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.

Farveez Maharoof IPL profile: 27 wickets in 3 seasons, Delhi Capitals 2008-2010. The Sri Lankan all-rounder’s right-arm medium pace proved decisive for Delhi, firing 420 balls and conceding only 520 runs at an economy of 7.43 and a strike-rate of 15.56. His best burst came with 3-19, part of a solitary three-wicket haul that underlined his knack for breaking partnerships. When called upon to bat, Maharoof struck fear with a 143 strike-rate, scoring 177 runs from 123 balls including 12 fours and 9 sixes, peaking at 39*. Across 20 bowling innings and 14 batting innings, he gave Delhi a flexible match-winner who could flip games with either skill—making Maharoof one of the most quietly effective performers of the early IPL era.

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