The Indian Premier League is the largest professional cricket tournament in the world and is famous for its explosive batting and high run totals. However, there have been times when games favored the bowling attack. Check here the list of bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in IPL history.
Bowlers with most five wicket hauls in IPL history
The Indian Premier League is the world’s largest professional cricket tournament and is known for its focus on batting with an emphasis on entertaining, high-scoring games. Bowlers are often on the receiving end of batsmen’s explosive play and rarely get the opportunity to showcase their skills. Most of the pitches in IPL favor the batting side, and that is why we see such incredible innings where every player, from the opener to the low-order bowler, starts looking for boundaries immediately after entering the field.
However, there have been occasions when the pitches have supported the bowlers and resulted in rare four or five-wicket hauls. Although not as common as in Test or ODI cricket, IPL has also seen its fair share of five-wicket hauls. Several bowlers have taken four, five and even six wickets in a single innings consisting of a four-over spell. More recently, Sunrisers Hyderabad star player Bhuvneshwar Kumar recently joined the exclusive club of 5 wicket-takers. In that sense, we bring you this list of players with the most five wicket hauls.
Most five wicket takers in IPL
It is rare for bowlers to get multiple wickets in IPL due to many reasons. Firstly, they only have four overs at best, and it may go down if the captain decides to play a sixth bowler as well. So every batsman on the opposing side has the mentality of scoring as much as possible. Good deliveries and the yorkers also don’t get rid of the batsmen.
However, this recklessness often results in wickets and can change the momentum of the game. Wickets are the only objective of the bowling team in any IPL match. And there are top ranked and world class bowlers playing in IPL. Some have even taken six wickets in a single match. These cricketers have the ability to fool the best batsman, and that is the beauty of the Indian Premier League. Be it chasing a score of 200+ or defending a total below 150, everything is possible in IPL.
- Sohail Tanvir was the first bowler to record a five-wicket haul in IPL. Playing for Rajasthan Royals, Tanvir took 5 wickets against Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural season of IPL.
- Lakshmipathy Balaji was the first Indian bowler to score a 5-wicket haul in IPL.
- Legends like Anil Kumble, Lasith Malinga, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh and Sunil Narine are some of the notable names in the list of bowlers with most five wicket hauls.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar recently became one of the three players to record two five-wicket hauls in the IPL.
- The record for best bowling figure belongs to Akash Madhwal of Mumbai Indians. In a critical and high-pressure Eliminator match against Lucknow Super Giants, Madhwal ruled out LSG’s top and middle order and gave away just 5 runs in 3.3 overs. His 5/5 figures will be remembered for centuries.
- MI got a taste of their own medicine in IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 against GT. Mohit Sharma took five wickets in 2.2 overs and conceded just 10 runs.
Magical Mohit!
An excellent five-wicket haul, giving away just 10 runs on a winning occasion 👏🏻👏🏻#TATAIPL | #Qualifier2 | #GTvMI pic.twitter.com/tkEJWkPY9w
— Indian Premier League (@IPL)
May 26, 2023
Sensational! 🔥🔥
Akash Madhwal gets a FIFER and Lucknow supergiants are out for 101 #TATAIPL | #Eliminator | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/pfiLNkScnz
— Indian Premier League (@IPL)
May 24, 2023
|
Yes No. |
Player |
Total wickets |
Five wicket hauls |
best figures |
|
1 |
James Faulkner (GL/KXIP/PWI/RR) |
59 |
2 |
5/16 |
|
2 |
Jaydev Unadkat (DC/KKR/LSG/MI/RCB/RPS/RR) |
91 |
2 |
5/25 |
|
3 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (PWI/SRH) |
168 |
2 |
5/19 |
|
4 |
akash madhwal |
14 |
1 |
5/5 |
|
5 |
Mohit Sharma |
116 |
1 |
5/10 |
|
6 |
Mark Wood (CSK/LSG) |
eleven |
1 |
5/14 |
|
7 |
Sohail Tanvir (RR) |
22 |
1 |
6/14 |
|
8 |
Dimitri Mascarenhas (KXIP/RR) |
19 |
1 |
5/25 |
|
9 |
José Alzarri (GT/MI) |
twenty |
1 |
6/12 |
|
10 |
Adan Zampa (RCB/RPS/RR) |
28 |
1 |
6/19 |
|
eleven |
Umran Malik (SRH) |
29 |
1 |
5/25 |
|
12 |
Ankit Rajpoot (CSK/KKR/KXIP/RR) |
24 |
1 |
5/14 |
|
13 |
Wanindu Hasranga (RCB) |
35 |
1 |
5/18 |
|
14 |
Andrew Tye (GL/KXIP/LSG/RR) |
42 |
1 |
5/17 |
|
fifteen |
Anil Kumble (RCB) |
Four. Five |
1 |
5/5 |
|
sixteen |
Arshdeep Singh (KXIP/PBKS) |
56 |
1 |
5/32 |
|
17 |
Varun Chakravarthy (KKR/KXIP) |
61 |
1 |
5/20 |
|
18 |
Munaf Patel (GL/MI/RR) |
74 |
1 |
5/21 |
|
19 |
Laksmi Pathybalaji (CSK/KKR/KXIP) |
76 |
1 |
5/24 |
|
twenty |
Andre Russell (DC/KKR) |
96 |
1 |
5/15 |
|
twenty-one |
Harshal Patel (DC/RCB) |
109 |
1 |
5/27 |
|
22 |
Ishant Sharma (DC/KKR/KXIP/RPS/SRH) |
80 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
23 |
Jasprit Bumrah (MI) |
145 |
1 |
5/10 |
|
24 |
Lasith Malinga (MI) |
170 |
1 |
5/13 |
|
25 |
Yuzvendra Chahal (MI/RCB/RR) |
187 |
1 |
5/40 |
| 26 |
Amit Mishra (DC/LSG/SRH) |
173 |
1 |
5/17 |
| 27 |
Harbhajan Singh (CSK/KKR/MI) |
150 |
1 |
5/18 |
Frequently asked questions
Who are the players with the most five-wicket hauls in IPL?
James Faulkner, Jaydev Unadkat and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the top players with the most five wicket hauls in the IPL (2 each).
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