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.

Pawan Negi IPL 2019 summary: The left-arm spinner-turned-explosive lower-order hitter has quietly built an eight-season bank of impact performances. Across 42 bowling innings for Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Negi has snapped up 34 wickets at a strike-rate of 21.06 balls per scalp and a frugal economy of 7.87. Twice he has broken the back of an innings with three-wicket bursts, including a best of four for. With the bat, Negi has muscled 365 runs from 289 balls, striking at 126 and clearing the ropes 16 times while threading 27 boundaries. His fearless cameo high of 36 has repeatedly swung momentum. From 2012 to 2019 the all-rounder has been a trusted utility asset, turning games with ball and late-order sixes alike.

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