Mumbai Indians’ ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah will look to get back on top of the Purple Cap leaderboard when he faces Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 match 33 on Thursday (April 18) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur.
Bumrah has finished in the top-wicket takers list in several seasons, but has never managed to win the Purple Cap so far in his IPL career. But this season, he may finally win that race, having started the campaign with 10 wickets in 6 matches.

Bumrah, who possesses one of the best economy rates, had registered best figures of 5 for 21 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, while has also claimed 3 and 2 wickets in two other matches.
Apart from his wicket-taking ability, Bumrah has kept the opposition run-scoring in check. However, his team – Mumbai Indians has won only 2 of their six matches so far this season despite the ace pacer’s consistent bowling displays.
The Indian pace spearhead will look to carry on his from when he takes on Punjab Kings and plays for the first time at the New PCA Stadium. Now, let's take a look at Bumrah’s stats vs PBKS in IPL:
Bumrah, who made his IPL debut in 2013 season, has got good numbers against the Punjab Kings. He has got the joint third most wickets against the Punjab-based outfit in IPL.
Overall, Bumrah has claimed 155 wickets in 126 innings at an economy rate of 7.32, has claimed 20 wickets against PBKS in 15 innings. Here is a look at Bumrah's stats vs PBKS:
Bumrah has gone wicket-less just four times against PBKS so far in his career. The 30-year-old has never conceded more than 40 in his career against Punjab Kings.
Among his 20 wickets, Bumrah has dismissed just two of the current PBKS squad members. But he has also claimed several other current PBKS players' wickets over the years. Here is a look at his record vs PBKS batters: