10 The Netherlands- Ryan Klein

Ryan Klein will support Logan van Beek and Bas de Leede to reinforce the Dutch team’s fast-bowling unit. The pacer took nine wickets in six matches at an economy of 4.40 and made a crucial contribution to his team’s spectacular campaign in the tournament.

His best performance of the tournament came against the United States of America (USA) in Harare. The speedster splurged 31 runs in nine overs and claimed two wickets. In the World Cup 2023, Klein will have to play the role of a death-over specialist for the Netherlands.

Klein’s bowling figures are decent in death overs. The 26-year-old has bowled 117 deliveries in the last overs of the innings in which he has taken five wickets and conceded 126 runs at an economy of 6.46.

9 Bangladesh- Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur Rahman will spearhead Bangladesh’s pace attack in the upcoming tournament. The pacer has more than eight years of experience in One-Day International (ODI) cricket and his responsibility will be to provide early breakthroughs to the team along with Taskin Ahmed.

Mustafizur is currently the best pacer for Bangladesh as he has succeeded in achieving some notable records with his disciplined bowling. The 28-year-old is known for deceiving batters with variations. With cutters, bouncers, and yorkers in his armoury, Mustafizur becomes difficult to pick for batters in the final overs of innings.

In his ODI career, Mustafizur has showcased his bowling skills several times with his death bowling. Talking about his record in death overs, the Bangla stalwart has given runs at an economy of 6.37 and scalped 69 wickets.

8 Afghanistan- Rashid Khan

Currently, Rashid is the best bowler for the Afghan side as he not only picks up wickets in regular intervals in challenging games but also prevents batters from attacking his team.

On turning tracks of India, Rashid might give headaches to batters. The leg-break bowler is accustomed to Indian conditions as he has appeared in the Indian Premier League (IPL) every year since 2017. Utilising his experience on these wickets, the 25-year-old will look to have a great time.

In death overs, Rashid becomes more dangerous against batters. Of his 172 ODI scalps, the young Afghan spinner has grabbed 57 wickets in death overs. His economy is 5.33 during these overs.

7 Sri Lanka- Maheesh Theekshana

Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana has done his job efficiently in the ODI format. The right-arm off-spinner has picked up 44 wickets in 27 ODIs since making his debut in the format in September 2021.

Theekshana is also one of the bowlers in the team who can be banked on in the final overs of innings to stop batters from going ballistic. The youngster has claimed eight wickets in death overs at an economy of 5.74.

6 South Africa- Kagiso Rabada

The pacer is known for troubling batters with his fiery fast bowling. In 2015, the 20-year-old Rabada toured India for the first time and put up an impressive show with the ball in a five-match ODI series.

In South Africa’s admirable one-day series victory against the Men in Blue, Rabada bagged 10 wickets in five games and ended up as the joint-highest wicket-taker in the series, along with his senior colleague Dale Steyn.

Rabada is currently one of the best bowlers in ODI cricket not just due to delivering breakthroughs in initial overs but also because of his tight bowling in death overs. The speedster has taken 45 wickets during the last overs of innings and his economy is 6.66.

5 England- Reece Topley

Death over bowling has been a huge issue for England for a long time. In India, batters are expected to dominate bowlers, and noting this fact, the defending champions will want someone from their bowling unit to come forward and take the responsibility of delivering economical and wicket-taking spells to them.

In recent years, England have got Reece Topley, who bowls on a tight line and make batters’ job difficult. The 29-year-old pacer has also proven himself in death overs with his nine wickets in 11 ODI innings at an economy of 6.44. The Ipswich-born bowler has amassed 38 wickets in 26 ODIs so far.

4 New Zealand- Trent Boult

Boult played an instrumental role with the ball in New Zealand’s spectacular campaigns in the 2015 and 2019 editions of the World Cup. In the 2015 World Cup, he took 22 wickets in nine matches and ended up as the joint-leading wicket-taker with Australia’s Mitchell Starc.

This time, Boult is expected to create an impact for his team as he plays IPL consistently in the sub-continent nation. The 34-year-old is the highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in the World Cups with 39 scalps in 19 games. The veteran often gets praised for providing early breakthroughs to his team but his death bowling is also something to notice.

In the 2019 World Cup semi-final against India, Boult dismissed dangerous Ravindra Jadeja in the 48th over of India’s innings and made New Zealand’s job easy in the game. It’s not just one case, there are several matches to recount when the pacer got the better of batters in the final overs of the match. Discussing his bowling numbers in death overs, he has got 55 wickets in 67 innings at an economy of 7.16.

3 Australia- Mitchell Starc

Eyes will be set on Australia’s Mitchell Starc, who became the leading wicket-taker in the last two World Cup instalments. This time, he has the chance to terrorise batters with his fiery pace and become the leading wicket-taker in World Cup history. The Aussie paceman has fetched 49 scalps in 18 matches and is sitting in the fifth spot on the chart of bowlers with the most wickets in World Cups.

The Aussie veteran looked confident with the ball during a three-match ODI series against India. He clinched eight wickets in three matches and ended up as the leading wicket-taker in the series.

Starc is the best Aussie bowler when it comes to bowling in death overs. The star pacer has taken 59 wickets in 65 wickets during death overs, at an economy of 6.41.

2 Pakistan- Haris Rauf

Haris had a great time in the Asia Cup 2023 before getting injured. The pacer got nine wickets in just four matches at an economy of 4.80.

Bowling in death, the 29-year-old has taken 22 wickets in 19 innings at an economy of 6.87.

1 India- Jasprit Bumrah

The return of their premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah has also bolstered their confidence. Bumrah made a comeback in ODIs after one year following his lower-back injury.

Bumrah solves India’s problem of death bowling with his sensational talent. The 29-year-old’s bowling record is impeccable in death overs as he has racked up 61 wickets in 59 innings at an economy of 5.87 in challenging final overs.