Vivo IPL 2021 came to an unexpected halt due to the current covid situation in India. but in the first half of the tournament, we saw some mind-blowing performance and some nail-biting finishes from the players of every team. Each team might not have performed very well but there were certainly some individuals who shone above everyone. In today’s article, we will take a look at the star performers from each team in IPL 2021.
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Delhi Capitals:
The star player from this team must be Shikhar Dhawan. This left-handed batsman who opens for the team scored 380 runs in 8 matches including two half-centuries. And he did so with a strike rate of 134.28.
The other players who also impressed are Prithvi Shaw who gave excellent support in the top order of the team and Avesh Khan who strengthened their bowling attack taking 14 wickets in 8 matches.
Chennai Super Kings:
This team is full of star players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni. But the one who impressed everyone must be Faf du Plessis. This right-handed South African batsman scored 320 runs in 7 matches with an excellent strike rate of 145.45.
But we must not forget about Ravindra Jadeja who gave a match-winning performance, Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali who gave excellent support to the team.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Royal Challengers Bangalore has performed really well in this season of IPL. The top player for them must be Glenn Maxwell. The Australian batsman has given good support in the middle order scoring big runs. He has scored 223 runs in 7 matches with a high score of 78.
The other players so impressed must be AB de Villiers and captain Virat Kohli, who continued his form both as a batsman and a captain.
Mumbai Indians
The star player for the defending champions must be their captain Rohit Sharma. He has scored 250 runs in 7 matches with a strike rate of 128.21.
The other players who impressed everyone are West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard and young Indian bowler Rahul Chahar.
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Rajasthan Royals
The star player for Rajasthan Royals must be Sanju Samson who is also the captain of the team. This batsman has scored 277 runs with a strike rate of 145.29. He also has the achievement of scoring the first century in this year’s IPL.
English batsman Jos Buttler is another player from the team who has given him support scoring 254 runs with a strike rate of 153.01.
In the bowling department Chris Morris impressed everyone taking 14 wickets.
Punjab Kings
Another captain on the list who is also the star player for the team Punjab Kings. KL Rahul has scored 331 runs in 7 matches with a strike rate of 136.21.
The player who gave him good support will be Mayank Agarwal, another Indian player. West Indies batsman Chris Gayle also showed some good batting performance but was not consistent enough.
Kolkata Knight Riders
The team failed to live up to the expectation of its fans but we want to see some good performance from Nitish Rana, who opens for the team. He is the top run-scorer for the team with 250 runs from 7 matches.
We also saw some cheeky middle-order gameplays from West Indian powerhouse Andre Russel and some consistent bowling performances from Pat Cummins.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Although the team failed miserably and is currently placed at the bottom of the table the player who definitely impressed must be Jonny Bairstow. The English batsman who opens for the team scored 248 runs with a strike rate of 141.71.
In the bowling department, Afghan mystery bowler Rashid Khan was the star player, taking 10 wickets in the tournament.
Conclusion:
Every team in IPL is full of star players and match-winners who can turn the tides of a match single-handedly. In this article, we have tried to cover the players who had impacted the teams the most. We expect that we will get to see more stunning performances from these players when the Vivo IPL 2021 continues again.