IPL 2022: Slam bang, wow! - 5 incredible game-changing knocks so far this season

Indian Premier League is often called the pinnacle of franchise T20 cricket. What fans from across the globe get to witness in cricket's biggest extravaganza, almost nothing can be compared to that. Almost impossible play is executed and showcased in the IPL on a regular basis. And that's what makes the IPL the biggest and the most successful T20 franchise based league in the world. Over the years, innumerable memorable performances have been produced and the ongoing 15th edition of the tournament has been no different. In the first two weeks of the competition we witnessed some jaw-dropping performances. With most teams choosing to chase after winning the toss, the big hitters have been making regular headlines, snatching victories for their teams from the jaws of defeat on multiple occasions already, this season. TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at five of the most incredible performances by the batsmen in the first two weeks of IPL 2022 in no particular order: Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians)

(Photo: BCCI/IPL)This for many people will go down as one of the best cameos ever played in IPL history. Australia's Pat Cummins, known for tormenting the batsmen with his immaculate bowling, is making rapid strides as a finisher with the bat for his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. Everyone expects Cummins to hang around when the chips are down but the 28-year-old stunned the cricketing world with his bat recently and helped his team canter to a win, which was looking tricky and almost unlikely for some when he walked into bat. His unbeaten 15-ball 56 blitzkrieg left both the opposition (Mumbai Indians)and his on teammates stunned in the 14th match of the season. Chasing a tricky 162, KKR were in a state