IPL 2023: Top 5 batting performances from first week

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 has begun in fabulous fashion, with sides like Punjab Kings going unbeaten in the first week. The same has not been the case for Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

With the first week of the tournament coming to a close, there were nine games that were played. Already there have been several knocks that have set the stage on fire. As the race to clinch the top four spots in the IPL 2023 points table begins to speed up, let us have a look at the top five batting performances from the first week of the IPL 2023.

Here are the top five batting performances from the first week of IPL 2023:

5. Tilak Varma 84* runs off 46 balls vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians took on the Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fifth match of the ongoing T20 carnival. Mumbai, coming in to bat first, were under early pressure as their top order had crumbled early.

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, and Suryakumar Yadav amassed 31 runs together. However, things changed for the better when the 20-year-old batter Tilak Varma came into bat.

Varma played a resilient knock, finished unbeaten at 84, and was integral for the five-time champions as they managed to post 171 runs on the board batting first. The 20-year-old’s knock was undoubtedly one of the best ones from the first week of the competition.