Arshdeep Singh has been Punjab Kings’ death-over assassin since 2019, and his numbers across seven IPL seasons tell the story of a left-arm sealer who keeps getting better. With 97 wickets from 81 spells—and a strike rate of 17.67 balls per scalp—he has become one of the league’s most reliable finishers. His economy sits at nine runs per over, but that figure masks the pressure he exerts in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th overs, where yorkers and wide-slower balls have fetched him ten three-wicket hauls and one five-for. 2025 sees him still wearing the PBKS crest, his only IPL jersey since debut. He has bowled 1,714 balls and conceded 2,570 runs while seldom offering a loose delivery at the death. The highlight reel peaks at a five-wicket burst, proof that when the game is on the line, Arshdeep is the man entrusted to defend even 30 off 12. With the bat he remains a rare sight—31 runs from 46 balls in 13 brief cameos—yet that scarcity underlines his primary role: a strike bowler who can swing a match in two deliveries. As the IPL caravan rolls on, Arshdeep Singh’s 97-wicket tally and 17.67 strike rate keep him atop every fantasy scout’s watch-list and every rival batting order’s danger chart.

Ajinkya Rahane IPL journey spans 17 seasons, 183 innings and a mountain of 5,032 runs that have come off 4,025 balls at a brisk strike-rate of 125. The Mumbai-born right-hander has punished bowlers for 514 fours and 123 sixes, crossing fifty 33 times and reaching three figures on two memorable occasions, the highest being an unbeaten 105. After stints with Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, he is back with Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. While Rahane has rolled his arm over only once in the league, picking up a solitary wicket in a six-ball cameo that cost five runs, he remains celebrated as one of the league’s most technically sound and consistent top-order batsmen.

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