Angelo Mathews IPL story: 724 runs, 27 wickets, one match-winning all-round package Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews turned six IPL seasons into a compact highlight reel, stacking 724 runs at a brisk strike-rate of 125 and taking 27 wickets at an impressive strike-rate of 29.30. The right-hander’s bat did the louder talking—he faced 575 balls and found the boundary 73 times (44 fours, 29 sixes) while registering one half-century and a career-best 65. Mathews’ most recent stint came with Delhi Capitals in 2017, capping stints that also took him to Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders between 2009 and 2015. With ball in hand he operated at a tidy economy of 8.18 and twice rattled three scalps in an innings, peaking with 4 for in a single spell. Across 41 batting innings and 44 bowling innings, Mathews proved why franchises kept calling—he could finish an over or finish a chase, all in one compact frame.

Sandeep Sharma IPL 2025: Swing master headlines Rajasthan Royals attack with 146 wickets across 13 seasons Since his debut in 2013, Sandeep Sharma has quietly built one of the most consistent new-ball résumés in IPL history. Operating for Rajasthan Royals since 2023 (after earlier stints with Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad), the right-arm seamer has sent down 3,041 deliveries and walked away with 146 wickets—an impressive strike rate of 20.83 balls per wicket. His economy sits at a tight 8.03 runs per over, rare restraint in the slam-bang format. Eleven three-wicket hauls and a solitary five-for underline his ability to break open an innings, while his best figures of 5/25 remain a testament to his knack for late-swing devastation. Sandeep’s longevity—13 campaigns and counting—makes him one of only a handful of bowlers to appear in every IPL season since 2013, and the only one to spend five-plus seasons each with both Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad before anchoring the Royals attack.

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