After four weeks of the 2023 edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Indian Premier League</strong></a> (IPL), Rajasthan Royals (RR) are sitting at the helm of the table with five triumphs and three losses. The comfortable 32-run victory against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will embolden the Sanju Samson-led side and now, they will aim to make it to the Playoffs stage. Along with RR, the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) also looked spectacular and won their two games in week four of the tournament.

In the upcoming weeks, the battle will get more intense between the IPL teams in a bid to qualify for the next round of the competition. As the fourth week of the tournament ended with the contest between CSK and RR at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, it was witnessed that some teams struggled in these seven days due to their non-performing players.

Therefore, teams will look to analyse their shortcomings including benching the players who have looked out of sync in the past week of the cash-rich league. This could happen with the teams especially those who are still reeling at the bottom of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-points-table/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>IPL Points Table</strong></a>. Hence, it will not be wrong to say that we are almost reaching the 'Do or Die' zone of the cricket carnival.

Discussing more, here is the flop XI from week four of the IPL 2023

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1681488557825_Harry-Brook.jpeg" alt="Harry Brook" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Harry Brook (Photo Source: IPLT20)</figcaption>

As the tournament is advancing, Harry Brook’s horrendous form is also going ahead with him. After witnessing his fabulous century against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fans were expecting Brook to be among the runs. However, that didn’t happen as the English player failed in his next match against Mumbai Indians (MI).

In week four of the competition, SRH faced CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and winning the toss, CSK captain MS Dhoni invited SRH to bat first. Against the quality CSK bowling line-up, it was crucial for SRH to get a fierce start from Brook but the youngster again failed to turn up against bowlers, scoring only 18 off 13.

The match against CSK ended with SRH’s seven-wicket loss and now Aiden Markram-led side’s campaign moved to their home venue, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. After failing against CSK, Brook looked below par against Delhi Capitals (DC) as well. In his team’s seven-run defeat, the youngster got hunted by Anrich Nortje at his individual score of seven.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1681652957196_Ishan-Kishan.jpeg" alt="Ishan Kishan" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>

In this competition, MI’s campaign has gone through many ups and downs as their premier players haven’t delivered according to their reputation. Ishan Kishan, one of the key MI stalwarts, has failed to justify his role as an opener thus far, scoring only 183 runs in seven matches. &nbsp;

MI started week four with their 13-run defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings (PBKS), at the Wankhede Stadium. In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran led Punjab from the front and accumulated 214 runs on the board after losing the toss to the MI captain, Rohit Sharma. Following the massive total, the MI team management was expecting their openers Kishan and Rohit to have a blast. Realising his duty, Rohit exuded confidence with his bat but Kishan threw his wicket after scoring just one run.

After getting bashed by PBKS, MI got a humiliating 55-run defeat from GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium. This time too, Mumbai were chasing a mammoth total of 208 runs due to their horrendous bowling show. To pull off the contest, MI required a quality start from their openers Rohit and Kishan but both batters got tamed by GT bowlers. This time, the left-handed batter went back to the pavilion after amassing 13 runs off 21 deliveries.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Shahbaz-Ahmed.jpg" alt="Shahbaz Ahmed" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Shahbaz Ahmed. (Photo Source: The Hindu)</figcaption>

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) started the fourth week with their seven-run win against RR at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The victory brought joy to the faces of RCB supporters but despite winning the game, the team had giant problems to address. Shahbaz Ahmed, who is known for his all-round skills, has been assigned the role of a pure batter by the team in this tournament.

Against RR, Ahmed was promoted to number three in the batting order after the early loss of Virat Kohli on the first ball of the match. For the 28-year-old, it was a perfect opportunity to shine with his bat and become a valuable asset for the team. However, Nadeem seemed nervous and gave his wicket to Trent Boult after scoring only two runs off four balls.&nbsp;

In the next contest against KKR, RCB were pursuing a gigantic total of 201 runs and this time, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/in-a-league-of-his-own-twitter-hails-faf-du-plessis-splendid-run-in-ipl-2023-as-he-sets-garden-city-ablaze-with-another-fifty-7934/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Faf du Plessis</strong></a> departed early after contributing 17 runs to the team. Despite witnessing Shahbaz's previous game’s failure, the RCB team management trusted the left-handed batter again to reinforce the team in the number three position. However, Shahbaz again left the team in a perilous situation after scoring two runs off just five deliveries.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1681666891276_Shimron-Hetmyer.jpeg" alt="Shimron Hetmyer" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>

Shimron Hetmyer is known for his fantabulous power-hitting potential. For RR, the stylish Caribbean batter has won a few games using his strong muscles. This season too, he played some incredible match-winning knocks for the Royals with his bat. In RR's three-wicket victory over GT in Ahmedabad, Hetmyer scored an unbeaten 56 off 26 deliveries to take his team home.&nbsp;

