Wanindu Hasaranga took 2/23 from his four overs for Royal Challengers Bangalore to help restrict Rajasthan Royals to 144/8 on Tuesday.

Hasaranga has now picked up 13 scalps from his nine IPL matches to be tied for fourth for most wickets at the tournament and looks on track to be one of the stars of the T20 World Cup 2022.

Find out which other players are boosting their chances of making the trip to Australia for the tournament later this year.   

 Afghanistan 

It’s been a quiet IPL for Afghanistan’s white-ball contingent, with spinner Rashid Khan the sole performer at Gujarat Titans thus far.

And Rashid is proving his usual reliable self, with the leg-spinner already having picked up eight wickets at an average of 22.75 and an impressive economy rate of 6.50.

Experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi is in the squad at Kolkata Knight Riders, but is yet to be used by New Zealand coach Brendon McCullum.   

 Australia 

Perhaps Australia’s most impressive performer at the IPL so far this year is David Warner, with the evergreen opener already amassing 219 runs at an average greater than 50 for Delhi Capitals.

Dynamic all-rounder Glenn Maxwell (124 runs at 24.8 for Royal Challengers Bangalore) is yet to catch fire, while national T20 skipper Aaron Finch has one half-century to his name with Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Lucknow Super Giants are yet to see the best of big-money signing Marcus Stoinis (72 runs from four hits) and veteran Matthew Wade (68 runs from five innings) is faring no better with the bat during his stint at Gujarat Titans.

From a bowling perspective, veteran seamer Josh Hazlewood (10 wickets from five matches at Royal Challengers Bangalore) is leading the way, while all-rounder Daniel Sams (six wickets from five games for Mumbai Indians) has shown glimpses of his best.

Test skipper Pat Cummins has four wickets from four games for the Kolkata Knight Riders, but did make a strong impression with the bat when he scored a 14-ball half-century against Sams and the Mumbai Indians earlier in the tournament.

Bangladesh

Left-arm quick Mustafizur Rahman has been in good form at the IPL and has already contributed five wickets from six games for Delhi Capitals.

His best performance came against Gujarat Titans at the start of the tournament when he picked up 3/23 from an impressive spell that included two crucial overs at the end of the innings.

England 

 No player has made a greater impression at the IPL this year than England batter Jos Buttler, who has amassed three centuries in a starring role for Rajasthan Royals.

In total he has 499 runs at an average of 71.28, which is more than 100 runs greater than anyone else at the tournament.

Buttler has also hit the most sixes (32) and the most fours (42) at this year’s tournament and England will be hoping the 31-year-old can replicate this form at the T20 World Cup later this year.

While unable to match the heroics of Butter, national team-mate Liam Livingstone is proving his worth at Punjab Kings with his 245 runs coming at an average north of 30.

Team-mate Jonny Bairstow (47 runs from five hits) is struggling at the Kings, while left-arm seamer Tymal Mills has six wickets from five games at the tournament for Mumbai Indians.