IPL: How the Aussies are faring

05 May 2016 cricket.com.au

From huge knocks to brilliant bowling and injury concerns, here's how each of the Aussies are travelling in the IPL so far

Gurajat Lions

Aaron Finch
Innings: 5| Runs: 196 | Average: 49.00 | SR: 134.24 | HS: 90* | 50s: 3

WATCH: Finch again the star for Gujarat

Finch set the IPL alight with three man-of-the-match performances in four starts to begin the season. He didn’t bat in the match that followed due to a slight injury concern and was unable to force his way back into the Lions’ strong batting line-up in the three games that followed, but returned in their most recent outing against Delhi, scoring five at No.3.

WATCH: Birthday boy Faulkner sees Gujarat home

Faulkner has featured in seven of Gujarat’s nine matches to date and while his batting has not been called on too often due to the Lions’ powerful batting line-up, he scored a fighting 32 against Kings XI and his bowling has reaped two wickets.

Andrew Tye
Yet to play

Perth Scorchers quick Tye was snapped up by the Lions for AU$104,000, but he has yet to make an appearance for Gujarat this season.

Rising Pune Supergiants

Steve Smith
Innings: 7| Runs: 270 | Average: 45.00 | SR: 153.40 | HS: 101 | 100s: 1 50s: 0

WATCH: Smith scores IPL century

Australia captain Steve Smith was a key man for Pune scoring 270 runs at 45, but shortly after he registered his maiden T20 hundred he was forced to cut short his campaign due to a wrist injury.

WATCH: Smith, Marsh complete demolition job

Marsh had been in fine form for Pune after he was bought for a cool $1 million in February's IPL auction, claiming four wickets while conceding a frugal five runs per over, before he was unfortunately sent home from the tournament due to a side strain. Marsh has since had a scan which confirmed a minor side strain, but he will be right for next month’s tour of the Caribbean.

Peter Handscomb
Innings: 1 | Runs: 6 | Average: 6 | SR: 50.00 | HS: 6 | 50s: 0

Bought for $63,000, Handscomb has had limited chances for Pune to date, not required to bat in his first outing against Gujarat before scoring six against Mumbai.

Boland fetched $104,000 at the IPL auction and went wicketless in his first IPL appearance for Pune on May 1 against Mumbai. But he responded in his second match, taking 2-31 from four overs in their win over Delhi.

Usman Khawaja
Innings: 1 | Runs: 30 | Average: 30 | SR: 111.11 | HS: 30 | 50s: 0

Brought in as a replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen, Khawaja didn't miss a beat in his IPL debut, stroking two fours and a six in scoring 30 from 27 balls against Delhi.

George Bailey
Innings: - | Runs: - | Average: - | SR: - | HS: - | 50s: -

One match played, one win, zero balls faced. The former Australia captain has had little to do so far after he was a late inclusion for the injured Faf du Plessis, but his experience could be vital in Pune's run to the finals.

Adam Zampa
Yet to play

Australia’s first-choice T20 spinner was bought by Pune for $63,000 but has not been called upon yet.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Mitchell Starc

Starc was retained by RCB for the 2016 but unable to play due to his recovery from surgery, the paceman was ultimately replaced by England’s Chris Jordan.

WATCH: Watson, Weise combine in classic catch

The veteran allrounder has played every match for RCB so far this season but may not have had quite the impact he would have liked so far with the bat, averaging 16.66, but he does have nine wickets to his name.

Travis Head
Innings: 1| Runs: 37 | Average: 37.00 | SR: 154.16 | HS: 37 | 50s: 0

WATCH: Head shines in IPL debut

The South Australian star has found it difficult to break into RCB’s ridiculously strong batting line-up, but he made the most of his one chance when Chris Gayle flew back to Jamaica for the birth of his child, scoring 37 off 24 against Mumbai.

WATCH: Richardson snares three in FCB win

Of his four outings in the IPL so far this season, Richardson’s best by far was against Pune when he snared 3-13, including the price wicket of Faf du Plessis.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Warner
Innings: 7| Runs: 386 | Average: 77.20 | SR: 168.55 | HS: 92 | 50s: 5

WATCH: Wonderful Warner does it again

Warner has put the disappointment of his World T20 behind him with a dominant tournament to date opening the batting for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In five of his seven innings the destructive left-hander has gone past fifty, which is incredible consistency given the unpredictable and risky nature of T20 cricket. Warner is the only captain in the history of the IPL to score five or more half-centuries in consecutive seasons.

Ben Cutting
Yet to play a game

Bought by the Sunrisers for $104,000, Cutting has yet to make an appearance this season.

Henriques has played every match for the Sunrisers so far this season, with a top score of 31not out and best bowling figures of 2-33.

Kings XI Punjab

WATCH: Johnson's fancy footwork removes Jadeja

Omitted after two games early in the tournament, Johnson returned for a third on April 25 against Mumbai but has not been able to force his way back into the XI since.

Shaun Marsh
Innings: 6| Runs: 159 | Average: 31.80 | SR: 118.65 | HS: 56* | 50s: 1

WATCH: Marsh's fifty goes in vain

Marsh was last week ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to a back injury he picked up during the six-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders on April 19. He made an unbeaten 56 in that match and has reportedly carried a back niggle ever since.

WATCH: Maxwell stars with rapid 68

Maxwell’s IPL campaign had gotten off to a quiet start, but after showing signs of a revival in the past fortnight, with scores of 32no and 56 after a poor start to the 2016 campaign, before plundering 68 against Kolkata on Wednesday.

Picked up by Kings XI for $115,000, Stoinis was forced to wait several weeks between his first and second outings of the season, but has now played two matches in a row for the Kings XI.

Kolkata Knight Riders

WATCH: Hastings, Hogg star for Kolkata

Hasting’s IPL season was short lived, with the allrounder ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to an ankle injury suffered during training in mid-April.

WATCH: Hogg cruelly denied wicket

The ever-green spinner started with a bang, taking 3-19 in his first match of the season but hasn’t been able to add to the tally since. However he was seriously unlucky against Kings XI on Wednesday when he was cruelly robbed of a wicket in his first over. With his second ball to David Miller, there was a noise as the ball went past the batsman, Hogg went up, the Kolkata players went up, Miller was unmoved. Replays showed the ball had clipped the leg bail, spinning it in place but not dislodging it.

Chris Lynn
Innings: 2| Runs: 25 | Average: 25 | SR: 113.63 | HS: 15 | 50s: 0

WATCH: Lynn adds to catalogue of classics

Lynn hasn’t made the impact with the bat he might have liked so far, but he did add another brilliant catch to his highlights reel with a piece of boundary line brilliance.

Delhi Daredevils

The Scorchers quick hasn’t found himself called upon often so far this season, making just one game to date against Kolkata.

Joel Paris

Scorchers quick Joel Paris was ruled out of the IPL before it had even started with a shin injury. Paris, bought by the Delhi Daredevils for AUD$63,000, sustained a "shin stress reaction" in WA’s round nine Sheffield Shield loss to South Australia.