CPL 2019: Best XI of the tournament

Sheldon Cottrell (St Kitts and Nevis Patriots)

Sheldon Cottrell provided the X-factor to the otherwise lacklustre Patriots’ bowling attack. The southpaw churned out early wickets and also showed his calibre at the death. The left-arm fast bowler was their joint-highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets along with Rayad Emrit.

Even as the latter got the scalps in 11 matches, Cottrell picked up as many wickets in only eight encounters. Among the bowlers, who have played more than two contests, Cottrell has the best bowling average of 14.7. In fact, he went wicketless in only one match.

His best figures of 3/27 came versus the Tridents at the Bridgetown. In one of the matches versus cellar dwellers Tallawahs where Cottrell didn’t play, the Patriots ended up conceding 241 runs. He was Carlos Brathwaite’s go-to-man.