IPL 2018: Performance report of 5 most expensive buys after week 1 of IPL XI

Modified Apr 14, 2018 05:25 IST

#4 Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

The main architect behind Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2016 final triumph, Manish Pandey was roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a hefty fee of Rs 11 crores. Pandey was phenomenal for KKR, and the 'Orange Army' think tank wanted him to keep his form going.

Pandey didn't get a chance to bat in the first game where Shikhar Dhawan annihilated the Rajasthan Royals in the first game but failed to do anything significant in the second match against Mumbai Indians.

Chasing a small total of 152, SRH lost two wickets in quick succession after a fiery start. They wanted Pandey to steady the ship as he has done numerous times for KKR, but he failed to produce a similar performance.

Pandey scored 11 runs before throwing away his wicket to Markande.

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