Following that fantastic knock against GT, RR supporters were excited to watch his batting in the tournament, but since that innings, he hasn’t played any solid innings for the Royals. In the crucial game against RCB, RR fell short of seven runs, in which Hetmyer took nine deliveries and gathered only three runs.&nbsp;

While, in a win against CSK, the left-handed batter got trapped by Maheesh Theekshana on a score of eight. His back-to-back failures with the bat are a cause of concern for RR and in the upcoming games, they will expect one of their match-winners to come up with an improved game plan against the rivals.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1681494896241_Aiden-Markram.jpeg" alt="Aiden Markram" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Aiden Markram. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>

Aiden Markram hasn’t lived up to the expectations in this year’s tournament. So far, he hasn’t provided anything solid to SRH with his captaincy. With only two wins in seven games, SRH are in the ninth position on the IPL points table. While talking about his batting performance, the Protea has played only a couple of decent knocks for the team.

In the fourth week, Sunrisers played two games and ended up on the losing side on both occasions. Against the quality CSK side, Sunrisers struggled in all the departments and lost the game by seven wickets. Their batting order completely floundered in front of CSK bowlers and their skipper Markram also couldn’t take the CSK bowling line-up to the cleaners, piling up only 12 runs.

Sunrisers’ next challenge was David Warner-led DC on their home turf and they lost that contest as well by seven runs. In this game, SRH looked excellent with the ball and stopped the visitors at 144 after losing the toss. Following the low total, Sunrisers started at a slow pace and got into trouble after losing four wickets at 79. With the collapse of the top order, SRH were looking for a vital contribution from Markram but here too, the skipper’s dismal batting (three runs off five deliveries) added to their chasing woes.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1681150172450_Dinesh-Karthik.jpeg" alt="Dinesh Karthik" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>

Dinesh Karthik’s bat has remained quiet in most of the matches, this year, and it has become a cause of concern for the RCB team management. Karthik, who is known for his match-finishing talent, has emerged as one of the biggest failures for Challengers. Of his eight appearances for RCB in 2023, the right-handed batter has scored in double digits only thrice.

The veteran had a golden opportunity to shine against RR at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. With the fantastic knocks of Captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, RCB were placed in a comfortable position. From here, Karthik was expected to come heavily on bowlers in the last overs of the innings to help his team cross a 200-run mark.

The 37-year-old again got defensive and went back to the pavilion scoring only 16 off 13 balls. Against his previous team KKR in Bengaluru, his responsibility was to show his aggressive side and take RCB home after the dismissal of Kohli. Instead of playing fearless cricket, he came out as timid and got hunted on 22 runs after facing 18 deliveries.&nbsp;

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2022/03/Deepak-Hooda.jpg" alt="Deepak Hooda" loading="lazy"><figcaption>&lt;p&gt;Deepak Hooda. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)&lt;/p&gt;</figcaption>

Deepak Hooda is known for his incredible batting potential to clear the fence. His incredible power-hitting ability makes him an ideal finisher for his IPL franchise, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). In the 30th match of this year’s tournament, Hooda had a perfect chance to flaunt his match-fishing skills against Gujarat Titans (GT).

Against the quality GT side, LSG bowlers worked brilliantly and foiled GT’s aim to put up a huge total on the board. Following a low total of 136, LSG openers KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers started positively and racked up more than 50 runs within the powerplay. Things got complicated for Super Giants as their defensive approach backfired following the debacle of their key batters.

In the last three deliveries, Lucknow needed 10 off three and this could have been a perfect situation for Hooda to deliver a heroic moment to his team. However, the 28-year-old&nbsp; choked at the moment and got run out while completing the second run. His dismissal on two sealed the defeat of Lucknow in the contest.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1675533230073_Sunil-Narine.jpeg" alt="Sunil Narine" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Sunil Narine. (Photo Source: ILT20)</figcaption>

For Sunil Narine, week four of the tournament went tough as he couldn’t do wonders in both matches. Against the Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders got completely outclassed in all three departments of the game and ended up losing the contest by a huge margin of 49 runs. In the match, CSK batters displayed a spectacular show and took KKR's bowling attack to the cleaners.

Narine, who is the oldest KKR stalwart, also looked helpless while battling the opponents and received a horrendous thrashing. In his two-over spell, the veteran couldn’t contain the flow of runs and ended up delivering an expensive spell of 2.0-0-23-0 to his team. After getting pounded by CSK batters, Narine came out to open the innings for Knight Riders with Narayan Jagadeesan to chase a humongous total of 236.

