IPL 2022: Rating performances of teams in the third week

1. Sunrisers Hyderabad – 9.5/10

Undoubtedly, SRH are the best team in the third week of the tournament, topping this ranking due to their three consecutive victories. They are holding the seventh position with three wins in five league matches. It all started in the league fixture against CSK, where they chased down the target of 155 in 17.4 overs, with a contribution of 75 from Abhishek Sharma, and two wickets each from Washington Sundar and T Natarajan.

In the second fixture, they faced the Titans and handed them their first loss of the tournament. They bowled well to keep them around 160, with Natarajan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar picking two wickets each. In response, Abhishek Sharma, Williamson, and Pooran did well to help the team in chasing down the score.

In the latest fixture against the Knight Riders, Natarajan and Malik were the key bowlers with three and two dismissals respectively. Although the opposition had posted 175, the confident batting unit chased it down with 2.1 overs to spare. The likes of Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram contributed 71 and 68* respectively.