The T20 World Cup is at its halfway stage and almost every game in the Super 12 round now is crucial regarding the semi-final slots. The tournament has been one of the best T20 WCs, because of the tight finishes, five upsets already and a few washouts due to rain have made the points table interesting.
There hasn’t been any standout player yet, but a number of players have stepped up on the big event, helping their teams make progress. While the T20 World Cup has got all the eyeballs at the moment, fans and IPL franchises are also excited for the IPL 2023 auction to follow.
Among the IPL franchises, the Chennai Super Kings have few of their players in action at the T20 World Cup.
Here are 3 CSK players who are performing well in the T20 World Cup 2022:
Devon Conway
Devon Conway smashed 92* off 58 balls to set the stage alight in the Super 12 opening game against Australia and got New Zealand off to a rollicking start in the tournament. The left-handed opener, though, could only manage 1 run in his next outing vs Sri Lanka.
Conway had a terrific IPL 2022 as well for CSK. Taking the vacant place of Faf du Plessis as the opener and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s partner, Conway scored 252 runs in 7 innings during the IPL at an average of 42. CSK would be pleased to see Conway continuing his good form.
Maheesh Theekshana
Consistency has also been shown by Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana. The off-spinner, who bowls regularly in the powerplay, has been Sri Lanka’s strike bowling in the powerplay. In 6 matches so far in the tournament, Maheesh Theekshana has taken 9 wickets at a brilliant economy of 6.63. He has taken at least 1 wicket in all 6 matches so far.
During the IPL 2022, Maheesh Theekshana snapped 12 wickets in 9 matches for CSK.
Mitchell Santner
While Mitchell Santner got only 6 matches to play for CSK in IPL 2022, in which he snared 4 wickets, the left-arm spinner is a first-choice player for his national side, New Zealand. And Santner has delivered on the expectations: Santner has taken 5 wickets in 2 outings so far keeping an economy of 6.5, including 3/31 against Australia.
CSK will keep a close eye on Santner’s performance, not just the economy numbers and how tight he keeps things, but also the wicket column as Santner might get more game time next IPL season if Ravindra Jadeja leaves the franchise, which is likely according to recent reports.
