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.

Moises Henriques IPL journey spans eight seasons and five franchises, culminating with Punjab Kings in 2021. The Australian all-rounder has stacked 1,000 runs off 788 balls at a brisk strike-rate of 126, peppering 87 fours and 28 sixes along the way. Five half-centuries headline his batting card, the best a free-flowing 74 that underlines his finishing ability. With the ball, Henriques has sent down 950 deliveries, claiming 42 wickets at an economy of 8.14. Twice he has rattled oppositions with three-wicket bursts, never letting the asking rate drift. Seam-up skill meets middle-order muscle—Henriques remains a proven multi-skill asset for any IPL squad chasing balance.

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