However, the West Indies player failed to get the team desired start with his bat too and got dismissed on a duck by Akash Singh in the first over, after facing three deliveries. In the next game against RCB at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, he didn’t get a chance to bat but failed to be impactful with the ball. &nbsp;

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1682003547078_Marco-.jpeg" alt="Marco Jansen" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Marco Jansen ( Photo Source : BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>

Marco Jansen is a vital cog in SRH’s bowling unit due to his amazing fast-bowling skills. Along with the veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, his duty is to provide early breakthroughs to the team, but his numbers in the competition indicate that the speedster is still struggling to be efficient for the 2016 IPL champions.

In the big match against CSK at Chepauk, SRH batters gave their bowlers only 134 runs to defend. With the low total on the board, Sunrisers required a disciplined bowling show, but Jansen looked out of rhythm and gave away 37 runs in his three-over spell, without getting any scalps.

His dismal run with the ball continued against DC as well in Hyderabad. His colleagues Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, and T Natarajan delivered thrifty spells to the team, while on the other hand, the 22-year-old went wicketless again and leaked 27 runs in his two-over spell.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1680351056398_Umesh-Yadav-against-PBKS.jpeg" alt="Umesh Yadav against PBKS" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Umesh Yadav against PBKS. (Photo Source: IPL/ BCCI)</figcaption>

Umesh Yadav adds strength to KKR’s pace battery with his immense experience. In 2022, the veteran proved himself with 16 wickets for Knight Riders in 12 matches at an economy of 7.06. Rewarding for his efficiency, the KKR team management retained him for the 2023 edition of the league.

As a senior player, his responsibility is to maintain consistency with his pace and hunt wickets for his team regularly. However, the speedster has failed to be influential for the two-time title winners in this competition. In a home game against powerful CSK, Umesh got punished for his indisciplined bowling. Bowling for three overs, the veteran couldn’t scalp any heads and got hammered for 35 runs.&nbsp;

In the next contest against RCB, he bowled only one over, and in that too, he leaked 19 runs after getting thrashed by both Kohli and du Plessis. Following his terrible over, captain Nitish Rana didn’t give the ball to the 35-year-old again in the match. As Umesh is an important weapon of KKR’s pace armoury, the team management will expect him to get his rhythm back in the upcoming contests.

<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1681566289216_vijaykumar-vyshak.jpeg" alt="Vijaykumar Vyshak" loading="lazy"><figcaption>Vijaykumar Vyshak. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>

Under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have given some moments of cheers to their fans, this season. Talking about their overall performance, the team is lacking consistency due to their frail batting and bowling. In the batting department, the team is completely relying on Kohli, du Plessis, and Maxwell due to inefficient batting shows, while the same story is with the bowling unit as well. Except for Mohammed Siraj, no bowler has exuded confidence consistently.

In week four, RCB pocketed the RR game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Riding on joint bowling efforts from Mohammed Siraj, David Willey, and Harshal Patel, the team clinched a seven-run triumph. Amidst these positive scenes, Vijaykumar Vyshak's mediocre performance with the ball (2.0-0-24-0) got unnoticed.&nbsp;

Despite his disastrous bowling show in the RR match, the team management included Vyashak in the playing XI against Knight Riders. In front of the home crowd, he picked up two wickets but couldn’t stop the leakage of runs. In his team’s 21-run loss to KKR, Kumar conceded 41 runs in his four-over spell.

