5 finishers of IPL 2018
IPL 2018 is just a week away and the preparations of all teams have reached the final stages. While all the aspects of cricket are important for a good IPL side, a good batting line-up can give a team an extra edge over its rival. It is extremely important for a successful IPL team to have a balanced batting side.
Though it is important to have a stable top and middle order, it is highly desirable to have good finishers who can score quick runs at the end of the innings. Hitting big shots is not an easy task, as bowlers now use variations bowling at the death.
Thus, having batsmen who can handle the pressure of the final overs and can finish matches for the team, becomes critical for a team's success. We will look at 5 such players who can score quick runs at the end of innings.
#5 Chris Morris
Chris Morris is one of the most underrated batsmen in IPL. The South African all-rounder has an excellent IPL record and has shown the ability to clear the boundary with ease.
In the 48 matches that Morris has played in IPL so far, he has scored 439 runs at an average of 36.58. But the staggering part of his IPL record is his high strike rate of 165.66. Morris scored some crucial runs at the back of the innings playing for Delhi Daredevils last season.
In the game against Rising Pune Supergiants, Morris smashed 38 runs off just 9 balls, while in the game against Gujarat Lions, he struck the third fastest IPL fifty and made unbeaten 82 runs off 32 balls. Therefore, it came as no surprise that Morris was retained by the franchise this season and he will look to continue his purple patch.