicket against KXIP in 2015 at Mohali, Axar Patel was the bowler. He is the only opener to suffer this fate in the IPL.

Shane Watson

David Warner

Glenn Maxwell

Faf du Plessis

Which of these overseas partners have the most 100+ run partnerships in IPL?

David Warner and Jonny Bairstow have combined together for 4 hundred partnerships in IPL and that too all in one season (2019).

Tillakaratne Dilshan-Chris Gayle

Brendon McCullum-Dwayne Smith

David Warner-Jonny Bairstow

Adam Gilchrist-Shaun Marsh

Which overseas player has played for the most franchises in IPL?

Aaron Finch has played for 7 franchises in the IPL. He has played for Royals, Daredevils, Pune Warriors, Sunrisers, Mumbai, Gujarat and Punjab.

Brendon McCullum

Aaron Finch

Thisara Perera

Albie Morkel

Only two bowlers in IPL history have picked up a 5-wicket haul twice, Jaydev Unadkat is one. Who is the other bowler?

Both his 5-wicket hauls were against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013.

Sunil Narine

Lasith Malinga

Andrew Tye

James Faulkner

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