#3 Shane Watson

Being the Man of the Match, Shane Watson was always going to make it onto this list. The Aussie has been in sublime form during this year's IPL and is one of the most dangerous opening batsmen in this year's tournament.
He smashed 78 runs off a mere 40 deliveries - clearing the boundary a whopping 7 times during his swashbuckling innings. The confidence with which he played is indicative of a man who is in form and shows that there is more to come.
CSK will be happy to see that Watson is continuing his devastating form and may have something to think about after seeing how well he paired up with Faf du Plessis at the top.
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