IPL 2023: Top 3 Performances From Week 2

IPL 2023: The second week of IPL 2023 produced some nail-biting thrillers as it also allowed us to get the best out of the players from the 10 different franchises. Whether it was Rinku Singh’s 5 consecutive sixes against the Gujarat Titans or Harry Brook’s stellar hundred against the Kolkata Knight Riders, fans were sent into a frenzy every single time.

Cricket fans also witnessed Nicholas Pooran’s heroics in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second week of IPL 2023. The Week 2 of IPL 2023 was full of scintillating knocks, brilliant spells, and a few marvelous catches and brought all sorts of entertainment for the cricket fans.

IPL 2023: Here’s the list of the Top 3 Performances From Week 2 –

3. Nicholas Pooran – 62 off 19 in LSG vs RCB game

Nicholas Pooran was picked by the Lucknow Super Giants franchise for a whopping INR 16 crore as the team management trusted his ability to win games single-handedly. The Caribbean batter did the same in the LSG vs RCB game on April 10.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had posted a massive total of 213 runs as the LSG franchise needed a miraculous knock to chase it down. After getting a terrible start, all eyes were set on Nicholas Pooran who went all guns blazing at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The left-handed batter smashed 62 runs off just 19 deliveries including 4 fours and 7 maximums. He scored runs at an unbelievable strike rate of 326.32 as LSG eventually chased down the total on the final delivery.

IPL 2023: 2. Harry Brook – 100* off 55 in SRH vs KKR game

Harry Brook has scored runs all across the globe but couldn’t reciprocate the same success in his first few IPL innings. However, in the SRH vs KKR game on April 14, he made sure to attack bowlers right from the first over.

He came in to open the innings and smashed three boundaries off Umesh Yadav making his intentions pretty clear. He got support from his skipper Aiden Markram as both the SRH batters kept dominating the Kolkata Knight Riders bowling lineup.

Harry Brook eventually reached to the 100 mark in just 55 deliveries as he smashed 12 fours and 3 sixes. His breathtaking knock allowed Sunrisers Hyderabad to post a huge total of 228-4.

1. Rinku Singh – 48* off 21 balls in KKR vs GT game

Rinku Singh’s knock against the Gujarat Titans on April 9 has been termed as the best knock in the history of the Indian Premier League by a few cricket pundits. His knock helped KKR to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Kolkata Knight Riders were on the track to chase the mammoth target of 205 runs set by Gujarat Titans but Rashid Khan’s hat trick changed the complexion of the game. KKR had to manage 29 runs from the last over. Moreover, the only recognized batter on the crease was Rinku Singh.

Rinku Singh smashed 5 consecutive sixes against Yash Dayal and did the job for his team. The KKR batter remained unbeaten at 48 runs off just 21 deliveries after hitting 6 monstrous sixes and a four.