5 batters with the highest Strike Rate in death overs in IPL 2022
This article features a list of 5 batters with the highest strike rate for a minimum of 60 balls played in the death overs.
Ina high octane tournament like the IPL, having players who can score at a high rate and up the ante is crucial. Having such players can potentially win you matches and big games and can be the difference between a win and a defeat. Batting in the overs 16 to 20 can be a challenging task especially if you have lesser time to settle in and start going big from ball one. A way to judge how fast a player scores is his strike rate. Below are the top five batters with the highest strike rate in the death overs in IPL 2022 for a minimum of 60 balls faced.
1. Tim David (MI):
After the Mumbai Indians lost the services of Hardik Pandya, they needed an able finisher to bat with the likes of Kieron Pollard. David was bought in the 2022 IPL Auction for a price tag of 8.25 Cr and he did justice to it with the limited opportunities he had. Tim David has the highest strike rate in death overs in IPL 2022. He struck at 237.10, a strike rate only second to AB de Villiers since 2018. Having scored 147 runs in 62 balls with 13 sixes and 9 fours, David was the only effective player in the death overs who fired for the Mumbai Indians.
2. Jos Buttler (RR):
Be there any list of batting records for IPL 2022 and you will find the name of Jos Buttler in it. Scoring four hundred this season, Buttler many a time finished the innings for the Rajasthan Royals. Being the highest run-getter of the season, Buttler batted through the start, middle, and end of many innings of the Rajasthan Royals. He faced a total of 78 deliveries in the death scoring 174 runs, the highest strike rate in death overs in IPL 2022 after Tim David. Buttler smashed 15 sixes and 11 fours in his stint in the death overs.
3. Rovman Powell (DC):
Playing for the Delhi Capitals, Rovman Powell is one of the hardest hitters of the cricket ball going around in the world right now. H scores a six every 4.5 balls, the least balls per six ratios for any player on this list which is a testament to his hard-hitting capabilities. Powell hit 134 runs out of the 63 balls he played in the death overs at a strike rate of 212,70 making him the third on this list of highest strike-rate in death overs. He hit 14 sixes and only 6 fours in over 16 to 20 if the 2022 IPL.
4. Dinesh Karthik (RCB):
Dinesh Karthik has been the answer for the batting woes in death overs for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is a dependable hitter who can come in and start hitting from ball one. His heroics have earned him a spot in the T20 series of India VS South Africa. He scored in the death at a strike rate of 207.44 and had the highest season overall strike rate of 183.33. He scored 251 runs off 121 balls in the death. His ability to have multiple shots for the same ball made him a difficult player to bowl to. His ability to find the boundary rope was in display this season as he hit a total of 19 fours and 19 sixes in the death overs.
5. KL Rahul (LSG):
The captain for the Lucknow Super Giants, KL Rahul was the leading run-scorer for his side in IPL 2022 and the 2nd highest run-scorer of the tournament after Jos Buttler. Rahul scored at a strike rate of 190.54 which is the fifth-highest strike rate in the death overs this season. His 141 runs in the death came from 74 deliveries as he score 7 sixes and 13 fours in overs 16 to 20. Rahul scored a bulk of his runs dealing in fours as he has the best Balls per four ratio among these five players of 5.69.
