Best Bowlers of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
The Rayad Emrit led St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are one of the recent sides which have entered the Caribbean Premier League. The St Kitts outfit replaced the now-defunct Antigua Hawksbills in 2015. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots finished at the bottom of the table in their initial seasons. However, the side made a strong comeback in the next season by finishing as runner-ups in 2017. Further, in the subsequent editions, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots qualified for the playoffs.
In the upcoming edition of the Caribbean Premier League, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots will look forward to lifting their first title owing to their potential. The team retained the likes of Chris Lynn, Sohail Tanvir, Rassie van der Dussen, Ish Sodhi and Denesh Ramdin in the draft. However, owing to flying restrictions imposed by the Republic of South Africa, van der Dussen is unavailable for the league. TO fill the void, New Zealand international, Nick Kelly is named as a replacement.
On the other hand, the side has the star-studded bowling line-up which consists of Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph. The veteran Sohail Tanvir is expected to deliver great exploits when the league kicks off. Ish Sodhi, the experienced leg-break bowler, carries huge expectations on him as the player is a regular feature in the T20 leagues across the globe. Apart from these aforementioned players, Joshua Da Silva and Australian international Ben Dunk are the big names who are drafted for the eighth edition of the Caribbean Premier League.
In this article, we take a look at those players who have been instrumental for the side’s great comeback. This article is dedicated to the top 5 bowlers for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
#5) Samuel Badree
The West Indian leggie is one of the seasoned and veteran T20 players across the globe. Having featured in the cash-rich and competitive leagues like the Indian Premier League, the player has a hattrick to his name for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Samuel Badree has played for multiple franchises in CPL and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots are one of them.
Samuel Badree has such a calibre that he can walk into any side across the globe and make a huge impact. Hence the player is amongst the top 5 bowlers of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots apart from Jamaica Tallawahs. Samuel Badree has clinched 16 wickets in 18 games. The player has featured in their 2016/17 campaign and has bowled with an economy rate of 7.81 which is considered to be economical in the shortest format of the game.
#4) Alzarri Joseph
The Antiguan cricketer made the noise in the cricketing world when he picked up six wickets for Mumbai Indians playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In CPL too, the player has 18 wickets to his name in 16 appearances.
Despite being one of the top wicket-takers and making to the list of top 5 bowlers of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Alzarri Joseph has conceded at the rate of 9.35 runs per over. Also, the player has averaged 30+ in these games for the St Kitts outfit. However, he has picked up 1.13 wickets per innings which is quite exceptional owing to his economy and strike rate.
#3) Tabraiz Shamsi
The South African chinaman bowler is a known player in the South African domestic circuit. Tabraiz Shamsi was roped in as a replacement by Royal Challengers Bangalore who proved to be a great addition for the side. Despite being drafted to the side before the pandemic, the player will not be able to feature in the T20 league owing to South African guidelines.
Despite his absence from CPL 2020, Tabraiz Shamsi is one of the top 5 bowlers of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots who featured for the side from 2015 to 2018. In 27 appearances, South African has 33 wickets to his name with an economy rate just above 7. The chinaman bowler has averaged close to 19.58 with two three-wicket hauls.
#2) Carlos Braithwaite
Carlos Brathwaite turned the attention of the cricket world towards his name when he smashed four consecutive sixes against England in the T20 World Cup finals. Though the player is known for his batting exploits, the allrounder is known for his bowling capabilities too.
Carlos Brathwaite is amongst the top two bowlers in the top 5 bowlers of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. In 46 appearances, the player has 36 scalps to his name. With an economy rate of 8.24, the West Indian allrounder has averaged close to 33.28. He has clinched the three-wicket hauls thrice and one four-wicket haul to his name when playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
#1) Sheldon Cottrell
After making a huge impact in the West Indies jersey, Sheldon Cottrell has been picked up the Anil Kumble managed Kings XI Punjab. The player is said to have a great cricketing brain and will hope to leave the mark in IPL 2020.
Known for his salute celebration, Sheldon Cottrell stands first in the list of top 5 bowlers for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Since 2015, the West Indian pace merchant has featured in St Kitts jersey and has a knack of picking the wickets in crucial situations and games. In 34 games for the team, Cottrell has 51 scalps to his name. Apart from the astonishing wicket picking stats, he has averaged close to 19.06 with an economy rate of just under eight. The player will hope to perform similarly and get ready for the upcoming Indian Premier League.
