IPL 2018: Top 5 knocks of week 1 (April 7-13) of IPL XI

#3 Sam Billings 56(23) v Kolkata Knights Riders

Sam Billings in action during his match-winning knock of 56(23)

Till now, the mentions in the list were expected, but this name might surprise many. The English batsman Sam Billings turned out to be an unlikely hero for Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders. Billings was bought by CSK for just Rs 1 crore and was expected to add some depth to the squad.

Chasing a target of 203, CSK were struggling after Suresh Raina's dismissal, as skipper MS Dhoni was finding it tough to get things going. This was when Billings came to the rescue and played a superb knock to take CSK over the line. His knock of 56 runs in 23 balls was filled a couple of boundaries and 5 massive hits, some of which might have broken the glasses of cars in the parking lot outside the stadium.