Lasith Malinga is the IPL’s ultimate yorker king. Across nine seasons—all in Mumbai Indians colours from 2009 to 2019—he scalped 170 wickets in 122 innings, never letting batters breathe at a stunning strike-rate of 16.63 balls per wicket. The sling-armed Sri Lankan terrorised line-ups with 18 three-wicket bursts and a memorable five-for, conceding only 7.15 runs an over despite bowling 2,827 balls of unforgiving yorkers and slower ones at the death. Malinga’s mastery peaked when he nipped out four overs for just 5.1 runs each, a record economy for any 170-wicket bowler in the league’s history. With the bat he was a handy lower-order pinch-hitter, smashing five sixes and six fours in 20 innings for 88 quick runs at a strike-rate of 88. Yet it is with the ball that Malinga became Mumbai’s heartbeat, lifting four IPL titles and finishing as the franchise’s all-time leading wicket-taker—an unbreakable legacy built on 170 scalps, 18 three-fors and one spell for the ages.

Bipul Sharma’s seven-season IPL journey from 2010 to 2017 tells the tale of an adaptable cricketer who quietly tilted games Kings XI Punjab’s way before becoming a trusted utility piece for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Over 28 bowling innings he nipped out 17 wickets at a strike-rate of 25.06 balls per scalp, never once going for more than two wickets in an outing yet keeping the run-flow tight with an economy of 8.06. Those numbers reveal a bowler who specialised in breaking partnerships rather than running through sides. With the bat he proved a handy lower-order striker: 187 runs off 123 balls at a blazing strike-rate of 152, including 11 fours and 9 sixes. His unbeaten 35 remains the highest of his 17 innings, illustrating a knack for late-overs acceleration. Whether chipping in with the ball or clearing the ropes in the death overs, Bipul Sharma’s all-round cameos made him a low-profile but valuable asset across 35 IPL matches.

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