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.

David Wiese IPL profile: the Namibia all-rounder who turns games with both bat and ball. In 15 bowling innings across three seasons (2015, 2016, 2023) with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders, Wiese has snapped 16 wickets at a strike-rate of 18.5 balls per scalp, including a best of 4/33. Operating at an economy of 8.92, he has kept hitters honest for 296 deliveries while conceding 440 runs. When the stage flips, Wiese’s 148 runs off 101 balls showcase a fearless 146 strike-rate—punctuated by 12 fours and 7 sixes—with a top score of 47. Eleven batting innings have seen him finish unbeaten on multiple occasions, underlining his finishing skills. From 2015 to 2023, David Wiese remains one of IPL’s most reliable utility players, capable of shifting momentum with either discipline.

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