B Kumar of Sunrisers joins the list of bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in the Indian Premier League
B Kumar of Sunrisers captured five for 19 against Punjab at Hyd-RGS on 17.04.17 to provide the 17th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 15th occasion of a bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. All the seventeen occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Sohail Tanvir | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | Rajasthan | Chennai | Jaipur | 04.05.08 |
| 2 | L Balaji | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Chennai | Punjab | Chennai | 10.05.08 |
| 3 | Mishra A | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | Delhi | Deccan | Delhi | 15.05.08 |
| 4 | A Kumble | 3.1 | 1 | 05 | 5 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Cape Town | 18.04.09 |
| 5 | SL Malinga | 3.4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Mumbai | Delhi | Delhi | 10.04.11 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | Mumbai | Chennai | Mumbai | 22.04.11 |
| 7 | I Sharma | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | Deccan | Kochi | Kochi | 27.04.11 |
| 8 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
| 9 | RA Jadeja | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Chennai | Deccan | Vizag | 07.04.12 |
| 10 | AD Mascarenhas | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | Punjab | Pune | Mohali | 12.04.12 |
| 11 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | 15.04.12 |
| 12 | JP Faulkner | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | Rajasthan | Sunrisers | Jaipur | 27.04.13 |
| 13 | JD Unadkat | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | Bangalore | Delhi | Delhi | 10.05.13 |
| 14 | JP Faulkner | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Rajasthan | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 17.05.13 |
| 15 | A Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | Ris Pune | Sunrisers | Vizag | 10.05.16 |
| 16 | A Tye | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | Gujarat | Ris Pune | Rajkot | 14.04.17 |
| 17 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |
B Kumar became the first Sunrisers bowler to capture five wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. He also became the fourth bowler to accomplish the feat against Punjab in the tournament. All the four occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | L Balaji | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Chennai | Punjab | Chennai | 10.05.08 |
| 2 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
| 3 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | 15.04.12 |
| 4 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |
B Kumar’s effort of 5 for 19 provides the second occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets in an innings at Hyd-RGS after JP Faulkner. JP Faulkner had returned with figures of 5 for 16 representing Rajasthan against Sunrisers at Hyd-RGS on 17.05.13
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | JP Faulkner | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Rajasthan | Sunrisers | Hyd-RGS | 17.05.13 |
| 2 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |
B Kumar’s five for 19 represents the best bowling figures by a Sunrisers bowler in the Indian Premier League. The previous best was his own 4 for 14 against Rajasthan at Ahmedabad on 08.04.14. It also represents the fifth occasion of a Sunrisers bowler capturing four or more wickets in the Indian Premier League. All such five occasions are listed below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Mishra A | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | Sunrisers | Pune | Pune | 17.04.13 |
| 2 | DJG Sammy | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Mohali | 11.05.13 |
| 3 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Sunrisers | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 08.05.14 |
| 4 | KV Sharma | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | Sunrisers | Kolkata | Kolkata | 24.05.14 |
| 5 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | Sunrisers | Gujarat | Rajkot | 21.04.16 |
| 6 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |
B Kumar became the eighth bowler in the Indian Premier Leauge to capture four or more wickets in an innings on three or more occasions. All such bowler’s performance is furnished below
| No | No | Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 1 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | 15.04.12 |
| 2 | SP Narine | 3.1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Mumbai | 16.05.12 | |
| 3 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Kolkata | Delhi | Kolkata | 03.04.13 | |
| 4 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Ranchi | 12.05.13 | |
| 5 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Kolkata | Mumbai | Abu Dhabi | 16.04.14 | |
| 6 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Kolkata | 22.05.14 | |
| 7 | SP Narine | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | Kolkata | Punjab | Kolkata | 09.05.15 | |
| 2 | 1 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mum-BS | 30.03.10 |
| 2 | SL Malinga | 3.4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Mumbai | Delhi | Delhi | 10.04.11 | |
| 3 | SL Malinga | 3.4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | Mumbai | Deccan | Mumbai | 29.04.12 | |
| 4 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | Mumbai | Kolkata | Abu Dhabi | 16.04.14 | |
| 5 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | Mumbai | Sunrisers | Mumbai | 25.04.15 | |
| 3 | 1 | L Balaji | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | Chennai | Punjab | Chennai | 10.05.08 |
| 2 | L Balaji | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Centurion | 30.04.09 | |
| 3 | L Balaji | 4.0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | Kolkata | Bangalore | Bangalore | 10.04.12 | |
| 4 | L Balaji | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Punjab | Sunrisers | Sharjah | 22.04.14 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mishra A | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | Delhi | Deccan | Delhi | 15.05.08 |
| 2 | Mishra A | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Deccan | Punjab | Dharamsala | 21.05.11 | |
| 3 | Mishra A | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | Sunrisers | Pune | Pune | 17.04.13 | |
| 4 | Mishra A | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Delhi | Punjab | Delhi | 15.04.16 | |
| 5 | 1 | RA Jadeja | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | Chennai | Deccan | Vizag | 07.04.12 |
| 2 | RA Jadeja | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Dubai-DSC | 24.04.14 | |
| 3 | RA Jadeja | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | Chennai | Kolkata | Ranchi | 02.05.14 | |
| 4 | RA Jadeja | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Chennai | Rajasthan | Chennai | 10.05.15 | |
| 6 | 1 | A Kumble | 3.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Bangalore | Rajasthan | Cape Town | 18.04.09 |
| 2 | A Kumble | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | Bangalore | Deccan | Johannesburg | 24.05.09 | |
| 3 | A Kumble | 3.3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | Bangalore | Deccan | Mumbai | 24.04.10 | |
| 7 | 1 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Mumbai | Punjab | Mohali | 10.05.11 |
| 2 | MM Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Mumbai | Deccan | Vizag | 09.04.12 | |
| 3 | MM Patel | 3.4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | Mumbai | Rajasthan | Mumbai | 11.04.12 | |
| 8 | 1 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Sunrisers | Rajasthan | Ahmedabad | 08.05.14 |
| 2 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | Sunrisers | Gujarat | Rajkot | 21.04.16 | |
| 3 | B Kumar | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | Sunrisers | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 17.04.17 |