IPL 2023: Best Playing XI of Week 5

IPL 2023 is reaching towards its business half as the teams are leaving no stone unturned in the race for the playoffs. In the week 5 of IPL 2023 we have seen some incredible individual performances that have taken the excitement to a whole new level.

Here’s the best playing XI of Week 5 of IPL 2023

Openers – Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devon Conway

Yashasvi Jaiswal is going through a purple patch in IPL 2023 and has played some vital knocks for Rajasthan Royals. He smashed an exceptional 124 against Mumbai Indians which is also the highest score by an uncapped player in the history of IPL. Devon Conway has done the job for CSK in both home and away conditions. He smashed an unbeaten 92 off just 52 deliveries and has constantly been in the race for the Orange Cap.

Middle order – Suryakumar Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Jitesh Sharma and Ayush Badoni

Suryakumar Yadav has regained his lost form in IPL 2023 after a quiet start to the season. Mumbai Indians defeated Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings courtesy of brilliant knocks by the star batter. He scored 55 runs off just 29 deliveries against Rajasthan Royals and 66 runs off 31 balls against the Punjab Kings bringing MI to winning ways.

Mitchell Marsh easily fits into the all-rounder spot of the best-playing XI of Week 5 of IPL 2023. The Delhi Capitals’ all-rounder scalped 4 wickets after conceding just 27 runs in the game against SRH. He also scored a crucial 39-ball 63 to help his side win the game.

Heinrich Klaasen played two crucial knocks in week 5 of IPL 2023. He scored a crucial fifty in the DC vs SRH game. He also scored a 20-ball 36 against KKR and has done pretty well with the gloves as well. Jitesh Sharma played a quick-fire knock of 21 in just 10 balls against Chennai Super Kings. His knock of 49 against Mumbai Indians helped his side in posting a mammoth total.

Ayush Badoni is looking in sublime form and played a scintillating knock of 59 runs in just 33 balls against CSK on a spin-friendly wicket at the Ekana Cricket Stadium and thus deserves a place in the best playing XI of week 5 of IPL 2023.

Bowlers – Mayank Markande, Noor Ahmad, Mohammed Shami, and T Natarajan

Mayank Markande picked up 2 wickets in the game against Delhi Capitals conceding just 20 runs. He bowled another economical spell against KKR and grabbed a wicket as well. Noor Ahmad has looked pretty impressive right from the word go. He bowled a brilliant spell of 2/21 against KKR and scalped a couple of wickets against Rajasthan Royals as well to restrict them on a low total.

Mohammed Shami is the Purple Cap holder right now and has looked unplayable in most games. He has taken 6 wickets in three games he played in week 5 against KKR, RR and DC. T Natarajan has nailed some brilliant yorkers as IPL 2023 has progressed. The SRH pacer scalped 3 wickets in 2 games in week 5 of IPL 2023.