Muttiah Muralitharan, the spin wizard from Sri Lanka, rolled his magic across seven IPL seasons from 2008 to 2014, leaving batsmen in knots and scoreboard operators busy. Over 66 bowling innings for Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the off-spin maestro claimed 63 wickets, never needing more than three in a spell to tilt a match. Five times he struck thrice in an innings, proving that in T20 cricket a single over can flip momentum. Operating through 254 dot-filled deliveries out of 1,524 balls, Murali throttled scoring at a frugal 6.68 runs per over while striking every 24th ball—numbers that underline why captains tossed him the new ball in the power-play and again at the death. While his blade rarely flashed—only 20 runs from 30 balls with one boundary—his real art lay in the flight and fizz that brought 1,696 runs of resistance from rival camps. From yellow to purple to sky-blue jerseys, Muralitharan’s enduring IPL footprint is a testament to guile over gas, spin over slog, and wickets over wafts.

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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