May T20 Cricketer of the Month
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 6:58 pmThis month's T20 shortlist is inherently domestic and mainly IPL based. Take your pic from the below.
Nathan Coulter-Nile - Delhi
Wasn't a main stay for the Delhi team but his style of play was strong throughout. He got three wickets this month at an average of 27.3. His best figures were 2/25 against Hyderabad.
AB de Villiers - Bangalore
A big part of Bangalore's (almost) fairytale season. The South African scored 371 runs in May at an average of 37.1. His best score was 129* against Gujarat.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore - Worcestershire
Only two T20 performances for this young Englishman but has scored 135 runs already. He top scored against Durham getting 127 runs. His embryonic average in the tournament is 67.5.
Virat Kohli - Bangalore
The other Renaissance man in Bangalore's reversal of fortunes. He scored 592 runs in May at an average of 59.2. His best score was 109 against Gujarat.
Krunal Pandya - Mumbai
The lesser known Pandya brother at the start of the tournament, Krunal has also made a bit of a name for himself. He scored 126 runs in the 4 innings where he was asked to bat and also got three wickets at an average of 41. His best figures with bat and ball came in the same game: 86 and 2/15 against Delhi.
Axar Patel - Punjab
Despite being part of the much unfancied IPL franchise Patel has made a good fist of his season. This month he got 9 wickets at an average of 27.7. His best figures were a stunning 4/2 against Gujarat.
Ajinkya Rahane - Pune
The Pune opener scored 204 runs across the month of May at an average of 25.5. His best score was 74 against Bangalore. His performances did not stop Pune's lowly position in the table.
Mustafizur Rahman- Hyderabad
Last month's winner back again with an IPL trophy to his name. Rahman bagged 9 wickets in May at an average of 27.8. His best figures were 3/16 against Mumbai.
Andre Russell - Kolkata
The all-rounder was in better form with the ball than the bat in May. His average with the ball was 15.4 for his seven wickets this month. He also scored 94 runs this month, averaging 31.3.
Dwayne Smith - Gujarat
The all rounder was one of the main reasons why Gujarat reached the top of the table in their first IPL season. He scored 161 runs in the 9 games in May as well as bagging 8 wickets at an average of 15.9. His best figures were 73 against Bangalore and 4/8 against Kolkata.
Marcus Stoinis- Punjab
Wasn't a regular for Punjab in April but his inclusion sparked a turnaround in fortunes for the franchise. He got 7 wickets at an average of 23.9 whilst also scoring 63 runs in 4 innings with the bat. His best figures were 4/15 v Mumbai and 52 v Delhi.
Timm van Der Gugten - Glamorgan
Only the one game for the confused Australian. His 4/14 against Surrey set up his team's strong start to the T20 blast season.
Shane Watson - Bangalore
Another all rounder that did better with the ball this month. Watson got 12 wickets at an average of 24.6. He also scored 113 runs in 9 games in May averaging 12.6.
Adam Zampa- Pune
Zampa came late to Pune's efforts this season but did very well for himself once he started playing. He got 12 wickets at the dreadfully low average of 9.6. His best figures was 6/19 against eventual champions Hyderabad.
Nathan Coulter-Nile - Delhi
Wasn't a main stay for the Delhi team but his style of play was strong throughout. He got three wickets this month at an average of 27.3. His best figures were 2/25 against Hyderabad.
AB de Villiers - Bangalore
A big part of Bangalore's (almost) fairytale season. The South African scored 371 runs in May at an average of 37.1. His best score was 129* against Gujarat.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore - Worcestershire
Only two T20 performances for this young Englishman but has scored 135 runs already. He top scored against Durham getting 127 runs. His embryonic average in the tournament is 67.5.
Virat Kohli - Bangalore
The other Renaissance man in Bangalore's reversal of fortunes. He scored 592 runs in May at an average of 59.2. His best score was 109 against Gujarat.
Krunal Pandya - Mumbai
The lesser known Pandya brother at the start of the tournament, Krunal has also made a bit of a name for himself. He scored 126 runs in the 4 innings where he was asked to bat and also got three wickets at an average of 41. His best figures with bat and ball came in the same game: 86 and 2/15 against Delhi.
Axar Patel - Punjab
Despite being part of the much unfancied IPL franchise Patel has made a good fist of his season. This month he got 9 wickets at an average of 27.7. His best figures were a stunning 4/2 against Gujarat.
Ajinkya Rahane - Pune
The Pune opener scored 204 runs across the month of May at an average of 25.5. His best score was 74 against Bangalore. His performances did not stop Pune's lowly position in the table.
Mustafizur Rahman- Hyderabad
Last month's winner back again with an IPL trophy to his name. Rahman bagged 9 wickets in May at an average of 27.8. His best figures were 3/16 against Mumbai.
Andre Russell - Kolkata
The all-rounder was in better form with the ball than the bat in May. His average with the ball was 15.4 for his seven wickets this month. He also scored 94 runs this month, averaging 31.3.
Dwayne Smith - Gujarat
The all rounder was one of the main reasons why Gujarat reached the top of the table in their first IPL season. He scored 161 runs in the 9 games in May as well as bagging 8 wickets at an average of 15.9. His best figures were 73 against Bangalore and 4/8 against Kolkata.
Marcus Stoinis- Punjab
Wasn't a regular for Punjab in April but his inclusion sparked a turnaround in fortunes for the franchise. He got 7 wickets at an average of 23.9 whilst also scoring 63 runs in 4 innings with the bat. His best figures were 4/15 v Mumbai and 52 v Delhi.
Timm van Der Gugten - Glamorgan
Only the one game for the confused Australian. His 4/14 against Surrey set up his team's strong start to the T20 blast season.
Shane Watson - Bangalore
Another all rounder that did better with the ball this month. Watson got 12 wickets at an average of 24.6. He also scored 113 runs in 9 games in May averaging 12.6.
Adam Zampa- Pune
Zampa came late to Pune's efforts this season but did very well for himself once he started playing. He got 12 wickets at the dreadfully low average of 9.6. His best figures was 6/19 against eventual champions Hyderabad.