DALE STEYN
It was painful to see a legend like Dale Steyn being treated so badly by the batsmen, who would have struggled to get bat on the ball if he was in his prime. The 37-year-old had a good start to his IPL 2020, picking 1/33 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, but after that, the script went horribly wrong for the legend.
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He went for 57 runs against Kings XI Punjab in the 6th match of the IPL 13, as KL Rahul smashed him to all parts of the Dubai cricket stadium. He was then benched for the better part of the tournament, before being called up for a crunch match against Mumbai Indians in the 48th encounter of the IPL 2020.
However, things went from bad to worse as Steyn conceded 43 runs in 4 overs as RCB looked to defend 164 runs against MI. Suryakumar Yadav shepherded the MI chase and this proved to be Steyn’s last match before RCB were eliminated from the tournament.
Overall, he picked 1 wicket in 3 matches at an economy of 11.40 and an average of 133. It must be heartbreaking to see one of the all-time greats of the game like this.
