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.

Jaydev Unadkat IPL Bowling Story: 110 wickets across 111 innings, 8 three-fors, 2 five-wicket hauls, best figures 5 for, strike-rate 20.67, economy 8.88. From 2010 debut with Kolkata Knight Riders to 2025 stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad, the left-arm seamer has featured in every IPL edition, representing nine franchises. His 2,274 balls have cost 3,364 runs, showing relentless hustle in the death overs. Eight times he has dented oppositions with three-plus scalps, twice blowing them away with five-fers. Unadkat’s 20.67 strike-rate underlines wicket-taking intent every 3.4 overs, while 8.88 economy balances attack with control. Batting-wise, 197 runs at 118 strike-rate, 16 fours, 7 sixes, highest 26, prove handy lower-order cameos. Sixteen seasons, same hunger: IPL’s marathon man continues to deliver breakthroughs for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2025.

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