Left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore has quietly become one of IPL 2025’s most economical wicket-takers, piling up 32 wickets in just 25 innings for Gujarat Titans across three seasons. Operating at a brisk 13.78 balls per scalp and keeping the scoring rate to 8.86 an over, the 27-year-old has twice rocked oppositions with three-wicket bursts and owns a best of 4-fer. The numbers tell a story of sustained pressure: 441 balls have fetched only 651 runs while 18 dot balls in four brief cameos with the bat produced two towering sixes—symbolic flashes of his fearless mindset. From the 2022 season through 2025, every campaign has seen Sai Kishore don the GT colours, making him a rare three-season constant in a franchise that values match-ups and economy.

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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