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?
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.
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.
Which overseas player holds the record for the fastest half-century in IPL?
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.
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.
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?
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).
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.
Only two bowlers in IPL history have picked up a 5-wicket haul twice, Jaydev Unadkat is one. Who is the other bowler?
