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