Harry Brook, Ishan Kishan and Marco Jansen

<p>After four weeks of the 2023 edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Indian Premier League</strong></a> (IPL), Rajasthan Royals (RR) are sitting at the helm of the table with five triumphs and three losses. The comfortable 32-run victory against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will embolden the Sanju Samson-led side and now, they will aim to make it to the Playoffs stage. Along with RR, the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) also looked spectacular and won their two games in week four of the tournament.</p>
<p>In the upcoming weeks, the battle will get more intense between the IPL teams in a bid to qualify for the next round of the competition. As the fourth week of the tournament ended with the contest between CSK and RR at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, it was witnessed that some teams struggled in these seven days due to their non-performing players.</p>
<p>Therefore, teams will look to analyse their shortcomings including benching the players who have looked out of sync in the past week of the cash-rich league. This could happen with the teams especially those who are still reeling at the bottom of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-points-table/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>IPL Points Table</strong></a>. Hence, it will not be wrong to say that we are almost reaching the 'Do or Die' zone of the cricket carnival.</p>
<h3>Discussing more, here is the flop XI from week four of the IPL 2023</h3>
<h3>1. Harry Brook</h3>
<figure class="image align-center" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1681488557825_Harry-Brook.jpeg" alt="Harry Brook" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<figcaption>Harry Brook (Photo Source: IPLT20)</figcaption>
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<p>As the tournament is advancing, Harry Brook’s horrendous form is also going ahead with him. After witnessing his fabulous century against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fans were expecting Brook to be among the runs. However, that didn’t happen as the English player failed in his next match against Mumbai Indians (MI).</p>
<p>In week four of the competition, SRH faced CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and winning the toss, CSK captain MS Dhoni invited SRH to bat first. Against the quality CSK bowling line-up, it was crucial for SRH to get a fierce start from Brook but the youngster again failed to turn up against bowlers, scoring only 18 off 13.</p>
<p>The match against CSK ended with SRH’s seven-wicket loss and now Aiden Markram-led side’s campaign moved to their home venue, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. After failing against CSK, Brook looked below par against Delhi Capitals (DC) as well. In his team’s seven-run defeat, the youngster got hunted by Anrich Nortje at his individual score of seven.</p>
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<h3>2. Ishan Kishan</h3>
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<figcaption>Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>In this competition, MI’s campaign has gone through many ups and downs as their premier players haven’t delivered according to their reputation. Ishan Kishan, one of the key MI stalwarts, has failed to justify his role as an opener thus far, scoring only 183 runs in seven matches. &nbsp;</p>
<p>MI started week four with their 13-run defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings (PBKS), at the Wankhede Stadium. In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran led Punjab from the front and accumulated 214 runs on the board after losing the toss to the MI captain, Rohit Sharma. Following the massive total, the MI team management was expecting their openers Kishan and Rohit to have a blast. Realising his duty, Rohit exuded confidence with his bat but Kishan threw his wicket after scoring just one run.</p>
<p>After getting bashed by PBKS, MI got a humiliating 55-run defeat from GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium. This time too, Mumbai were chasing a mammoth total of 208 runs due to their horrendous bowling show. To pull off the contest, MI required a quality start from their openers Rohit and Kishan but both batters got tamed by GT bowlers. This time, the left-handed batter went back to the pavilion after amassing 13 runs off 21 deliveries.</p>
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<h3>3. Shahbaz Ahmed</h3>
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<figcaption>Shahbaz Ahmed. (Photo Source: The Hindu)</figcaption>
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<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) started the fourth week with their seven-run win against RR at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The victory brought joy to the faces of RCB supporters but despite winning the game, the team had giant problems to address. Shahbaz Ahmed, who is known for his all-round skills, has been assigned the role of a pure batter by the team in this tournament.</p>
