Harbhajan Singh joins the list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets on a single ground in the history of T20 games

Harbhajan Singh joins the list of bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets on a single ground in the history of T20 games

Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh of Mumbai Indians returned with figures of 2 for 23 against Sunrisers at Mum-WS on 12.04.17. His two wickets in this game fetched him an aggregate of 51 wickets at Mum-WS and with it the record of capturing 50 plus wickets on a single ground in the history of T20 games. He became the 12th bowler to accomplish such a feat in T20 games.  The following table lists all the twelve bowlers.

No Player Mat Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5 Ground
1 Shakib Al Hasan 60 224.5 4 1472 76 4/16 19.36 1 0 Mirpur, Dhaka
2 SR Patel 78 235.4 0 1659 71 4/20 23.36 1 0 Nottingham
3 DR Briggs 44 159.0 0 1118 64 5/19 17.46 2 1 Southampton
4 GR Napier 52 183.2 5 1441 63 4/10 22.87 2 0 Chelmsford
5 AC Thomas 40 138.4 1 1118 57 3/11 19.61 0 0 Taunton
6 SL Malinga 34 137.2 4 0895 56 4/16 15.98 2 0 Mum-WS
7 Al-Amin Hossain 37 128.5 0 1031 55 5/36 18.74 0 1 Mirpur, Dhaka
8 SD Parry 46 166.0 0 1097 54 5/13 20.31 2 1 Manchester
9 RM Pyrah 48 144.0 1 1039 53 4/20 19.60 2 0 Leeds
10 DA Cosker 65 192.1 0 1392 53 4/25 26.26 1 0 Cardiff
11 Harbhajan Singh 48 172.0 1 1210 51 5/18 23.72 0 1 Mum-WS
12 GR Breese 51 147.3 1 0965 50 4/21 19.30 1 0 Ch-le-St

Harbhajan Singh also became the second Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets on a single ground – at Mum-WS after SL Malinga. SL Malinga has a tally of 56 wickets at Mum-WS.  Waiting in the wings to accomplish the feat to become the third Indian bowler and 13th overall is A Mishra. He has an aggregate of 49 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.  The following table lists the performance of SL Malinga and Harbhajan Singh

No Player Mat Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5 Ground
1 SL Malinga 34 137.2 4 0895 56 4/16 15.98 2 0 Mum-WS
2 Harbhajan Singh 48 172.0 1 1210 51 5/18 23.72 0 1 Mum-WS

 

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