Mohammed Shami has quietly become one of the Indian Premier League’s most lethal seamers, and the 2025 season with Sunrisers Hyderabad is merely the latest chapter in a story built on raw pace and unrelenting accuracy. Across 11 seasons, Shami has sent down 2,606 balls, snaring 133 wickets—one every 19.59 balls—while conceding 3,749 runs at an economy of 8.63. Those numbers translate to a strike-rate so sharp that a wicket falls almost every three overs when he steams in, making him the silent assassin every batting side dreads. His peak performance came in 2023 with Gujarat Titans, but the foundation was laid earlier: 13 three-wicket hauls and a best of 4 for show that even when the opposition thinks they have him figured out, Shami can still rip through a line-up. Four different franchises—KKR, DC, PBKS, GT and now SRH—have banked on his new-ball mastery, a testament to adaptability and durability. While his batting card reads only 84 runs from 89 balls with a highest score of 21, those seven fours and two sixes remind us that when required, Shami can swing the long handle too. Yet it is with the white ball that he scripts his legacy. Sunrisers Hyderabad fans can expect wickets in clumps, yorkers at the death, and a bowler whose 133-wicket tally is climbing faster than most in IPL history.

Sandeep Sharma IPL 2025: Swing master headlines Rajasthan Royals attack with 146 wickets across 13 seasons Since his debut in 2013, Sandeep Sharma has quietly built one of the most consistent new-ball résumés in IPL history. Operating for Rajasthan Royals since 2023 (after earlier stints with Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad), the right-arm seamer has sent down 3,041 deliveries and walked away with 146 wickets—an impressive strike rate of 20.83 balls per wicket. His economy sits at a tight 8.03 runs per over, rare restraint in the slam-bang format. Eleven three-wicket hauls and a solitary five-for underline his ability to break open an innings, while his best figures of 5/25 remain a testament to his knack for late-swing devastation. Sandeep’s longevity—13 campaigns and counting—makes him one of only a handful of bowlers to appear in every IPL season since 2013, and the only one to spend five-plus seasons each with both Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad before anchoring the Royals attack.

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