IPL Auction 2020: Grading each franchise based on their performance

#4 Sunrisers Hyderabad - Auction Grade: B+

Mitchell Marsh

Players bought: Virat Singh(1.9 Cr), Priyam Garg(1.9 Cr), Mitchell Marsh(2 Cr), Bavanaka Sandeep(20 Lac), Fabian Allen(50 Lac), Abdul Samad(20 Lac), Sanjay Yadav(20 Lac)

One of the more consistent franchises in the IPL Sunrises Hyderabad has made it to the playoffs in the last 4 editions of the tournament.

A formidable outfit led by the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson have on most days has gotten good starts by the above-mentioned names only to see itself falter at the finish due to the lack of a quality finisher. This auction the Sunrisers think tank made sure they invested in proven finishers by picking up Aussie all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and West Indian all-rounder Fabian Allen for sums of 2 Crore and 50 Lakh respectively. Both the all-rounders have proven big-hitting ability at the international level and in leagues around the world.

Sunrisers also snapped up 22-year-old left-handed batsman Virat Singh who was one of the top-10 run-getters in this year's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 343 runs at an average of 57.16 and a strike rate of 142. He could be the answer to the Sunrisers' long-laying problem of a weak middle order.

With their overseas combination nearly set in stone, Sunrisers have to heavily depend on Indian batsman in their middle order which is a cause for concern as neither of Vijay Shankar or Wriddhiman Saha have shown that they can be relied upon if the famed top-order fails to deliver on a given day.