<p>Against RR, Ahmed was promoted to number three in the batting order after the early loss of Virat Kohli on the first ball of the match. For the 28-year-old, it was a perfect opportunity to shine with his bat and become a valuable asset for the team. However, Nadeem seemed nervous and gave his wicket to Trent Boult after scoring only two runs off four balls.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the next contest against KKR, RCB were pursuing a gigantic total of 201 runs and this time, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/in-a-league-of-his-own-twitter-hails-faf-du-plessis-splendid-run-in-ipl-2023-as-he-sets-garden-city-ablaze-with-another-fifty-7934/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Faf du Plessis</strong></a> departed early after contributing 17 runs to the team. Despite witnessing Shahbaz's previous game’s failure, the RCB team management trusted the left-handed batter again to reinforce the team in the number three position. However, Shahbaz again left the team in a perilous situation after scoring two runs off just five deliveries.</p>
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<h3>4. Shimron Hetmyer</h3>
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<figcaption>Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>Shimron Hetmyer is known for his fantabulous power-hitting potential. For RR, the stylish Caribbean batter has won a few games using his strong muscles. This season too, he played some incredible match-winning knocks for the Royals with his bat. In RR's three-wicket victory over GT in Ahmedabad, Hetmyer scored an unbeaten 56 off 26 deliveries to take his team home.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Following that fantastic knock against GT, RR supporters were excited to watch his batting in the tournament, but since that innings, he hasn’t played any solid innings for the Royals. In the crucial game against RCB, RR fell short of seven runs, in which Hetmyer took nine deliveries and gathered only three runs.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While, in a win against CSK, the left-handed batter got trapped by Maheesh Theekshana on a score of eight. His back-to-back failures with the bat are a cause of concern for RR and in the upcoming games, they will expect one of their match-winners to come up with an improved game plan against the rivals.</p>
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<h3>5. Aiden Markram (Captain)</h3>
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<figcaption>Aiden Markram. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>Aiden Markram hasn’t lived up to the expectations in this year’s tournament. So far, he hasn’t provided anything solid to SRH with his captaincy. With only two wins in seven games, SRH are in the ninth position on the IPL points table. While talking about his batting performance, the Protea has played only a couple of decent knocks for the team.</p>
<p>In the fourth week, Sunrisers played two games and ended up on the losing side on both occasions. Against the quality CSK side, Sunrisers struggled in all the departments and lost the game by seven wickets. Their batting order completely floundered in front of CSK bowlers and their skipper Markram also couldn’t take the CSK bowling line-up to the cleaners, piling up only 12 runs.</p>
<p>Sunrisers’ next challenge was David Warner-led DC on their home turf and they lost that contest as well by seven runs. In this game, SRH looked excellent with the ball and stopped the visitors at 144 after losing the toss. Following the low total, Sunrisers started at a slow pace and got into trouble after losing four wickets at 79. With the collapse of the top order, SRH were looking for a vital contribution from Markram but here too, the skipper’s dismal batting (three runs off five deliveries) added to their chasing woes.</p>
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<h3>6. Dinesh Karthik (Wicketkeeper)</h3>
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<figcaption>Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>Dinesh Karthik’s bat has remained quiet in most of the matches, this year, and it has become a cause of concern for the RCB team management. Karthik, who is known for his match-finishing talent, has emerged as one of the biggest failures for Challengers. Of his eight appearances for RCB in 2023, the right-handed batter has scored in double digits only thrice.</p>
<p>The veteran had a golden opportunity to shine against RR at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. With the fantastic knocks of Captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, RCB were placed in a comfortable position. From here, Karthik was expected to come heavily on bowlers in the last overs of the innings to help his team cross a 200-run mark.</p>
<p>The 37-year-old again got defensive and went back to the pavilion scoring only 16 off 13 balls. Against his previous team KKR in Bengaluru, his responsibility was to show his aggressive side and take RCB home after the dismissal of Kohli. Instead of playing fearless cricket, he came out as timid and got hunted on 22 runs after facing 18 deliveries.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>7. Deepak Hooda</h3>
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<figcaption>&lt;p&gt;Deepak Hooda. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)&lt;/p&gt;</figcaption>
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<p>Deepak Hooda is known for his incredible batting potential to clear the fence. His incredible power-hitting ability makes him an ideal finisher for his IPL franchise, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). In the 30th match of this year’s tournament, Hooda had a perfect chance to flaunt his match-fishing skills against Gujarat Titans (GT).</p>
<p>Against the quality GT side, LSG bowlers worked brilliantly and foiled GT’s aim to put up a huge total on the board. Following a low total of 136, LSG openers KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers started positively and racked up more than 50 runs within the powerplay. Things got complicated for Super Giants as their defensive approach backfired following the debacle of their key batters.</p>
