IPL 2018: Overseas XI of the season

#3 Kane Williamson(c) (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

No words are enough to describe the consistency that the Kiwi showed during IPL 2018. One wasn’t sure of Kane Williamson’s spot in the XI before Warner was in the scheme of things but all of it changed dramatically after Warner’s ban. Williamson, alongside Dhawan, was SRH’s best batsman.

Such remarkable was his consistency that he ended the tournament with the Orange Cap. He broke all general perceptions about the shortest format of the game as he played only orthodox cricketing shots and made big scores.

Kane, the captain was spot on throughout the season. As you would expect him to be, Williamson was calm and composed throughout. He led from the front with the bat and made smart bowling changes.

Though he fell a step short of the title, he impressed everyone enough with his composure. Needless to say, he was one of the biggest impact players of the 11th edition of the IPL.

M- 17, Inn-17, Runs- 735, AVG- 52.50, SR-142.44

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#4 Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Though he opened for the Kolkata Knight Riders, he doesn’t get that place in this line-up. Lynn showed a different form of himself in this edition. The Australian batsman played according to the conditions rather than going berserk from the first ball.

This served the Knight Riders well as Lynn batted deep into the innings. One of its examples was his innings against RR at the Eden Gardens in a must-win match. Although KKR didn’t make it to the finals, the KKR management must have been delighted to see the versatile form of Chris Lynn.

M-16, Inn-16, Runs-491, Avg- 32.73, SR-130.24