IPL 2022 Auction – BBL Highest Wicket Taker: The Big Bash League (BBL 2022) has one amazing success story. Former Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle at the age of 37 is the highest wicket-taker in BBL this year. Siddle has now registered himself for IPL Auctions & is hopeful of getting good interest in him from the IPL Teams: Follow IPL 2022 Auction LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022 Auction: 37-year oldie Peter Siddle registers for IPL Auction, will the highest wicket-taker in BIG-BASH 2022 find buyers?
Siddle has taken 23 wickets in the ongoing BBL, the highest wicket-taker in the T20 leagues.
| POS | PLAYER | MATCHES | OVERS | BALLS | WKTS | AVG | RUNS | 4-FERS | 5-FERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Siddle | 14 | 52.1 | 313 | 23 | 18.74 | 431 | – | 1 |
| 2 | Hayden Kerr | 14 | 40.0 | 240 | 22 | 13.00 | 286 | 1 | – |
| 3 | Rashid Khan | 11 | 44.0 | 264 | 20 | 13.95 | 279 | – | 1 |
| 4 | Andrew Tye | 14 | 45.3 | 273 | 20 | 18.55 | 371 | – | – |
| 5 | Kane Richardson | 11 | 38.0 | 228 | 19 | 16.42 | 312 | 1 | – |
Siddle has joined the likes of Rashid Khan, Andrew Tye & Kane Richardson.
Pravin Tambe is one of the oldest players to have played in IPL. He made his league debut at 41 and played till the age of 45.
Siddle comes with rich experience of 221 Test wickets but has recently found his T20 superpowers. He has 101 wickets from 87 T20s at an economy rate of 7.48.
Peter Siddle- Last 10 matches
| MATCH | BAT | BOWL | DATE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikers vs Sixers | — | 2/32 | 17-Jan-2022 | ||
| Strikers vs Stars | — | 1/22 | 15-Jan-2022 | ||
| Strikers vs Scorchers | — | 2/20 | 14-Jan-2022 | ||
| Strikers vs Heat | — | 0/19 | 12-Jan-2022 | ||
| Strikers vs Stars | 0 | 2/26 | 10-Jan-2022 | ||
| Strikers vs Hurricanes | — | 5/23 | 05-Jan-2022 | ||
| Strikers vs Thunder | 4 | 3/36 | 02-Jan-2022 | ||
| Strikers vs Thunder | — | 1/47 | 31-Dec-2021 | ||
| Strikers vs Hurricanes | — | 1/25 | 27-Dec-2021 | ||
| Strikers vs Heat | 0* | 2/42 | 23-Dec-2021 |
- He had earlier dominated the Hurricanes in the domestic circuit with 5/23 in 3.5 overs.
- His weapon of changing variations and ability to bowl knuckleballs has bamboozled the oppositions.
- Siddle is a well-established player in international cricket. He has a couple of fifers against India in Test cricket
- With the addition of the Lucknow & Ahmedabad franchise, Siddle could get picked by a franchise even if it’s on the base price for the next IPL cycle.
- Meanwhile, Mitchell Marsh, Andrew Tye are likely to be picked at decent salaries as others eye maiden contracts in the cash-rich league.
- Ben McDermott has been the clear standout with the bat in BBL11.
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IPL 2022 Auction: 37-year oldie Peter Siddle registers for IPL Auction, will the highest wicket-taker in BIG-BASH 2022 find buyers?
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