Josh Hazlewood IPL 2025: 57 wickets in 39 innings, best 4 for, eight 3-wicket bursts, economy 8.28 Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood has turned every IPL season since 2020 into a master-class of new-ball precision and death-over nerve. Across five campaigns—two with Chennai Super Kings (2020-21) and the last three with Royal Challengers Bengaluru—Hazlewood has sent down 867 balls and walked away with 57 wickets, a strike-rate of 15.21 that underlines his knack for breaking partnerships at will. Eight times he has finished an innings with three or more scalps, and his season-best 4-wicket haul stands as proof of his ability to run through line-ups on helpful or flat decks alike. Even while bowling mostly at the toughest overs—powerplay and the back-end—he has kept his economy at 8.28, forcing batters to take the risk against the rest. With the 2025 season confirming his spot as RCB’s go-to enforcer, Hazlewood’s tally of 1,196 runs conceded shows the price he extracts for every inch conceded.

Hardik Pandya IPL career story: 11 seasons, 2749 runs at a 146 strike-rate, 148 sixes, 10 half-centuries Hardik Pandya has been one of the Indian Premier League’s most explosive batting all-rounders since his 2015 debut with Mumbai Indians. Across 140 innings he has unleashed 2,749 runs off just 1,871 balls, translating to a fearsome strike-rate of 146—the sort of number that turns middle-overs into match-winning passages. He has cleared the ropes 148 times and found the boundary another 207 times, underlining why captains post straight long-on and deep mid-wicket for him from ball one. His highest score of 91 and ten half-centuries show he can both finish innings and anchor them when required. While Pandya’s primary currency is runs, he has also delivered 78 wickets in 107 bowling innings, including one five-for and five three-wicket bursts. Operating at an economy of 9.18 and a strike-rate of 20.87, he often bowls the difficult overs at the death, trusting his cutters and the slower ball. Having represented Mumbai Indians for eight of his eleven campaigns and captained Gujarat Titans to the 2022 title, Pandya’s dual-skill value has made him a marquee name every mega auction.

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