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.

Daniel Vettori IPL profile: the left-arm spin maestro who strangled batters in 34 bowling innings across five seasons (2008-2012) for Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Operating at a frugal economy of 6.79, the Kiwi great conceded only 879 runs from 777 balls, pocketing 28 wickets at a strike-rate of 27.75. Twice he struck the decisive blow three times in an innings, while his career-best figures of 3 for 21 came in the colours of RCB. With the bat Vettori was a handy lower-order contributor, smashing 11 fours and 2 sixes in his 121 IPL runs, striking at 107 and peaking at an unbeaten 29. From Delhi to Bengaluru, Daniel Vettori’s control, guile and economy remained the gold standard for IPL spinners.

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