5 best South African batsmen in IPL

#4 JP Duminy

JP Duminy was a part of Delhi Daredevils for 3 years

JP Duminy made his ODI debut way back in 2004 and his career didn’t quite take off as he couldn’t convert his starts. But the tour to Australia in 2008/09 changed things drastically for the left-hander. He scored 175 runs in 4 ODIs, but it was his T20 exploits that caught the attention of the world. He scored 78 and 69 not out against a quality Australian attack which led to Mumbai Indians picking him up in the auctions in 2009.

He scored 529 runs in 19 innings at an average of 37.79. In 2011, he was picked by Deccan Chargers and played for them in 2011 and 2012. But it was when he turned out for Delhi Daredevils in the last three years that he truly came out of his shell. He amassed 1015 runs in 35 innings at an average of 44.13 and a strike-rate of 130.80.

Overall, the South African left-hander has played 77 games and has scored close to 2000 runs at an average nearing 40.