IPL 2018: 4 extremely cheap buys who performed beyond expectations on their debuts

#1 Mayank Markande (Mumbai Indians)

Mayank Markande

It is too early to jump to a conclusion, but if asked to select the find of this year's IPL after each team's first game, then young leggie Mayank Markande is running away with the crown. The 20-year-old from Bathinda, filled to the brim with unadulterated talent, mesmerized everyone as he went about spinning webs around CSK batters' minds.

Markande conceded just 23 runs in 4 overs, and more importantly, took 3 wickets. Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, and CSK's skipper MS Dhoni's names are present in his victim list. Unfortunately for him and for Mumbai, he caught Kedar Jadhav leg before wicket, but umpire got his decision wrong, and Rohit Sharma's decision of not using DRS cost Mumbai the game as Jadhav won the match for the returning franchise.