IPL: Jasprit Bumrah becomes the highest wicket taker in a season, best playoff

Mumbai Indians fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah made history on the night of 5 November. He became the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Jasprit Bumrah has 27 wickets in IPL 2020. Before them, this record was in the name of Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bhubaneswar had 26 wickets in IPL 2017.
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IPL: Jasprit Bumrah becomes the highest wicket taker in a season, best playoff

Mumbai Indians fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah made history on the night of 5 November. He became the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Jasprit Bumrah has 27 wickets in IPL 2020. Before them, this record was in the name of Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Bhubaneswar had 26 wickets in IPL 2017. Harbhajan Singh took 24-24 wickets in IPL 2013 and Jaydev Unadkat in 2017. Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets for just 14 runs in 4 overs against Delhi Capitals in a match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. It is the best performance by an Indian bowler in IPL qualifiers or semi-final or final.

Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, in IPL 2016, Dhawal Kulkarni played 4 wickets for 14 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore while playing for Gujarat Lions. However, Australia’s Doug Bollinger is the best performer of the qualifiers or semi-finals or finals so far in IPL history.

Bollinger took 4 wickets for 13 against Deccan Chargers while playing for Chennai Super Kings in 2010. Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult have taken 6-6 wickets respectively in the last two matches against Delhi Capitals. Bumrah has taken 6 wickets for 38 runs in 8 overs. At the same time, Bolt has taken 6 wickets for 23 runs in 6 overs.

In the match against Delhi, Trent Boult took 2 wickets in the first over. Bolt is the highest in the first over in IPL 2020, taking 7 wickets. At the same time, Delhi Capitals have lost 9 wickets in the first over so far. Prithvi Shaw has been out 5 times in this. Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane have been dismissed twice.

Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have also lost 3-3 wickets in the first over so far. Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders have lost 2-2 wickets in the first over so far this season. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab have lost 1-1 wickets in the first over so far.