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.

Marcus Stoinis IPL impact story: 2026 runs in 99 innings, 144-strike-rate finisher who clears the ropes 106 times and finds the gaps for 158 boundaries. The Australian powerhouse owns one scintillating hundred—a 124-run master-blaster—and nine rapid half-centuries, proving he can single-handedly flip scoreboards. After debuting with Punjab Kings in 2016, Stoinis has worn five franchise jerseys, returning to PBKS in 2025 as their designated six-hitting engine. While he also sends down handy medium-pace—44 wickets from 888 balls with four three-wicket bursts—his economy of 9.8 underlines why teams primarily chase his bat. Ten seasons, same explosive template: muscle at the death, fearless against spin and pace, and a proven match-winner in the top-order or finishing role.

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