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.

Mitchell Starc IPL profile: 65 wickets in 50 bowling innings at a strike-rate of 16.29, one of the fastest among left-arm quicks in league history. The Australian speedster has represented Delhi Capitals (2025), Kolkata Knight Riders (2024) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (2014 & 2015), and his 11 IPL seasons span four actual campaigns. Starc’s 2024 return with KKR produced a five-wicket haul—his solitary five-for in the tournament—and nine three-wicket bursts that underline his love for breakthroughs. Over 176.3 overs (1,059 balls) he conceded 1,526 runs at an economy of 8.65, numbers that reveal both wicket-taking venom and the price modern power-hitters pay when targeting him. With the bat, Starc is a lower-order cameo artist: 111 runs from 119 balls, 11 fours, and a highest score of 29 across 21 innings. While his primary currency remains wickets, those quick runs have often shifted momentum in tight chases. From 2015’s raw pace promise to 2025’s experienced spearhead, Mitchell Starc’s IPL journey is a story of speed, swing, and the enduring value of left-arm thunderbolts on Indian pitches.

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