5 interesting takeaways from the first week of IPL 2018

#1 Utilisation of spinners

Youngster Mayank Markande has created havoc with his top-notch bowling performances

Spin has always been a pivotal part of the IPL and will continue to be; this season has seen the emergence of spin in an unexpected way.

The deployment of Sunil Narine, Mayank Markande, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Rahman has been a delight to watch as the batsmen have struggled to face them.

While the opening of the innings by a spinner has been a familiar sight for the eyes, the spinners bowling majority of the powerplay is still a sight to digest. The spinners have kept the scoring in check and a stat backs that claim - the economy of the spinners during the death overs is an impressive 6.3 compared to the pace economy which rises over 9.

Recently, Shakib-Al-Hasan claimed that reading leg-spinners has been a tough task for batsmen.