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.

Basil Thampi IPL story: the Kerala speedster has bowled 521 balls across five seasons, striking 22 times at a brisk 23.68 balls per wicket. He twice burst through the three-wicket barrier—his best haul—while keeping batters on edge with an economy nudging 9.74 runs an over. Drafted by Gujarat Lions in 2017, Thampi became a Sunrisers Hyderabad mainstay for the next three campaigns before the 2022 move to Mumbai Indians. With the bat he remains a handy lower-order cameo, clearing the rope once and finding the boundary another time in 32 career runs. In a league where yorkers and slower balls decide fortunes, Thampi’s 22 IPL wickets and two 3-fers mark him as the impact quick ready to turn a game in one fiery spell.

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