IPL 2018: Overseas XI of the season

#5 AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

There is hardly any batting list that AB de Villiers doesn’t make. This year too, the South African legend had a great season. He stood tall when the batting around him crumbled. Though he wasn’t able to take his team home, RCB’s last league game was one such example.

Like each edition, there had to be a ABD special and it came against the Delhi Daredevils at the Kotla. Chasing DD’s 174, de Villiers played a gem of an innings scoring 90 off 39 after RCB were 2 down for 29. Apart from all of it, it was his consistency that set him apart. It is a pity that despite his greatness, RCB didn’t qualify for the playoffs.

M-12, Inn-11, Runs-480, Avg-53.33, SR-174.55

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#6 Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)

Most of the cricketing world had written off Shane Watson after his disastrous season with the RCB last year but as it happens with many players, Watson found his way back with CSK.

The Australian all-rounder had an excellent season with the bat which included a century against the Rajasthan Royals at Pune. He dispatched the ball to all parts of the ground with mercilessness. His century in the final of IPL 2018 was one that the cricketing world won’t soon forget.He, also was more than handy with the ball. Though, he only scalped six wickets in the tournament, he choked the flow of runs at important stages of the game.

M- 15, Inn-15, Runs-555, Avg-39.64, SR-154.60, Wickets-6, Economy- 8.96