Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma – Rating 5/10
The Mumbai captain was very frank when it came down to analyzing the reasons of loss after their blunder against Hyderabad. Chasing 118 runs at the Wankhede Stadium should have been a cakewalk for the home team studded with stroke players. But the collapse tainted Mumbai.
Rohit in his post-match conference stated, “few of us played some bad shots, including myself.” If he does not perform in the next few matches, he may have to perish.
Rajasthan Royals – Ajinkya Rahane – Rating 7/10
RR had two very contrasting matches in this week. In the first match, they were mauled by Chennai Super Kings as they conceded the defeat with a humongous margin. Next match against Mumbai Indians was a see-saw. RR was on top while chasing, then Bumrah ruled them out and then K.Gowtham smashed Mumbai out of the park.
Rahane’s captaincy has been very subtle. He has not experimented much with the batting order and has largely stuck to a fixed path. He is not an outspoken person himself so that keeps the emotions in check.
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli – Rating 5/10
Virat became the losing captain at Chinnaswamy despite putting up a total of 205 runs on the board while batting first. RCB have historically been a poor bowling sided and have been extremely top-heavy. The same has been on display quite a few times. In the match against CSK, a tactical shortcoming of RCB was also exploited.
Kohli and the thinktank did not think through with the selection Corey Anderson. The Kiwi all-rounder has very less match practice and should not have bowled at death. He fed Bravo into his strong zone and was carted duly. Kohli will have to look at the team combo once more.
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Kane Williamson – Rating 10/10
The captain of the best bowling attack in the competition has supervised two very low-scores being defended by his team. Williamson although very calm on the outside is observed to be animated in the team meeting and time-outs. He has led the team well in the absence of Warner.
Williamson has backed his performances with the bat also and has been the backbone of SRH batting. He has handled his spinners and pace bowlers well so far.
