IPL 2019: Flop XI of the third week (Match 22 – Match 30)

Disappointment and cricket go hand-in-hand. While the game is very exciting and fun to watch, either a team or the players, on whom there are high expectations, end up frustrating the fans. These setbacks were seen in the third week of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well and some of the players failed to deliver. Be it Shane Watson, who was terrific in the last season or the million dollar baby Ben Stokes – these players failed to live up to their potential. They threw the team with a rope that had both ends loose when in tough situations. Thus, they end up in this Flop XI for the third week of IPL 2019. Here are the players who had a terrible time in the third week: 1. Parthiv Patel (wk) | Royal Challengers Bangalore Parthiv Patel. (Photo: IANS) The RCB wicketkeeper yet again didn’t have the best of times this week. Even though his side registered the first win of the tournament, Parthiv Patel failed to notch up a big score in the only game RCB played this week. The left-hander scored 19 runs from 9 balls. Although the strike rate looks good, a senior player like him is expected to play a big inning and shoulder more responsibility for his side. Matches: 1 Runs: 19 Average: 19 HS: 19 [interaction id=”5cb0b1c1b712a3a16cb01541″] 2. Prithvi Shaw | Delhi Capitals Prithvi Shaw. (Photo Source: Twitter) Prithvi Shaw finds a place in the Flop XI in the third week as well. The right-hander was here in the second week and nothing much has changed since then. He scored a 7-ball 14 against KKR and failed against SRH where he could only get 4 runs. Shaw needs to be more careful instead of trying to hit every ball for a boundary. Matches: 2 Runs: 18 Average: 9 HS: 14 3. Shane Watson (c) | Chennai Super Kings Shane Watson. (Photo Source: Twitter) Shane Watson continues to disappoint in his tournament and it is surprising that CSK is still persisting with him. He started the week with a quickfire 17 against KKR. The RR game left him with great misery as he bagged a duck. When he played KKR again later in the week, the former Australia cricketer could only get 6 runs. He’ll be leading this Flop XI for the third week. Matches: 3 Runs: 23 Average: 7.66 HS: 17 4. Rahul Tripathi | Rajasthan Royals Rahul Tripathi . (Photo: IANS) Rahul Tripathi shows a lot of promise every single time he walks out to bat. However, he has failed to convert his potential into big knocks in the tournament. He featured in both the games RR played this week. When he countered CSK, he played a poor shot and got out after scoring 10 runs from 12 balls. The MI game was also a huge disappointment for the cricketer. Even though he could have finished the game for his team, he only managed to score 1 run and got out while trying to play a fancy shot. Matches: 2 Runs: 11 Average: 5.50 HS: 10 [interaction id=”5cb32ead9bdbaad5d52cf637″] 5. David Miller | Kings XI Punjab David Miller. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) David Miller played the first two games for Punjab this week and was then axed after consecutive failures. While the team was in a good position in the game against SRH, he threw his wicket away by attempting a big shot and could only get 1 run in that game. This was followed by another poor show where he was promoted up to bat at three against Mumbai Indians. In that game, he got out to Hardik Pandya after scoring 7 runs. Matches: 2 Runs: 8 Average: 4 HS: 7 6. Kedar Jadhav | Chennai Super Kings Kedar Jadhav. (Photo Source: Twitter) The Chennai Super Kings are getting away with a few out of form players because of the depth they have in their batting line-up. Kedar Jadhav is one of those players who hasn’t been at his best. He followed up an unbeaten 8 with 1 run against the Rajasthan Royals. Kedar failed in the second game against KKR as well in this week. He tried to accelerate and got out in the process after scoring 20 runs. Matches: 3 Runs: 29 Average: 14.50 HS: 20 7. Ben Stokes | Rajasthan Royals Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: Surjeet Yadav/IANS) Ben Stokes had a terrible time in the third week. Even though he just played one game, his performance cost his team the game. Against CSK, he conceded 39 runs in 3 overs. The England all-rounder failed to defend 18 runs in the last over of the match which is very depressing. Also, he failed to get going with the bat in that game and could only score 28 runs from 26 balls. Matches: 1 Runs: 28 Average: 28 Wickets: 2 Economy: 13 [interaction id=”5cadea7f360ad8a68da27a45″] 8. Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals Axar Patel. (Photo Source: IANS) This spot was the toughest to pick because most of the Indian bowlers did well in some or the other game. It was between Prasidh Krishna & Axar Patel and it is the southpaw who finds a place on this embarrassing list. In the two matches he played this week, Axar failed to pick up a single wicket. He conceded 30 runs in four overs against KKR and 23 runs in 2 overs against SRH. Being the economical bowler that he is, this performance wasn’t impressive at all. Matches: 2 Wickets: 0 Economy: 9.66 9. Mohammed Siraj | Royal Challengers Bangalore Mohammed Siraj. (Photo by IANS) While all the other bowlers did well in the game against Kings XI Punjab, Mohammed Siraj was an exception. He was hit on his right collar area in the nets by a shot from Marcus Stoinis one evening before the match. But he managed to recover just in time and was available for the game the next day. But he ended up conceding 54 runs in the four overs that he bowled and picked up the wicket of Sarfaraz Khan. Matches: 1 Wickets: 1 Economy: 13.50 10. Alzarri Joseph | Mumbai Indians Alzarri Joseph. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto) Cricket is a great leveller and Alzarri Joseph would have learnt it the hard way. The pacer, after the dream debut against SRH where he registered best bowling figures in the history of the IPL, struggled in the next two matches. Kieron Pollard only bowled him for two overs against KXIP where he conceded 22 runs. And then against RR, he leaked 53 runs in 3 overs and went wicketless in this match as well. Thus, from the Best XI, he suddenly shits to the Flop XI. Matches: 2 Wickets: 0 Economy: 15 11. Kuldeep Yadav | Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders. (Photo: IANS) The form of Kuldeep Yadav hasn’t been great this IPL. The third week was also a struggle for the chinaman. He was economical in the low-scoring encounter against CSK. In the next game against Delhi Capitals, he went wicketless yet again and same was the case when he met CSK again. Bowling in the middle overs, his role is to chip with one or two wickets and break important partnerships. However, he has failed to do that thus far. Matches: 3 Wickets: 0 Economy: 6.54 Get the latest Cricket News and updates from the Indian Premier League (IPL), Match Predictions, Fantasy Cricket Tips and lots more on CricTracker.com.

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