IPL 2019: Ranking each team based on its finishers
We all know that a limited overs game is more or less decided by how the team ends its batting innings and the momentum it carries while batting first. And the same goes for the team chasing down the target, how calculated they are till the very end.
This is where a player like MS Dhoni or Michael Bevan ruled the game on this facet in their respective generations.
The IPL 2019 is just around the corner and the teams will be looking to put their best foot forward for the two-month-long extravaganza.
The fact that the World Cup is just months away may have taken some importance out of this edition of the Indian Premier League but there is still excitement in the air as to which will be the best team coming out of this IPL.
One of the reasons why we still long for the IPL even after 11 editions is that the quality of cricket and the unpredictability it brings to the table. The IPL has over the years has seen many of the best finishing acts in the history of T20 cricket.
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So we will look to rank the IPL teams based on their finishers.
#8 Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals historically have won games defending low scores contrary to the T20 cricket as the Jaipur pitch suits bowlers more often than not.
The RR team have one of the weakest composition in terms of finishers available with them as they have a top-heavy batting order which scores the bulk of the runs led by Jos Buttler and Ajinkya Rahane.
Ben Stokes is the only player in the side who is known to finish matches as his countrymate Buttler has been successful as an opener in the last season and Royals would not want to disturb the combination.
The other players who can be used as a finisher are Krishnappa Gowtham who is a hard hitter and the Aussie Ashton Turner.
Expected players who can don the role of a finisher and their T20 strike rates:
- Ben Stokes: 133.75
- Krishnappa Gowtham: 168.99
- Ashton Turner: 138.72