<p>In the last three deliveries, Lucknow needed 10 off three and this could have been a perfect situation for Hooda to deliver a heroic moment to his team. However, the 28-year-old&nbsp; choked at the moment and got run out while completing the second run. His dismissal on two sealed the defeat of Lucknow in the contest.</p>
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<h3>8. Sunil Narine</h3>
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<figcaption>Sunil Narine. (Photo Source: ILT20)</figcaption>
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<p>For Sunil Narine, week four of the tournament went tough as he couldn’t do wonders in both matches. Against the Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders got completely outclassed in all three departments of the game and ended up losing the contest by a huge margin of 49 runs. In the match, CSK batters displayed a spectacular show and took KKR's bowling attack to the cleaners.</p>
<p>Narine, who is the oldest KKR stalwart, also looked helpless while battling the opponents and received a horrendous thrashing. In his two-over spell, the veteran couldn’t contain the flow of runs and ended up delivering an expensive spell of 2.0-0-23-0 to his team. After getting pounded by CSK batters, Narine came out to open the innings for Knight Riders with Narayan Jagadeesan to chase a humongous total of 236.</p>
<p>However, the West Indies player failed to get the team desired start with his bat too and got dismissed on a duck by Akash Singh in the first over, after facing three deliveries. In the next game against RCB at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, he didn’t get a chance to bat but failed to be impactful with the ball. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>9. Marco Jansen</h3>
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<p>Marco Jansen is a vital cog in SRH’s bowling unit due to his amazing fast-bowling skills. Along with the veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, his duty is to provide early breakthroughs to the team, but his numbers in the competition indicate that the speedster is still struggling to be efficient for the 2016 IPL champions.</p>
<p>In the big match against CSK at Chepauk, SRH batters gave their bowlers only 134 runs to defend. With the low total on the board, Sunrisers required a disciplined bowling show, but Jansen looked out of rhythm and gave away 37 runs in his three-over spell, without getting any scalps.</p>
<p>His dismal run with the ball continued against DC as well in Hyderabad. His colleagues Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, and T Natarajan delivered thrifty spells to the team, while on the other hand, the 22-year-old went wicketless again and leaked 27 runs in his two-over spell.</p>
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<h3>10. Umesh Yadav</h3>
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<figcaption>Umesh Yadav against PBKS. (Photo Source: IPL/ BCCI)</figcaption>
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<p>Umesh Yadav adds strength to KKR’s pace battery with his immense experience. In 2022, the veteran proved himself with 16 wickets for Knight Riders in 12 matches at an economy of 7.06. Rewarding for his efficiency, the KKR team management retained him for the 2023 edition of the league.</p>
<p>As a senior player, his responsibility is to maintain consistency with his pace and hunt wickets for his team regularly. However, the speedster has failed to be influential for the two-time title winners in this competition. In a home game against powerful CSK, Umesh got punished for his indisciplined bowling. Bowling for three overs, the veteran couldn’t scalp any heads and got hammered for 35 runs.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the next contest against RCB, he bowled only one over, and in that too, he leaked 19 runs after getting thrashed by both Kohli and du Plessis. Following his terrible over, captain Nitish Rana didn’t give the ball to the 35-year-old again in the match. As Umesh is an important weapon of KKR’s pace armoury, the team management will expect him to get his rhythm back in the upcoming contests.</p>
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<h3>11. Vijaykumar Vyshak&nbsp;</h3>
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<p>Under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have given some moments of cheers to their fans, this season. Talking about their overall performance, the team is lacking consistency due to their frail batting and bowling. In the batting department, the team is completely relying on Kohli, du Plessis, and Maxwell due to inefficient batting shows, while the same story is with the bowling unit as well. Except for Mohammed Siraj, no bowler has exuded confidence consistently.</p>
<p>In week four, RCB pocketed the RR game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Riding on joint bowling efforts from Mohammed Siraj, David Willey, and Harshal Patel, the team clinched a seven-run triumph. Amidst these positive scenes, Vijaykumar Vyshak's mediocre performance with the ball (2.0-0-24-0) got unnoticed.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Despite his disastrous bowling show in the RR match, the team management included Vyashak in the playing XI against Knight Riders. In front of the home crowd, he picked up two wickets but couldn’t stop the leakage of runs. In his team’s 21-run loss to KKR, Kumar conceded 41 runs in his four-over spell.</p>

