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.

Kagiso Rabada IPL 2025: 119 wickets, 15.98 strike-rate, 11 three-fors – Gujarat Titans’ pace spearhead South African speedster Kagiso Rabada has become the heartbeat of Gujarat Titans’ attack after eight electric IPL seasons. Across 84 bowling innings the right-armer has blasted 119 wickets, conceding 2,732 runs off 1,902 balls while striking at a razor-sharp 15.98. His economy of 8.62 keeps batters honest in the death overs, and his 11 three-wicket bursts underline his knack for turning matches. Rabada’s peak IPL haul is 4 for 21, and his figures of 3 for 30-or-less have become a reassuring sight for fantasy owners and Titans fans alike. Since debuting with Delhi Capitals in 2017, he spent four seasons in the capital before a three-year stint with Punjab Kings, and now brings his experience to the Titans dressing room in IPL 2025. Though primarily a bowler, Rabada has chipped in with 215 runs at a strike-rate of 106, peppering 16 fours and 9 sixes over 30 innings. His unbeaten 44 remains his high-water mark with the bat. With 119 scalps already in the bag, Rabada is closing in on the IPL’s elite wicket-takers list, and another purple patch in 2025 could push him into the all-time top five.

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