5 surprise performers from IPL 2016

3) Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya has done better than his brother for the Mumbai Indians

It was his younger brother Hardik Pandya who had grabbed all the limelight over the last few months playing for India. However, the tables have turned as Krunal Pandya is living it out for Mumbai Indians even as Hardik finds himself out of the team.

Krunal has been good both with the bat and ball. The southpaw has 233 runs in 8 innings at an average of 46.60, scoring at a strike-rate of 192.56 including a match-winning 86, when he clobbered Delhi Daredevils to all parts for the fourth fastest 50 this IPL in 22 balls.

The senior Pandya also has 6 wickets with an economy of 7.13 in the 29 overs that he has bowled. Now that is definitely an extremely useful bargain for a star-studded team that starts slow in the IPL every year!