IPL 2022: Rating performances of teams in the third week

After the completion of the third week of the Indian Premier League 2022, several teams have improved their performances, while the ones prevailing in the previous week have slipped in the points table rankings. The Gujarat Titans (GT) have bagged the topmost position in the table, with a total of four wins in five appearances. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) did a turnaround to secure three consecutive victories after two losses, all coming in the third week.

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finally managed to open their account this week, while things have worsened for Mumbai Indians (MI) with no wins so far. On the other hand, the strong Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lost both their fixtures after impressing in the first couple of weeks.

The Delhi Capitals (DC) secured a big victory, and the teams like Rajasthan Royals (RR), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had an average outing in the third week.

Rating performances of teams in third week of IPL 2022:

10. Mumbai Indians – 5/10

The most successful franchise in the tournament’s history, MI have been disappointing with their performances in all departments of the game. Although the team has tried well with the bat, the bowlers have been a major letdown and have kept the team away from securing a victory. In the third week, the team featured in two league matches.

In their first league fixture against RCB, they posted a total of 151, but could not defend the score. The team got a positive start with Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma contributing 20+ runs, while Suryakumar remained unbeaten on 68 off 37 balls. In the bowling unit, Jaydev Unadkat and Dewald Brevis picked a single wicket each.

In the second league match, they faced Punjab Kings and delivered their best performance with the bat by managing to score 186, falling short by 12 runs. The team’s key contributors with the bat were Dewald Brevis and Suryakumar Yadav with 40+ runs. The bowlers were again average, with Basil Thampi emerging as the pick of the bowler with two wickets at an economy of 11.8.