note some records

• Top batsmen in 18th to 20th overs in last 4 IPL seasons:
  Shimron Hetmyer – 467 runs, 217.20 strike rate, 40 sixes, 51.88 average
  Dinesh Karthik – 396 runs, 204.12 strike rate, 30 sixes, 30.46 average
  Ravindra Jadeja – 374 runs, 187.00 strike rate, 21 sixes, 26.71 average
  MS Dhoni – 318 runs, 194.51 strike rate, 23 sixes, 22.68 average
  Rinku Singh – 303 runs, 206.12 strike rate, 26 sixes, 30.30 average
• Shimron Hetmyer in IPL 2024: 5 (7), 14 (7), 11 (6), 13 (5) and 27 (10)

By reading these records, it will be easy to understand what kind of finisher Shimron Hetmyer is – ahead of everyone else in runs, strike rate, sixes and average but at the back of the discussion. It can also be said that as a finisher in the IPL, Hetmyer has not been mentioned in the same way that people who have made less noise than him have been mentioned. This season, Hetmyer once again became the hero for Rajasthan Royals in the last over against Punjab Kings on 13 April – Chasing Punjab's 147, Rajasthan needed 10 runs from the last 4 balls and Hetmyer took two runs to seal the win. Hit sixes. 27* in 10 balls and also player of the match.

He is right when he says that being a finisher is both a 'blessing and a curse' – sometimes a success and sometimes a flop. It feels good when you can help the team win but captain Sanju Samson knows what Hetmyer is doing for the team – 'He has been doing this for years and is confident in his skills.' That's why in front of the need of 10 runs from 6 balls, despite missing the first 2 balls of Arshdeep, there was no decrease in energy.

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Especially the Punjab team cannot forget him – almost the same thing happened in 2022 and 2023 also. In 2022- When 8 runs were needed on 6 balls, he hit a six on leg spinner Rahul Chahar and then won with a single on a full toss ball. In 2023 – 16 runs were needed in the last over, so Hetmyer (36 in 18 balls) was out, otherwise the match was snatched (Punjab won by 5 runs).

In the current season, the top batsmen of Rajasthan Royals were playing such that Hetmyer did not face any special test – but Royals needed Hetmyer against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. The interesting thing is that Hetmyer's reputation in West Indies cricket is not that of a finisher – the IPL transformed the Guyanese cricketer into a finisher. It started with the entry of Delhi Capitals into the ecosystem and the same role played for this Khabbu for Rajasthan Royals.

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The situation is such that many experts believe that Hetmyer is such a good batsman that he should get a chance to play long innings, but the team think tank has a different thinking. Even if Hetmyer gets a chance to play a long innings, he promotes Ashwin to bowl the overs. Hetmyer did not disappoint the team in reply and has scored the highest number of 752 runs in 16 to 20 overs since IPL 2020 and is in the top 5 in both the average and strike rate charts among those who have scored at least 400 runs in the record. .

Hetmyer's entry into the IPL was in 2019 – that year and 2020 also did not do much while 2021 and 2022 were much better – the first season with Delhi Capitals and the next with Rajasthan. After that, many matches became his identity – when Hetmyer came to the crease against Gujarat Titans in 2023, while chasing the target of 178 runs, the score was 57-4 after 10.3 overs. Still won 4 balls early – Hetmyer hit a six and scored 56* in 26 balls which included 5 sixes and 2 fours.

After this discussion, it is important to expect that he will prove to be a star for West Indies in the T20 World Cup. The best finisher of this IPL season and one of the main reasons why Royals are at the top of the points table. Currently he is only 27 years old. A strike rate of 118+ in 57 T20 Internationals is by no means a match for big hitting talent but the West Indies team needs him.

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