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5 teams with best death overs bowling lineup for IPL 2024
IPL 2024 is just a few weeks away from beginning. The 17th edition of the League is set to begin with the match between CSK and RCB in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram stadium. For the first time in more than ten months, cricket’s two big stars MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are set to be against each other. IPL 2024 would be crucial for the players who aim to make it to the T20 WC 2024 squads. The schedule for the first two weeks of the League is out.
IPL is where the batters usually dominate the bowlers, more so in the last few seasons. The batters smash the bowlers for fun and entertain the crowd. The bowlers sometimes would be mere spectators and act as bowling machines. Hence, quality bowlers become a lot more crucial for the teams in the league. Especially in the last four overs of an innings where the batters tend to extract a lot of runs, containing runs becomes crucial.
Some teams have some of the bowlers who are difficult to hit towards the fag end of the game due to a lot of factors. Here are the five IPL teams in the 17th edition of the league with the best bowling lineup towards the death overs.
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5. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pat Cummins
Five IPL teams in the 17th edition of the league have the best bowling lineup towards the death overs (Source: X)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Pat Cummins can form an interesting pair come the IPL 2024. While the two experienced players have never been able to bowl together till now, they will get an opportunity to share some knowledge. While Kumar is a proven performer at the death with his knuckleball and Yorkers, Cummins can deliver slower balls and cutters. There is a variety in the way they operate together. Batters will have a difficult time scoring runs against them.
4. Mitchell Starc and Sunil Narine
Five IPL teams in the 17th edition of the league have the best bowling lineup towards the death overs (Source: X)
Mitchell Starc and Sunil Narine can be a unique bowling pair towards the fag end of the game. While the two have never played with each other in any form of cricket, they could be suited to the playing conditions of Eden Gardens. Narine has the experience of bowling a lot in Kolkata especially at the death. Starc with his Yorkers and bouncers can be lethal. It will be a pace-spin duo at the death, one with his left-arm action and the other with his mystery spin, which could bring a different dimension to the bowling attack.
3. Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh
Five IPL teams in the 17th edition of the league have the best bowling lineup towards the death overs (Source: X)
Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh have bowled at the death together in the past. In the IPL 2022 and the IPL 2023, the duo has bowled alongside the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2024. While the South African varies his lengths well to deceive the batters with occasional bouncers, Yorkers, and change of pace, Arshdeep is one of the best bowlers at the death with his Yorkers. The key for the latter would be to minimize the errors. At times, Arshdeep can deliver a full toss or go short by missing his Yorkers.
2. Matheesha Pathirana and Maheesh Theekshana
Five IPL teams in the 17th edition of the league have the best bowling lineup towards the death overs (Source: X)
Matheesha Pathirana and Maheesh Theekshana are a unique pair of bowling duo at the death. They were good for CSK in the 16th edition of the league, bowling mostly in Chepauk. Theekshana can trick the batters with his varied spin. Pathirana was a revelation with his Yorkers who were right on the money more often than not. The problem with Matheesha was his action which brought on a lot of wider deliveries. In that case, CSK has a backup in Mustafizur Rahman who can deliver slower ones and cutters in Chennai.
1. Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Madhwal
Five IPL teams in the 17th edition of the league have the best bowling lineup towards the death overs (Source: X)
Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Madhwal have never bowled together. While Bumrah last played the IPL in 2022, Madhwal came of age in the IPL in 2023. Both of them can nail Yorkers at will. But the thing that makes Bumrah the best death bowler is the fact that he can bowl slower ones, cutters, and bouncers as well. He can deliver six different deliveries to deceive the batters. MI also have Nuwan Thushara and Gerald Coetzee for death bowling. Fans are waiting to see the duo of Bumrah and Madhwal together in IPL 2024 in MI.