IPL 2022: Best benched XI from second week of the season

Two weeks of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have already passed and we have seen some teams excelling this season as well as ordinary performances from a few of them. IPL 2022 is becoming super hit match after match. The competition in the toughest cricket league in the world has reached new heights.

Historically the most successful IPL teams, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) have had a rocky start to the competition. Both teams have lost all their matches so far in IPL 2022. On the other hand, two new entrants, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have impressed one and all. While Lucknow has won three out of their four matches, Gujarat is still undefeated.

The second week of IPL 2022 ended with the game between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans on April 8 (Friday). As we enter another exciting week, franchises might alter their playing XI to get the desired results. Some of the players who were benched could turn out to be the trump cards for the franchises. Hopefully, we will see some of the players, who warmed the benches, making it to the playing XI. Let’s decode-

Playing 11 of benched players from the second week of IPL 2022

1. Devon Conway (CSK)

The Kiwi opener opened the innings alongside Ruturaj Gaikwad in the season opener against Kolkata Knight Riders. However, he had a dismal outing on his IPL debut, scoring just three runs off eight balls, before Umesh Yadav got the better of him. Since then, Conway has warmed the benches for CSK. Moeen Ali, who was one of the four cricketers retained by Chennai, replaced him in the playing XI.

While Moeen is a sure-shot starter for CSK, the defending champions could have given Conway a long rope. The southpaw has had a good record in international T20s for New Zealand. He has scored 602 runs off 20 T20Is with a strike rate of 139.35. He averages 50.17 in the shortest format. With CSK struggling to get back to the winning track, Conway might get some game time in the coming week.