RASHID KHAN (SRH)
Mat: 69|Wkts: 85|BB: 3/7
Rashid Khan has set the IPL on fire since his debut in IPL 2017 for the Sunrisers Hyderabad team. He has 85 wickets in just 69 matches thus far at an economy of just 6.23.
His ability to stifle batsmen for runs and pick wickets when most needed has made him an asset for the SRH team, but lack of support from other bowlers in the past 2 seasons has dulled his impact a bit, him being the lone warrior for the Orange army.
BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR (PWI, SRH)
Mat: 126|Wkts: 139|BB: 5/19
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been the best Indian new ball and death overs bowler in the IPL for a long time. He is even considered to be one of the best T20 bowlers of all time, thanks to his variations and abilities to bowl yorkers in the death and keep the batsmen guessing all the time.
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He can generate swing and seam movement from the new ball and then bowl terrific yorkers at the death, couple with knuckleballs and slower deliveries. His smart bowling has netted him 139 wickets in 126 IPL matches with a best of 5/16. His economy of 7.31 is quite good considering that he bowls in powerplays and death overs.
JASPRIT BUMRAH (MI)
Mat: 99|Wkts: 115|BB: 4/14
Jasprit Bumrah was a diamond that was unearthed by the Mumbai Indians in 2015 IPL and has since polished his bowling under the guidance of Lasith Malinga and Shane Bond at the franchise. Bumrah’s quirky action has made him a nightmare for batsmen and MI has often used him in death overs primarily.
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He formed a deadly combination with veteran Lasith Malinga for MI, as the duo choked the opposition batsmen in death overs with pinpoint yorkers bowled consistently at high pace or variations coming out of nowhere.
Now the leader of MI bowling attack after the retirement of Lasith Malinga, Bumrah has 115 wickets in 99 matches for MI with a best of 4/14 at an economy of 7.39.
LASITH MALINGA (MI)
Mat: 122|Wkts: 170|BB: 5/13
Inarguably the greatest T20 bowler of all time, or atleast the greatest IPL bowler of all time, Lasith Malinga leads the most wickets chart in the Indian Premier League with 170 scalps in 122 matches with a best of 5/13.
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He recently announced his retirement from franchise T20 cricket and his last outing for MI was that amazing last over against CSK in the final of IPL 2019, which MI won by 1 run after Malinga had Shardul Thakur dismissed LBW on the last ball with a yorker when 2 runs were needed to win.
Malinga redefined death overs bowling for MI and groomed a young Jasprit Bumrah into a world-class bowler for not only the Mumbai Indians but also for the Indian team. He will remain one of the greats of the game which his record speaks for.
