IPL 2019:- 5 overseas cricketers' who have lit up the season

#2 Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada (Image Courtesy: iplt20.com)

Imagine your captain has trusted you to defend 11 runs in the Super-Over against Andre Russell. You go for a yorker, miss it by a fraction, and Russell nails it for a boundary. In most cases, the bowler's confidence will be shattered. But, not when your name is Kagiso Rabada.

The next ball- Rabada goes for the yorker again and cleans up Dre Russ to effectively swing the game in his sides' favor before proceeding to nail three more deliveries in the blockhole to keep the score down to 1-7.

The Proteas spearhead has displayed thus far as to why he is considered one of the most complete bowlers' going around, and it was indicated on the night of the Super-Over.

Rabada was not done yet. In the match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rabada went on to notch his career-best figures [4-21] in T20 cricket, breaking the backbone of RCB's batting with prized scalps of his compatriot AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli to set-up a famous win for his side.

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#1 Andre Russell

Andre Russell (Image Courtesy: iplt20.com)

The 2019 edition is increasingly becoming the Andre Russell-size dilemma for the opposing teams and captains. The West Indian has been in sublime form, pulverizing the bowlers into oblivion.

The all-rounder has so far smashed 49* (18), 48 (17), 62 (48), 48* (13) and 50* (44)- that's 257 runs at an average of 128.5 and a strike-rate of 212.39, and it is not only the brutality of his hitting but the timing of his assault in almost every match.

Never in the IPL before, had 50 runs been chased down in the last three overs; but Russell's swashbuckling hitting has paved the way for it to happen twice- against SRH and RCB, underling his status as the 'Most valued player' of the season.

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