After an exciting start to Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the second week too had some nail-biters, close matches, along with some unexpected results. While there have been some surprise performers this week too, some players have failed to keep up with the reputation they came in, thus raising questions.
While it remains quite early to judge a player’s performance, but lack of some runs and wickets under their belt, have got them in the list of flops after the second week of IPL 2026. Here in this article, let’s look at the five players who haven’t had a great past week in IPL 2026.
5 Players who have flopped after Week 2 of IPL 2026
Tilak Varma
Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Tilak Varma is yet to get to his best in the ongoing IPL 2026. Having featured in the MI playing XI twice in the last week, he could only accumulate 15 runs, including his 1 off 3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and 14 off 10 deliveries against Rajasthan Royals (RR). So far in the tournament, he has only scored 35 runs across four innings at a dismal average of 8.75 and a strike rate of 120.68.
Sameer Rizvi
The Delhi Capitals (DC), who registered back-to-back losses in the past week, saw Sameer Rizvi struggle with the bat as he could only add 6 runs across the two outings. However, Rizvi played a match-winning knock of 90 off 51 deliveries during his team’s 6-wicket win against MI, he failed to make an impact in their two outings last week.
While he’ll look to get back in his mojo, so far in IPL 2026, Rizvi has scored 166 runs at an average of 55.33 and strike rate over 150, including two fifty-plus scores.
Kagiso Rabada
30-year-old Protean pacer, Kagiso Rabada hasn’t had a memorable start to IPL 2026. Known for his wicket-taking ability, the Johannesburg-born is yet to spell magic with the ball in his hand, as he has picked only 4 wickets across as many outings this season. In the past week, across the two GT innings, Rabada could only pick one wicket and registered figures of 1/54 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and 0/32 against DC during his spells of four overs, respectively.
Axar Patel
Known to be a match-winner due to his all-round abilities, DC captain Axar Patel is yet to bring his A-game to the front. While he is known to have played a steady all-round role, his influence was more evident in leadership than standout individual stats this past week. Against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he contributed with disciplined bowling but highlighted fielding lapses, thus showing accountability as a captain. However, in DC’s narrow defeat against GT, he remained composed as he struggled to get wickets and bowled an expensive spell of 0/32 in his three overs.
Jitesh Sharma
Jitesh Sharma, the RCB wicketkeeper-batter, had a relatively quiet but supportive role in the solitary match they played last week. Batting in the middle order, he primarily contributed as a finisher and wicketkeeper as opportunities were limited due to strong top-order performances, including a 120-run stand from Phil Salt and Virat Kohli. He scored a quick 10 runs off 9 balls during RCB’s 18-run win against MI.
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