When the Mumbai Indians paid INR 4.80 crore for an uncapped Sri Lankan seamer in the IPL 2024 auction, plenty of eyebrows went up. But Nuwan Thushara arrived in the IPL with a rare asset: a Lasith Malinga style slinging action and yorkers that had just earned him a T20I hat trick for Sri Lanka….
The highest successful run chases in IPL playoffs show what batting under the biggest pressure looks like. When a team chases down a big total in a Qualifier, an Eliminator or the Final, it takes nerves of steel and fearless batting from the first ball to the last. Gujarat Titans hold the record for the…
Mohammad Nabi’s IPL stats tell the story of a cricketer whose value to the league was never fully captured by his numbers. In February 2017, Sunrisers Hyderabad made him the first Afghanistan player ever bought at an IPL auction, picking him up at his base price of Rs 30 lakh. Two months later, on 17…
Luke Wood’s IPL career so far is a story of two very different chapters. The England left-arm fast-medium bowler arrived at Mumbai Indians in March 2024 as an injury replacement for Jason Behrendorff, played two matches, and took one wicket while conceding 15.50 runs an over. That is his entire IPL playing record to date….
The lowest team totals in IPL playoffs tell a simple story. When the pressure is highest, even strong batting line ups can fall apart. The record for the lowest total in an IPL playoff game stands at just 82 runs. Deccan Chargers made that score against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a 2010 playoff at the…
Akash Madhwal IPL stats tell the story of one of the most unlikely breakthroughs in recent league history. A civil engineer from Roorkee who played only tennis-ball cricket until the age of 24, Madhwal exploded into the IPL in 2023 when he destroyed Lucknow Super Giants with figures of 5 for 5 in the Eliminator…
Kumar Kartikeya’s IPL story began the way few cricketers would choose. He went unsold at the 2022 mega auction, then watched as Mumbai Indians — who had seen him up close as a net bowler — signed him as a replacement when Mohd Arshad Khan was ruled out with an injury. Within days of joining…
The IPL has been shaped by a few great leaders. Across 19 seasons and hundreds of matches, captaincy has often been the difference between a talented squad and a champion one. This is our editorial ranking of the best IPL captains of all time, based on titles won, finals reached, win record across a long…
When fans talk about the highest individual scores by openers in IPL history, one innings stands above everything else. Chris Gayle’s unbeaten 175 against Pune Warriors India in 2013, made off just 66 balls with 13 fours and 17 sixes at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The record has stood for more than a…
Piyush Chawla IPL 2027 Stats: Wickets, Price, Team Piyush Chawla IPL Stats tell the story of one of the most durable spinners the league has seen. The Uttar Pradesh leg spinner played 192 IPL matches between 2008 and 2024 and finished with exactly 192 wickets, a figure that places him fourth on the all time…
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