South Africans sizzle in IPL V

Going by the performances put up by the bunch of South Africans so far, be it batting of Faf Du Plessis, AB de Villiers and Albei Morkel, or the devastating bowling from Mornie Morkel and Dale Steyn, the Proteans have made a mark in this competition.

Morne Morkel has been one of the most valuable players for Delhi Daredevils this season.

In fact, it was Morne's spells against Kolkata and Chennai that helped the Daredevils clinch victories. He has bagged nine wickets from four games with an economy rate of 5.93 per over, which is only next to Mumbai Indians' Munaf Patel (10 wickets with 6.49 economy rate) and Lasith Malinga (nine wickets with 4.65 economy rate).

Morne, who has the ability to constantly pitch the ball in right areas while his towering height helps him generate more pace and bounce, is expected to continue with his form in the tournament.

Though Deccan Chargers have not been able win any game so far, Dale Steyn has been running in hard and rattling most of his opponents with his raw pace.

The world's one of the most fearsome pacers made Mumbai's Richard Levi's life difficult during their IPL match in Visakhapatnam. Levi was left poking at Steyn's blistering pace before being foxed by an in-swinging yorker delivered at almost 148kph, which sent Levi's middle stump cart-wheeling.

Steyn has picked up five wickets (2 against Chennai and 3 against Mumbai) in three games that Deccan have played. (MORE) PTI BDN CM