#2 Roelof van der Merwe- Sunrisers Eastern Cape
Roelof van der Merwe, the veteran bowler for the Sunrisers Eastern Cape, has been at his best in the tournament. He has taken 16 wickets in nine appearances, making him one of the tournament’s leading wicket-takers. He is the only bowler this season to have taken five wickets in a single game while also being extremely economical (5.33). Van der Merwe has a chance to overtake Nortje as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker in the final.