Top 5 bowlers in ICC World T20 2016

This world cup was a tournament for bowlers, as it was a tournament for batsmen. The numbers may not justify the role every bowler played in the team but their contribution towards their team’s success was invaluable.

Cricwizz looks at the top 5 bowlers in the tournament gone by.

• Ashish Nehra: The old warhorse was recalled back in the side for the Australia tour down under and since then he hasn’t looked back. Giving early breakthroughs in almost every match in the World cup, he made it easier for the Indian spinners to cash in during the middle overs. He may have only 5 wickets to show against his name, but no one can deny the importance of the early spell that Nehra delivered.

• Samuel Badree: His partnership with Suleimann Benn was key to taking West Indies all the way through to the finals. Whether it’s the power play or the middle overs, Badree was always amongst the wickets for his team. Mostly he did beat the batsmen by his pace than the turn, making him a difficult bowler to read. He took 9 wickets from 6 matches as West Indies went all the way through to become the eventual champions.

• David Willey: Much like Ashish Nehra, Willey also provided England with early breakthroughs. His swing of the air and off the pitch made it difficult for the batsmen to read him which reaped him huge rewards. Inevitably in every match Willey provided England with major breakthroughs. He took 10 wickets of 6 matches on England’s road to the finals.

• Dwayne Bravo: The “Champion” of slower deliveries and change ups, Bravo is a specialist at bowling the death overs for West Indies. He would inevitably bowl after the first ten overs to control the opposition run flow and hit them with wickets. Bravo accumulated 9 wickets in the tournament and was mighty effective. 

• Mitchell Santner: If there was a spinner who troubled every batsmen, barring the sub continental spinners, it has to be Mitchell Santner. In the very first match of their campagn against India, Santner, rattled the Indian batsmen with figures of 4 for 11. He along with Ish Sodhi and Nathan Mccullum managed to keep pace spearheads Trent Boult and Tim Southee on the bench throughout the tournament. Santner took a total of 10 wickets in the World cup as did his “partner in crime” Ish Sodhi.

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