He is currently the No.1 bowler in ICC T20I Rankings.
New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy is one name who is expected to be a hot commodity in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) auction later this year.
He gave a testament to his sheer bowling prowess earlier today (July 16) during the ongoing tri-series between New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The Kiwis played their first game of the series against the Proteas today and Duffy finished with a neat spell of 3/20 in his four overs.
SL
132/7
BAN
133/2
SCK
139/0
DBS
65/1
SC Krefeld Boosters beat Dusseldorf Blackcaps by 5 runs (D/L) method
SCK
32/6
SRS
32/3
SC Krefeld Boosters tied with Strass Rising Stars (Strass Rising Stars wins the Golden Ball)
DBS
70/3
MON
86/5
Dusseldorf Blackcaps beat Monchengladbach by 28 runs (DLS method)
SRS
15/1
BBS
–
Match Awarded to Bonn Blue Star
BBS
–
MON
5/1
Match abandoned due to rain
SRS
–
MON
–
SRS
–
DBS
–
BBS
–
DBS
–
MON
–
SCK
–
SCK
–
BBS
–
GTC
149/7
91YC
148/5
Gauhati Town Club beat 91 Yards Club by 1 runs
BCC
151/7
NVR
150/4
Bud Cricket Club beat Navarang Club by 3 wickets
91YC
–
BCC
–
CCC
–
NAJC
–
DC
150/10
RR
158/5
Rangpur Riders won by 8 runs
GAW
–
HH
–
CD
–
RR
–
ENG-W
258/6
IND-W
262/6
India Women beat England Women by 4 wickets
FEK
253/4
SUL
–
KRMPS
–
GUJCC
–
ALECC
–
RLC
–
CAT
–
BRT
–
Match Abandoned
FLI
–
MIB
–
Match Cancelled
CAT
–
GCF
–
Match Cancelled
FLI
–
CBS
–
Match Cancelled
MIB
–
BRT
–
VEV
–
FLI
–
CBS
–
GCF
–
VEV
–
CAT
–
UGAA
–
NBA
–
KNY
–
NIG
–
VMK
183/6
MMS
184/7
Mahe Megalo Strikers beat Villianur Mohit Kings by 3 wickets
RWT
169/5
OAW
173/8
Ossudu Accord Warriors beat Ruby White Town Legends by 2 wickets
VMK
–
YAR
–
RWT
–
MMS
–
MID
181/6
SURR
189/9
Surrey beat Middlesex by 8 runs
GLO
–
SUSS
–
WOR
–
NOT
–
YOR
–
LAN
–
ESS
–
HAM
–
ESS-W
107/10
LAN-W
49/2
SOM-W
–
TBLZ-W
138/10
SA
152/10
NZ
173/5
New Zealand won by 21 runs
Not just in today’s match, the 30-year-old NZ pacer has been in stellar form in 2025 and can find multiple suitors and earn himself a lucrative T20 contract in the IPL 2026 auction.
In 7 games so far in the shortest format this year, the right-arm pacer has impressive numbers picking up 17 wickets at an average of 9.35 while maintaining a tidy economy rate of 6.19.
Overall, he has looked extremely promising with the ball in T20Is for the Blackcaps where he has snared 32 scalps in 23 games with an average of 17 and an economy barely touching 7. He is also currently the No.1 bowler in ICC T20I Rankings.
Speaking of his franchise cricket exploits, Jacob Duffy played in the Vitality Blast 2025 for Worcestershire before the ongoing tri-series and took 10 wickets in eight games.
In Super Smash 2024-25 playing for the Otago Volts, he picked up five scalps in five games including a best figure of 3/25.
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A good powerplay bowler is an asset to any team in a highly competitive tournament like the IPL. Jacob Duffy can thus come in handy since he can bowl with the new ball and can also be used in the death overs to restrict runs and eke out wickets.
Teams like Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) amongst others had struggled with their bowling last season and will be on the lookout for overseas pacers with experience. LSG had a very one-dimensional attack with Indian youngsters and will be gunning to add the experience of an overseas fast bowler in the mix. On the other hand, KKR has Spencer Johnson and Anrich Nortje as their overseas options but both players failed to impress.
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