5 Best ODI bowling performances of 2019

#2 Jofra Archer (1/42 and Super Over vs England, Lord’s)

Jofra Archer rose to the occasion in the World Cup Final

On the face of it, this performance doesn’t look all that stunning. But one has to look at the match closely to understand how important Jofra Archer’s contribution to his team’s eventual triumph was.

To begin with, Archer bowled superbly in the death overs of the New Zealand innings to prevent them from getting a big score. The way ODI cricket is played these days, a team is often able to take their score from a modest one to an impressive one through some big hitting in the last few overs.

In the World Cup final, it was the brilliant death bowling of Archer that scuttled New Zealand’s attempts to post a bigger total than what they achieved. Known for bowling at high-speeds and possessing a great slower ball and yorker, the Barbados-born bowler proved his value in the death overs of the biggest match in the cricket calendar.

But that wasn’t the end of his day. He then came back to bowl the Super Over and, despite conceding a six, managed to seal the title for his team. For a bowler who is so young and new to international cricket, handling such pressure and succeeding is a marvelous accomplishment.