Bhaskar English’s Best XI of week 6:Rohit Sharma returns with ‘Vintage touch’, Bhuvi’s swing rattles Mumbai

The action in IPL 2026 has only gotten more intense with every passing match as we slowly get to the playoffs. The past week saw some top performers who took it upon themselves to make an impact, and so they did. The past week saw some sensational centuries. Cooper Connolly got to his maiden IPL hundred, although it came in a losing cause. Mitchell Marsh smashed a hundred for LSG to snap their six-match losing streak, while Finn Allen blasted a ton, helping KKR register a fourth consecutive win. So, who made the cut? Let’s have a look into this week’s best playing XI: Bhaskar English’s Best XI of IPL 2026 week 6 Rohit Sharma (Match: 2, Runs: 106) Returning to full fitness, Rohit Sharma blitzed the Wankhede Stadium with his 84 off 44 against Lucknow Super Giants and led his side to victory. He even built a 145 (65) opening partnership with Ryan Rickelton that almost sealed the victory for his side. Even against RCB, he slammed 18 runs against Josh Hazlewood but got out for 22. Finn Allen (Matches: 1, Runs: 100*) Finn Allen replied to his critics with the bat and helped KKR peak at the right time. His maiden unbeaten century in 47 balls aided the Knight Riders in registering a commanding win against Delhi Capitals in a 143-run chase at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Mitchell Marsh (Matches: 2, Runs: 121) Mitchell Marsh was monstrous in his first knock while facing the defending champions at Ekana Stadium. While his other teammates could not get to the fifty-run mark, he mounted the fifth-highest individual score in IPL (111). He could have scored more in the 2nd game, but got dismissed for 10 against CSK. Sanju Samson (wk) (Matches: 2, Runs: 115) Sanju Samson was the highest scorer in the game against Delhi Capitals, where CSK won the game by 8 wickets while chasing 156 with his unbeaten 87. While facing DC, he could have got a century, but he prioritised his team and avoided being selfish. However, in the second game against LSG, he could not convert his 28 (14) into a big knock. Rajat Patidar (c) (Matches: 2, Runs: 69) The Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper has been quite consistent for their team with the bat. Even when RCB struggled against LSG in match 50, he single-handedly tried to build a fightback and smashed 61 runs in 31 balls. Against MI on Sunday, he failed to impress and departed for 8 runs in the 6th over. Shahbaz Ahmed (Matches: 2, Wickets: 4) The bowling all-rounder from Haryana was handy with the ball when the LSG bowling attack led by Prince Yadav dismantled the RCB at Ekana. After Prince, he was the best bowler against Bengaluru, taking 2 wickets by giving away 33 runs in 3 overs. His crucial 43*(25) dragged Lucknow past the 200-run mark against Chennai. In addition to it, Ahmed also took 2 wickets in 3 overs along with his short cameo. Jason Holder (Matches: 1, Wickets: 3) Jason Holder has emerged as an MVP for the Gujarat Titans in the past couple of games. He has made it to Bhaskar English’s Best XI for the second consecutive time for his 3-fer that he got against the Rajasthan Royals. He just bowled 2.3 overs and gave away 12 runs in his spell. Anukul Roy (Matches: 1, Wickets: 2) Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) premium all-rounder had performed exceptionally in the last week. He had taken two wickets, dismissed Tristan Stubbs (2) and in-form Pathum Nissanka (50). Anukul had conceded 31 runs with an economy of 7.75 at the Ekana Stadium. Rashid Khan (Matches: 1, Wickets: 4) Afghan mystery spinner, Rashid Khan, had picked up four wickets against the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. He had conceded 33 runs in his four overs with an economy of 8.25 in Jaipur. Prince Yadav (Matches: 2, Wickets: 3) Prince Yadav is the star among the best bowlers of week 6 for his clinical 3/33 (4 overs) against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. More than numbers, he cleaned up Virat Kohli with a sharp inswinger for a duck. He was also the one who broke the budding partnership between Padikkal-Patidar and dismissed Jitesh Sharma (1) early. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Matches: 2, Wickets: 4) Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Bhuvneshwar Kumar had picked up a four-wicket haul against the five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), conceding 23 runs in his four overs with an economy of 5.75 in Raipur. Despite playing 2 matches this week, Bhuvi couldn’t manage to take wickets against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Thursday. IPL 2026, week 6, Top Performers IPL 2026, best batter of week 6: Mitchell Marsh Mitchell Marsh had single-handedly taken the charge against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in match 50 of the IPL 2026. That’s why he takes the crown of being the best batter as his 111(56) had torn apart RCB’s premium bowling lineup, including Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. His century foundation led LSG to 209/3 in 19 overs. It was a rain-marred contest where Prince Yadav did the most damage with the ball, removing batters like Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, and Jitesh Sharma. However, in 2nd game, Marsh struggled and got out for 10. IPL 2026, best bowler of week 6: Rashid Khan Rashid Khan absolutely castled the Rajasthan Royals and annihilated the Pink Army’s fightback in Jaipur. After losing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal in powerplay, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja tried to build a partnership in the middle overs. But Rashid removed Jurel and another explosive batter like Donovan Ferreira in the same over. By conceding 33 runs in 4 overs, he took crucial 4 wickets, leading to the Royals getting all out for 152. IPL 2026, best fielder of the week 5: Pat Cummins During the match against the Punjab Kings (PBKS), Cummins’ backward diving catch stole the attention of the spectators as he dismissed explosive Prabhsimran Singh for 3 runs in the second over of the second innings, defending a huge total of 236 runs. Apart from taking wickets, Cummins grabbed two wickets in his spell of four overs against Punjab Kings, while conceding just 34 runs in the ‘run-fest’.