New Delhi, Oct 26 : Ben Stokes coming good as an opening batsman for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians on Sunday was not the only batting experiment that succeeded for a team this season.
Kolkata Knight Riders got back to winning ways after pushing Sunil Narine down to middle-order against Delhi Capitals. The West Indian had been playing as an opener.
Here’s a look at five notable batting experiments in the Indian Premier League so far: Ben Stokes as opener: Stokes is a power-hitter who bats in the middle-order in a power-packed England limited-overs batting line-up. The decision to push Stokes to the top by Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith was criticised after he aggregated just 110 in his first five games and failed to use the power-play — also failing to hit a six. However, the left-handed batsman, who hasn’t bowled much in the tournament, cracked a 60-ball 107 to make a mockery of Mumbai Indians’ 195-run target and guided his team to the target with 10 balls to spare. He hit three sixes to break the drought of sixes.
Sunil Narine to middle-order:
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