IPL 2022: Tim Southee in red-hot form ahead of mega auction New Zealand pacer Tim Southee is in red-hot form ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction. The Kiwi pacer bagged a fifer while playing for Northern Districts in their clash against Auckland Aces. He finished with 5/35 to bring his 10th fifer for the province and 24th five-wicket haul in FC cricket.Follow IPL 2022 latest updates on InsideSport.IN
The Blackcaps pacer, who has registered himself for Rs 1.5 crore at IPL 2022 mega auction, has already scalped 11 wickets in just 4 outings. He had earlier taken 3 wickets each against Canterbury and Wellington.
IPL 2022: Tim Southee in red-hot form ahead of mega auction, will IPL franchises show interest for Kiwi pacer? check out
- Tim Southee, 33, is an experienced pacer with 245 wickets in 216 T20s at a decent economy rate of 8.22.
- The Kiwi pacer had recently scalped 8 wickets in Kanpur Test against India in November. Overall, he has taken 630 wickets international wickets across formats for New Zealand.
- Southee has also played 43 IPL matches and scalped 31 wickets at 8.67 but failed to leave his mark in the cash-rich league.
- He has the last chance to prove himself with 2 new teams Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad in IPL 2022.
- He had managed to play just 3 matches in IPL 2022 where he scalped 3 wickets in the last edition of IPL.
- RCB had played him for Rs 1 crore in IPL 2019 and he was signed as a replacement option for IPL 2021 phase 2. His IPL best salary is Rs 2.5 crore by MI in 2016-17 seasons.
IPL 2022: Tim Southee in red-hot form ahead of mega auction, will IPL franchises show interest for Kiwi pacer? check out
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