Bengaluru, May 16: Mumbai Indians pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah finished with the best bowling figures of the ongoing IPL 2022 in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday (May 9) at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
Bumrah's bowling display of 5 for 10 in his 4 overs against KKR took him above Royal Challengers Bangalore spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who had ended with figures of 5 for 18 in 4 overs just a day ago at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Five-wicket hauls are a big feat in any format of the game, but to take them in the shortest format is something special and this season, the IPL has witnessed 4 five-wicket hauls.
Bumrah, Hasaranga, Yuzvendra Chahal and Umran Malik are the bowlers that have taken 5 wickets in a single match. In fact, there have been only 28 five-wicket hauls in IPL history.
Meanwhile, the cash-rich league has also seen 18 four-wicket hauls till match 56 of IPL 2022. The likes of Kagiso Rabada and Kuldeep Yadav have taken 4 wickets in two matches each, while uncapped players like Mohsin Khan and Kuldeep Sen feature at least once in the list.
Among the 25 best bowling innings, 5 bowlers have featured twice. Hasaranga, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Kagiso Rabada and the current Orange Cap holder Chahal have featured in the list two times.
Here is the list for best bowling figures in IPL 2022:
Ranking | Player (Team) | Bowling Figures | Versus |
1. | Japsrit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians) | 5 for 10 in 4 overs | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2. | Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 5 for 18 in 4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
3. | Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 5 for 25 in 4 overs | Gujarat Titans |
4. | Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) | 5 for 40 in 4 overs | Kolkata Knight Riders |
5. | Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 4 for 5 in 1 over | Gujarat Titans |
6. | Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals) | 4 for 14 in 3 overs | Kolkata Knight Riders |
7. | Mohsin Khan (Lucknow Super Giants) | 4 for 16 in 4 overs | Delhi Capitals |
8. | Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 4 for 20 in 4 overs | Kolkata Knight Riders |
9. | Kuldeep Sen (Rajasthan Royals) | 4 for 20 in 3.3 overs | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
10. | Umesh Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 4 for 23 in 4 overs | Punjab Kings |
11. | Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans) | 4 for 24 in 3.5 overs | Lucknow Super Giants |
12. | Avesh Khan (Lucknwo Super Giants) | 4 for 24 in 4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
13. | Josh Hazlewood (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 4 for 25 in 4 overs | Lucknow Super Giants |
14. | Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans) | 4 for 28 in 4 overs | Delhi Capitals |
15. | Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 4 for 28 in 4 overs | Punjab Kings |
16. | Odean Smith (Punjab Kings) | 4 for 30 in 3 overs | Mumbai Indians |
17. | Daniel Sams (Mumbai Indians) | 4 for 30 in 4 overs | Chennai Super Kings |
18. | Maheesh Theekshana (Chennai Super Kings) | 4 for 33 in 4 overs | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
19. | Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings) | 4 for 33 in 4 overs | Gujarat Titans |
20. | Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 4 for 34 in 4 overs | Punjab Kings |
21. | Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals) | 4 for 35 in 4 overs | Kolkata Knight Riders |
22. | Shardul Thakur (Delhi Capitals) | 4 for 36 in 4 overs | Punjab Kings |
23. | Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings) | 4 for 38 in 4 overs | Lucknow Super Giants |
24. | Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) | 4 for 40 in 4 overs | Lucknow Super Giants |
25. | Mukesh Choudhary (Chennai Super Kings) | 4 for 46 in 4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Bumrah's figures of 5 for 10 is also the fifth best overall and the second best among Indian bowlers after Anil Kumble's 5 for 5 in 2009. Bumrah's former teammate at Mumbai Indians currently with Gujarat Titans tops the list with figures of 6 for 12.
Here is the top 15 best bowling figures in IPL history:
Ranking | Player (Team) | Bowling Figures | Versus | Year |
1. | Alzarri Joseph (Mumbai Indians) | 6 for 12 in 3.4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2019 |
2. | Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals) | 6 for 14 in 4 overs | Chennai Super Kings | 2008 |
3. | Adam Zampa (Rising Pune Supergiant) | 6 for 19 in 4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2016 |
4. | Anil Kumble (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 5 for 5 in 3.1 overs | Rajasthan Royals | 2009 |
5. | Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians) | 5 for 10 in 4 overs | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2022 |
6. | Ishant Sharma (Deccan Chargers) | 5 for 12 in 3 overs | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2011 |
7. | Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians) | 5 for 13 in 3.4 overs | Delhi Capitals | 2011 |
8. | Ankit Rajpoot (Punjab Kings) | 5 for 14 in 4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2018 |
9. | Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) | 5 for 15 in 2 overs | Mumbai Indians | 2021 |
10. | Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings) | 5 for 16 in 4 overs | Deccan Chargers | 2012 |
11. | James Faulkner (Rajasthan Royals) | 5 for 16 in 4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2013 |
12. | Amit Mishra (Delhi Capitals) | 5 for 17 in 4 overs | Deccan Chargers | 2008 |
13. | Andrew Tye (Gujarat Lions) | 5 for 17 in 4 overs | Rising Pune Supergiant | 2017 |
14. | Harbhajan Singh (Mumbai Indians) | 5 for 18 in 4 overs | Chennai Super Kings | 2011 |
15. | Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 5 for 18 in 4 overs | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2022 |