IPL 2017, Team of the week: April 5th-9th

Middle Order

Jadhav has been RCB’s best batsman so far

Moises Henriques has undoubtedly been the best batsman for the Sunrisers Hyderabad after their first two matches. He has scored two half-centuries in two matches and has helped the Sunrisers achieve a victory in both the matches.

His knock of 52 in 37 balls against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of the season went unnoticed due to Yuvraj Singh’s heroics. In the 2^nd match against the Gujarat Lions, he formed a 108 run partnership along with David Warner to help his side achieve an easy 9 wicket victory.

Kedar Jadhav has been the standout batsman in an average Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line-up. He threatened to take the game away from SRH in the first match but was cut short by a brilliant piece of fielding by Ben Cutting.

However, he proved his worth in the match against Delhi with a match-winning knock of 69. With the absence of Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers, he has carried RCB’s batting on his shoulders and could prove to be extremely vital for India in the ICC Champions Trophy.

Dinesh Karthik has had an exceptional domestic season prior to the IPL 2017 and carried his form into the tournament as well with two good performances for the Gujarat Lions. If he continues to perform the way he has over the past 12 months, he could make a strong point for himself to get picked for the ICC Champions Trophy.

Despite scoring a quickfire 47 in the first match against KKR, his side lost the match by 10 wickets. He followed that up with a steady knock of 30 in the 2nd match against the Sunrisers.