IPL 2018, 1st Week - Best XI of the week
Here are the top performers from the first week (April 7 to April 13) of the IPL 2018.
Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Sunil Narine is an absolute superstar in the IPL. The Kolkata Knight Riders have made him a specialist opener and he delivered in the same role in the very first game of the season for the Knight Riders. The KKR camp was chasing a decent total of 176 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
In walked Narine to smash a quick 16-ball 50 to push RCB right out of the game. In the next game against the Mumbai Indians, he had again teed off with a couple of maximums but failed to get going. Also, he has been bowling tight lines with the ball and has proven to be a key player for the Knight Riders thus far in the season.
Mayank Markande (Mumbai Indians)
Young Mumbai Indians spinner Mayank Markande has been the find of the season in the IPL thus far. Markande was a surprise inclusion in the MI lineup for the season opener. The youngster stunned the Chennai Super Kings with figures of 3/23 in his four overs.
This included the wickets of Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, and the big fish MS Dhoni. In the next game against the Sunrisers Hyderbad, he fared up even better as he scalped 4/23 in his four overs. Again, he took the wickets of big players like Shikhar Dhawan, Shaib Al Hasan, Manish Pandey, and Wriddhiman Saha.
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