Jasprit Bumrah equals Lasith Malinga for most wickets in the IPL for MI

Jasprit Bumrah's single-wicket spell against SRH has also powered him to the number eight spot in the highest overall wicket-takers list in IPL

Star Indian and Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah added yet another milestone to his name in match number 41 of IPL 2025 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, as with his final-ball wicket of Heinrich Klaasen he equalled Lasith Malinga's record for most wickets for Mumbai Indians in IPL history. Bumrah, playing his 138th IPL match for MI, took just one wicket, which was enough to take his wickets tally for the Mumbai-based franchise to 170, the same as Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga. 

 

Harbhajan Singh, with 127 wickets, is number three in the list, while McClenaghan and Kieron Pollard are at number four and five with 71 and 69 wickets respectively.

 

 

Most wickets for MI in IPL:

 

Most wickets for MI in IPL
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	4w	5w
JJ Bumrah	2013–2025	138	138	171	5 for 10	2	2
SL Malinga	2009–2019	122	122	170	5 for 13	6	1
Harbhajan Singh	2008–2017	136	134	127	5 for 18	1	1
MJ McClenaghan	2015–2019	56	56	71	4 for 21	1	0
KA Pollard	2010–2022	189	107	69	4 for 44	1	0
HH Pandya	2015–2025	114	79	64	5 for 36	0	1
KH Pandya	2016–2021	84	81	52	3 for 14	0	0
TA Boult	2020–2025	38	37	48	4 for 18	1	0
RD Chahar	2019–2021	39	39	41	4 for 27	1	0
MM Patel	2011–2013	31	31	40	5 for 21	2	1
PP Chawla	2021–2024	28	28	36	3 for 22	0	0

 

Improved position in all-time IPL wicket-takers list

 

Jasprit Bumrah’s single-wicket spell against SRH has also powered him to the number 8 spot in the highest overall wicket-takers list in IPL. The list is led by Yuzvendra Chahal, who has 214 wickets to his name. He is followed closely by Piyush Chawla and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who have 192 and 189 wickets respectively to their names.  Most wickets in IPL (Overall): 

Most wickets in IPL
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	4w	5w
YS Chahal (MI/PBKS/RCB/RR)	2013–2025	168	167	3677	214	5 for 40	7	1
PP Chawla (CSK/KKR/KXIP/MI)	2008–2024	192	191	3850	192	4 for 17	2	-
B Kumar (PWI/RCB/SRH)	2011–2025	183	183	4066	189	5 for 19	2	2
SP Narine (KKR)	2012–2025	184	182	4225	187	5 for 19	7	1
R Ashwin (CSK/DC/KXIP/RPS/RR)	2009–2025	219	215	4668	185	4 for 34	1	-
DJ Bravo (CSK/GL/MI)	2008–2022	161	158	3119	183	4 for 22	2	-
A Mishra (DC/DCH/LSG/SRH)	2008–2024	162	162	3371	174	5 for 17	4	1
JJ Bumrah (MI)	2013–2025	138*	138	3173	170	5 for 10	2	2
SL Malinga (MI)	2009–2019	122	122	2827	170	5 for 13	6	1
RA Jadeja (CSK/GL/Kochi/RR)	2008–2025	248	219	3944	165	5 for 16	3	1
Rashid Khan (GT/SRH)	2017–2025	129	129	3039	155	4 for 24	2	-
Harbhajan Singh (CSK/KKR/MI)	2008–2021	163	160	3416	150	5 for 18	1	1
HV Patel (DC/PBKS/RCB/SRH)	2012–2025	113*	109	2281	144	5 for 27	3	1