IPL 2023: Best XI from third week of tournament

The 16th edition of Indian Premier League has started to get exciting and players and teams are coming up with performances which are hard to miss. The last ball finishes and stiff run chases are making the IPL more fun and exciting. The low scores being defended and sudden twists in the matches are making this edition of IPL even more attractive.

Every team plays their heart out when they are on the field and fights to get those two crucial points in their kitty. In the third week of IPL, the contests with the bat and ball have become even more exciting and the impact player rule is being utilised even more strategically.

There have been individual performances too which have lit up the third week of the IPL and the fans and spectators have been treated with some fantastic display of batting, bowling and fielding. The players have shown their talent and skill to change the course of the match and have made some contributions which have been simply outstanding.

Here's a look at the Best XI from Week Three of IPL

1. Faf Du Plessis (RCB)

The RCB captain has been in tremendous form in this edition of the IPL and is currently the Orange Cap holder with 343 runs at an average of 68.60. The batter has been timing the ball beautifully and has led from the front. The rate at which the runs have come is also impressive, helping the team to accelerate when required. RCB had three league matches in the third week and Faf had significant contributions in all three games.

In the match against DC, Faf was able to give the home team a quick start before getting out for 22 of 16 balls. Riding on the quick start, RCB posted a total of 174 which was comfortable enough to defend against DC. In the next match against CSK, Faf unleashed his topmost skills while chasing a huge target of 226. After losing Virat in the first over of the second innings, Faf took the bull by its horn and played an impactful innings in partnership with Maxwell to keep the home side in the hunt. Although a below par contribution from the lower order handed an eight-run defeat to the RCB side.

The best of Faf du Plessis came in the match against PBKS. Faf was nursing a rib injury and Virat was the stand-in skipper. Faf didn't leave any chance to create an impact and played an eventful innings of 84 in just 56 balls which included five sixes. The power hitting and placement of shots was absolutely brilliant and the innings was impactful enough to get RCB their second win in the last three matches they played.