IPL 2023: Top 5 all round performances from third week
There were some stupendous all-round performances on display in the third week of the ongoing IPL.
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2. Marcus Stoinis 21(16) & 2/28 vs Rajasthan Royals
Marcus Stoinis provided a match-winning contribution against the table-toppers Rajasthan Royals in match no. 26. Stoinis came out to bat at 5, he started off with a boundary to Ashwin. He continued to rotate the strike to keep the scorecard going.
Though he didn't time big shots but played a vital innings of 21 off 16 before edging one to Samson. Considering the two-paced nature of the track, this short cameo proved to be crucial in deciding the outcome of the game.
When the RR openers were going strong, Stoinis came in the 12th over, he gave them the much-needed breakthrough of Yashasvi Jaiswal and broke the opening stand of 87 runs. From that point, the game started to move towards Super Giants.
Then he sent the dangerous Jos Buttler back to the pavilion to make the match more interesting. His change of pace, back of length deliveries did the trick. Though he got some late punishment from Devdutt Padikkal, it wasn't enough for Rajasthan to pull off a victory there.
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