IPL 2022: Best Overseas XI from the sixth week

7. Rovman Powell

Rovman Powell recently revealed that he was told by the DC management that he will play all the matches this season, despite his not-so-good scores in the first half of the tournament. That backing finally seems to have paid off as we are now seeing the destructive side of Powell, a glimpse of which we saw in an international match against India earlier this year.

In the game against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Powell scored 35(21), which included three fours and two sixes. DC eventually lost that game, and one would have hoped for a bigger score from Powell. Against SRH however, Powell lived up to the promise shown in the prior games and struck a breathtaking 67* from just 35 balls, and hammered six sixes and three fours in the process.

What was interesting to see in that innings was the way he countered Umran Malik in the final over. Malik was bowling around 155 kmph, but Powell was sending it back even quicker. He smashed three fours and a six in that final over against Malik to ensure that DC crossed 200 and get back to winning ways.