IPL 2022: Best overseas XI from the seventh week

10. Kagiso Rabada (PBKS)

The tall pacer from South Africa is never out of contention for the purple cap race, having won it already once in 2020. This year too, with 21 wickets to his name, he is just two wickets shy of Hasaranga and Chahal.

Against RR, Rabada went for 50 runs but he managed to pick up the all-important wicket of Jos Buttler. Though, he made sure it didn’t happen against RCB. After picking up the wicket of a slightly in-form Kohli, Rabada came back to dismiss Shahbaz and Harshal Patel too, thereby closing the lid on RCB’s chances in the chase.

Rabada has been the strike bowler for Punjab this season. He alongside Arshdeep have owned the death overs stage and kept the economy rates in check while also picking up wickets regularly. With a couple more wins, Punjab could well reach the playoffs and if Rabada’s form continues, they can even lift the title for the first time.