5 players who could win the 2018 ICC T20I Player of the year award

#5 Andrew Tye

Andrew Tye is the leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2018

Andrew Tye is the leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2018. He took 31 wickets from just 19 games at an impressive average of 18.94. He maintained a healthy strike-rate of 13.26 from the 68.3 overs he bowled in 2018.

The Australian fast bowler, who was struggling to make a mark in international cricket in 2016 and 2017, has become to go-to bowler for Australia in the death overs. He started 2018 on a bang as he claimed his career best of 4/23 against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on 3rd of February during the Trans-Tasman Tri-series.

He continued his good form throughout the year as he went wicketless in only three of the 19 games he played. He was consistently delivering for Australia in different bowling conditions in Australia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, and UAE.