IPL 2019: Best Overseas XI of the season

Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan, Imran Tahir and Lasith Malinga

Rabada finished second in the Purple Cap list this season (Pic courtesy - BCCI/iplt20.com)

One of the major architects of Delhi's magnificent campaign, Kagiso Rabada had a dream season. Picking wickets at will, Rabada was clearly the best overseas pacer in the tournament and one of the best pacers of the season along with Jasprit Bumrah.

Leading the chart for the Purple Cap until the final, Rabada picked 25 wickets in 12 games at an economy of 7.82 and average of 14.72, including 2 four-wicket hauls. His match-winning Super Over against a rampaging Andre Russell remains one of the highlights of the season.

The leggie from Afghanistan Rashid Khan did not have a great season by his standards but he was still good enough, picking 17 wickets from 15 innings. Because of the threat he possesses, most teams looked to just play him out, which resulted in his superb economy of 6.28.

Rashid averaged 22.17 with the ball in what can be considered a mixed season for him.

Imran Tahir won the Purple Cap with 26 scalps this season (Pic courtesy - BCCI/iplt20.com)

Imran Tahir, the Purple Cap winner of the season, played a key role in CSK's road to the final. Tahir was by far the best spinner this season, picking wickets on every turf he played irrespective of the assistance from the pitch.

He finished with 26 wickets at an economy of 6.69 and average of 16.57, including 2 four-wicket hauls.

Mentoring a team in one season and then coming in as a player and winning them the final next season is not something you see everyday, and not something everyone is capable of doing. But Lasith Malinga made it possible with his experience, and in the style he is best known for.

Despite his accuracy fading a little, Maling won two games for MI with his outstanding last overs - against RCB in the group stage and against CSK in the final. He may have been on the expensive side, but Malinga was always amongst the wickets. He ended with 16 wickets from 12 games at an economy of 9.78 and average of 27.37, including 2 four-fers.