The batting all-rounder from New Zealand, Michael Bracewell, signed up for the PSL drafts and became the 7th New Zealand player to be part of one of the most prestigious leagues in the world.
Before Bracewell, experienced right-arm medium-fast bowler Tim Southee, dangerous all-rounder Daryl Mitchell, speedster Adam Milne, destructive top-order batter Martin Guptill, and his pair Colin Munro have registered for the drafts from New Zealand.
Big names from Australia like David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Chris Lynn, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, and Alex Carey are on the top list of the drafts.
Who is Michael Bracewell?
Michael Bracewell is a batting allrounder from New Zealand who has served in all three formats for New Zealand in international cricket.
He has played 8 test matches for the Kiwis and scored 259 runs in 14 innings; he batted and scalped 24 wickets in 16 innings.
In 22 ODI matches, Bracewell has 2 centuries in his name, while scoring 544 runs in 18 innings and 20 wickets in 21 innings for New Zealand.
Bracewell’s T20 record seems slightly less attractive, where he has smashed 259 runs in 20 innings but 28 wickets in 24 innings add glory to his all-round performance.
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Bracewell in T20s
He has already served in some of the top leagues around the world but has less experience in franchise cricket. He has played only 15 matches in IPL, Vitality Blast, and Major League Cricket combined.
The 33-year-old cricketer became the 7th New Zealand player, while Mark Chapmann was the last one before Bracewell to sign up for the drafts.
IPL Stats
He has played 6 matches for Royal Challenger Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League but had a poor season where he managed to score only 58 runs with the bat in 4 innings and scalped 6 wickets with an economy of 8.63.
Vitality Blast Stats
In the Vitality Blast T20 league, he had only scored 91 runs with the bat while scalping 7 wickets in 7 innings for the WORCS.
MLC stats
His performance stats in the MLC cricket league show only 14 runs and a wicket in 3 matches he played for the SEO.
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The data and stats are sourced from ESPN Cricinfo.
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