IPL 2020: 5 best spells from Week 1 | 19th-25th September

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) has seen some incredibly thrilling and hotly-contested games, and we are only one week into the tournament.

Only two teams are still undefeated in IPL 2020, and this edition is expected to be one of the closest in the history of the lucrative league. Although the wickets in the UAE have been more batting-friendly than expected, many bowlers have already made a mark on the tournament.

Here are the 5 best spells from Week 1 of IPL 2020.

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#5 Axar Patel 4-0-18-1 vs CSK | IPL 2020 Match 7

Axar Patel has conceded only 32 runs in his 8 IPL 2020 overs [PC: iplt20.com]

Axar Patel has been the best finger spinner on show in IPL 2020, and has conceded only 32 runs in the 8 overs that he has bowled so far. His best performance came yesterday against CSK, as he registered figures of 1/18 in his 4 overs in a comprehensive win for his team.

Bowling tight lines and lengths in the powerplay, the left-arm spinner scalped the wicket of Shane Watson and tightened the noose on the CSK run-chase before it could even take off. Axar has been the surprise package in the DC spin attack in IPL 2020, and he will only get better as the tournament progresses.

Yesterday ipl match result, check here.

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#4 Rahul Tewatia 4-0-37-3 vs CSK | IPL 2020 Match 4

Rahul Tewatia spun a web around the CSK batsmen [PC: iplt20.com]

Another surprise addition on this list, Rahul Tewatia recorded figures of 3/37 in his 4 overs against CSK, dismissing Shane Watson, Sam Curran and Ruturaj Gaikwad to take the Rajasthan Royals to a 16-run victory.

Although the leg-spinner was carted around by Faf du Plessis in his final over, he was unlucky to have not scalped the wicket of the South African due to a dropped catch by Riyan Parag on the boundary.

Tewatia is part of an all-leg-spin RR spin attack, and it remains to be seen if he can keep up this level of performance.

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#3 Kagiso Rabada 4-0-28-2 & 0.3-0-2-2 vs KXIP | IPL 2020 Match 2

Kagiso Rabada currently owns the Purple Cap in IPL 2020 [PC: iplt20.com]

Kagiso Rabada has always been amongst the wickets, and his best showing in IPL 2020 came against KXIP in a game that went to a Super Over. The South African picked up 2 wickets in the regulation innings, before dismissing captain KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran in the one-over eliminator to bowl out KXIP for just 2 runs.

DC chased the target comfortably, and although Marcus Stoinis was adjudged the Man of the Match, Rabada had a massive role to play.

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#2 Mohammed Shami 4-0-15-3 vs DC | IPL 2020 Match 2

Mohammed Shami was been unplayable in IPL 2020 [PC: iplt20.com]

Mohammed Shami has admirably led the KXIP pace attack in IPL 2020, and he started off his excellent campaign so far with a 3-wicket haul against DC. He dismissed Prithvi Shaw and Shimron Hetmyer with well-directed short balls before returning to get rid of Shreyas Iyer, as his team restricted DC to just 157/8.

Although they would go on to lose the Super Over in which Shami had the impossible task of defending 3 runs, the Bengal pacer is fast morphing into a genuine contender for the IPL 2020 Purple Cap.

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#1 Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-18-3 vs SRH | IPL 2020 Match 3

Yuzvendra Chahal was the Man of the Match against SRH [PC: iplt20.com]

Much like previous years, Yuzvendra Chahal has almost single-handedly carried the RCB bowling attack in IPL 2020. The leg-spinner has managed to extract grip and turn from wickets that don't really offer much for the spinners, and has been next to impossible to consistently score runs off.

Chahal started off with an excellent spell of 3/15 against SRH that saw him win the Man of the Match. He had Manish Pandey caught at long-off before tempting Jonny Bairstow into an almighty heave that disturbed his timber. The crowning moment, however, came with the next ball, as he castled Vijay Shankar - an excellent player of spin - with a well-disguised googly.

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