ICC World Cup 2019: Ranking the death-overs bowling of all teams

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Trent Boult is one of the most deadly bowlers in this tournament.
Trent Boult is one of the most deadly bowlers in this tournament.

#8 Sri Lanka

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Lasith Malinga.
Lasith Malinga.

Sri Lanka have a very experienced pace battery but apart from the aging Lasith Malinga, they don't have an experienced pace bowler to bowl the death overs. The issues in the death bowling of the side were revealed pretty clearly in the warm-up game against South Africa as the side leaked a substantial amount of runs in the death overs.

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Nuwan Pradeep is clearly not suited to bowling in the death while Thisara Perera's experience too is on the decline. Left-arm pacer Isuru Udana has done a good job and is an option to consider apart from Malinga. Suranga Lakmal is a bit like Umesh Yadav and while intimidating in the opening spell, he's not as effective during the death.

Overall, Sri Lanka have options but experience and calmness is lacking and if they are to bowl well, some of their bowlers have to make a massive step up.

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#7 Bangladesh

Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh are an average death bowling side with a couple of quality death bowlers but lack the consistency to be among the top few teams. Mustafizur Rahman with his stingy, angled left-arm deliveries makes most batsmen uncomfortable at the crease and is among the best death bowlers in the tournament. The wily and experienced skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has a good arsenal of change-ups and can thrive in the death overs with his experience.

None of the other bowlers, however, have the consistency that these two possess and are unlikely to make too much impact in overs 41-50. Pacer Rubel Hossain is a wicket-taker but is on the expensive side and this inconsistency is what prevents Bangladesh from becoming a top side as far as death bowling is concerned.

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