New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, akin to earlier editions, is keeping lakhs of cricket fans engaged & captivated, rather the game has got more intense & high-octane because of 3 rule changes.
Induction of ‘Impact Player’ rule in the 16th edition of game came as the most notable & ground-breaking development and is opening up new vistas of ‘fast-track game’ in the month-long tournament.
Impact Player rules allows a team to replace any of their player at any point of game. Here we take a look at 5 Impact Players who not just changed the face of game with their amazing debut or brilliant innings.
5 players who snatched victory from jaws of defeat
1) Venkatesh Aiyar
In the Gujarat Titans Vs Kolkata Knight Riders match, latter team’s player Rinku Singh scripted history by hitting 5 sixes on 5 balls and made his team victorious.
In Match 1⃣3⃣, @venkateshiyer hammered 8⃣3⃣ off 40 deliveries and he becomes our ? performer from the second innings of the #GTvKKR clash in the #TATAIPL | @KKRiders
A look at his batting summary ? pic.twitter.com/Wb2Bb6tKS2
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 9, 2023
However, it was a gamechanger innings by Venkatesh Aiyar who consolidated KKR’s stand and ensured that it beat Gujarat Titans. His powerful knock of 83 runs (40 balls) was a moment to remember & cherish.
2) Ambati Rayudu
In the 12th match of IPL 2023, Chennai Super Kings was pitted against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai scored 157 runs, which was chased by Chennai in just 18.1 overs. Though, it was a collective effort but Rayudu’s batting was acknowledged & lauded by experts. He played a small but steady knock of 20 runs*.
3) Suyash Sharma
The 19-year-old player from Kolkata Knight Riders was an unknown name until he proved his mettle on debut match. He snatched 3 wickets of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by giving away 30 runs. RCB lost the match against KKR by a small margin.
Anuj Rawat ☑️
Dinesh Karthik ☑️Watch Suyash Sharma pick two quick wickets in his debut game.
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 6, 2023
4) Sai Sudarshan
Sai Sudarshan was the first Impact Player of the IPL Season 16. Chennai Super Kings scored 178/7 runs in reply to which Gujarat scored 182/5 runs and won the match with 4 balls in advance. Sai Sudarshan came for batting after the fall of opening pair and steadied the Gujarat innings by staying put on one side of the batting side. His 23 runs contributed greatly to latter’s win against CSK.
5) Ayush Badoni
This was match No 6 between Lucknow Super Giants & Chennai Super Kings. Chennai put a big total of 217 runs on scoreboard to which LSG made a good chase but lost by a whisker. Ayush Badoni, the impact player of LSG made his contribution but his team lost the match. Despite the loss, Badoni won the hearts of cricket fans.
