RJW Topley IPL 2025: Left-arm sealer, five-wicket hero in three seasons, Mumbai Indians newest weapon England’s RJW Topley has entered IPL 2025 with the Mumbai Indians after two productive campaigns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and his impact is already written in the numbers. Across only six bowling innings the lanky left-armer has snapped five wickets, never needing more than two scalps in a match to tilt momentum. His 24-ball-per-wicket strike rate underlines a rare knack for breaking partnerships, while an economy of 11.1 in the high-scoring 2024-25 cycle keeps him trusted at the death. Topley’s 20-over tally reads 120 balls, 222 runs, five wickets—the story of a bowler who trades volume for value. Despite no three-fers or five-fers yet, his ability to remove key batters has already swung two games for RCB before the blue-and-gold switch. With just one innings with the bat—three runs from six balls—Topley remains a bowling-first asset, and MI’s think-tank is banking on his left-arm angle and cross-seam wobble to exploit Wankhede’s bounce. Three franchises, three seasons, five wickets: the digits may appear modest, but each wicket has arrived when par scores were soaring past 200. As Mumbai Indians eye another title surge, Topley’s precise, wicket-taking bursts could prove the silent difference between a boundary-laden shoot-out and a trophy lift.

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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