JASPRIT BUMRAH- MUMBAI INDIANS (MI)
M: 15| WKTs: 27| BB: 4/14| ECO: 6.73
Jasprit Bumrah ended up with 27 wickets in the IPL, the most by an Indian bowler ever in the history of the tournament. He also wore the Purple Cap for a while as well, for the first time in his IPL career. It was a big comeback for Bumrah after his poor showing on the New Zealand tour after his return from back issues.
While Trent Boult, Boult, and James Pattinson/Nathan Coulter-Nile did the damage in the starting overs, Bumrah took the mantle of keeping the runs down and picking wickets in the death overs, mainly. This was due to the absence of his mentor, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga and the protégé came up on the top with flying colors.
MARCUS STOINIS- DELHI CAPITALS (DC)
M: 17| RUNS: 352| HS: 65| AVG: 25.14| SR: 148.52| 50s: 3 | WKTs: 13| BB: 3/26| ECO: 9.53
The Australian all-rounder had a poor outing in the 2019 IPL season for Royal Challengers Bangalore and was promptly released before the IPL 2020 auction. He then had a bumper Big Bash season with over 700 runs and Delhi Capitals jumped at the opportunity to buy him.
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And the buy proved to be a great decision, as Stoinis proved to be DC’s trump card. He showed his skills by taking their first match against KXIP into a super over when all seemed lost and proved to be their best bet whenever the team was in trouble.
Though late, he was asked to open the innings as well, something that he should have been doing earlier given that Shaw and Rahane failed at the top to give Dhawan the kind of support he needed. But Stoinis remained DC’s best player throughout the IPL 13 and the statistics show the same.
