Trent Boult IPL bowling maestro: 143 wickets in 119 innings across 11 seasons, 2025 return to Mumbai Indians, swing and pace legend, 12 three-wicket hauls, best 4 for, economy 8.38, strike rate 18.76, 2683 balls of left-arm magic, 3747 runs conceded, powerplay wrecker, yorker king, death-over assassin, from Sunrisers 2015 to Royals 2022-24 and back to MI, Boult has turned opening spells into highlights reels and blue-chip wickets into match-defining moments; with the bat he’s chipped in 85 runs at a 104 strike rate, 3 sixes and 5 fours, highest 17, but it’s the 143 scalps that headline every auction room chant and fantasy team pick—Trent Boult, IPL’s perennial new-ball nightmare.

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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