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)

Player	Innings	Wickets	Best Bowling (Innings)	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	4W/5W
Lasith Malinga	43	68	4/16	17.33	7.00	14.80	3/0
Jasprit Bumrah	52	65	5/21	22.95	7.3	18.8	1/1
Harbhajan Singh	47	49	5/18	24.73	7.08	20.90	0/1
Mitchell McClenaghan	26	37	4/21	23.97	8.87	16.20	1/0
Hardik Pandya	45	37	3/20	31.29	9.96	18.8	0/0
Krunal Pandya	28	29	4/45	21.48	7.16	18.00	1/0
Dwayne Bravo	19	26	3/20	21.26	8.37	15.20	0/0
Dhawal Kulkarni	15	24	3/19	18.75	8.23	13.60	0/0
Trent Boult	20	23	3/20	30.56	8.80	20.80	0/0
Munaf Patel	17	23	4/28	19.34	7.06	16.40	1/0
Kieron Pollard	29	22	4/44	29.77	9.09	19.60	1/0
Shardul Thakur	20	21	3/37	32.57	10.08	19.3	0/0
Yuzvendra Chahal	15	20	4/41	22.45	8.31	16.2	1/0

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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