IPL 2019: Key death bowlers for each team
The Indian Premier League follows a swift format of cricket, in a sense that it has an ability to turn the match on its head in a matter of a few balls. It's not only about the muscle power with the bat, but the bowlers play, if not less, an equivalent role in a team's success.
This is where the significance of a lethal death-overs bowler strikes the franchises. All the IPL teams target the best that they can decide upon and rope them in their club.
We know that the sides having the best bowlers for the back end of the innings have done great in the history of the tournament, be it Chennai Super Kings with Dwayne Bravo, Mumbai Indians with Lasith Malinga or Sunrisers Hyderabad with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Here is the list of key death-over specialists from each franchise.
#8 Trent Boult - Delhi Capitals
One of the few names that click our mind when we talk about current left-arm fast bowlers in white ball cricket is Trent Boult. The Kiwi is known for his swing and express pace with the new ball, along his capability to bowl at the death.
After mostly sitting on the bench for Sunrisers Hyderabad, the 29-year-old found a bigger opportunity with the Delhi-based franchise. While he played only 14 matches across 3 seasons until 2017, he got to play an entire season with Delhi Capitals and returned the favor with success, as the New Zealander scalped 18 wickets in the season.
In the 2019 edition, Boult is set to lead them at the crux with his considerable skills.
#7 Jofra Archer - Rajasthan Royals
The Barbados-born English fast-bowling sensation played for West Indies U-19s in 2013. Thereafter, Jofra Archer has been playing for Sussex in the County Championship and will be eligible to be a part of the English cricket team in the near future.
The 23-year-old quick scalped 15 wickets in the last season from 10 games and displayed his wicket-taking skills. He bowled at 140+ kmph speed constantly, surprising the batsmen often with his pacy toe crushers.
With quite a thin bowling setup for the back end having Ben Stokes, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Oshane Thomas and Stuart Binny, Rajasthan Royals will bank on their last year's pick at the death.