Caribbean Premier League 2018 Best XI

The Caribbean Premier League 2018 was scheduled between 8 August - 16 September 2018. It was a tournament involving six teams representing six different countries from the Carribean islands.

The six teams were Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders. The tournament was organised in Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia, Barbados, St Kitts and the United States of America.

Knight Riders defeated the Warriors by 8 wickets in the final and won the tournament for the third time.

Let us have a look at the best XI of the tournament.

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#1 Colin Munro

Colin Munro is one of the most feared batsmen in T20s. Hailing from Auckland, he is the only batsman to score 500 runs in a CPL season. He was the highest run-scorer of the tournament. He has been playing for TKR since 2016 and has proved to be an asset. He won the Player of the Tournament award.

Matches- 13, Runs- 567, HS- 90, Average- 51.54, Strike Rate- 140.34.

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#2 Glenn Phillips

Glenn Phillips is a wicketkeeper-batsman who has been playing for Jamaica Tallawahs since 2017. His highest score was 103 against Patriots in the Eliminator, which went in-vain as Patriots chased the target and qualified for the Qualifiers 2. He was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament.

Matches- 11, Runs- 457, HS- 103, Average- 41.54, Strike Rate- 146.94, Dismissals-6.

Also see - Caribbean Premier League Most Wickets

#3 Shimron Hetmyer

Shimron Hetmyer had a great beginning to his CPL career. He was one of the best batsmen in the tournament. His highest score was 100 against Tallawahs on 18 August 2018 at Lauderhill. He was the highest scorer for Windies in the ODI series against Bangladesh. He is the third highest scorer of the tournament.

Matches- 12, Runs- 440, HS- 100, Average- 40.00, Strike Rate- 148.14.

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#4 Rovman Powell

Powell's ability as an all-rounder can be deadly for the opposition. He is an integral part of Windies in the limited overs format. His highest score was 84 against Patriots on 2 September 2018 at Basseterre, which went in-vain as Patriots won the match by the DLS method.

Stats

Matches- 11, Runs- 329, HS- 84, Average- 54.83, Strike Rate- 162.06, Wickets-5, BBI-2/21, Economy-10.9.

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#5 Darren Bravo

Darren Bravo is one of the most feared batsmen of the tournament. Though he didn't have a remarkable international career, he has been a consistent performer for the Knight Riders. His highest score of 94* was against Stars on 16 August 2018 at Gros Islet in which he hit 5 sixes off Kieron Pollard in the 16th over and helped the team win the match. He was the second highest scorer for the Knight Riders in the tournament.

Stats

Matches- 13, Runs- 353, HS- 94*, Average- 39.22, Strike Rate- 131.22.

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#6 Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard is one of the most devastating batsmen. He is the skipper of the St. Lucia Stars. He scored his first T20 century against Tridents which helped their team to win the first match in CPL since 2016. He scored that century on 17 August 2018 at Gros Islet.

Stats

Matches- 9, Runs- 330, HS- 104, Average- 47.14, Strike Rate- 159.42.

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#7 Andre Russell

Andre Russell is one of the most feared all-rounders in T20. He has been a consistent performer in the T20 leagues across the world. He is the skipper of the Jamaica Tallawahs. He is the second all-rounder in the T20 history to take a hat-trick and score a century in the same match. He achieved that feat against the Knight Riders on 10 August 2018 at Port of Spain.

Stats

Matches- 11, Runs- 163, HS- 121*, Average- 23.28, Strike Rate- 196.38.

#8 Ali Khan

Ali Khan came in as a replacement player for Knight Riders. He replaced Ronsford Beaton in the team. He is the first American player to play for TKR since 2014. He is the only Associate player to be on this list. The oppositions struggle to pick up his swing. His best spell of 3/22 was against Warriors on 5 September 2018 at Port of Spain and he ended as the joint third highest wicket-taker of the tournament.

Stats

Matches- 12, Wickets- 16, BBI- 3/22, Economy- 7.80.

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#9 Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir is one of the greatest leg-spinners from South Africa. He is an integral part of South Africa in the limited overs format. He is known to pick up crucial wickets and defend small targets. His best spell of 4/22 was against Patriots on 28 August 2018 at Basseterre. He is the joint third highest wicket-taker of the tournament.

Stats

Matches- 12, Wickets- 16, BBI- 3/22, Economy- 5.91.

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#10 Oshane Thomas

Oshane Thomas had a great tournament with the ball. He had a great beginning to his CPL career. He destroyed many batting line-ups in the tournament. His best spell of 3/39 was against Stars on 14 August 2018 at Kingston. He is the second highest wicket-taker of the competition.

Stats

Matches- 10, Wickets- 18, BBI- 3/39, Economy- 8.36.

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#11 Fawad Ahmed

Fawad Ahmed came in as a replacement player for Knight Riders. He replaced Shadab Khan in the team. The oppositions struggle to pick up his spin. He was one of the most economical bowlers of the tournament. His best spell of 3/13 was against Patriots on 14 September 2018 at Tarouba. He was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament.

Stats

Matches- 13, Wickets- 22, BBI- 3/13, Economy- 6.18.