4 Bowlers With Most ODI Wickets In Death Overs Since 2017
Published - 21 Jul 2021, 09:59 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:50 AM
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Most Bowlers do not enjoy bowling in the death overs as they have big chances of their figures getting destroyed but some players have mastered the art of death bowling. The bowlers will need a lot of variations to cope up with the batsmen and keep their guessing.
It is one of the toughest things in cricket, and only a few bowlers have been very successful in keeping the batsmen quiet in the death overs. They have to get their yorkers right or they are likely to get punished by the bowlers. Here are 4 players with the most number of ODI wickets in death overs since 2017.
4 Players With Most ODI Wickets In Death Overs Since 2017:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar:
The Indian medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar holds the fourth position in the list of bowlers with the most ODI wickets in death overs since 2017. The right-arm bowler swings the ball both ways in the powerplay and he is also utilized at the back end of the innings with his knuckleballs, slower ones, and his yorkers.
Bhuvneshwar has taken 31 wickets in the death overs since 2017 and he had to miss out on a lot of games due to injury after that. His economy rate has been decent enough with 7.23 in the death overs and he still is one of the most underrated death bowlers in the world.
Rashid Khan:
Rashid has been used by Afghanistan wisely after the 30 over mark so that the batsmen might go after him from the 40th-over mark and it can be a useful trick to pick up lot more wickets. So far, he has picked up 35 wickets in the death overs since 2017 which is the third most by any bowler and he has a brilliant economy rate of under 6 in the death overs too.
Mustafizur Rahman:
He has a lot of variations in his kitty, and his natural angle leaving the right-hander makes it even tougher. He can also hit the yorkers at will and is an excellent package to have in the playing XI. His economy rate in death overs has been 6.67 which is relatively good.
Jasprit Bumrah:
Jasprit Bumrah as expected is the number one death bowler in the world at the moment and his stats say the story too. The right-arm quick has taken 48 wickets in death overs since 2017, which is the most for any bowler in ODIs and he is a natural wicket-taking bowler too.
Bumrah bowls those attacking lines in the powerplay at a good pace and he is always at the batsman giving no him no loose deliveries. He is a yorker specialist and training with Lasith Malinga in the Mumbai Indians has certainly helped him to grow as India’s leading pacer in all formats. His unusual action has been tough for the batsman to face and his economy rate is just over 6 in death overs.
