IPL 2020: Best XI from the first four weeks of the tournament
These players have lived up to the expectations thus far in the T20 extravaganza.
6. Rahul Tewatia (RR)
Be it batting, bowling or fielding Rahul Tewatia became a backbone of the Royals with his three-dimensional play. He started winning matches for the team and played a crucial role in the franchise’s limited success this year.
Tewatia’s performance of the season was his 53 off 31 balls against Kings XI Punjab, which came in a record run-chase of 224 runs- the highest in the history of the IPL. He smacked Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in the 18th over after struggling to get bat on ball for the first 19 balls, where he scored only eight runs. This move was later hailed as a masterstroke by critics. He also picked up 3/36 against Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah while defending 216.
In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the top order of the Royals collapsed and almost lost the match before Tweatia paired up with Riyan Parag and won the match from nowhere. For his contribution of 45 runs in the end he was also awarded the man of the match.
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