With the end of the first week of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), it’s still difficult to guess which team is the clear favorite in this season. However, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is once again leading the charts with three wins already under their belt. On the batting front, David Warner is leading the table with 254 runs in 3 innings at a strike rate of 175, while on the front, surprisingly, the veteran leg-spinner, Imran Tahir is donning the purple cap as he has scalped 6 wickets and maintained an economy of 5.2 in first 3 games.

As an amalgamation of some of the best batting, bowling, and fielding efforts, let us try to make a combined XI from all the teams, considering the individual performances of the players.

Openers

David Warner (SRH) – 254 runs

The SRH opener, David Warner made a memorable comeback to the IPL. Apart from making a comeback in IPL, he was also in pressure of getting into the World Cup 2019 squad of Australia. Yet, he managed to perform and brought out three of his finest performances ever.

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IN 2019, Warner’s hunger for runs seems to have reached another level. He has already scored 254 runs in three innings at an average of 127 including two half-centuries and one century. He is also donning the ‘Orange Cap’ after the first week.

Jonny Bairstow (SRH) – 198 runs

Picking Warner’s opening partner was comparatively easy as apart from Jonny Bairstow, only Prithvi Shaw has done a decent job, but he has played just one good inning, while Bairstow has been quite consistent. Bairstow also runs away with a spot in this team after that scintillating century against Bangalore. With 198 runs in 3 innings at an average of 66, Bairstow was the second-highest run-scorer of the first week.