Indian Premier League 2023 is gradually heading to its knockout stage as most of the teams have completed their 10 matches in the tournament so far. The tournament has witnessed some of the amazing talents in both batting and bowling. Speaking of the bowlers specifically, a lot of young lads and the veterans have impressed with the amazing performances throughout the current season so far.
With that said, here in this listicle, we’ll have a look at the top three spells in the Indian Premier League that were bowled in the last month of April. The list includes the veterans as well as the names of the young bowlers performing up to the expectations of the team in the tournament.
3. Mark Wood
The veteran England pacer Mark Wood is currently in action with the Lucknow Super Giants in the current season of the Indian Premier League. He has bowled brilliantly in the tournament so far. The 33-year-old pacer has impressed the cricket fans and experts of the game with his sheer pace and amazing excellence with the ball.
When it comes to the best spells of the tournament during last month in IPL, Mark Wood is ranked on the first spot on this list; he scalped 5 wickets after bowling in 4 overs during the second innings of the match against Delhi Capitals last month. In these matches, Wood conceded only 14 runs with an excellent economy rate of 3.50.
The star leg spinner of Kolkata Knight Riders, Varun Chakravarthy has proved his worth for the team with amazing performances in a few of the last matches in the tournament. He played a key role in KKR’s victory in their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Chakravarthy came to bowl the last over for KKR and helped his team winning by 5 runs with brilliant bowling in the death.
He is ranked in the second spot in the list of the top spells in April 2023 during the ongoing 16th season of the tournament. He scalped four wickets in the second innings of the match against RCB after bowling 3.4 overs and conceding only 15 runs with an economy rate of 4.09.
The Punjab-based young leg-spinner Mayank Markande is currently in action with the 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023. He has lived up to the expectations so far with his bowling in the tournament for SRH. Markande has been very economical with the ball for his team in the current season.
Talking about the three best spells of last month in April, Markande is placed in the third spot with four wickets at the cost of only 15 runs in his quota of 4 overs in the first innings of the match against his home state team Punjab Kings. Markande conceded these runs with an outstanding economy rate of 3.75.