Most Wickets at Wankhede Stadium in IPL

Success at the Wankhede Stadium requires a blend of raw pace to exploit the early swing and deceptive variations to survive the late-innings onslaught.

Here are the leading wicket-takers in Mumbai throughout the history of Indian Premier League.

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Top Wicket-Takers at Wankhede Stadium (IPL)

Name	Matches	Innings	Wickets	Average	BBI
SL Malinga	43	43	68	17.33	4/16
JJ Bumrah	54	54	65	24.47	5/21
Harbhajan Singh	49	47	49	24.73	5/18
HH Pandya	54	46	38	31.5	3/20
MJ McClenaghan	26	26	37	23.97	4/21
KH Pandya	30	28	29	21.48	4/45
DJ Bravo	19	19	26	21.26	3/20
TA Boult	21	21	24	31	3/20
DS Kulkarni	15	15	24	18.75	3/19
MM Patel	17	17	23	19.34	4/28
KA Pollard	60	29	22	29.77	4/44
SN Thakur	22	20	21	32.57	3/37
YS Chahal	15	15	20	22.45	4/41
PP Chawla	19	19	19	27	3/29
MG Johnson	14	14	19	22.63	3/27

Key Insights: Wankhede’s Bowling Dominance

Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah are the only two bowlers who have taken more than 60 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL.

Harbhajan Singh and Wanindu Hasaranga have recorded the joint best bowling figures at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL. Both claimed 5 for 18 for MI and RCB against CSK and SRH in 2011 and 2022, respectively.

Bumrah (5/21 vs RCB, 2024) and Umran Malik (5/25 vs GT, 2022) are the other two bowlers with a five-wicket haul at this venue. See who has the most 4-wicket hauls in IPL.

Malinga, Bumrah and Deepak Chahar are the three bowlers to pick up two or more four-wicket hauls in Mumbai in the IPL.

Mitchell Johnson and Malinga have picked up the most wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in an IPL season, taking 15 each in 2013 and 2015, respectively.

Bumrah is the only bowler to take 10 or more wickets against multiple IPL teams on this ground.

Shaun Pollock has the lowest economy rate and bowling average at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL (minimum 60 balls bowled). He had an economy of 3.46 and an average of 10.4 while taking five wickets in four innings.

Ashwani Kumar and Umran Malik are the only two bowlers to maintain a bowling strike rate below 10 at this venue (minimum 60 balls bowled).

Hardik Pandya is the only bowler to take more than 10 wickets as a captain at the Wankhede Stadium in the IPL.

Pat Cummins has delivered the best figures as a captain here, having returned 3 for 26 for SRH against the hosts in a 2025 game.

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