The International Masters League T20 tournament has seen some of the greatest players from yester years come back and take the field. The match between West Indies and South Africa masters will be a highly anticipated affair. Both teams are still in the running to make it to the playoff stages of the tournament.
South Africa began their campaign with losses to Sri Lanka and India before beating England by seven wickets. In the last match the Proteas faced a huge loss by 137 runs against Australia to see their run-rate take a massive beating. West Indies on the other hand started the tournament with wins over Australia and England. Their next two games have seen the West Indies lose to Sri Lanka and India to cede ground in the points table.
Here are the top 3 bowlers to watch out for in the WI-M vs SA-M game in IML T20 tournament:
3. Thandi Tshabalala
Off-spin bowler Thandi Tshabalala has been the best bowler for South Africa Masters side in the ongoing tournament. The 40-year-old has picked four wickets so far and his best haul was against India where he picked one wicket for 20 runs from his four overs with the scalp of the great Sachin Tendulkar. Tshabalala has always been known for his bowling in the T20 format having picked 57 wickets from 53 games with a best of 4/10 and having a career economy rate of 6.6 runs per over.
2. Jerome Taylor
West Indian pacer Jerome Taylor has shown that despite retiring from the game he hasn’t lost his wicket taking skills with the ball. The right-arm seamer has picked six wickets from four matches so far with a best of 2 for 40 in the game against Australia. Taylor has been able to move the new ball well and also has been great towards the backend of the innings where he has bowled the slower ball well and made perfect use of the conditions.
1. Tino Best
Once known as the quickest West Indian bowler, Tino Best was rapid with the ball in his prime. The right-arm pacer has only played two games so far in this tournament and picked two wickets. Best still can bowl close to 135 KPH and is easily the fastest bowler in the tournament. With Raipur’s fresh pitch expected to offer lots of seam and bounce one can expect Tino Best to do some early damage with the ball.
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