MG Bracewell IPL 2023: a six-wicket spin show for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In his lone IPL campaign so far, the Kiwi all-rounder turned the ball sharply enough to claim 6 wickets from just 66 balls, striking every 11 deliveries while keeping the lid on at 8.64 runs an over. His best burst of 2-16 came in the middle overs, the phase where RCB needed him most. With the bat he wasn’t just a lower-order filler: 58 runs at a 123 strike-rate, six fours and a six, and a cameo high of 26 lit up brief but vital chases. Four innings, two wickets in a game, zero hundreds yet pure impact—Bracewell’s 2023 snapshot is a short reel of match-changing moments that RCB fans still replay.

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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