IPL 2019: 3 unsold players who could have helped KXIP qualify for the playoffs

#1 Ben Mcdermott

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The 24-year old Ben McDermott is a middle-order batsman and comes in at 4 or 5. He is an aggressive batsman and can be lethal towards the back end of an innings. Over the years, he has played some devastating knocks in the Big Bash, and his exploits have earned him a stint with the Australian team.

He has scored 756 runs in 40 innings at an average of 32.23 at a strike rate of 131.2. He exhibited great form for the Hobart Hurricanes this season and had an average of 37.6. This season, apart from his usual aggressive batting style, he also showed that he is capable of playing the anchor's role.

KXIP were poor at the death overs and had a poor run rate in that phase. In overs 17-20, they had a run rate of less than 10, which is unacceptable at this level. David Miller was out of form this season, and Nicholas Pooran never managed to last till the end. McDermott would have been a valuable addition to the squad as he is someone, who takes his time in the beginning and goes big at the end.

He doesn't throw away his wicket before the death overs and makes up for his slow starts at the end. KXIP were quite poor at the death and he could have been the difference between a victory and a loos in some of the games.

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