IPL 2016: Top 10 moments of week 5

Week 5 of the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League aka IPL 2016 was something to cherish for one and all. While the cricket on the field was there for one and all to witness, it highlighted yet another aspect of the game. The crowd seemed to come back following 4 weeks of what seemed to be a T20 fatigue all over the country following the conclusion of the World T20. The crowd turn outs also seemed to have a direct influence in the field of play as we final witnessed some insatiable cricket in the fifth week of the IPL. While there were indeed a plethora of moments in the week, we take a look at the top 10 of these moments.

1. Adam Zampa:The ‘Houdini’:

A couple of months back, Jarrod Kimber had written a post speaking about the importance of leg-spinners in the context of T20 cricket. What is a leg-spinner? Apart from the fact that leggies are cannon fodder and concede runs at will, on their day, they are unplayable. The Rising Pune Supergiants were well and truly looking down the barrel when they played the Surisers Hyderabad. Pride was at stake as MS Dhoni was doing all he could to uphold his reputation. Little did he know that his lieutenant, Adam Zampa was going to be the one to uphold that reputation for him.

Zampa may have ended up on the losing side after all, but there was a sinister aspect to the way he bowled on the night. He was quintessentially Harry Houdini. You couldn’t see him. Well, of course, you could see him, but the way the ball turned, he seemed to cast a spell on it. It was Shane Warne-esque. Williamson, Yuvraj, Henriques, Hooda, Ojha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were all foxed by the illusions cast by the Houdini Adam Zampa.