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The first two weeks of the 16th edition of IPL are over. Many great moments, last over thrillers and record setting performances have already been born. The cricketing world has also seen some nail-biting finishes in the beginning of this season, which got the fans excited.

While many players performed well for the team, many players lost their footing. Many who had a great first week of the season were unable to improve in the second week. As such, let’s check the XI that includes the players who performed poorly in the second week of IPL 2023.

Openers: Prithvi Shah, Prabhsimran Singh

Prithvi Shah is the worst performer this season. In the match against Rajasthan, the player scored 15 runs from 10 balls against Mumbai. Prabhsimran, on the other hand, returned clean sheet in both the matches he played this week. The player failed after firing against Rajasthan.

Middle Order: Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Rovman Powell

Rajasthan skipper Sanju Samson is the captain of this week’s Flop XI. Sanju was out for zero in both the matches he played this week. Sanju defeated in the first two matches and failed in the next two.

Sky, who have been in poor form for the season, scored just one run from both matches last week. Sky scored a single run against Chennai and returned with a golden duck against Delhi.

Rovman Powell’s bad season continues. In the match against Rajasthan, Powell was dismissed for two runs, but in the match against Mumbai, he scored four runs from four balls, but was caught in front of the wicket by Piyush Chawla.

All Rounders: Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur

Thakur, who was the lord of Kolkata Knight Riders in the first week, lost both matches last week. He got out as a golden duck in the match against Gujarat Titans and scored 12 runs from seven balls against Sunrisers. The player bowled 3.5 overs from both matches and conceded 54 runs.

Krunal, who performed flawlessly in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, was defeated in the next match. The player bowled four overs and conceded 35 runs and was out as a silver duck in the match.

Bowlers: Adam Zampa, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, T. Natarajan

Adam Sampa bowled for the first time in the season against Chennai Super Kings. Moeen Ali was dismissed but conceded 43 runs. Kolkata’s Lockie Ferguson conceded 40 runs in four overs in the match against Gujarat Titans. The star’s fate was to end in Harry Brook’s rampage in the first century of IPL 2023. Ferguson conceded 37 runs in just two overs. No wickets were taken in either match.

Yash Dayal played only one match last week. In the match against Kolkata, Rinku Singh conceded 69 runs in four overs, including five sixes in the last over. No wicket was taken. The player was also dropped from the team in the next match against Gujarat.

Sunrisers’ T. The last week was also miserable for Natarajan. The player who conceded 40 runs in the match against Punjab took one wicket and conceded 54 runs against KKR.

Content highlight: Flop Eleven of IPL 2023 2nd week

The 18th match of IPL 2023 is currently underway. Punjab Kings are facing the reigning champions Gujarat Titans at their home ground Mohali.

Punjab lost the toss in the match and are batting in front of their own crowd. But the hosts did not get off to a good start. Even before four overs, both of Punjab’s openers had pitched the tent.

In the match against Sunrisers, Punjab lost the wickets of captain Shikhar Dhawan and youngster Prabhsimran Singh, who single-handedly carried the team.

While Dhawan got out with eight runs from eight balls, Prabhsimran returned for zero on the second ball of the innings.

Prabhsimran is out for the second time in a row. In the third match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Prabhsimran got the wicket of Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the very first ball and fell to Shami in the fourth match. The star, who returned as a golden duck earlier, was eliminated as a silver duck in this match.

After performing well in the first two matches for Punjab, Prabhsimran’s back-to-back defeats have left the fans sad.

Prabhsimran made waves in the second match of Punjab Kings against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Stadium in Assam. The player who hit world class bowlers with seven fours and three sixes in 34 balls scored 60 runs at a strike rate of 176.47.

The star also performed well in the first match against KKR.

The player scored 23 (12), 60 (34), 0, (1), 0 (2) in the last four matches.

If Prabhsimran is not able to bring out the excellence that he showed in the first matches in the subsequent matches, the impact on Punjab and the fans will not be small.

Meanwhile, Punjab are three for 36 after eight overs. Wicket keeper Jitesh Sharma and Bhanuka Rajapaksa are at the crease for Kings.

Content highlight: Prabhsimran Singh’s poor performance