IPL 2022: Best overseas XI from the seventh week

7. Daniel Sams (MI)

One season for DC, one for RCB, and now he seems to have landed for good in MI. He bowls in the powerplay as well as death overs and has impressed everyone with his swing and variations. He had a decent game against KKR where he returned with respectable figures of 1-26.

However, his best game so far came against CSK. He made the new ball talk and dismissed CSK’s top three (Gaikwad, Conway, Moeen). His figures of 3-16 even earned him the player of the match award. His efforts meant that CSK were dismissed for just 97 runs, a target that MI achieved with a few hiccups of their own.

A proper all-rounder, Sams was promoted to number three by the MI management in order to make light work of the chase. But that did not happen as he got out for just one run. Still, he is a fine all-round player and MI can expect bigger things from him both with the bat and ball.