<p>After four weeks of the 2023 edition of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Indian Premier League</strong></a> (IPL), Rajasthan Royals (RR) are sitting at the helm of the table with five triumphs and three losses. The comfortable 32-run victory against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will embolden the Sanju Samson-led side and now, they will aim to make it to the Playoffs stage. Along with RR, the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) also looked spectacular and won their two games in week four of the tournament.</p>
<p>In the upcoming weeks, the battle will get more intense between the IPL teams in a bid to qualify for the next round of the competition. As the fourth week of the tournament ended with the contest between CSK and RR at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, it was witnessed that some teams struggled in these seven days due to their non-performing players.</p>
<p>Therefore, teams will look to analyse their shortcomings including benching the players who have looked out of sync in the past week of the cash-rich league. This could happen with the teams especially those who are still reeling at the bottom of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-points-table/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>IPL Points Table</strong></a>. Hence, it will not be wrong to say that we are almost reaching the 'Do or Die' zone of the cricket carnival.</p>
<h3>Discussing more, here is the flop XI from week four of the IPL 2023</h3>
<h3>1. Harry Brook</h3>
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<p>As the tournament is advancing, Harry Brook’s horrendous form is also going ahead with him. After witnessing his fabulous century against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fans were expecting Brook to be among the runs. However, that didn’t happen as the English player failed in his next match against Mumbai Indians (MI).</p>
<p>In week four of the competition, SRH faced CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and winning the toss, CSK captain MS Dhoni invited SRH to bat first. Against the quality CSK bowling line-up, it was crucial for SRH to get a fierce start from Brook but the youngster again failed to turn up against bowlers, scoring only 18 off 13.</p>
<p>The match against CSK ended with SRH’s seven-wicket loss and now Aiden Markram-led side’s campaign moved to their home venue, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. After failing against CSK, Brook looked below par against Delhi Capitals (DC) as well. In his team’s seven-run defeat, the youngster got hunted by Anrich Nortje at his individual score of seven.</p>
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<h3>2. Ishan Kishan</h3>
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<figcaption>Ishan Kishan. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>In this competition, MI’s campaign has gone through many ups and downs as their premier players haven’t delivered according to their reputation. Ishan Kishan, one of the key MI stalwarts, has failed to justify his role as an opener thus far, scoring only 183 runs in seven matches. &nbsp;</p>
<p>MI started week four with their 13-run defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings (PBKS), at the Wankhede Stadium. In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran led Punjab from the front and accumulated 214 runs on the board after losing the toss to the MI captain, Rohit Sharma. Following the massive total, the MI team management was expecting their openers Kishan and Rohit to have a blast. Realising his duty, Rohit exuded confidence with his bat but Kishan threw his wicket after scoring just one run.</p>
<p>After getting bashed by PBKS, MI got a humiliating 55-run defeat from GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium. This time too, Mumbai were chasing a mammoth total of 208 runs due to their horrendous bowling show. To pull off the contest, MI required a quality start from their openers Rohit and Kishan but both batters got tamed by GT bowlers. This time, the left-handed batter went back to the pavilion after amassing 13 runs off 21 deliveries.</p>
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<h3>3. Shahbaz Ahmed</h3>
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<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) started the fourth week with their seven-run win against RR at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The victory brought joy to the faces of RCB supporters but despite winning the game, the team had giant problems to address. Shahbaz Ahmed, who is known for his all-round skills, has been assigned the role of a pure batter by the team in this tournament.</p>
<p>Against RR, Ahmed was promoted to number three in the batting order after the early loss of Virat Kohli on the first ball of the match. For the 28-year-old, it was a perfect opportunity to shine with his bat and become a valuable asset for the team. However, Nadeem seemed nervous and gave his wicket to Trent Boult after scoring only two runs off four balls.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the next contest against KKR, RCB were pursuing a gigantic total of 201 runs and this time, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/in-a-league-of-his-own-twitter-hails-faf-du-plessis-splendid-run-in-ipl-2023-as-he-sets-garden-city-ablaze-with-another-fifty-7934/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Faf du Plessis</strong></a> departed early after contributing 17 runs to the team. Despite witnessing Shahbaz's previous game’s failure, the RCB team management trusted the left-handed batter again to reinforce the team in the number three position. However, Shahbaz again left the team in a perilous situation after scoring two runs off just five deliveries.</p>
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<h3>4. Shimron Hetmyer</h3>
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<figcaption>Shimron Hetmyer. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>Shimron Hetmyer is known for his fantabulous power-hitting potential. For RR, the stylish Caribbean batter has won a few games using his strong muscles. This season too, he played some incredible match-winning knocks for the Royals with his bat. In RR's three-wicket victory over GT in Ahmedabad, Hetmyer scored an unbeaten 56 off 26 deliveries to take his team home.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Following that fantastic knock against GT, RR supporters were excited to watch his batting in the tournament, but since that innings, he hasn’t played any solid innings for the Royals. In the crucial game against RCB, RR fell short of seven runs, in which Hetmyer took nine deliveries and gathered only three runs.&nbsp;</p>
<p>While, in a win against CSK, the left-handed batter got trapped by Maheesh Theekshana on a score of eight. His back-to-back failures with the bat are a cause of concern for RR and in the upcoming games, they will expect one of their match-winners to come up with an improved game plan against the rivals.</p>
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<h3>5. Aiden Markram (Captain)</h3>
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<p>Aiden Markram hasn’t lived up to the expectations in this year’s tournament. So far, he hasn’t provided anything solid to SRH with his captaincy. With only two wins in seven games, SRH are in the ninth position on the IPL points table. While talking about his batting performance, the Protea has played only a couple of decent knocks for the team.</p>
<p>In the fourth week, Sunrisers played two games and ended up on the losing side on both occasions. Against the quality CSK side, Sunrisers struggled in all the departments and lost the game by seven wickets. Their batting order completely floundered in front of CSK bowlers and their skipper Markram also couldn’t take the CSK bowling line-up to the cleaners, piling up only 12 runs.</p>
