5 Best death bowlers in white-ball cricket

Jofra Archer
Barbados born Jofra Archer is hardly 8 months into his international career but he needs no introduction in terms of his ability at death bowling. His variations along with yorkers are very effective when batsmen are going after him. Knuckleball and off-cutter are two lethal weapons in his armoury. He was instrumental in England’s world cup winning campaign and no one can forget his super over to hand England the victory.

Lasith Malinga
This Sri Lankan veteran Lasith Malinga is still going strong for his country. After seeing a lean patch of a couple of years, Malinga was again back to his best during last year’s IPL. He defended a modest score in the last over of final against Chennai Super Kings. He will be critical for Sri Lanka not only in terms of death bowling but also for guidance to the young guns like Isuru Udana in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Mohammed Shami
If this was being written six months ago, this name would not have been considered anywhere close to this list. But such is the improvement in the death bowling skills of Mohammed Shami that he is becoming the perfect ally to Jasprit Bumrah. His main weapon is yorkers and bowling hard lengths to get under. Batsmen find it very difficult to get the required elevation against Shami.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-EV0jP5oic

Pages: 1 2