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.

Rajat Bhatia IPL profile: 10 seasons, 71 wickets, 4 three-wicket hauls, best 4/15, economy 7.41, strike rate 23.04. From Delhi Capitals 2008 to Rising Pune Supergiant 2017, the medium-pacer played 91 bowling innings, conceded only 2020 runs off 1636 balls and kept the lid on scoring. With the bat he chipped in 342 runs at 120 strike rate, clobbering 24 fours and 13 sixes, proving why he was the go-to all-round option for KKR, RR and RPS.

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