Here are the most important performers for the each team in IPL 2020.
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We got to see the first-ever double super over in T20 cricket between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), other super overs, and some exciting batting and bowling from both Indian and overseas stars. Many of these players performed consistently for their teams, which benefitted them.
While, some players helped their teams reach new heights, for others, their performances couldn’t do much for the team, as they didn’t get much help from others, but they did give it their everything for the sake of the team.
Therefore, Team COC presents to you the Most Valuable Player (MVP) from each franchise
JASPRIT BUMRAH- MUMBAI INDIANS (MI)
M: 15| WKTs: 27| BB: 4/14| ECO: 6.73
While Trent Boult, Boult, and James Pattinson/Nathan Coulter-Nile did the damage in the starting overs, Bumrah took the mantle of keeping the runs down and picking wickets in the death overs, mainly. This was due to the absence of his mentor, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga and the protégé came up on the top with flying colors.
MARCUS STOINIS- DELHI CAPITALS (DC)
M: 17| RUNS: 352| HS: 65| AVG: 25.14| SR: 148.52| 50s: 3 | WKTs: 13| BB: 3/26| ECO: 9.53
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And the buy proved to be a great decision, as Stoinis proved to be DC’s trump card. He showed his skills by taking their first match against KXIP into a super over when all seemed lost and proved to be their best bet whenever the team was in trouble.
Though late, he was asked to open the innings as well, something that he should have been doing earlier given that Shaw and Rahane failed at the top to give Dhawan the kind of support he needed. But Stoinis remained DC’s best player throughout the IPL 13 and the statistics show the same.
RASHID KHAN- SUNRISERS HYDERABAD (SRH)
M: 16| WKTs: 20| BB: 3/7 | ECO: 5.37
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Rashid didn’t disappoint whenever the ball was thrown to him and he ended up with 20 wickets in 16 matches at an economy of just 5.37. His best figures of 3/7, which are the most economical figures in IPL history as well, came against Delhi Capitals when SRH defend 219 runs.
AB DE VILLIERS- ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE (RCB)
M: 15| RUNS: 454|HS: 73*| AVG: 45.40| SR: 158.74 |100s: 0| 50s: 5| 6s: 23 | 4s: 33
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He has shown that experience trumps everything and with his superhuman skills, De Villiers was the man for RCB throughout the IPL 2020. From his blistering 55* in just 22 balls against Rajasthan Royals, when RCB needed 45 runs from 18 balls; to other important knocks, Mr. 360 never disappointed.
He even kept wickets for the team, to enable them to bring in an extra batsman or bowler to balance the side better. AB de Villiers proved to be a true team man if there was any.
VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY- KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (KKR)
M: 13| WKTs: 17| BB: 5/20| ECO: 6.84
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His bowling in powerplay was part of the KKR leader group’s plans for the team’s success. His outing helped him earn a call-up for the Indian team on the T20I leg of the Australian tour. Though he will miss the tour due to a shoulder injury, everyone will keep an eye out for Chakravarthy in 2021 IPL, as the T20 World Cup will also happen in India that year.
MOHAMMAD SHAMI- KINGS XI PUNJAB (KXIP)
M: 14| WKTs: 20| BB: 3/15| ECO: 8.57
However, they might have fared better in the tournament if only their best bowler by far, Mohammad Shami had gotten some support at the other end. He picked up 20 wickets in the tournament including his IPL best figures of 3/15. He even defended 5 runs in a super over against a red-hot MI batting, giving his team a chance to earn two points.
If only, Chris Jordan, Sheldon Cottrell, and others had done their job nicely at the other end, Shami was red hot, bowling picture-perfect yorkers and getting the ball to swing from the other end.
SAM CURRAN- CHENNAI SUPER KINGS (CSK)
M: 14| RUNS: 186| HS: 52| AVG: 23.25| SR: 131.91| 50s: 1 | WKTs: 13| BB: 3/19| ECO: 8.19
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One of the young talents they need to retain before the 2021 IPL auction will certainly be England’s Sam Curran. The left-arm all-rounder proved to be outstanding for CSK with both the bat and the ball, as he filled in for an injured Dwayne Bravo at the start of the tournament, and managed to keep his place in the XI, even when the West Indian legend was available.
Making 186 runs and picking 13 wickets in 14 matches is proof that Curran is the star of the future not only for England but for Chennai as well. He batted wherever the team asked him to, even opening the innings. He bowled in tough overs and kept things down when the bowlers were been hammered, but he shined brightly in tough times.
JOFRA ARCHER- RAJASTHAN ROYALS (RR)
M: 14| WKTs: 20| BB: 3/19| ECO: 6.55
Archer bowled extremely fast and did amazing work both with the new ball and in death overs, bowling a total of 175 dot balls in the tournament. But alas, his 20 wickets at 6.55 rpo economy proved to be ineffective as RR couldn’t make it into the playoffs, as other bowlers and many of the batsmen failed to do their job.