Indian Premier League 2010 : Harbhajan Singh captures 50 plus wickets in Twenty20 games
Harbhajan Singh captured 50 wickets in Twenty20 games when he took the wicket of TL Suman caught by wicket keeper AT Rayudu for 11 in the game between Mumbai and Hyderabad at Mumbai {BS} on 03.04.10. At the end of this game, Harbhajan Singh had an aggregate of 51 Twenty20 wickets. He has represented India, Surrey, Punjab and Mumbai Indians in Twenty20 games
Harbhajan Singh is the 46th bowler in the history of Twenty20 games to capture 50 plus wickets in Twnety20 gmaes. The following is the list – Yasir Arafat {90}, JA Morkel {89}, GR Napier {88},Umar Gul {86}, T Henderson {84}, DP Nannes {83}, AD Mascarenhas {80}, Shahid Afridi {78}, M Muralitharan {78}, AJ Hall {75}, Azhar Mahmood {71}, CM Willoughby {70}, IK Pathan {70}, J Louw {68}, RP Singh {67}, AC Thomas {66}, SL Malinga {63}, Saeed Ajmal {62}, TJ Murtagh {62}, R McLaren [62} CK Langeveldt {61}, ND Doshi {61}, DL Vettori {61}, GP Swann {61}, NM Carter {61}, JJ van der Wath {61}, PP Ojha {61}, SJ Cook {60}, JC Tredwell {58}, Danish Kaneria {57}, DJ Bravo {57}, SB Styris {57}, ST Jayasuriya {56}, DW Steyn {56}, A Mishra {55}, BAW Mendis {54}, Abdul Razzaq {53}, SW Tait {52}, Naved-ul-Hasan {52}, IJ Harvey {52}, Z Khan {52} RJ Kirtley {51}, Harbhajan Singh {51} YA Abdulla {50}, Mohammad Asif {50} and CW Henderson {50}
Harbhajan Singh became the sixth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in Twenty20 games. The other four are – IK Pathan, RP Singh, PP Ojha, A Mishra and Zaheer Khan
Third edition of IPL has witnessed the following bowlers aggregating 50 plus wickets in Twenty20 games – YA Abdullah, SW Tait, PP Ojha, A Mishra, DW Steyn, Zaheer Khan.and Harbhajan Singh
| No | W | R | Match | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 0 | 22 | Surrey v Kent | Beckenham | 22.06.05 |
| 2 | 0 | 29 | Surrey v Middlesex | Lord’s | 23.06.05 |
| 3 | 2 | 22 | Surrey v Hampshire | The Oval | 25.06.05 |
| 4 | 0 | 13 | Surrey v Middlesex | The Oval | 28.06.05 |
| 5 | 0 | 25 | Surrey v Sussex | Hove | 29.06.05 |
| 6 | 1 | 28 | Surrey v Kent | The Oval | 01.07.05 |
| 7 | Surrey v Essex | Chelmsford | 05.07.05 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 13 | Surrey v Sussex | The Oval | 06.07.05 |
| 9 | 1 | 22 | India v South Africa | Jo’burg | 01.12.06 |
| 10 | 1 | 21 | Punjab v Railways | Mum-BS | 15.04.07 |
| 11 | 0 | 23 | Punjab v Karnataka | Mum-BS | 16.04.07 |
| 12 | 1 | 12 | Punjab v Gujarat | Mum-BS | 18.04.07 |
| 13 | 1 | 15 | Punjab v Orissa | Mum-WS | 19.04.07 |
| 14 | 1 | 20 | Punjab v Tamil Nadu | Mum-BS | 21.04.07 |
| 15 | India v Scotland | Durban | 13.09.07 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 32 | India v Pakistan | Durban | 14.09.07 |
| 17 | 2 | 24 | India v New Zealand | Jo’burg | 16.09.07 |
| 18 | 1 | 35 | India v England | Durban | 19.09.07 |
| 19 | 2 | 31 | India v South Africa | Durban | 20.09.07 |
| 20 | 1 | 24 | India v Australia | Durban | 22.09.07 |
| 21 | 0 | 36 | India v Pakistan | Jo’burg | 24.09.07 |
| 22 | 1 | 17 | India v Australia | Mum-BS | 20.10.07 |
| 23 | 0 | 07 | India v Australia | Melbourne | 01.02.08 |
| 24 | 2 | 36 | Mumbai v RCB | Mum-WS | 20.04.08 |
| 25 | 0 | 14 | Mumbai v Chennai | Chennai | 23.04.08 |
| 26 | 3 | 32 | Mumbai v Mohali | Mohali | 25.04.08 |
| 27 | 1 | 19 | India v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25.02.09 |
| 28 | 1 | 15 | India v New Zealand | Wellington | 27.02.09 |
| 29 | 1 | 15 | Mumbai v Chennai | Cape Town | 18.04.09 |
| 30 | 1 | 27 | Mumbai v Hyderabad | Durban | 25.04.09 |
| 31 | 0 | 15 | Mumbai v Kolkata | P Elizabeth | 27.04.09 |
| 32 | 1 | 23 | Mumbai v Mohali | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 33 | 0 | 24 | Mumbai v Kolkata | E London | 01.05.09 |
| 34 | 0 | 14 | Mumbai v RCB | Jo’burg | 03.05.09 |
| 35 | 0 | 23 | Mumbai v Hyderabad | Centurion | 06.05.09 |
| 36 | 1 | 21 | Mumbai v Delhi | E London | 08.05.09 |
| 37 | 2 | 15 | Mumbai v RCB | P Elizabeth | 10.05.09 |
| 38 | 1 | 09 | Mumbai v Mohali | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 39 | 1 | 31 | Mumbai v Jaipur | Durban | 14.05.09 |
| 40 | 0 | 22 | Mumbai v Chennai | P Elizabeth | 16.05.09 |
| 41 | 4 | 17 | Mumbai v Delhi | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 42 | 0 | 25 | India v Bangladesh | Manchester | 06.06.09 |
| 43 | 1 | 25 | India v Ireland | Manchester | 10.06.09 |
| 44 | 0 | 31 | India v West Indies | Lord’s | 12.06.09 |
| 45 | 3 | 30 | India v England | Lord’s | 14.06.09 |
| 46 | 1 | 20 | India v South Africa | Nottingham | 16.06.09 |
| 47 | Mumbai v Jaipur | Mum-BS | 13.03.10 | ||
| 48 | 2 | 23 | Mumbai v Delhi | Delhi | 17.03.10 |
| 49 | 1 | 35 | Mumbai v RCB | Mum-BS | 20.03.10 |
| 50 | 1 | 17 | Mumbai v Kolkata | Mum-BS | 22.03.10 |
| 51 | 1 | 25 | Mumbai v Chennai | Mum-BS | 25.03.10 |
| 52 | 3 | 31 | Mumbai v Hyderabad | Mum-DYP | 28.03.10 |
| 53 | 0 | 26 | Mumbai v Mohali | Mum-BS | 30.03.10 |
| 54 | 2 | 16 | Mumbai v Hyderabad | Mum-BS | 03.04.10 |