IPL 2018, Week 3 - Best XI of the Week

AB de Villiers – Royal Challengers Bangalore

AB de Villiers is an absolute superstar. The veteran South African is one of the batting mainstays of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The RCB camp were struggling with form and desperately needed a win to stay afloat in the competition. It was AB de Villiers who played a thundering knock of 90 runs in just 39 deliveries against the Delhi Daredevils to win the game for his side.

Later in the next game, he played yet another cracking knock of 68 off mere 30 deliveries. In the innings, he also hit the longest six of the season this year, 111 metre maximum. Albeit RCB lost the game, the team would be happy to see ABD in full swing this season.

MS Dhoni (c & wk) – Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni had failed to get over the line in the previous week in a last over finish against the Kings XI Punjab. Many thought that the best finisher had faded away with his abilities. But Dhoni proved that neither did his game fade away, nor did his abilities to finish the game.

In the match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore this week, Dhoni came up with spectacular batting to finish the game in style for his side. MS Dhoni arrived at the crease with his team reeling at 74/4. He added 101 runs with Ambati Rayudu to take his side closer in the run chase of 205. Eventually, he remained unbeaten on 70 off just 34 balls to win the match for his team.