<p>Sunrisers’ next challenge was David Warner-led DC on their home turf and they lost that contest as well by seven runs. In this game, SRH looked excellent with the ball and stopped the visitors at 144 after losing the toss. Following the low total, Sunrisers started at a slow pace and got into trouble after losing four wickets at 79. With the collapse of the top order, SRH were looking for a vital contribution from Markram but here too, the skipper’s dismal batting (three runs off five deliveries) added to their chasing woes.</p>
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<h3>6. Dinesh Karthik (Wicketkeeper)</h3>
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<figcaption>Dinesh Karthik. (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>Dinesh Karthik’s bat has remained quiet in most of the matches, this year, and it has become a cause of concern for the RCB team management. Karthik, who is known for his match-finishing talent, has emerged as one of the biggest failures for Challengers. Of his eight appearances for RCB in 2023, the right-handed batter has scored in double digits only thrice.</p>
<p>The veteran had a golden opportunity to shine against RR at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. With the fantastic knocks of Captain Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, RCB were placed in a comfortable position. From here, Karthik was expected to come heavily on bowlers in the last overs of the innings to help his team cross a 200-run mark.</p>
<p>The 37-year-old again got defensive and went back to the pavilion scoring only 16 off 13 balls. Against his previous team KKR in Bengaluru, his responsibility was to show his aggressive side and take RCB home after the dismissal of Kohli. Instead of playing fearless cricket, he came out as timid and got hunted on 22 runs after facing 18 deliveries.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>7. Deepak Hooda</h3>
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<figcaption>&lt;p&gt;Deepak Hooda. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)&lt;/p&gt;</figcaption>
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<p>Deepak Hooda is known for his incredible batting potential to clear the fence. His incredible power-hitting ability makes him an ideal finisher for his IPL franchise, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). In the 30th match of this year’s tournament, Hooda had a perfect chance to flaunt his match-fishing skills against Gujarat Titans (GT).</p>
<p>Against the quality GT side, LSG bowlers worked brilliantly and foiled GT’s aim to put up a huge total on the board. Following a low total of 136, LSG openers KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers started positively and racked up more than 50 runs within the powerplay. Things got complicated for Super Giants as their defensive approach backfired following the debacle of their key batters.</p>
<p>In the last three deliveries, Lucknow needed 10 off three and this could have been a perfect situation for Hooda to deliver a heroic moment to his team. However, the 28-year-old&nbsp; choked at the moment and got run out while completing the second run. His dismissal on two sealed the defeat of Lucknow in the contest.</p>
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<h3>8. Sunil Narine</h3>
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<p>For Sunil Narine, week four of the tournament went tough as he couldn’t do wonders in both matches. Against the Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders got completely outclassed in all three departments of the game and ended up losing the contest by a huge margin of 49 runs. In the match, CSK batters displayed a spectacular show and took KKR's bowling attack to the cleaners.</p>
<p>Narine, who is the oldest KKR stalwart, also looked helpless while battling the opponents and received a horrendous thrashing. In his two-over spell, the veteran couldn’t contain the flow of runs and ended up delivering an expensive spell of 2.0-0-23-0 to his team. After getting pounded by CSK batters, Narine came out to open the innings for Knight Riders with Narayan Jagadeesan to chase a humongous total of 236.</p>
<p>However, the West Indies player failed to get the team desired start with his bat too and got dismissed on a duck by Akash Singh in the first over, after facing three deliveries. In the next game against RCB at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, he didn’t get a chance to bat but failed to be impactful with the ball. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>9. Marco Jansen</h3>
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<figcaption>Marco Jansen ( Photo Source : BCCI/IPL)</figcaption>
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<p>Marco Jansen is a vital cog in SRH’s bowling unit due to his amazing fast-bowling skills. Along with the veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, his duty is to provide early breakthroughs to the team, but his numbers in the competition indicate that the speedster is still struggling to be efficient for the 2016 IPL champions.</p>
<p>In the big match against CSK at Chepauk, SRH batters gave their bowlers only 134 runs to defend. With the low total on the board, Sunrisers required a disciplined bowling show, but Jansen looked out of rhythm and gave away 37 runs in his three-over spell, without getting any scalps.</p>
<p>His dismal run with the ball continued against DC as well in Hyderabad. His colleagues Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umran Malik, and T Natarajan delivered thrifty spells to the team, while on the other hand, the 22-year-old went wicketless again and leaked 27 runs in his two-over spell.</p>
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<h3>10. Umesh Yadav</h3>
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<p>Umesh Yadav adds strength to KKR’s pace battery with his immense experience. In 2022, the veteran proved himself with 16 wickets for Knight Riders in 12 matches at an economy of 7.06. Rewarding for his efficiency, the KKR team management retained him for the 2023 edition of the league.</p>
<p>As a senior player, his responsibility is to maintain consistency with his pace and hunt wickets for his team regularly. However, the speedster has failed to be influential for the two-time title winners in this competition. In a home game against powerful CSK, Umesh got punished for his indisciplined bowling. Bowling for three overs, the veteran couldn’t scalp any heads and got hammered for 35 runs.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the next contest against RCB, he bowled only one over, and in that too, he leaked 19 runs after getting thrashed by both Kohli and du Plessis. Following his terrible over, captain Nitish Rana didn’t give the ball to the 35-year-old again in the match. As Umesh is an important weapon of KKR’s pace armoury, the team management will expect him to get his rhythm back in the upcoming contests.</p>
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<h3>11. Vijaykumar Vyshak&nbsp;</h3>
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<p>Under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have given some moments of cheers to their fans, this season. Talking about their overall performance, the team is lacking consistency due to their frail batting and bowling. In the batting department, the team is completely relying on Kohli, du Plessis, and Maxwell due to inefficient batting shows, while the same story is with the bowling unit as well. Except for Mohammed Siraj, no bowler has exuded confidence consistently.</p>
<p>In week four, RCB pocketed the RR game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Riding on joint bowling efforts from Mohammed Siraj, David Willey, and Harshal Patel, the team clinched a seven-run triumph. Amidst these positive scenes, Vijaykumar Vyshak's mediocre performance with the ball (2.0-0-24-0) got unnoticed.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Despite his disastrous bowling show in the RR match, the team management included Vyashak in the playing XI against Knight Riders. In front of the home crowd, he picked up two wickets but couldn’t stop the leakage of runs. In his team’s 21-run loss to KKR, Kumar conceded 41 runs in his four-over spell.</p>

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