The fourth edition of the Men’s Hundred will take place between July 23 and August 18 at seven venues involving eight teams. Oval Invincibles will face Birmingham Phoenix at the Kia Oval in the opening fixture on Tuesday.
The rules have been slightly eased to give the bowlers an equal footing as opposed to a fast-paced 100-ball innings concept. Rather than the conventional format, a bowler can opt to bowl either five or 10 balls in a row with each bowler allowed up to two ten-ball overs per innings.
There are not many bowlers that can be lethal in those saying categories and the proficient batsmen have been proven efficient customers in Combat, who believe or playing satisfying for 3 seasons.
In this article, we will look at the five bowlers who could succeed in Men’s Hundred 2024
1. Rashid Khan
Afghanistan Spinner Rashid Khan(18 years old): The next spot in our list with a record of 594 wickets is Afghanistan leg spinner and one of the best T20 bowlers. He took eight wickets in six games with an economy of 6.83, helping MI New York to win the sword at MLC23 (Major League Cricket).
Rashid had a moderate IPL 2024, picking up 10 wickets in as many games at an economy of 8.40. With a total of 14 wickets in the eight matches he played, Mujeeb once again showed his quality with the ball and also helped Afghanistan secure their spot to play the semi-final round during the T20 World Cup 2024.
The 25-year-old has been putting in all-round performances for MI New York this season of Major League Cricket (MLC) and he has already struck ten times while also scoring over a century.
It will be curious to observe if Rashid and the Rockets can secure their second title in the competition.
2. Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf (The Hundred Men’s 2024) is the Second Pakistan bowler to take more than 100 wickets in T20Is He took only 5 wickets from six matches at an economy rate of 7.38 last season
The right-arm fast bowler was Pakistan’s joint highest wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup with seven scalps to his name picked 4 games at a healthy economy of 6.73 while playing down under earlier this year Ruled out for the New Zealand series But, the right-arm quick has only three wickets to his name in six appearances at this seasons MLC 2024 for the San Francisco Unicorns.
However, the 30-year-old has an excellent T20 record and could capture some crucial wickets for the Fire during his time in TNPL.
3. Tymal Mills
Tymal Mills has had a torrid time as a player: his patchy form since breaking through in 2016, not to mention fitness issues. However, Mills rose to prominence amongst the cricketing circles as he ended up being the leading wicket-taker with 16 scalps in nine innings at an economy rate of 7.83
The Tymal Mills express has reached the third-highest wicket-taker list for Vitality Blast this season and now boasts of 24 scalps at an economy as little a just 7. Those performances have seen Sussex remain second on the points table.
The Brave will hope for their crucial pacer to keep going with the good work come 2024 Men’s Hundred as well.
4. Adil Rashid
Right-arm spinner Adil Rashid turned on out last year’s Men’s Hundred for Northern Superchargers and will look to have the crowd eating into his hands once again in 2021. He claimed an impressive economy of 7.53 in the eight matches he played finishing with a total of 11 wickets. His best figures of 4/18 were against Manchester Originals.
At the 2024 T20 World Cup, he was England’s joint top wicket-taker with 10 wickets in eight matches, the most notable being his performance of 4/18 against Oman.
The experienced spinner is a handy addition to the Superchargers in T20, with 341 wickets in 303 matches at an economy of 7.45.
5. Jofra Archer
Right-arm fast bowler Jofra Archer last played for England at the International level in May 2024, having had over one year out of the team. In the three games he played versus Pakistan, before T20 World Cup, Riaz clipped off 3 wickets in each of them.
He ended as the joint-most wicket-taker for England in the showpiece event, scalping 10 at an economy of 7.21. Despite his fitness, the team management did not want to rush him back in time for a red-ball comeback against West Indies.
After about a month on the sideline, Archer will be “fit and ready to play for” them in The Men’s Hundred 2024. Archer in T20 182 wickets at an economy of 7.68 from 145 games is pretty pedestrian, to say the least.
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