Five bowlers with most wickets in death overs in ODIs since 2017

The game of cricket has seen a lot of change in the last decade and the biggest reason for this is the T20 format. Now in limited-overs cricket, all the teams have such players in the lower order, who have the ability to hit the ball in any area of ​​the field which has made bowlers’ job difficult. Despite all this, at present, there are bowlers who do not give the batsmen a chance to play freely in the death overs. We are going to tell you about the top-5 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the last 10 overs in the ODI format since the year 2017.

5) Liam Plunkett – 30

England pacer Liam Plunkett is currently at the fifth spot in this list. He has picked up a total of 30 wickets in death overs in ODIs in 25 innings. His economy has been 7.36 in this while he has managed an excellent average of 12.97. Plunkett’s best bowling performance has been 3/ 5 in the last 10 overs of ODIs since 2017.

4) Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 31

Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been superb with the ball both in the powerplay and the death overs. He has taken 31 wickets in 44 innings at an average of 25.45 and a strike rate of 21.13 since 2017 in the death overs. He has bowled 109.1 overs in the phase and has registered best bowling figures of 3/20.

3) Rashid Khan – 38

Rashid Khan is the only spinner on this list. He has picked up 35 wickets in death overs in ODIs in the 38 matches. The Afghanistan spinner has maintained a superb economy of 5.61 and an average of 16.03 in the phase. His best performance has been 3 /8 in the last 10 overs in ODIs since 2017.

2) Mustafizur Rahman – 46

Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has performed very well in the ODI format ever since his debut. He has good numbers in the death overs as well. Since 2017, the left-arm pacer has taken 46 wickets in 39 innings in death overs in ODIs. He has also picked up a five-wicket haul in the last 10 overs of an ODI match.

1) Jasprit Bumrah – 48

Indian star bowler Jasprit Bumrah is ruling the chart in this record. He has taken 48 wickets in 47 matches in ODI innings in the death overs since 2017. Bumrah made his debut in 2016 and has become the key bowler for the team in all three formats. He has maintained an economy of 6.08 in the last 10 overs.