B Kumar’s distinction – becomes the first Indian bowler to capture 25 or more wickets in an IPL Edition

B Kumar’s distinction – becomes the first Indian bowler to capture 25 or more wickets in an IPL Edition

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh

 B Kumar of Sunrisers captured 26 wickets in IPL 2017 to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in an IPL Edition. All such occasions are tabulated below. B Kumar became the first Indian bowler to accomplish the feat as the other five occasions are by overseas bowlers. DJ Bravo is the  only bowler to capture 25 plus wickets in two IPL editions – 32 wickets in 2013 edition and 26 wickets in 2013 edition.

No Player Mat Overs M Runs W BBI Ave 4 5 Team Edition
1 DJ Bravo 18 62.3 0 497 32 4/42 15.53 1 0 Chennai  2013
2 SL Malinga 16 63.0 2 375 28 5/13 13.39 0 1 Mumbai  2011
3 JP Faulkner 16 63.1 2 427 28 5/16 15.25 0 2 Rajasthan 2013
4 DJ Bravo 17 52.2 0 426 26 3/22 16.38 0 0 Chennai  2015
5 B Kumar 14 52.2 0 369 26 5/19 14.10 0 1 Sunrisers 2017
6 M Morkel 16 63.0 1 453 25 4/20 18.12 1 0 Delhi 2012

 

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