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Champions Trophy: File picture of Shaheen Afridi© X/Twitter
They are saying batters win matches however bowlers win collection and tournaments! It’s the largest cricketing occasion of the yr and one of the best eight groups in ODI cricket on the planet will compete with each other on the 2025 Champions Trophy which will get underway at Karachi from the nineteenth of February. Whereas all the eye will probably be on the batters, it is going to be the groups with the simpler bowling models that will come out triumphant within the event. We have a look at 5 bowlers who’re more likely to make a huge impact on the 2025 Champions Trophy.
1. Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Shah Afridi is the main wicket-taker in ODI cricket since 2023 and has bagged 62 wickets in simply 29 matches at a mean of twenty-two.7 and strike fee of 24.3. Shaheen has an excellent report in opposition to right-handers and left-handers, averaging simply over 23 (vs each). He’s a master-restrictor within the powerplay with an economic system of simply 5 and a wicket-taker within the loss of life overs. Shaheen has picked 49 wickets within the final 10 overs at a mean of 15.4 and strike fee of 12.5! The in-swinger is his inventory supply and has fetched him 42 wickets at a splendid common of 20.6 and economic system of 4.8! Shaheen will probably be a giant menace in residence circumstances the place he has bagged 31 wickets in simply 16 matches. He additionally has a nice report within the UAE with 13 wickets from six encounters.
2. Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav would be the X-factor for India with the ball. He’s their main wicket-taker in ODI cricket (and the fourth-highest general) since 2023 with 55 dismissals in 34 innings at a mean of 21.76, strike fee of 28.9 and economic system of 4.51! Kuldeep has a wonderful report within the center overs however much more commendable is his bowling within the loss of life overs – the Chinaman has returned with 29 wickets within the last 10 overs at a mean of 18.1 and economic system of simply 6.2!
Kuldeep has a really spectacular report in opposition to left-handers with a mean of twenty-two.9, strike fee of 27.8 and economic system of 4.9. Whereas a majority of his wickets have include the traditional Chinaman, he has additionally bamboozled the opposition batters with the googly which has fetched him 74 wickets at a mean of 13! 3. Matt Henry Matt Henry has been New Zealand’s greatest quick bowler with 39 wickets in 22 matches at a mean of 24.9 since 2023. His means to choose wickets stands out in his 85-match profession the place he has already accounted for 155 dismissals at a wonderful strike fee of 29.3 – the sixth-best in ODI historical past (min. 150 wickets) after Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Starc, Ajantha Mendis, Rashid Khan and Trent Boult! Henry can generate critical tempo and persistently contact 145 kms per hour. Coupled with that is his accuracy and that makes him a deadly bowler particularly with the brand new ball. Henry has a improbable report within the first 10 overs with 69 wickets at a mean of twenty-two.5 and economic system of simply 4.3. Henry has had a nice begin to 2025 already bagging 14 wickets in 5 innings at a mean of 14.6 and strike fee of 19.2, together with two four-wicket hauls.
4. Adam Zampa
Within the absence of the tempo trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, it is going to be the leg spinner – Adam Zampa – who will probably be essential to Australia’s probabilities on the 2025 Champions Trophy. Zampa is Australia’s main wicket-taker in ODIs since 2023 with 53 dismissals in 31 matches at a strike fee of 29.1. He has taken a four-wicket haul on as many as 5 events throughout this era. Zampa was in distinctive kind with the ball within the 2023 World Cup in India and was the second-highest wicket-taker of the event with 23 dismissals in simply 11 matches at a mean of twenty-two.39 and economic system of 5.36. He performed a pivotal function in Australia’s historic triumph!
The leg spinner has a wonderful report in opposition to right-handers – 133 of his 180 profession wickets have come in opposition to their ilk at a mean of 27 and strike fee of 29.9! Zampa’s best supply is the googly which has fetched him 51 wickets at an excellent common of 17.4 and strike fee of two.1. He additionally bowls a really efficient flipper.
5. Adil Rashid
Adil Rashid will maintain the important thing to England’s bowling fortunes within the event and can convey with him an enormous expertise of 146 ODI matches during which he has picked 212 wickets at a strike fee of 34.6. The leg spinner is the third-highest wicket-taker in England’s ODI historical past after James Anderson and Darren Gough. Rashid was the one shining gentle in England’s latest 3-0 drubbing by India and picked seven wickets at 27 apiece. Rashid assorted his tempo and bamboozled the Indian batters together with his deception and switch. Rashid’s inventory supply is the googly which has fetched him 64 wickets at a mean of 16.2, economic system of 4.9 and strike fee of 19.7.
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