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.

Marcus Stoinis IPL impact story: 2026 runs in 99 innings, 144-strike-rate finisher who clears the ropes 106 times and finds the gaps for 158 boundaries. The Australian powerhouse owns one scintillating hundred—a 124-run master-blaster—and nine rapid half-centuries, proving he can single-handedly flip scoreboards. After debuting with Punjab Kings in 2016, Stoinis has worn five franchise jerseys, returning to PBKS in 2025 as their designated six-hitting engine. While he also sends down handy medium-pace—44 wickets from 888 balls with four three-wicket bursts—his economy of 9.8 underlines why teams primarily chase his bat. Ten seasons, same explosive template: muscle at the death, fearless against spin and pace, and a proven match-winner in the top-order or finishing role.

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