IPL 2022: Flop Overseas XI from second week of the tournament

With several overseas players joining back their respective franchises, the second week of IPL 2022 was a much more exciting affair. These are still the initial days of the two-month-long tournament, and with how the first two weeks have gone by, the 15th edition of IPL promises to be like none other.

The likes of Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans were among the biggest winners from the second week, whereas, the misery continued for Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. 

So far, several Indian youngsters have grabbed the limelight away from the reputed overseas stars. A few big guns are yet to fire this season, which has been the primary reason for their respective team’s poor start to the season.

Here’s a look at Flop Overseas XI from the second week of the tournament: 

1. Matthew Wade

Matthew Wade has vastly underperformed for Gujarat Titans in week two of the Indian Premier League. The southpaw was dismissed for just one run against the Delhi Capitals, and things did not look too good against Punjab Kings either. The Australian batter could manage to score just 6 runs off 7 deliveries before he was sent back to the pavilion by Kagiso Rabada.

Gujarat Titans are the only side that is yet unbeaten in the tournament. They have claimed three back-to-back wins, and are sitting in the second place in the points tally. Although. Gujarat Titans have not gone about changing their setup, yet they might consider bringing in explosive Afghani batter, Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Even Wriddhiman Saha can bat at the top of the order for the Titans, given that he did the same for Sunrisers Hyderabad over the years.