IPL 2020: Predicting and ranking the death-bowling pairs of all 8 teams

#6 Kolkata Knight Riders - Pat Cummins and Prasidh Krishna

Pat Cummins will be KKR's main man at the death

The most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL auction, Pat Cummins will be KKR's spearhead as far as the pace attack is concerned. The Australian will take the new ball and bowl at the death, but he isn't exactly a proven performer in the role.

Cummins will be partnered by the young Prasidh Krishna, who was trusted by captain Dinesh Karthik to bowl at the death in the last edition of the IPL. The Karnataka pacer was expensive, and while he showed glimpses of why he is considered a great talent, he didn't do enough to warrant a higher place on this list.

Both Cummins and Krishna are quality bowlers, but they might not be best suited to bowl at the fag ends of innings.

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#5 Chennai Super Kings - Dwayne Bravo and Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar has developed into a potent death bowler

In all likelihood, CSK will continue with their tried-and-tested combination of Deepak Chahar and Dwayne Bravo at the death in IPL 2020.

Chahar has been excellent in the few overs that he has bowled in the last five, but the sample size is too small to inspire a great deal of confidence. The West Indian, on the other hand, is clearly on the decline - his pace isn't what it used to be, and his slower ball is becoming far too predictable.

However, both bowlers have experience and variations, and their style of bowling could be suitable for the UAE.

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#4 Kings XI Punjab - Mohammed Shami and Sheldon Cottrell

Mohammed Shami had a good outing in the 2019 IPL

KXIP might struggle in the middle overs owing to their rather weak bowling attack, but they shouldn't have too many problems with the new ball or at the death. The duo of Mohammed Shami and Sheldon Cottrell, both of whom have a great deal of international experience, make up a decent death-bowling partnership.

Shami had a good IPL season for the first time ever last year, and looks set to build on that as the leader of the pace attack. The Indian speedster has a potent yorker, and has shown that he doesn't get flustered when up against it. Cottrell, on the other hand, has a host of variations and adds great variety to the KXIP bowling attack since he is a left-armer.

Shami and Cottrell could give opposition batsmen headaches in IPL 2020 at the death.

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